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HEALTH CARE AND NEGLECT INDEX


 

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Medical Operations Medic Robert Melone gave forced intravenous fluids to prisoners. Afghanistan, Bagram 2-Mar-04 CID 26TF
Medical Operations Description of medical care of a prisoner alleging abuse. This is interesting because of the homicide that occurred there.  There is no memory of this death or the abuse of these prisoners by staff although many prisoner accounts of death. Afghanistan, Gardez 8/1/05 DOD 053707-54242
Public Health State dept assessment of prison. Afghanistan, Kandahar 1/17/02 State 2667-2669
Medical Operations A Department of State assessment of improved conditions and medical care at Shiberghan prison in Afghanistan Afghanistan, Shiberghan 1-Apr-03 Shiberghan Prison Assessment
Mental Health Medical summary of suicide attempt at Guantanamo with anoxic brain damage (p. 611-12). Guantanamo 29-Apr-03 DOD 608-762
Mental Health United Nations Working Group.  Long term mental health consequences of mistreatment at Guantanamo prisoners (p. 31-32). Guantanamo 27-Feb-06 United Nations Working Group
Medical Infrastructure Lack of medical records system and how that affected abuse investigations (p. 47, 81, 116, 136). Iraq, Abu Ghraib 23-Aug-04 Fay-Jones Report
Medical Operations General Miller notes inadequate isolation and treatment of mentally ill and infectious prisoners at Abu Ghraib. Iraq, Abu Ghraib 3-Sep-03 Taguba Annex 20
Medical Operations Fathel Ibrahim Mahmood with recurrent chest pain denied medical evaluation by Army medic and then died of heart attack (p. 01181-1203). Iraq, Abu Ghraib 14-Apr-04 Fathel Ibrahim Mahmood investigation
Medical Operations Psychologist who worked with interrogators at Abu Ghraib tried to obtain medical help for a prisoner with an open catheter and the surgeon, who knew that a medical error had been made, abruptly refused her request for medical assistance and dismissed her (p.340-345).  The physician denies this (p.347). Iraq, Abu Ghraib 18-May-04 DOD 326-394
Medical Operations Overview of medical operations at Abu Ghraib Iraq, Abu Ghraib 9-Jun-04 DOD 565-615
Medical Operations Frequent heart attacks at Abu Ghraib (p. 52, 61, 68, 70, 73, 80, 87, 90, 125, 130, 138.  See also Death index and Medcom files.). Iraq, Abu Ghraib Taguba Annex 103
Mental Health Abu Ghraib warden, Reese, reports that many prisoners were mentally ill. Iraq, Abu Ghraib 18-Jan-04 Taguba Annex 63
Mental Health Spencer Guards who hose down prisoners who smeared themselves with feces (p.20). Iraq, Abu Ghraib 21-Jan-04 Taguba Annex 25-26
Mental Health Medic Neil Wallin forced IV of prisoner who would not drink, saw another person who slammed his head against a wall (p. 15).  Iraq, Abu Ghraib 26-Jan-04 Taguba Annex 25-26
Mental Health Jordan says that Dr. Anderson was aware of untreated psychotic prisoner who banged head on wall and that the head of Abu Ghraib refused to allow "mentally unstable" persons to be separated from the general prison population (p. 158).  Iraq, Abu Ghraib 21-Feb-04 Taguba Annex 53
Mental Health Mental illness created by interrogation (p. 404). Iraq, Abu Ghraib 4-Jun-04 DOD 395-451
Mental Health Mentally ill prisoners degraded, restrained, and photographed in degrading positions (p. 112). Iraq, Abu Ghraib 23-Aug-04 Fay-Jones Report
Mental Health Physician Ausch, commander of medical operations at Abu Ghraib, knew that the prisoner known as Jihad Jerry who was photographed on a leash was psychotic and in the cell blocks and allowed a restraint to be used in the cell block (p 20-12). Iraq, Abu Ghraib 13-Apr-05 Surgeon General
