Spit guard
A spit guard ( English spit hood is a) use means , that is to protect yourself by spat body fluids insulting and / or germs infected to be. Spit protection hoods usually consist of a hood-shaped mesh fabric that is pulled over the head of a person with restricted freedom . Visibility and breathing are less restricted by the mesh fabric than when using solid fabrics. In the face or mouth area, the spit guard may be reinforced or made particularly transparent. The hoods are also said to have a certain protective effect against bites.
Recommendations for spit protection hoods and similar resources indicate that there are concerns when deploying against vulnerable people (children, senior citizens, people with mental disorders) and when deploying “offensive” instead of “defensive”. There are also concerns if there is disproportionately more frequent use against members of ethnic minorities. Serious spit-spitting infections are very rare, according to a study in the UK . The use of a spit protection hood has been compared to hooding, which can be used as a method of torture .
Use in Germany
In 2008, Schleswig-Holstein approved the use of spit protection hoods by the police ; In 2014 they were introduced in Bremen . There, a drug addict with hepatitis C spat around in such a way that uniforms, faces and, in one case, the mouth of an emergency worker were hit. The introduction is a success for the police leadership in Bremen.
In 2015, in Lower Saxony, half masks were introduced instead of spit protection hoods to protect people who were tied up against “spitting attacks”.
The police union and the German police union are in favor of using spit protection hoods nationwide.
Individual evidence
- ^ Dpa report in Focus Online, March 2, 2017 , accessed on September 25, 2019
- ↑ Joyce, P .; W., Laverick (2018) Spit guards, ethical policing and the need for an evidence-based approach. Safer Communities 17 (3): 145-155
- ↑ Kennedy, KM; Payne-James, JJ; Payne-Jamese, GJ; Green, P. (2019) The use of spit guards (also known as spit hoods) by police services in England, Wales and Northern Ireland: to prevent transmission of infection or another form of restraint? Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine 66: 147-154
- ↑ Die Welt, November 18, 2014 , accessed September 25, 2019
- ^ Dpa report in Focus Online, March 2, 2017 , accessed on September 25, 2019
- ↑ Die Welt, June 22, 2015 , accessed on September 25, 2019
- ↑ Die Welt, August 7, 2018 , accessed September 25, 2019