Annual Report 2010 by the National Preventive Mechanism against Torture uniform criteria regarding the time the recordings are kept or the right to access them, whereby indications have been made on these issues of a both a general nature and regarding each specific centre. Basic fire-fighting 262. All the CIEs have basic fire-fighting equipment. The situation is more equipment. Uneven uneven regarding risk assessment protocols; thus, for example, the facilities situation regarding risk assessment protocols visited in Valencia had no evacuation procedure, with information on display in communal areas and inside cells. Furthermore, there was no intercom for communicating with the guards, and this deficiency needs to be corrected. Regarding the CIE in Murcia, the information given stated that delivery was pending of the corresponding emergency or evacuation plan. Accordingly, it was mentioned that the aforementioned plan was a requirement, indicating, furthermore, the convenience of holding fire practices with the guards, as these premises were newly built. On the other hand, it should be noted that Barcelona is the only CIE with an automatic cell-door opening system. Given that this system may enable rapid evacuation if and when needed, the authorities have been urged to install it at all the detention centres, especially those with the highest numbers of inmates. Normal procedure involves 263. Normal procedure involves a medical check-up for each inmate arriving at a medical check-up upon a CIE. Nevertheless, a special protocol should be arranged to cater for mass arrival at the centre influxes in order not to complicate the diagnosis procedures or reduce the thoroughness of the medical examination. Especially, those CIEs that may receive individuals detained whilst trying to enter Spanish territory should have systematic procedures for screening for quarantinable diseases. Inmates are examined by medical staff whenever they so request or whenever medical circumstances render it expedient. In fact, article 62.3 e) of Public General Act 4/2000, of 11 January, lays down the duty of detained foreign nationals “to submit to a medical examination upon entering and leaving the centre, as well as in those cases in which, for reasons of collective health decided by the medical staff and upon request thereof, it is ordered by the centre’s director”. All the centres have their All the centres have their own healthcare, provided by contracted staff (doctor own healthcare and nurse - DUE), in some cases, and by the police’s own medical services in others. If an inmate requires healthcare outside normal working hours, it is provided by the public health system’s emergency services, which are summoned to the centre by the guards. In the event the corresponding medical examination entails the need to transfer a patient, this transfer is to be made by members of the CNP in a police car or directly by ambulance escorted by a police car to the corresponding medical centre. 116 THE OMBUDSMAN OF SPAIN

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