The required readings for this unit are:

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US Challoner, K. R. (1999). Correctional Medicine. Topics in

Emergency Medicine, 21(3), 49-54. Retrieved December 24, 2002, from http://search.epnet.com/direct.asp?an=7106987&db=aph Inmates are a unique patient population. When emergencies arise or their medical problems exceed the capabilities of the prison infirmary, inmates are frequently referred to the local hospital emergency department. There are many unique aspects of the prison environment that must be considered when managing these patients. These patients are high risk from a medicolegal standpoint, and their medical care and chart should reflect this reality. Correctional medicine is an emerging subspecialty area focusing on the issues related to the care of this patient population

 

Databases
For the full text article online, sleuth the 'University of Calgary/ Library/ Article Indexes':

Directions:

• Select - Indexes and abstracts with links to full text articles
• Select - Academic Search Premier or Expanded Academic ASAP
• Select - Connect
• Fill in User ID and Pin
• Fill in search words: prison and medicine

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The 'recommended only' readings for this unit are the following:

Australia	Recommended Reading(s)

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International	Recommended Reading(s)

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United Kingdom	Recommended Reading(s)

UK Birmingham, L. (2002). Doctors working in prisons.

British Medical Journal, 324(7335), 440. Retrieved July 22, 2002 from Proquest database. The joint NHS-Prison Service working party established in 1998 to consider the chief inspector's recommendations endorsed the concept of equivalence of care-that is, providing prisoners with access to the same quality and range of healthcare services as the general public receives from the NHS-but stopped short of recommending complete integration of health care in prisons into the NHS.' Instead, a formal partnership between the NHS and the Prison Service was recommended.

 

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Additional references for this unit can be found in 'forensic references' of the forensic sourcebooks.

• Sleuth 'forensic reference' database for:

  prison - medical - officer

Kent-Wilkinson, A. (2002). Forensic Sourcebooks: Forensic References.

Retrieved May 28, 2002, from the Forensic Education Website: http://www.forensiceducation.com/references

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Video's recommended for this unit are:

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The required websites to sleuth for this unit are the following:

Australia	Resources (Web)

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Canada	Resources (Web)

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International	Resources (Web)

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United Kingdom	Resources (Web)

Prison-Doctors.org (2002). Prison-Doctors.org. College

of Prison Medicine. Retrieved July 2, 2002 from www.prison-doctors.org.uk Note the aims of this organization are to maintain & to promote the standard of health care in prisons.

Burns, S. (2002). Prison Health. Retrieved July 1, 2002

from http://www.prison-doctors.org.uk/ Note this site is for Prison health teams and other professionals (including useful links). The aim of the U.K. prison health teams is to provide equivalent health care for prisoners as that provided by the N.H.S. general practice teams (family doctor service), i. e. primary health care (Burns, 2002).

Her Majesty's Prison Service. (2002). Retrieved July 2,

2002 from http://www.hmprisonservice.gov.uk/ Note the Prison Service website for England and Wales.

Her Majesty's Prison Service. (2002). Statement of

Purpose. Retrieved July 2, 2002 from http://www.hmprisonservice.gov.uk/ Her Majesty's Prison Service serves the public by keeping in custody those committed by the courts. Our duty is to look after them with humanity and help them lead law-abiding and useful lives in custody and after release (HM Prison Service, 2002). Martin Narey, Director General for the HM Prison Service for England and Wales States that Prison is an unfortunate reality for over 70,927 of our citizens at any time, who are cared for by 44,000 staff in 138 prisons (HM Prison Service, 2002).

Her Majesty's Prison Service. (2002). Retrieved July 2,

2002 from http://www.hmprisonservice.gov.uk/ Note the Prison Service website for England and Wales.

United States	Resources (Web)

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For additional websites on this unit, sleuth 'forensic websites' in the forensic sourcebooks.

• prison - medical - officer

Kent-Wilkinson, A. (2002). Forensic Sourcebooks: Forensic Websites.

Retrieved May 28, 2002, from the Forensic Education Website: http://www.forensiceducation.com/websites

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