a) date and hour of medical examination b) an interview with the patient which determine his state of health, circumstances, type and quantity of alcohol drunk, as well as other circumstances related to his intoxication. c) medical examination of the patient including an assessment of: - disturbances of consciousness - disturbances of behaviour - disturbances of mood - disturbances of walking - disturbances of speech - traces of vomit - pulse - pupils - skin - lungs - abdomen - other symptoms of diseases - general health status of the patient d) justification for admission into the station or into the centre or no need for admission to the station or to the cente. In the sobering-up station at Rzeszów, the National Preventive Mechanism recommended to eliminate case of providing medical service in presence of people other than necessary medical staff. An analysis of monitoring records, selected at random, during the visit confirmed the presence of police officers during medical examination of the escorted person. Moreover, the room itself did not respect privacy nor dignity of the person subjected to medical examination. The medical department was a spacious room with 3 walls made of glass, neighbouring with the admission room and two corridors leading to patients’ rooms and to administration rooms. Glasses overlooking corridors were covered with blinds. The glass overlooking the admission room was not covered with blinds. The patient was visible during medical examination by everybody who was entering the station and who was present in the admission room and in the gatehouse. The central location of the medical department within the station made it also an attractive shortcut between the corridors, the gatehouse and the admission room. Moreover, thermos and disposable cups to give patients to drink were stored in there. Each time when needed, the staff were entering the medical department. Answering NPM recommendations, the Mayor of Rzeszów informed that glasses in the medical department were blinded with white film and the entrance was covered with a curtain. Moreover, unauthorised persons, including police officers, were forbidden to enter the medical department. Thermos and cups for patients were moved out into the corridor. At the sobering-up station at Chełm, the National Preventive Mechanism recommended to keep medical documentation in a proper way. According to an external expert (a physician) of the National Preventive Mechanism, who reviewed 35 patient’s records, preliminary medical examinations at the station were escorted in a stereotyped way. In many cases there were no notes by a physician, nor signiture/stamp; the duration of stay was not stated nor the patient’s health status at admission. To each record a print out from alcometer was attached (from examination