Transportation Disaster Response – Mass Fatality Incidents for Medicolegal Professionals November 3, 2009

This course examines the principles of victim recovery and identification and the associated family assistance procedures for successfully managing mass fatality incidents involving transportation related accidents.

In addition to classroom presentations, participants will conduct a simulated search and recovery exercise and conduct the initial operation of a disaster morgue. Course faculty includes NTSB responders, forensic scientists, and federal agency representatives with a variety of experience in mass fatality response.

Upon completion of this course the participant will be able to:
Explain the processes and methods employed in a mass fatality incident response
Clarify the roles of the state and federal government agencies
Define federal laws impacting the management of transportation disasters
Discuss the role of forensic science in a mass disaster scene
Recognize the role of the NTSB, the FBI and other federal agencies during a mass disaster
Identify the challenges of integrating ante mortem and post mortem data during a mass fatality incident
Define what role DNA plays in the identification process and the role of pathology as it relates to the investigation
Discuss the role of survival factors investigation by the NTSB
Explain the issues involved with family assistance including family briefings, site visits, memorials and personal effects

$770 for all applications with payment received no later than October 3, 2009
$852 for all applications with payment received October 4 - October 28, 2009
$902 for all applications submitted between October 29 and 12:00 pm (noon) ET on November 2
$50 processing fee will be added to tuitions for all offline applications (starting October 1, 2008)

Official Website: http://www.ntsb.gov/TC/CourseInfo/TDA403_2009.htm