Importanza della identificazione personale delle vittime di un disastro di massa

The identification of the victims of a disaster is oneof the first tasks the Forensic Pathologies is charged of soon after disaster. This procedure is quite important since the positive identification of a corpse involves, as an immediate practical consequences, the victims loss of all civil rights with the inherent ejjects for administration, insurances and bureaucracy. Furthermore the identification o fvictims, by means of the analysis of the lesions of corpses of known identity and spatial location at the time ofthe disaster, enables tomake further deductions for a better understanding of the causes and mechanics of the event itself. Finally, it is worthwhile to remind that, according to a correct protocol of procedures, autopsy si allowed on identified bodies only, or at least on those on which collection of alldata useful for personal identification, even if after some time, has been completed.