Antemortem
A term from the College of Policing Authorised Professional Practice (APP), reproduced under the Open Government Licence with a link back to the authoritative source.
Definition
Processes related to identifying the victim prior to death, including collecting evidence.
This definition is drawn from the College of Policing Authorised Professional Practice. For the full operational guidance and current wording, read it at source.
Related terms
Disaster victim identification (DVI)
The internationally accepted term for the processes and procedures for recovering and identifying deceased people and human remains in multiple fatality incidents.
Victim holding audit area (VHAA)
A temporary structure where deceased persons and human remains are initially taken.
Definition reproduced from the College of Policing Authorised Professional Practice under the Open Government Licence v3.0. See the source link above for the authoritative, current wording.