Test: An Inmate’s Infection
Author: Fred Cohen.
Source: Volume 16, Number 05, July/August 2015 , pp.65-66(2)
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Abstract:
The following test represents an actual case. Inmate Dahlink made 29 infirmary visits over a 5 month period, complaining of bleeding from an open wound. Left untreated, the wound became infected. If the facts as asserted are true, does inmate Dahlk have a case for deliberate indifference against any of the staff identified in the narrative?Keywords: Deliberate Indifference
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