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File: aabiw_01.txtSUBJECT: USAF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE GUIDANCE FOR OPERATION DESERT SHIELD BASE COMMUNICATIONS CENTER 390 COSQ/DONA STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND (UNIT TOTAL: 003) INFO: SG (03) INFO: FILE COPY (01) E B STRATEGIC HOSPITAL (04) 042000Z DEC 90 FM HQ USAF B0LLING AFB DC.//SGPA// SECTION I OF 2 SUBJECT: PREVENTIVE MEDICINE GUIDANCE FOR OPERATION DESERT SHIELD REFERENCE: USCINCCENT,CCSG, . MESSAGE 150940Z NOV 90, SAME SUBJECT. QUOTE 1. THIS GUIDANCE APPLIES TO UNITS DEPLOYING TO DESERT SHIELD. VIGOROUS AND EFFECTIVE PREVENTIVE MEDICINE PROGRAMS WILL BE ESTABLISHED AND CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE SERVICE DIRECTIVES AND REGULATIONS. PARTICIPATING UNITS WILL IDENTIFY PREVENTIVE MEDICINE REQUIREMENTS AND ENSURE TRAINING/CERTIFICATION OF FIELD SANITATION TEAMS [FST] . IN ADDITION, UNITS WILL IDENTIFY AND TRANSPORT SUPPLIES. EOUIPMENT REQUIRED TO PROPERLY EXECUTE FIELD SANITATION MISSION. PARTICULAR ATTENTION WILL BE GIVEN TO: A. PREVENTION OF HEAT INJURIES. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS WILL BE MONITORED UTILIZING WBGT INDEX AND APPROPRIATE WORK/REST CYCLES EMPLOYED. TO AVOID DEHYDRATION, WATER INTAKE MUST BE MONITORED AND ENFORCED. THIRST IS NOT AN ACCURATE INDICATOR OF HYDRATION. SKIN PROTECTION OF EXPOSED PARTS OF THE BODY NECESSITATES THE USE OF SUNSCREEN WITH SUNSCREEN PROTECTION FACTOR [SPF] IS OR GREATER. HOT CLIMATE. LIPSTICK, ANTI-CHAP [WITH SUNSCREEN] WILL BE USED FOR LIP PROTECTION. EYE PROTECTION WILL REQUIRE THE USE OF SUNGLASSES AND GOGGLES SHOULD BE USED IN THE WINTER DURING WINDY CONDITIONS. HEAD COVER WILL BE UTILIZED. B. PERSONAL HYGIENE. ENTERIC DISEASES SUCH AS DIARRHEA AND HEPATITIS ARE EASILY SPREAD DURING FIELD CONDITIONS. THE MOST EFFECTIVE MEANS TO PREVENT SUCH DISEASES IS FOR INDIVIDUALS TO WASH THEIR HANDS FREQUENTLY, ESPECIALLY FOLLOWING THE USE OF LATRINES AND BEFORE EATING. HAND WASHING FACILITIES NEED TO BE AVAILABLE NEAR LATRINES AND BY MESS FACILITIES. C. WATER OUALITY. WATER FROM MUNICIPAL SYSTEMS WILL BE CONSIDERED NONPOTABLE UNLESS APPROVED BY U. S. MILITARY MEDICAL AUTHORITIES. ALL WATER WILL BE TESTED PRIOR TO USE. WATER MUST BE DRAWN FROM APPROVED SOURCES. D. ENTERIC DISEASE PREVENTION. INFECTIOUS GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES HAVE PRESENTED THE SINGLE, LARGEST INFECTIOUS THREAT TO DEPLOYED FORCES IN OPERATION DESERT SHIELD. ALL FOOD SUPPLIES ARE TO BE PURCHASED THROUGH APPROVED SOURCES. ALL PRODUCE MUST BE CLEANED BY HYPERCHLORINATION BEFORE SERVING. HAND WASHING IS AGAIN EMPHASIZED. E. WASTE DISPOSAL. [1] WASTE DISPOSAL IS VERY IMPORTANT AS A PRIMARY PREVENTIVE MEASURE TO DETER THE THREAT POSED BY ANIMALS, SUCH AS WILD DOGS, AND INSECTS. [2] STRICT ADHERENCE TO PROPER MANAGEMENT OF HUMAN WASTE IS ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL. LATRINE FACILITIES MUST BE UTILIZED AND MAINTAINED. APPROPRIATE WASTE DISPOSAL/REMOVAL METHODS MUST BE UTILIZED. F. INSECT [VECTOR] CONTROL. [1] INSECT CONTROL IS INTIMATELY RELATED TO ISSUES OF MESS SANITATION AND WASTE DISPOSAL. AREA INSECTICIDE SPRAYING SHOULD BE UTILIZED ONLY WHEN OTHER BASIC MEASURES HAVE BEEN USED, AND WHEN SPRAYING IS DEEMED NECESSARY AND APPROPRIATE BY ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PREVENTIVE MEDICINE PERSONNEL. [2] INDIVIDUAL/PERSONAL PROTECTIVE MEASURES AGAINST VECTORS ARE EXTREMELY EFFECTIVE WHEN UTILIZED. PROPER WEAR OF THE DESERT BATTLE DRESS UNIFORM [DSDU] WILL PREVENT MANY BITES/STINGS BY VECTORS [I. E., KEEP BOOTS BLOUSED AND SHIRT SLEEVES ROLLED DOWN]. THE USE OF INSECT REPELLENT IS MANDATORY WHEN MOSQUITOES AND FLIES ARE PRESENT. DEFENSE GENERAL SUPPLY CENTER [DGSC], RICHM0ND, STOCKS THE NEW,
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