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Author:  Jacqueline M.  Moore, Ph.D., R.N., CCHP-A.


Source: Volume 17, Number 01, November/December 2015 , pp.1-16(16)




Correctional Health Care Report

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Abstract: 

The complete issue version includes links from table of contents entries to articles, and link article continuations, to facilitate reading. Includes short treatments of an inmate\'s right to be provide a CPAP machine, patients taking psychotropic medications cannot be exposed to extreme heat as the medications interfere with their bodies’ ability to regulate temperature, allegations of inadequate medical care plague Louisiana’s Angola prison, death from alcohol withdrawal results in a monetary award, detainees released to avoid responsibility for providing expensive medication in custody, ongoing Illinios DOC suit claiming inadequate, delayed administration of Zanatac to an inmate with esophagitis, Plata resolution does not preclude individual litigation medical care for diabetic inmate, deliberate indifference alleged by an inmate with lactose intolerance, teeth-whitening procedures, medical treatment not a guarantor of a desirable outcome, GID inmate\'s medical review for surgery.

Keywords: Thomas v. Mills; Webb v. Livingston; Lewis v. Cain; Strickler v. Blain Co (Mont);Brown v. Plata; Garner v. Sumnicht; Sensational Smiles v. Mullen; De’Lonta v. Clarke; Bown v. Reinke

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