Course description
The aim of the module is to introduce students to the principles of setting up and running a temporary mortuary, enable them to apply those principles in simulation exercises and allow them to learn and progress through reviewing their decisions/actions and discussing and critiquing their pros and cons. Furthermore, students will learn how to present their findings in a formal, legal setting as well as understanding the emotive and sensitive nature of victim identification work.
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Suitability - Who should attend?
Appropriate degree in a scientific or related background.
Outcome / Qualification etc.
What you will learn
On successful completion of the module you will be able to:
- Evaluate and critically assess the principles of temporary mortuary setup & operation.
- Select the best mortuary workflow processes after evaluating the impact of the physical space and equipment available.
- Judge the efficiency of the mortuary workflows and apply changes to further improve efficiency.
- Develop the expertise to set up and ru8n a temporary mortuary in any given environment or context.
- Develop the ability to present sensitive victim identification data in the legal and formal setting of an Identification Commission.
Training Course Content
Core content
- Introduction to temporary mortuary setup and operations principles.
- Documentation of temporary mortuary operations.
- Setting up a temporary mortuary.
- Understanding the workflows of a temporary mortuary operation.
- Operating a temporary mortuary.
- Collating data from temporary mortuary operations.
- Preparing data collated for an Identification Commission.
- Judging how to responsibly advise the ID Commission.
- Presenting victim identification data formally in a legal setting.
Course delivery details
Course structure
The module consists of 8 lecture sessions and 20 practical exercise sessions during the first four days, with the focus shifting from lectures to exercises as each day progresses. The last day will be a series of individual presentations. Exercises will contain independent group work, group discussions as well as discussions with supervisors.
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