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Disaster victim identification (DVI) is the process of identifying the remains of people who have died in a mass fatality incident such as a plane crash or bomb blast. The process can be time-consuming to avoid mis-identification. Techniques include fingerprinting, use of dental records and DNA profiling.

See also

• Body identification
• Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team
• Emergency management
• FBI Victims Identification Project
• Forensic archaeology
• Unidentified decedent

References

1. "Disaster victim identification". College of Policing.
2. "Disaster Victim Identification (DVI)". Interpol.
3. "Disaster Victim Identification". Australia and New Zealand Policing Advisory Agency. Retrieved 2022-12-14.

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