This five-day Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) Applied Science and Practice course is designed to provide theory and practical skills for DVI Specialist investigations.
This course will cover these main topics:
- Mass fatalities management and DVI
- Antemortem investigation
- Human skeletal anatomy
- Disaster scene coordination
- Mapping the scene, specialist recording techniques
- Recognition, Identification, and recovery of burnt remains
- Completion of Interpol DVI antemortem and post-mortem forms
- DVI scene and mortuary exercises
- Specialist advice on collection of DNA samples from fragmented remains
Please email us at training@forensic-access-group.co.uk for further information.
This five-day Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) Applied Science and Practice course is designed to provide theory and practical skills for DVI Specialist investigations.
The aims of the course are to provide:
- An awareness of the processes involved in Disaster Victim Identification
- Practical experience of recovering remains from a mass disaster scene, examining remains in the mortuary, and
completing the Interpol DVI forms
- Instruction on best practice for recording, recovering and identifying fragmented, commingled and burnt remains from mass fatality incidents
- Advice on selection and collection of DNA samples from highly disrupted and burnt remains
Who is this course for?
This course is ideal for any professional involved in Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) operations. This includes:
- Forensic Pathologists, Anthropologists, Archaeologists, Odontologists and Radiographers
- Fire Scene Investigators
- DNA Scientists
- Senior Investigators
- Crime Scene Managers and Crime Scene Investigators
- Specialist Search Personnel
It is suitable for both military and civilian personnel, and no prior knowledge or experience of DVI procedures is required.