What area are we talking about here? You don't say. Who are the company's
health team who advise this and what is the basis for their advice? I think
these are important questions that need to be answered before any of us can
possibly give such advice. Also from what I remember you are dealing with
military personnel and their regimes are vastly different from civilian ( I
am ex army) - not only different, but often conflict with what we as OH
professionals would tell civilian people and generally for good reason. (You
may think they are going to one place and they are actually going somewhere
else on a need to know only basis!) If you could give more information on
this topic I will try to answer.
Greta Thornbory
Education & Health Care Consultant
WWW.gtenterprises-uk.com
01235 770156 phone
01235 765797 fax
07778 518 027 mobile
----- Original Message -----
From: Gordon Main <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2002 7:48 PM
Subject: A QUESTION OF INFORMED CONSENT?
> Well i have posted once already and now am a semi'ish novice.
>
> This new call for help is with regards to the thorny issue of malaria
> prophalxis. At present i have to prepare some employees for business
> abroad. The "company's" health team advises that all employees are to be
> given malaria prophalxis for this area, the WHO and malaria reference
> library say not.
>
> What is a poor nurse to do? Do we tell the employees the party line and
> adminster the malaria tabs? Or do we tell them both lines and let them
make
> the informed choice? The company is very big with even bigger teeth
> (ouch). To add to the issue is the tablets themselves must be stored
below
> 30 degrees and they work in 40 degrees with no facility to keep the
> medication cool!
>
> I realise that for a new "boy" i am over using this facilty, sorry about
> that, but it is nice to hear the advise of other OH nurses and advisors
>
> Many thanx again
>
> Gordon
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