Lægelig medvirken ved detentionsanbringelser. Et års erfaringer fra Odense politikreds

• Main Authors: Hardt-Madsen, M, Larsen, C F, Schmidt, D
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Danish
• Published: 1990
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Alcoholic Intoxication; Alcoholism; Denmark; Humans; Male; Prisoners; Case Reports; English Abstract; Journal Article; Faroe Islands; Greenland
• Online Access: https://portal.findresearcher.sdu.dk/da/publications/6dcefe28-0d8f-4fb2-a567-804ef1fdf189; https://findresearcher.sdu.dk/ws/files/121969096/1990_Hardt_Madsen_M_et_al._L_gelig_medvirken_ved_detentionsanbringelser.pdf

On 22.5.1987, a law was introduced in Denmark according to which persons under the influence of alcohol detained by the police should, as a rule, be medically examined. In Denmark (not including the Faroe islands and Greenland), 40% out of 26,598 persons placed in detention were medically examined in 1988. Out of 918 persons placed in detention in the Odense police district, 66% were medically examined and of these 5% were referred to hospital for further examination and/or treatment. Four of these were admitted, three of whom had life-threatening poisonings and one on account of a potentially disabling condition. No deaths occurred in detention in Odense. It seems reasonable that all persons placed in detention should be seen by a doctor and, similarly, the protective function of detention should be emphasized.