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Following a major fire in a hotel, 50 severely charred bodies need identification. Initial assessment shows: Group A (20 bodies) - moderate charring with some fingerprint possibility; Group B (15 bodies) - severe charring, teeth intact; Group C (15 bodies) - extreme charring with fragmentation. Evaluate the most appropriate sequential identification strategy considering efficiency, cost, and identification success rate.

Accepted Answer

Fingerprints on Group A, dental on Group B, DNA on Group C; then DNA on unidentified from A and B

Answer

Complete post-mortem data collection on all bodies, then prioritize identification based on ante-mortem data availability

Answer

Dental examination on all bodies first as teeth survive fire, then DNA on unidentified cases

Answer

Simultaneous DNA analysis on all bodies for uniformity, followed by dental and fingerprint verification

Disaster Victim Identification — MCQs

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