Prelims

Question 1

Combination of strength and resources within a community

Includes infrastructures/ institutions, human knowledge, skills etc

Answer 1

Capacity

Question 2

Unfortunate event that lead to the destruction of life and property

Answer 2

Disaster

Question 3

Unknown fatality results

Answer 3

Open Disaster

Question 4

Known/ detectable fatality results

Answer 4

Closed disaster

Question 5

General types of Disaster

Answer 5

Manmade caused incidents by human intervention

Natural caused disaster

Question 6

Disaster that occurs naturally

Answer 6

Natural caused disaster

Question 7

Documented proof of the death of someone

Answer 7

Death Certificate

Question 8

Issued by NDRRMC indicating that the person is believed dead

Answer 8

Certificate of Missing Person Believed to be Dead in Times of Disaster

Question 9

Possibility of harm or loss

Answer 9

Risk

Question 10

Anything that has the potential to cause harm

Answer 10

Hazard

Question 11

Burial of 2 or more dead bodies/ body parts in an orderly process

Answer 11

Collective Grave

Question 12

Indiscriminate burial of 2 or more dead bodies/body parts in the same excavated site

Answer 12

Mass Grave

Question 13

Condition of a place affected by the disaster occured

Answer 13

State of calamity

Question 14

Shallow burial of 2 or more dead bodies

For pending identification

Answer 14

Temporary Burial

Question 15

Removal of a dead body from its grave

Answer 15

Exhumation

Question 16

Provision of emergency services and public assistance during or immediate after disaster

Answer 16

Disaster Response

Question 17

Incident wherein a great number of population are involved and are killed

Locating, identifying , and recovery dead/ deceased bodies

Answer 17

Mass Fatality

Question 18

Includes dead victims due to massive incident

Recovery Operation

DVI

Answer 18

Mass Fatality

Question 19

Involves injured, wounded, killed victims

Coordination with medical services

DVI

Answer 19

Mass Casualty

Question 20

Causes of Mass Fatality

Answer 20

Manmade Disaster
Natural Disaster

Question 21

• one part of the overall response and it is critical to the success of the operation that appropriate plans and structures are implemented

Answer 21

DISASTER VICTIM IDENTIFICATION

Question 22

• need to be effectively incorporated into the lead authority’s organizational structure

Answer 22

DVI command

Question 23

• Assumes command of the operation as a whole
• to ensure effective coordination of personnel and resources.

Answer 23

LEAD AUTHORITY

Question 24

SPECIALISTS OF FOR DVI OPERATIONS

Answer 24

 Emergency Response
 Rescue Team
 Investigation Unit
 Forensic Services
 Intelligence
 Public Information

Question 25

SPECIALISTS INVOLVED

Answer 25

1. Forensic Odontologists
2. Forensic Pathologists
3. Forensic Anthropologists
4. Forensic Biologists
5. Safety Specialists

Question 26

SUPPORT FOR THE DVI PROCESS

Answer 26

 Photographers
 Radiologists
 Interview Teams
 Property managers
 Scene and PM recorders
 Quality Assurance Teams – (quality control information and data)
 Evidence collection and management Teams
 Mortuary managers
 Investigators
 Logistics Officers
 Liaison Officers
 Missing Persons Officers Information Technology Specialists – NMPVS Managers (if using NMPVS - National Missing Persons & Victims System)