Re: Flightmed digest, Prisoner Transport - Confidentiality & Safety

[Tom Trimble <Tom@ENW.org>]

At 10:34 AM 7/8/2003 -0400, you wrote:

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Today's Topics:
  10. Prisoner Transports (RANDAL OVCEN)
  11. RE:Prisoner Transports (Michael Lummus)
  12. RE:Prisoner Transports (Hathaway, Mitch)
  13. Re:Protocols (TransportNurse@aol.com)
  14. Re:Prisoner Transports (Lee Auckenthaler)
  15. RE:Prisoner Transports (Doerr, Russell)

        

Let me
mention an additional consideration with patients in custody. You do not
to be without appropriate correctional officers and security arrangements
at all! Remember, that it is entirely possible that the prisoner has a
sham illness or survivable inflicted trauma in order to facilitate an
escape/rescue effort. It is also possible that a prisoner who has assault
trauma may have received it as part of a murder attempt and that
"criminal associates" of the assault may be lying in wait to
complete their task outside of the prison. (You do have those nice big
public relations signs on your aircraft, right?).

        

It is
necessary to maintain a different sort of confidentiality regarding the
prisoner and his/her medical arrangements: all arrangements to be made
with custodial staff and no disclosures of any sort within view/hearing
of any prisoner, trusty, or other non-official person. This is protection
for you, as well as the patient.

                Sincerely,

                        Tom Trimble, RN
                        

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