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10.14.1.2 Right of Internees to Present Themselves for Examination. Interneesmay not be prevented from presenting themselves to the medical authorities for examination. 231The GC appears to contemplate that the internees would have daily sick call in which they couldpresent themselves for medical examination, because it provides for internees who areundergoing disciplinary punishment to request to attend this inspection. 232 The right of interneesto present themselves for examination does not mean that the internees must necessarily beexamined every day by a doctor, nor does it preclude disciplinary punishment if interneesabusively (on the basis of the doctor’s report) make groundless requests for medicalexamination. 233 10.14.1.3 Monthly Medical Inspections. Medical inspections of internees shall bemade at least once a month. 234 Their purpose shall be, in particular, to supervise the general stateof health, nutrition, and cleanliness of internees, and to detect contagious diseases, especiallytuberculosis, malaria, and venereal diseases. 235 Such inspections shall include, in particular, thechecking of weight of each internee and, at least once a year, radioscopic examination. 23610.14.2 Compulsory Medical Treatment. Because internees are subject to the laws inforce in the territory in which they are detained, 237 internees may be ordered to undergo medicaltreatment to the extent that other persons in that territory may be so ordered.10.14.3 Medical Treatment for Internees.10.14.3.1 Persons Requiring Special Treatment. Maternity cases and interneessuffering from serious diseases, or whose condition requires special treatment, a surgical231 GC art. 91 (“Internees may not be prevented from presenting themselves to the medical authorities forexamination.”).232 GC COMMENTARY 401 (“Although the fact is not mentioned in this paragraph [4 of Article 91 of the GC], a dailymedical inspection will take place in places of internment. This follows, as will be seen further on, from Article125. Internees will thus be able to report sick when they are ill, so as to receive medical attention without delay.”).Refer to § 10.28.6.3 (Attendance at Daily Medical Inspection and Medical Attention).233 GC COMMENTARY 495-96 (“It was only logical to consider that the Detaining Power should arrange in everyplace of internment for a daily medical inspection and this paragraph [paragraph 2 of Article 125 of the GC] makesthis important point quite clear. This does not mean, however, that internees must necessarily be examined everyday by the doctor. The guards will not be entitled to forbid the internees to present themselves for daily medicalexamination; if the request to go on sick parade turns out to be groundless and upsets the maintenance of discipline,the offence may be considered as calling for disciplinary punishment by the commandant of the place of internmenton the basis of the doctor’s report.”).234 GC art. 92 (“Medical inspections of internees shall be made at least once a month.”).235 GC art. 92 (“Their purpose shall be, in particular, to supervise the general state of health, nutrition andcleanliness of internees, and to detect contagious diseases, especially tuberculosis, malaria, and venereal diseases.”).236 GC art. 92 (“Such inspections shall include, in particular, the checking of weight of each internee and, at leastonce a year, radioscopic examination.”).237 Refer to § 10.27.1 (Applicability of the Laws in Force to Internees).679