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Deaths and medical attention in police custody.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9409139     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
This article presents data from a study on the medical and monitoring procedures surrounding all 59 deaths in Dutch police stations in the period 1983-1993. In many cases, the medical procedures and monitoring procedures were not in accordance with the Dutch ministerial guidelines. Notification of physicians, transference to hospitals, medical examinations, and monitoring procedures showed several shortcomings. Based on the findings, several measures for the prevention of deaths in police custody are discussed.
Authors:
E Blaauw; R Vermunt; A Kerkhof
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Medicine and law     Volume:  16     ISSN:  0723-1393     ISO Abbreviation:  Med Law     Publication Date:  1997  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1998-02-04     Completed Date:  1998-02-04     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8218185     Medline TA:  Med Law     Country:  SOUTH AFRICA    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  593-606     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Vrije University of Amsterdam, Netherland.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Cause of Death*
Female
Health Services Accessibility / legislation & jurisprudence
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Monitoring, Physiologic
Netherlands
Patient Admission / legislation & jurisprudence
Patient Advocacy / legislation & jurisprudence*
Patient Transfer / legislation & jurisprudence
Prisoners / legislation & jurisprudence*
Quality Assurance, Health Care / legislation & jurisprudence*
Refusal to Treat / legislation & jurisprudence
Social Control, Formal*
Suicide / legislation & jurisprudence*

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