Newcomb Tara L, Bruhn Ann M, Giles Bridget
J Dent Hyg. 2015 Jun;89(3):143-51.
Dental hygienists can fill critical roles during mass fatality incidents in the area of disaster victim identification, providing much needed support to forensic odontologists. The purpose of this paper is to bring awareness that research is needed to assess current dental hygiene programs, continuing education opportunities and the type of approach being used to develop and implement pedagogy in the forensic specialty area, specifically mass fatality preparedness and response for the dental hygienist. Because of the threat of terrorism in the U.S. and natural disasters like hurricanes, the need to prepare dental professionals in disaster response and fatality management is real. The authors' recommendations are to incorporate training in the areas of risk management and infection control in the mortuary setting, antemortem and postmortem records comparison, safe usage of portable radiographic equipment, and proper radiographic technique for the deceased victim. Disaster victim identification training in these areas is necessary for the accurate, efficient and dignified identification of disaster victims while minimizing errors and increasing responder safety. The dental hygiene professional can assist disaster mortuary response efforts in a way that leverages multidisciplinary teams, if effective training programs are implemented.
在大规模伤亡事件中，口腔保健员在灾难遇难者身份识别领域可发挥关键作用，为法医牙科学者提供急需的支持。本文旨在让人们意识到，需要开展研究以评估当前的口腔卫生项目、继续教育机会以及在法医专业领域，特别是针对口腔保健员的大规模伤亡准备和应对方面，用于开发和实施教学法的方法类型。由于美国面临恐怖主义威胁以及飓风等自然灾害，让牙科专业人员做好灾难应对和死亡管理准备的需求是切实存在的。作者的建议包括在太平间环境中纳入风险管理和感染控制方面的培训、生前和死后记录比对、便携式射线照相设备的安全使用以及为已故受害者采用正确的射线照相技术。在这些领域开展灾难遇难者身份识别培训，对于准确、高效且有尊严地识别灾难遇难者，同时尽量减少错误并提高响应人员的安全性而言是必要的。如果实施有效的培训项目，口腔卫生专业人员可以通过利用多学科团队的方式协助灾难停尸房应对工作。
