The Study of Unclaimed and Unidentified Bodies Management in Thailand and Other Countries
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The increasing number of unclaimed and unidentified bodies is becoming an important problem in Thailand and other countries. The major concerns are the body management requires a budget and available space for burial. Central Institute of Forensic Science Thailand (CIFS) is facing a similar challenge due to an increasing in the numbers of body and a legal requirement for a long storage time. Therefore, it is necessary to provide more attention to a study of potential approaches to solve the problem. The objective of this article is to study the unidentified and unclaimed body management in Thailand as well as comparing with the method of other countries in order to show advantages and disadvantages of it which can use as a guideline of the development of the body management in Thailand. The study found that there are 5 methods for the body management; burial; cremation; storing in the mortuary chamber; donation and alkaline hydrolysis. In Thailand, the burial method is used for the body management. The implementation of each method in a country depends on the internal factors and context of society. Each method has different advantages and disadvantages that it requires a thorough consideration of its effects, law issue and suitability of Thai society.
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