Prisoners as medical patients.

Krupp, Lauren; Gelberg, E A; Wormser, Gary P.

doi:10.2105/ajph.77.7.859

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“…This occurs most often in warm moist climates. It is most common in those <20 years of age and with excessive sweating 12,17 . It was, however, found in this study to be more common in the 21 to 40‐year‐old age group.…”

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Skin infections and infestations in prison inmates

Oninla

Onayemi

2012

Int J Dermatology

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“…Overcrowding results in increased skin contact and thereby transmission of skin infections 8–10 . Other factors contributing to the high prevalence of infectious dermatoses include poor sanitary conditions, sharing of personal effects or fomites, and poor access to medical supplies and treatment 7–9,11–14 …”

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Skin infections and infestations in prison inmates

Oninla

Onayemi

2012

Int J Dermatology

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“…The rate of hospitalization for specifically treating foreign body ingestion in the gastrointestinal tract was 23 times greater for male prisoners than for male non.prisoners and 260 times greater for female prisoners than for female non.prisoners 4) .…”

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“…Foreign objects greater than 2 cm in diameter or 5 cm in length are at risk for impaction 3) . Lymphadenopathy, viral hepatitis, foreign body insertion into the gastrointestinal tract, dental caries and pulmonary tuberculosis are known to be the principal nonpsychiatric and nonobstetrical diagnoses of prison inmates 4) . Foreign object ingestion is often seen in prisoners who are usually attempting to temporarily escape justice 5) .…”

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Foreign Objects in Korean Prisoners

Lee

Kang

Kim

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Korean J Intern Med

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Background Foreign objects in the gastrointestinal tract are usually the result of accidental swallowing. Yet foreign object ingestion is often seen in prisoners who mainly desire to leave prison. We report here on a series of 33 Korean prisoners with foreign object ingestion and they were treated endoscopically or surgically. Methods We reviewed the medical records of 33 Korean prisoners (52 episodes) who were admitted due to ingestion of foreign objects between January 1998 and June 2004 to Konyang University Hospital and Gyeongsang National University Hospital. Results All the patients were male with a mean age of 35 years. The most common duration from ingestion to the visit to the ER was within 24 hours (25/52 episodes). Most of the foreign objects were located in the esophagus (42.3%) and stomach (42.3%). The number of foreign objects was one in 28 episodes, two in 12 episodes and three or more in twelve episodes. The most common foreign objects were metal wires (26/52 episodes). The mean size of the foreign objects was 11.9 centimeters long. Successful endoscopic treatment was performed in most patients (46/52 episodes, 88.5%). The remaining six cases were treated surgically. Conclusions The foreign objects in prisoners were a variety of unusual things because of the prison environment, and endoscopy is a mainstay of treatment for foreign object removal in Korean prisoners.

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“…The main reason for prisoners to seek medical care is the oral and dental problems, and this also explains why they are referred outside the prison for treatment. [14][15][16] In drafting effective strategies to prevent oral disease and promote oral health of incarcerated children and adolescents, the epidemiological information on major oral diseases remains crucial. 17 Numerous studies have been done to study the prevalence of dental caries and oral hygiene status among the general population in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.…”

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Prevalence of Dental Caries and Oral Hygiene Status among Juvenile Prisoners in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Alkhadra

2017

The Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice

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Aim:The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of dental caries and oral hygiene status among juvenile prisoners in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Materials and methods:A total of 105 prisoners aged between 12 and 17 years of age from the Juvenile Detention Center were included in the study. Any prisoner with systemic illness and being noncooperative were excluded from the study. Clinical examinations were performed under an artificial light source using a disposable mouth mirror and explorer while seated on a portable chair. The dental caries experience was measured as the number of decayed, missing, or filled permanent teeth (DMFT) using DMFT score. The oral hygiene index (OHI) was assessed by the Greene and Vermillion method. The data collected were analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 16. Results:The mean age of the sample was 16.33 years, with 74.3% of the prisoners in the 16 to 17-year-old group. The dental caries index measured by calculating the mean DMFT of the juvenile prisoners increased with age. The DMFT scores of 9.09 (4.388) for 78 juvenile prisoners aged 16 to 17 years followed by 9.00 (2.925) for 19 prisoners aged 14 to 15 years and 7.13 (1.808) for 8 prisoners aged 12 to 13 years were observed. The oral hygiene status of the prisoners showed that more than half of the juvenile prisoners included in the study had poor (53.3%) oral hygiene and less than half had fair (45.7%) oral hygiene and only one participant demonstrated good oral hygiene. Conclusion:The juvenile prisoners had high prevalence of dental caries and fair-to-bad oral hygiene, indicating poor oral health status. Furthermore, the study emphasizes the need for special attention from the concerned health authorities, voluntary organizations, and surrounding dental colleges in meeting the oral health needs of this group.

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Prisoners as medical patients.

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Skin infections and infestations in prison inmates

Skin infections and infestations in prison inmates

Foreign Objects in Korean Prisoners

Prevalence of Dental Caries and Oral Hygiene Status among Juvenile Prisoners in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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