EXHIBITS > Exhibit 17: Searching Mass Fatality Data

• Message From the Director
• CHAPTER 1
  Introduction
  • Is the Laboratory Prepared to Handle a Mass Fatality?
• CHAPTER 2
  How DNA Is Used to Make Identifications
• CHAPTER 3
  Before the Incident
• CHAPTER 4
  Major Decisions
  • How important is DNA to the identification effort?
  • Will every person or every fragment be identified?
  • What is the minimum fragment size that will be identified?
  • How difficult will it be to identify everyone?
  • How long will the recovery effort last?
  • Assuming funding, can the laboratory do the work?
  • What is the funding source?
• CHAPTER 5
  Managing Expectations
• CHAPTER 6
  Project Management
  • Project Functions
  • Project Structure: Centralized vs. Decentralized
  • Special Requests
  • Project Manager
  • External Relationships
  • Human Resources
• CHAPTER 7
  Media Relations
• CHAPTER 8
  Family Coordination and Liaison
  • The Family-Laboratory Relationship
  • Collecting Reference Samples
  • Family-Laboratory Communications
• CHAPTER 9
  Information Technology
  • Sample Accessioning/LIMS Requirements
  • Quality Control Software
  • Matching and Statistics Software
  • Sharing Information
  • Infrastructure
  • Strategic Planning
• CHAPTER 10
  Sample Tracking and Management
• CHAPTER 11
  Sample Analysis
  • Sample Collection
  • Sample Storage
  • Short Tandem Repeat (STR) DNA Amplification and Analysis
  • Alternative Testing Methods
• CHAPTER 12
  Statistical and Other Issues
  • Statistical Threshold
  • Open vs. Closed Incidents
  • Non-DNA Data (“Metadata”)
  • Fragmented Remains
  • Kinship Analysis
  • Administrative and Technical Reviews
• CHAPTER 13
  Procurement and Vendor Management
  • Ordering Supplies and Equipment
  • Outsourcing Sample Testing
  • Consultants
  • Vendor Management
• CHAPTER 14
  Quality Control
  • Intentional Redundancy
  • Multiple Test and Software Systems
• SAMPLE FORMS
• APPENDIXES
  • Appendix A: Recommendations of the KADAP to the OCME of New York City
  • Appendix B: Sample Personal Items Submission Form
  • Appendix C: Sample Family and/or Donor Reference Collection Form
  • Appendix D: Sample Family Tree Form
  • Appendix E: Guidelines for Reference Collection Kit Components and Oral Swab Collection Instructions
  • Appendix F: Issues to Consider When Outsourcing Reference Samples
  • Appendix G: Identifying Victims Using DNA: A Guide for Families
  • Appendix H: Sample Analysis: An Overview
  • Appendix I: Additional References on Statistical Issues in DNA Identification
• EXHIBITS
  • Exhibit 1: Potential Sources of DNA Reference Samples
  • Exhibit 2: Federal Agency Roles in Responding to a Mass Fatality Incident
  • Exhibit 3: Key Variables in Assessing Laboratory Workload
  • Exhibit 4: Estimated DNA Analysis Worksheet
  • Exhibit 5: Laboratory Director’s Constituents
  • Exhibit 6: Information Provided to the Public
  • Exhibit 7: Major Project Functions
  • Exhibit 8: Modified Daisy-Chain Workflow in a Decentralized Laboratory Structure
  • Exhibit 9: Hub-and-Spoke Workflow in a Decentralized Laboratory Structure
  • Exhibit 10: Project Manager Duties
  • Exhibit 11: Organizations Involved in a Mass Fatality DNA Identification Response
  • Exhibit 12: Staffing Requirements Over Time
  • Exhibit 13: Relationship Between Laboratory and Victims' Families
  • Exhibit 14: Information Technology in a DNA Laboratory
  • Exhibit 15: Reconciling Case Numbers With Victims
  • Exhibit 16: Additional Capabilities Requiring Laboratory Information Management System Support
  • Exhibit 17: Searching Mass Fatality Data
  • Exhibit 18: Integrating Processes in Multiple DNA Laboratories
  • Exhibit 19: How the Event Is Treated
  • Exhibit 20: Types of Samples from the World Trade Center Response
  • Exhibit 21: DNA Profiles by Sample Type From the World Trade Center Response