The document discusses the proper procedures for handling deceased persons during search and rescue operations. It outlines steps such as not disturbing remains at a crash site without authorization, attempting to identify deceased persons without endangering rescuers, keeping any articles found with remains separated and labeled, and creating a waybill for remains with the deceased's name and details. The document also notes considerations for transporting remains, including using body bags on vessels, keeping remains wrapped if on board for long periods, and handing remains over to authorities accompanied by the waybill immediately upon return to base.

1. Members:
1cl Salamat
1cl Saballero
1cl Tataro
1cl Venus
1cl Reyes
1cl Pumaren

2. to discuss the ways to determine if a person is
dead.
-to understand the proper procedure of
handling deceased person onboard.

17. Handling of Deceased Persons
Searching for and recovering bodies is
not normally considered to be part of SAR
operations. However, handling of human
remains may at times be necessary.
1. Human remains at an aircraft crash
site should not be disturbed or removed
without authorization from the SMC
except for compelling reasons.
2. Without exposing rescuers to danger,
an attempt should be made to identify
deceased persons.

18. 3. All articles removed from or found near
each body must be kept separate,
preferably in a container so labelled that
it can be correlated later with the body.
4. All these articles should be handed
over to the proper authority as soon as
possible.

19. When human remains are recovered
during a SAR operation, or when a death
occurs on board a SAR facility.
1. A waybill should be made out for each
deceased person.
2. A waybill should contain the full name
and age of the deceased (if known), as
well as the place, date, time, and cause
of death (if possible).
3. This waybill should be made out in the
national language of the SAR facility
and, wherever possible, in English.

20. Considerations for the transport of
human remains include:
1. on vessels, body bags or sailcloth for
human remains should be carried
2. If human remains are kept on board for
any length of time, they should be
properly wrapped and put in a suitable
place on the vessel.
3. SAR aircraft do not normally transport
human remains (However, SAR aircraft
may have to carry human remains if no
other means are readily available.)

21. 4. immediately after return to a base
specified by the RCC, the remains must
be handed over to the appropriate
authorities, accompanied by the waybill
5. if it is known or suspected that a
deceased person had an infectious
disease, all material and objects which
have been in direct contact with the
deceased person must be cleaned and
disinfected or destroyed.