H1N1 in Correctional Facilities
What about cases in detainment and correctional facilities?
James J. Augustine, MD
2009 Jun 25
JEMS.com
A growing number of H1N1 cases are being reported in detainment and correctional facilities across the U.S., which prompts the question: How should EMS providers collaborate with these facilities and their staff?
Contagious diseases spread quickly in jails, prisons and other sites with crowded living quarters. Staff members are used to wearing gloves, are aware of the need to regularly clean detainee areas with disinfectants, and know that ill detainees should be isolated from the general population. The challenge is to equip these correctional facilities with the resources to protect against the respiratory spread of H1N1.
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