NAVEDTRA 14295B CH 25 Flashcards
What program consists of search, recovery, identification, care, and disposition of the remains of deceased personnel for whom the Department of the Navy is responsible?
Decedent Affairs Program
What instruction contains decedent affairs procedures?
OPNAVNST 5360.1
What program provides professional mortuary services, supplies, and related services incident to the care and disposition of remains of persons eligible for these services?
Current Death Program
Who serves as the person who directs all activities having to do with the deceased?
PADD
What program provides for the search, recovery, evacuation to a temporary cemetery or a mortuary, initial identification, disposition of personal effects found, and burial in the temporary cemeteries?
Graves Registration
What program combines the Current Death Program and Graves Registration Program?
Concurrent Return
What program provides for permanent disposition of remains of persons buried in temporary cemeteries who could not be evacuated under the Concurrent Return Program?
Return of Remains
Within how many hours after it is determined that a casualty has occurred must a casualty report be submitted in accordance with MILPERSMAN 1770-030, Personal Casualty Report Procedures?
4
By what message precedence should personnel casualty reports be sent?
Priority
CACOs are assigned for a period of 90 days to how many months depending on the needs of the families?
9
Within how many hours of a casualty are COs required to write a letter to the appropriate NOK?
48
What publication states that when an aircrew member dies while serving as an aircrew member on a military aircraft, the medical officer will recommend to the CO that an autopsy be performed to determine the cause of death?
NAVMED P-117
Chronological progress reports should be dispatched every 24 hours to BUMED and Navy Casualty Office, with the appropriate information addressees directed by OPNAVINST 5360.1 series when search, recovery, and identification operations continue for more than how many hours?
36
Annual contracts are awarded to funeral directors serving the local area of activities anticipating how many or more deaths per year?
3
Remains may be refrigerated for short periods pending arrival of a transportation vessel or arrival of the government embalmer. To minimize cellular deterioration, remains should be refrigerated above the freezing point at 36° to what temperature?
40°F