COVID-19 and Mass Fatality Management: A Public Health Challenge

被引：15

作者：

Kumar, Anant ^{[1
]}

Nayar, K. Rajasekharan ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Xavier Inst Social Serv, Ranchi 834001, Jharkand, India

[2] Global Inst Publ Hlth, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India

来源：

DISASTER MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS | 2020年 / 14卷 / 04期

关键词：

COVID-19; dead body; management; mass fatality; pandemic; public health;

D O I：

10.1017/dmp.2020.277

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

The COVID-19 pandemic has posed a serious question over preparedness to deal with mass fatality. The current trend shows that there would be more bodies than the capacity and resources to handle them. The international agencies have alerted governments that the number of deaths may overwhelm the local capacity to handle dead bodies properly. Mass fatality management and planning are important to respecting the dignity of the deceased and surviving family. Inadequate capacity to deal with dead bodies may affect the psychological well-being of survivors which may result in distress to families and community.

引用

页码：E38 / E39

页数：2