DMORT 2
DMORT 2 : Disaster Mortuary Team. A DMORT, available on request, works under guidance of local authorities to recover, identify, and process deceased victims in mass fatality incidents. The National Disaster Medical System (NDMS, Looked it up elsewhere in the source), a part of the Department of Health and Human Services, provides DMORTs through the National Foundation for Mortuary Care (NFMC). DMORTs are directed by NDMS in conjunction with a Regional Coordinator. DMORT teams consist of private citizens, compensated as temporary federal employees, who have expertise as Funeral Directors, Medical Examiners, Coroners, Pathologists, Forensic Anthropologists, Medical Records Technicians and Transcribers, Finger Print Specialists, Forensic Odontologists, Dental Assistants, X-ray Technicians, Mental Health Specialists, Computer Professionals, Administrative support staff, and Security and Investigative personnel. NFMC maintains a Mobile Mortuary Container ready for deployment with work station assignments and prepackaged equipment and supplies
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