COVID-19
Conditions
Keywords
COVID-19, Prison, Pakistan
Brief summary
Presenting outline of the steps taken by our team to set up a Covid Care facility within the Prison setting. The facility was set up at Camp Jail (Lahore District Jail) located on Ferozpur Road, Lahore.
Detailed description
A prisoner brought to Camp Jail developed symptoms of and later tested positive for COVID-19. This lead to almost 527 contacts. An outbreak was expected. To manage the situation , a COVID-19 Care Facility was established within the prison. The study describes the steps taken by the team to set up this facility.
Interventions
OTHERCOVID-19 FACILITY
A COVID-19 facility was setup within the Prison. All positive prisoners were managed in the facility. If further intervention was required they were to be shifted to Services Hospital , Lahore.
Sponsors
Services Institute of Medical Sciences, Pakistan
Study design
Observational model
CASE_ONLY
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
\- All COVID-19 positive prisoners within the Camp Jail
Exclusion criteria
* Any patient being shifted to any other facility (except designated)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Recovery | 30 days | Confirmed by double negative PCR results of specimen obtained via nasopharyngeal swabs |
| Mortality | 30 days | Death of any of the patients who had tested positive at the Camp Jail |
| ICU admission | 30 days | Any patient requiring admission to intensive care unit due to developing symptoms |
Countries
Pakistan
Outcome results
None listed