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DVI (Disaster Victim Identification)

The systematic multi-agency process for identifying victims of mass-casualty events, governed by the INTERPOL DVI Guide 2018 revision. Organises work into five phases: scene, post-mortem, ante-mortem, reconciliation, and debrief.

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Biological profileBonaparteCommingled remainsDirect reference matchEpiphyseal fusionICMP (International Commission on Missing Persons)Kinship matchM-FIsysMinimum Number of Elements (MNE)Minimum Number of Individuals (MNI)Most Likely Number of Individuals (MLNI)NYC OCME

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