Graham Eleanor A M
Forensic Pathology Unit, University of Leicester, Robert Kilpatrick Building Leicester Royal Infirmary, LE2 7LX, Leicester, UK,
Forensic Sci Med Pathol. 2006 Sep;2(3):203-7. doi: 10.1007/s12024-006-0011-0.
In the event of any mass fatality incident, despite the cause, disaster victim identification must be undertaken; the humanitarian and legal responsibility for this falls on the forensic community. Mass fatality incidents can be natural (e.g., tsunamis, earthquakes, hurricanes), accidental (e.g., building collapse, ship sinking) or can occur as a result of a terrorist attack. Terrorism alone has been responsible for thousands of deaths in recent years and can be encountered in many forms (e.g., suicide bombings, airplane hijackings). In mass fatality situations, the experitise of many specialities are called on to assist in the identification efforts and to allow for the speedy return of recovered human remains to the relatives of the deceased. Today, DNA plays a vital but never solitary role in disaster victim identification.
在发生任何大规模死亡事件时，无论其原因如何，都必须进行灾难遇难者身份鉴定；法医界承担着这一人道主义和法律责任。大规模死亡事件可能是自然原因（如海啸、地震、飓风）、意外事故（如建筑物倒塌、船只沉没），也可能是恐怖袭击导致的。近年来，仅恐怖主义就造成了数千人死亡，而且可能以多种形式出现（如自杀式爆炸、飞机劫持）。在大规模死亡事件中，需要许多专业领域的专业知识来协助身份鉴定工作，并确保找到的遗体能够迅速归还给死者亲属。如今，DNA在灾难遇难者身份鉴定中发挥着至关重要但绝非唯一的作用。
