Primary Identification Method
Definition
A method accepted by INTERPOL and most national standards as sufficient on its own to confirm identity: fingerprints, dental comparison, or DNA. Visual identification, personal effects, and medical implants are secondary methods.
Related terms
- Ante-Mortem (AM) Record
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- DVI (Disaster Victim Identification)
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- Post-Mortem (PM) Record
- The dental charting, radiographs, and descriptive notes taken from recovered human remains at the mortuary. The data set to be matched to...
- Reconciliation
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- Dental Identification in Mass Disasters and DVIA method accepted by INTERPOL and most national standards as sufficient on its own to confirm identity: fingerprints, dental comparison, or DNA. Visual identif...