Natural Disasters and Medical Identification Organization: Field Experiences in 2023 Kahramanmaras Centered Earthquake
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Bilgili,
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2024.
Academic Research and Evaluations in Health Sciences II.
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This study deals with disaster management, identification processes and social solidarity in the context of the 2023 Kahramanmaraş Earthquake. The loss of life and physical destruction following the earthquake revealed the deficiencies in disaster management. In particular, the roles of the Forensic Medicine Institution and Chief Public Prosecutor's Offices in identification processes are examined with difficulties in the field and solution suggestions. It was emphasized that mobile DNA laboratories should be expanded, technological infrastructure should be improved and logistics planning should be improved. In addition, the importance of post-disaster psychosocial support services and training programs to increase resilience across the society were also highlighted. The study draws attention to cooperation, planning and sustainable solutions for more effective disaster management. The lessons learned from the Kahramanmaraş Earthquake are an important guide for Turkey to build a more resilient society.
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Copyright (c) 2024 Ali Bilgili; Kübra Yıldırım, Meryem Fırat, Mehtap Kavurmacı, Büşra Ceren Demirel Yıldız, Ayşenur Sarıaslan, İdris Yıldız, Ali İhsan Pala, Özgür Temiz, Gürkan Öztürk, Mehtap Tan, Zekai Halıcı, Ayla Ünsal, Papatya Karakurt, Nursel Cengiz, Gamze Kumral, Hatice Bozkurt Yılmaz, Hilmi Demirkıran, Nur Pınar Ayaz, Gülay Yılmazel, Remziye Cici, Gizem Yazdan Özen, Yalçın Gölcük, Burcu Demir Gökmen, Mine Cengiz, Mehmet Tankül, Fikret Etçi, Nadide Sevil Tülüce, Seher Palanbek Yavaş, Hüseyin Çetin Ketenci, Sezai Özkan, Kerime Öğüt Düzen, Gizem Helvacı, Nuray Dorukbaşı, Tahsin Gökhan Telatar, Melike Gülsever, Pakize Cantürk, Ayşe Kömürcü, Mehmet Cihan Yavaş, Fatma İrem Yardımeden, Hüseyin Altundal, Uğur Şeker