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File: 110196_aacuf_02.txtDeployment: 3 February 1991 Operationally ready in Bahrain: 11 February 1991 Termination of Bahrain responsibilities : 7 March l991 Arrival Home Station*: 16 Manch l991 5. Manpower. Not applicable to solo travel. 6. Patient Workload: See 3. above. Very light casualties led to light workloads. I led Advanced Trauma Life Support training sessions with technicians and nurses. 7. Professional Intelligence. With respect to the climate and weather, we arrived and worked in the optimal season. The temperatures were moderate, the winds gentle enough to be comfortable and strong enough to make chemical agents less of a threat, the rains only frequent enough (and usually at night) to keep the dust down. During the hotter, drier months of the year problem with waste disposal, disease vectors, heat exhaustion, cramps and stroke, dehydration and general irritability would certainly have been worse. The island's environment and topography made it an ideal site. Bahrain's less intense legislation allowed alcohol in the evenings for troops. Alcohol abuse was rare in our 150 person villa. The less restrictive government mase terrorism our bigest threat. Consequently, we were restricted to the villa. 0ne of my most important duties was to maximize morale/cooperation and minimize interpersonal friction/stress. a. Community environment and sanitation: (1 Health services. Available at local Navy, air Force and british facilitie. Sick call available at all facilities. (2) Water supply. Bottled water supplied. (3) Sewage disposal. Per villa routine. Not a problem. (4) ocal restaurante. N/A as we were rerstricted to villa. (5) Insects and and animals affecting health. (6) Poisonous fish and plants. None. (7) Food and dairy products. Well refrigerated. Not a problem. (8) Veterinary service impact statement. None. (9) Preventive medicine impact statement. As above. b. Prevalent diseases. No trends. c. Preventative medicine measures necessary on and off base. No drinking water, no local uncooked/unpeeled/unrefrigerated foods. d. N/A as had no contact. e. Medical facilites (1) Military medical support available from local Navy Hospital (about 1000 beds), British Hospital (about 150 beds), Navy ships (about 1500 beds).
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