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SOURCE:
http://www.disaster-info.net/newsletter/106/caribbean.htm
At a workshop on management of mass fatalities after natural disasters, 44
participants from the English-speaking Caribbean islands were familiarized with
the current knowledge about mass fatality management and contingency planning.
The workshop had a special focus on the management of human remains of foreign
nationals and tourists, using knowledge gained from experiences with victim
identification: the 2004 tsunami; the 2005 airplane crash in Machiques
(Venezuela); the identification of 16 Senegalese refugees found in a boat off
the coast of Barbados in May 2006 and the terrorist bombings in London in July
2005. Participants developed the outline of a mass fatality management plan for
the Caribbean which should be incorporated into existing national mass casualty
management plans. The outline of this plan will be used to design
country-specific mass fatality plans, especially in those countries hosting the
Cricket World Cup.
Saint Lucia was represented by the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force and the
Department of Environment Health.
Saint Lucia is among a few Nations in the region with protocols on:
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Mass Events
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Mass Casuality and
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Mass Fatalities
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