International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC): General guidance for the management of the dead related to COVID-19

Based on its forensic capacity and experience gained worldwide from the management of the dead in emergencies, including epidemics, the International Committee of the Red Cross has been asked by the authorities and other relevant stakeholders in some of its operational contexts to advise on the mana...

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Autores principales: Finegan, Oran, Fonseca, Stephen, Guyomarc’h, Pierre, Morcillo Mendez, Maria Dolores, Rodriguez Gonzalez, Jacqueline, Tidball-Binz, Morris, Winter, Kristy A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
Materias:
Policy and Management (in memory of Jay Siegel)
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7148714/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32412013
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fsisyn.2020.03.007
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Sumario:Based on its forensic capacity and experience gained worldwide from the management of the dead in emergencies, including epidemics, the International Committee of the Red Cross has been asked by the authorities and other relevant stakeholders in some of its operational contexts to advise on the management of the dead from COVID-19 infection, for which it has prepared the following guidance. This includes advice on the handling of COVID-19 fatalities and a set of considerations for managers faced with the need to plan for adequately responding to a possible surge in fatalities caused by COVID-19.

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