Primary medical care in Irish prisons

Table 2 Comparison of availability of medical equipment in Irish prisons with availability in Irish general practice

Prison	Opthalm- oscope	Peak Flow	Auto-clave	ECG	Defib + resuscitate trolley	Spirometer
1	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
2	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
3	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
4	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
5	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No
6	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
7	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes
8	Yes	Yes	No	Requested	Yes	No
9	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
10	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
11	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
% Irish prisons	100%	90%	9%	9%	100%	9%
% Irish general practices*	99%	97%	88%	77%	37%	55%

ECG = electrocardiogram
* Source: 'Structure in general practice in Ireland 1982-2005' (O'Dowd, O'Kelly, O' Kelly, 2006)

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