Opinion ID: 4407150
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Heading: Hinson’s Booking

Text: When Hinson’s interviews concluded, Munger and Childers took Hinson to the jail, where he was admitted. According to Childers, admission to the jail meant that the jail’s medical staff determined that Hinson had no serious medical need. Had the medical staff reached the contrary conclusion, Childers explained, he would have been required to transport Hinson to the hospital. Jacqulyne Phillips, a Certified Medical Assistant employed by the City of Jacksonville, was on duty at the jail when Hinson arrived for his medical screening 14 Case: 16-14112 Date Filed: 06/14/2019 Page: 15 of 38 on October 7, 2012. She created medical records of her evaluation. These records indicate, “No trauma identified.” They further describe “[w]ound[s] observed” as follows: “[Hinson] has abrasions to his face, they are minor and not bleeding at this time. [Hinson] instructed to keep clean with soap and water.” According to Phillips, Hinson denied having any pain when she asked him. Phillips also attested that Hinson did not appear to be in any pain. Overall, Phillips determined that Hinson was “not in need of urgent medical attention,” so she medically cleared him for admission to the jail. Hinson’s jail medical records do not indicate that he complained of or was found to have suffered a concussion or any other type of traumatic head or brain injury on October 7, 2012.