Public Health An investigation of a riot at Abu Ghraib in which prisoners were shot who were rioting in part because of lack of soap and showers.  Better hygienic supplies were recommended. Iraq, Abu Ghraib 21-Jun-03 Taguba Annex 7
Public health Major Dinenna describes irregular, insufficient, filthy meals and lack of response to this problem. Iraq, Abu Ghraib 27-Oct-03 Taguba Annex 59
Public Health Commanding officer describes sanitation at Abu Ghraib. Iraq, Abu Ghraib 2-Apr-04 DOD 016720-016738
Public Health Abu Ghraib: inadequate hygiene and public health (p.99, 101). Iraq, Abu Ghraib 23-Aug-04 Fay-Jones Report
Medical Operations Tuberculosis drugs were not stocked and at least one child and adult died of TB at Camp Cropper, Iraq (p.18:5; 20:7). Iraq, Cropper 13-Apr-05 Surgeon General
Medical Operations Anonymous 11. Detainee died soon after requesting medical care and being medically cleared.  Medical records lost. Iraq, Freedom 11-Aug-03 DOD 043581-043586
Medical Operations Awayed Wanas Jabar fell out of a window at Husaybah, Iraq and was seen by medic who cleared him and then he died.  Subsequent investigation shows that this account was seriously incomplete--possible medic coverup in initial investigation of an abusive interrogation (p. 3713). Iraq, Husaybah 19-Apr-04 Navy 3706-3713
Medical Operations Awayed Wanas Jabar (p. 3725) Iraq, Husaybah 19-Apr-04 Navy 3716-3726
Medical Operations Awayed Wanas Jabar (p. 3769-88) Iraq, Husaybah 19-Apr-04 Navy 3769-3788
Medical Operations Awayed Wanas Jabar (Marine 1139-1175) Iraq, Husaybah 19-Apr-04 Marine 1139-1175
Public Health Iraq Latrine and Cell Block Cleaning policy  (p. 8511-12)6 Iraq, Mere 11/29/03 8480-8559
Medical Operations Intake policy, including medical  (p. 8502-6 Iraq, Mere 10/26/03 8480-8559
Medical Operations #007 Abdureda Lafta Abdul Kareem (aka Abu Malik Kenami) Case 7 Part 1: Medically evaluated prisoner who died while restrained and hooded (p. 01206-19). Iraq, Mosul 1-Jan-04 Abdureda Lafta Abdul Kareem Investigation part 1
Mental Health Description of mental health care of a psychotic prisoner (p.369). Iraq, Mosul 24-Dec-03 MEDCOM 324-386
Medical Operations Anonymous 10. Prisoner with heart disease not screened on prison transfer and dies of recognized disease. Iraq, Tikrit 22-Jul-03 DOD 043587-043589
Medical Operations Anonymous 10. Detainee died soon after requesting medical care and being medically cleared (p. 6242-6270). Iraq, Tikrit 22-Jul-03 6233-6312
Medical Operations Prisoner died a few minutes after being cleared as well by a medic at Tikrit. (p. 6241-6312). Iraq, Tikrit 2-Aug-03 DOD 6233-6312
Medical Operations Prisoner died at Camp Whitehorse after being certified as well by a medic (p. 6318-39, 54-56). Iraq, Tikrit 13-Aug-03 DOD 6313-6519
Medical Infrastructure Surgeon describes general prisons operations and inadequate training in prisoner treatment. Iraq, Unknown DOD 018570-018574
Medical Operations ICRC finds credible allegations of death from lack of medical attention at Tikrit (Iraq) and other locations (p. 11), abuse and neglect of mentally ill (p. 13), riots over poor sanitation suppressed with lethal force (p. 19), families not notified of illness or death (p. 8), false death certificates (p. 10). Iraq, Various 1-Feb-04 ICRC Report
Mental Health Mentally ill care grossly neglected in Iraq prisons (p. 47-48). Iraq, Various 6-Nov-03 Ryder Report
Public Health E-mail correspondence on the inadequate health and sanitation systems, inadequate planning and resources for same in Iraq (p. 387-407). Iraq, Various 3-Apr-03 Medcom 387-585
Medical Infrastructure Medical officer describes inadequate medical training and supplies in prisons. Unknown 10-Mar-04 DOD 016544-016555
