[Medical discretion versus the duty to inform of physicians in prisons--from the view of the prison physicians].

The basic principle of medical discretion within the prisons and penal organs is regulated under section 182 StVollzG. It is advisable for the physicians as well as for the members of penal organs to handle the principle of medical discretion in prison with a great care and hence to encourage a better understanding and cooperation between the physicians and the patients in custody. The physicians should have the responsibility to administer the adequate diagnostic, treatment and meet relevant decisions within the existing regulations. The primary medical examination within the first 24 hrs in custody should be regarded as the central issue of the health care for the prisoners. The results of the examination should as well be under the above mentioned medical discretion. The section 182 StVollzG should be explained in a simplified and understandable form prior the primary medical examination has been done.