366 AIR TRANSPORTABLE CLINIC DESERT SHIELD/DESERT STORM

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SUBJECT:  366 AIR TRANSPORTABLE CLINIC DESERT SHIELD/DESERT STORM 
		AFTER ACTION REPORT

			U N C L A S S I F I E D 
		      (This Entire Section is Unclassified) 

			MEDICAL 
1. OVERVIEW:

	a. Deployment: 
 
We were first informed of possible deployment in early- August. 
Our efforts were focused on preparing the Air Transportable 
Clinic for deployment as well as initiating preventive medicine 
actions prior to deployment. 
 
The air transportable clinic (ATC) was already 90% ready, thanks
to the efforts of the 366 Med Gp hospital supply section and the 
members of the 390 ECS Squadron Medical Element (SME). The clinic 
was then made fully ready and additional supplies were added. 
These additional supplies included items such as extra IV solu-
tions to treat dehydration, additional medications, etc. A sig-
nificant number of man-hours were expended by Captain Johnson and 
his hospital supply staff as well as by Tsgt Berry and A1C Irwin 
of the 390 ECS SME. By the time of our deployment, the ATC was 
fully ready to deploy. 
 
Preventive medicine actions included preparing predeployment 
briefings as well as providing immunizations and other 
prophylactic measures. 
 
Due to our previously assigned Checkered Flag location we already 
had a significant amount of information about the region in order 
to provide briefings and other measures. The deployment briefing was 
handled by Dr. John Fischer of the 390 ECS. His briefing was 
complete and covered all of the important aspects of preventive 
medicine peculiar to the deployment location. 
 
Since we were told we might be deploying very quickly we 
initiated immunizations prior to receiving any message traffic 
from HQ TAC or HQ CENTAF. Immune serum globulin, meningococcal 
vaccine, and malaria prophylaxis with chloroquine were initially 
given. After more guidance was received the meningococcal vaccine 
and, later, malaria prophylaxis were discontinued. 

		b. Desert Shield: 

	We deployed on 22 Aug 90 and arrived at our deployment loca-
tion on 24 Aug. Dr. Frank Archer and A1C Brett Irwin arrived with 
the first deployed aircraft. TSgt Jimmy Berry arrived about a
 week later. Initially, the only supplies that we had were those 
carried with us, which made the medical care that we were able to 
 
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