Forcefeeding and restraint of Guantanamo Bay hunger strikers

Forcefeeding and restraint of Guantanamo Bay hunger strikers

Recently, it was confirmed that health-care staff are screened to ensure that they agree with the policy of forcefeeding before working in Guantanamo Bay.1 On his departure, Edmondson was awarded a medal for his inspiring leadership and exemplary performance [which] significantly improved the qualit...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Lancet (British edition) 2006-03, Vol.367 (9513), p.811-811
Hauptverfasser: Nicholl, David J, Atkinson, Holly G, Kalk, John, Hopkins, William, Elias, Elwyn, Siddiqui, Adnan, Cranford, Ronald E, Sacks, Oliver
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Bioethics
Cuba
Enteral Nutrition - ethics
Health care
Hospitals
Human Rights
Humans
Hunger
Hunger strikes
Physicians
Prisoner treatment
Prisoners
Restraint, Physical
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Zusammenfassung:Recently, it was confirmed that health-care staff are screened to ensure that they agree with the policy of forcefeeding before working in Guantanamo Bay.1 On his departure, Edmondson was awarded a medal for his inspiring leadership and exemplary performance [which] significantly improved the quality of health care for residents of Guantanamo Bay and scored an unprecedented 100% on both the Hospital and the Home Health surveys.
ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X
DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(06)68326-8