Providing relief to families after a mass fatality: Roles of the medical examiner's office and the family assistance center

Abstract

This bulletin considers the response of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner of the State of Oklahoma following the domestic terrorist bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on April 19, 1995.The recommendations in this bulletin to medical examiners and coroners come out of the Oklahoma City bombing experience, the experiences and recommendations of the Oklahoma City Medical Examiner’s Office, and the experiences and practices of the National Transportation Safety Board in responding to accidents.