Medical Infrastructure Medical Officer describes inadequate training in prisoner treatment. Unknown 28-Mar-04 DOD 024682-024689
Medical Infrastructure Medical officer describes medical training and operations in prisons. Unknown 3-Apr-04 DOD 016679-016703
Medical Infrastructure Commanding officer describes medical operations in prison. Unknown 3-Apr-04 DOD 016704-016719
Medical Operations Medical officer pastes in prison medical operations policies in prisons in response to being asked about compliance. Unknown 19-Mar-04 DOD 016798-016814
Medical Operations Physician practiced and taught a surgical procedure on a dead prisoner (p. 20-12) Unknown 13-Apr-05 Surgeon General
Medical Operations Chronology of Detainee Guard issues includes neglect of medical needs and callous disregard of prisoner. Unknown DOD 043615-43621
Mental Health Suicide attempt by hanging, diagnosed with depression given one dose of haloperidol and 30 days of antidepressants and sent back to prison (p.755-756).  Unknown 6-Mar-04 Medcom 586-781
Mental Health Psychotic prisoners were left in metal boxes that ran to 130 degrees (p. 20:14). Unknown 13-Apr-05 Surgeon General
Public Health Commanding officer describes sanitation at a prison. Unknown 3-Apr-04 DOD 016660-016678
Public Health There was a lack of clothing, bedding and the food was of low quality with cockroaches in it (20:10-12). Unknown 13-Apr-05 Surgeon General
Medical Infrastructure Lack of training in prisoner medical screening and treatment (p. 19).  The behavioral clinicians were not in involved in routine clinical care thereby avoiding any conflict of interest and the medical records were not inappropriately used to develop interrogation strategies although they did have easy access to such information in Iraq and Afghanistan (p.20). Various 1-Apr-05 Church report
Medical Infrastructure Annex 20 of the Surgeon General report contains a variety of reports of scarcity of personnel, basic drugs, surgical equipment, and other medical supplies; long delays in obtaining supplies; the reuse of contaminated equipment; the failure to transport seriously ill prisoners to a hospital; discharge of post-op prisoners with open wounds to cell blocks; coercive requests to confirm death due to natural causes by intelligence personnel, instances of use of non-therapeutic drugs on prisoners; interrogators working as medics, etc. Various 13-Apr-05 Surgeon General
Medical Infrastructure Prison medical records were not adequate (p. 6:1-4, 8:1-5). Various 13-Apr-05 Surgeon General
Medical Infrastructure There was no health policy for two years in Afghanistan and one year in Iraq (p. 7:1-6). Various 13-Apr-05 Surgeon General
Medical Operations Detainee lice/delousing policy (p. 9656-9661) Various 12/18/01 9639-9720
Medical Operations AFRD Policy for Prisoner deaths and for repatriation of ill prisoners (p. 9662-9665) Various 1/1/02 9639-9720
Medical Operations Soldiers Manual and Training Guide (Part I) Various 9/30/03 7360-7640
Medical Operations Soldiers Manual and Training Guide (Part II) Medication policies in prisons 3:437-438 Various 30-Sep-03 7641-7857
Medical Operations Medical system strengths and weaknesses in Iraq and Afghanistan. Mikolashek report (throughout) Various 21-Jul-04 Mikolashek Report
Public Health Inspections of medical, public health, human rights, and living conditions of small camps Various 5-Apr-04 DOD 015937-015983
Public Health Poor sanitation and public health in prisons in Iraq and Afghanistan. Mikolashek report (throughout) Various 21-Jul-04 Mikolashek Report

 



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