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File: 110196_aacbg_08.txtpropositioned BDCs collected, classified, and shipped 1200 units of blood at a minimum volume of 50 units per day. During the period 2 Aug 90 - 3 Mar 91, USAFE BDCs collected 39l2 units of blood. The following is a breakdown of units collected: UNIT Of BLOOD BLOOD DONOR CENTER (BDC) COLLECTED 36 TFW Hosp Bitburg 708 39 TG Hosp Incirlik 560 48 TFW Hosp RAF Lakenheath 737 401 TFW Hosp Torrejon 591 20 TFW Hosp RAF Upper Heyford 242 7100 CSW MEDCEN Wiesbaden 1074 Total 3012 The overwhelming support at USAFE blood drives minimized the requirement for blood component deliveries from the CONUS Armed Services Blood Program Office, and allowed the CONUS program to direct their blood component support to CENTCOM. USAFE's introduction of frozen blood storage and reconstitution technology was an important upgrade which flowed from DS/PF. Over 4,000 units of frozen blood were shipped from the Armed Services Whole Blood Processing Laboratory in CONUS through USAFE BTCs to USAFE hospitals. The light casualty load required no use of this blood; however, with a shelf life of 10 years, the frozen blood remains a valued standby resource. AEROMEDICAL SERVICES Air combat operations during DS/PF required the support of USAFE Aeromedical Services team members from 14 USAFE bases. Flight surgeons and aeromedical technicians deployed to Saudi Arabia, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, France, Italy, and Greece where they provided preventive medicine services and direct medical care to aviators and ground support personnel. Flight surgeons routinely advised commanders of the physical and mental conditions of their aviators and monitored flight safety indicators. Two USAFE Air Transportable Clinics were deployed and utilized at locations where [ ] facilities were inadequate for medical operations. USAFE aeromedical team members contributed directly to the low aircraft mishap rate and extremely good health of deployed personnel. MEDICAL SUPPORT TO FORCES TRANSITING USAFE Many CONUS units transiting USAFE during DS/PF verbally requested issue of chemical warfare antidotes and other medical items. In the absence of a process to validate requests and pay for the items, USAFE medical logisticians issued more than $400,000 of WRM before a fund 8
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