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A local director of public health will encounter moral and
political issues, along with logistical considerations, when faced
with the possibility of quarantining or isolating an individual or
a group.
1.) Describe a situation when you would employ quarantining of an
individual. Describe another situation when you would isolate an
individual. For both situations, include any special considerations
to provide for the individual's well-being. Further, include
considerations for legal requirements for both situations.
quarantine - these are people who have been exposed to an infectious disease and may be infected but are not yet ill may be quarantined. That is, they may be asked to remain at home or another location to prevent further spread of illness to others and to carefully monitor for the disease.
. For example, if people are asked to stay at home then they would usually be asked to take their own temperature and report daily to health authorities on how they are feeling. They are given instructions on what they can do and not do around family members and are informed of other disease precautions. If they remain outside their homes they are provided with meals and other necessities., Until the probability of disease is over.
isolation -This is for individuals who are sick from the contagious disease. These individuals are kept separate from others -- or "isolated" -- usually within a health care facility or at home. Typically, the ill person will have his or her own room, and caretakers will take certain precautions such as wearing protective clothing.
SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS
many guidelines have been issued by health care services and doctors for quarantine and isolation of a person
LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS
1. Individual rights have to be balanced with public interest.
2. Individual liberty and public health are not opposed to each other but are well in according.
3. The laws permitted the restrictions of activities by separation of person who are not I'll, but who may have been exposed to an infectious disease within the legal framework of International Health Organization.
4. Quarantine setting can be hotels , well ventilated rooms where a distance of at least one metre can be maintained as per WHO guidelines.