Question

which of the following questions is the first to be answered when identifying unidentified remains?
“are the remains human?”
“is the person dead?”
“are there others nearby?”
“is the person dead?”

Explanation:

When identifying unidentified remains, the fundamental and first step is to confirm if the remains are human. If they are not human, further steps related to human identification (like determining if a person is dead, which is redundant here as the remains could be non - human, or looking for others nearby in a human - centric context) are not relevant.

Answer:

"Are the remains human?"