Butte County Sheriff-Coroner's Office Mass Fatality Plan

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Butte County Sheriff - Coroner’s Officenumbered. These flags should remain in place after collection of the items to berecovered.An accurate and reliable numbering system for all human remains is crucial to aneffective response mission. All remains must be identified with a number:• Complete bodies should be prefixed with the letter “B”• Body parts should be prefixed with the letter “P”• Personal effects should be prefixed with the letter “E”Human remains will be tagged with waterproof tags and records documenting the locationor surroundings in which the remains were found. When practical, remains will becontainerized in a body pouch with corresponding numbers labeled on the pouch. Topreserve dental evidence, craniofacial remains should be wrapped for protection.Remains may then be removed as authorized from the initial discovery site to a stagingarea for transport to the morgue.F- Personal EffectsThe collection, identification, and disposition of the personal effects of deceased victims ina mass fatality incident are conducted concurrently with the collection, identification, anddisposition of human remains.Careful collection and location plotting of personal effects found at a disaster site iscrucial to the preservation of clues of ownership. Property found on remains must staywith the recovered remains. ‘Unattached’ personal effects found near the body will beplaced in a container, tagged with the corresponding numbers and data reflecting thelocation, and will be secured. Valuables such as wallets or jewelry that are attached tothe body shall not be removed. Such valuables found on or near the body that havepotential identification value should be placed in a container and charted as to the exactlocation of recovery. Personal effects will be photographed prior to removal. Itemsshould be placed in clear plastic bags for easy identification. An identification numbershould beplaced on each bag.When recording items, basic descriptions should be used. Never make assumptions as towhat an item is. A ring should be described as “yellow metal with a clearstone” not “goldwith a diamond”.BCS-CO Mass Fatality Plan 47July 2009July 2009
Butte County Sheriff - Coroner’s OfficeThe collection, inventory, and return of personal effects to the decedent’s family isextremely important. If possible all personal effects should be released to the next of kinas soon as possible. All unidentified personal effects should remain under control of theCoroner or his designee.G- Contaminated RemainsA hazardous or contaminated mass fatality site will delay responders from recoveringremains in a timely fashion. Human remains or personal effects contaminated with achemical, biological or radiological agent must be decontaminated prior to transport. TheButte County Health Officer, consulting with the County Hazardous Materials (HazMat)team is responsible for determining the best approach for mitigating hazardous materialagent(s) while preserving remains, personal effects, and evidence. This may entailadditional local, state or coroner mutual aid assistance. If necessary, DMORT Weaponsof Mass Destruction Teams (WMD) can be called in to manage the decontamination ofremains at the incident site.The bio-waste and other bodily fluids from human remains during phases of recoverycould potentially become a hazardous and toxic issue requiring collaboration with theHealth Officer and a request to the State to amend/suspend Title 22 of the CaliforniaCode of Regulations dealing with hazardous/toxic waste. Universal Precautions shouldbe adhered to at all times.On-Site DecontaminationDMORT teams, when present, will establish a processing area, identified by color codezones, in order to facilitate site processing;• Red Zone: Remains are brought to the site where remains are to bedecontaminated. Body numbers are assigned, personal effects and clothing areremoved, and photographs are taken.• Yellow Zone: Remains undergo a full body examination, including notatingsignificant features. Gross decontamination takes place by thorough scrubbingwith an appropriate cleaner. A solution of sodium hypochlorite and soapy waterare the best cleaning agents.• Part Yellow and Part Green Zone: Chemical Agent Monitor (CAM) is used todetermine if the Yellow Zone performed its job completely. The body is returned tothe Yellow Zone if the CAM detects any remaining contaminants.o If the remains cannot be “cleaned” after the number of attempts designatedby the Coroner in consultation with DMORT, the team will report to theCoroner for determination of disposition of remains.BCS-CO Mass Fatality Plan 48July 2009July 2009
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