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  HaRT Reference Library
   
  Effective, timely response to a terrorism incident requires just-in-time, accurate information. The Hazard Response Technology Reference Library provides an electronic library for the Incident Response Management community, researchers, and the general public. Planners, educators, and responders will find links to a broad range of information on planning , prevention, response, and recovery. Sources include government, education, military and non-profit service sites.

Links to the articles and websites listed below are organized by category. Any link suggestions can be made through the Contact Us link at the bottom of the page.
   
Major Categories for Online Resource Center
Agro-Terrorism Search & Rescue
Agro-Terrorism: First Responders Schools & Disaster Management
Agro-Terrorism: Course Materials Terms & Definitions
Cross-Cultural Mourning Practices Terrorism: Bioterrorism
Family Assistance Terrorism: Bio & Chem Topics
Fire-Hazmat-Disaster Terrorism: Chemical
GIS - Geographic Information System Terrorism: General
Law Enforcement Terrorism: Medical Treatment/Hazmat
Lessons Learned Terrorism: Military Role CBIRF
Media Communications Terrorism: Mock Terrorist Exercises
Medical Terrorism: Protecting Emerg Responders
Medical - Disabled/Aging Terrorism: Radiology
Mental Health Terrorism: Water
Morgue Operations Transportation
Plans & Response Guides Tsunamis
Religious Response Volunteer & Donations Management



MORGUE OPERATIONS

Breaking Bad News of Death
http://www.dartcenter.org/articles/books/breaking_bad_news_01.html

The Danger of the Dead
http://www.rense.com/general56/sdead.htm

Dealing with the Stress of Recovering Human Dead Bodies
http://chppm-www.apgea.army.mil/documents/FACT/36-004-0202.pdf

Death Notification Procedures
http://www.cya.ca.gov/staff/death.html

Death Investigation – A Guide for the Scene Investigator
http://www.ncjrs.org/pdffiles/167568.pdf

DMORT Incident Response Forms
http://www.dmort.org/forms/index.html

DMORT Mass Fatality Assistance
http://www.dmort.org

Federal Resources in Mass Disaster Response
http://crm.cr.nps.gov/archive/19-10/19-10-7.pdf

FEMA Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team (DMORT)
http://www.fema.gov/preparedness/resources/health_med/dmort.htm

Guidelines for the Management of Mass Fatalities During an Influenza Pandemic
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/pphb-dgspsp/cpip-pclcpi/pdf-cpip-03/cpip-appendix-i.pdf

Industrial-scale mortuaries being sought for mass terror fatalities
http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml

Infectious disease risks from dead bodies following natural disasters
http://publications.paho.org/english/dead_bodies.pdf

King County’s Chief Medical Examiner Speaks on Issues of Cultures,
Communities and the Medical Examiner Office
http://ethnomed.org/ethnomed/clin_topics/death/me_interview.html

Medical Examiner/Coroner’s Guide for Contaminated Deceased Body Management
http://www.thename.org/New_stuff/DeConManForWeb.pdf

Mortician Becomes Infected with TB From Cadaver
http://www.sciencedaily.com/print.php?url=/releases/2000/01/000128071831.htm

National Association of Medical Examiners Mass Fatality Plan
http://www.thename.org/Library/NAME%20Mass%20Fatality%20Plan%20with%20appendices.pdf

Providing Relief to Families After a Mass Fatality
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/publications/bulletins/prfmf_11_2001/188912.pdf

Recovery & Identification of Civilian Victims of War in Croatia
http://crm.cr.nps.gov/archive/19-10/19-10-12.pdf

Soul Searing
http://www.bio-itworld.com/archive/091103/soul.html

So You Want to Be a Medical Detective
http://www.thename.org/medical_detective.htm

Victim ID & Family Support in Mass Casualties-Massachusetts Model
http://www.icisf.org/articles/Acrobat%20Documents/TerrorismIncident/massmodel.pdf

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