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4. Attainment of Exercise ObJectives: Our FFGK7 team was to augment the surgical capability of an already existing ATH and was therefore, not capable of providing care by itself. The ATH to which it was assigned was generatty well equipped, however, several important pieces of equipment were missing which would have reduced the hospital's effectiveness. These were: 1) An oxygen analyzer for the operating room, 2) External fixators for orthopedic trauma, 3) An adequate amount of plaster for casts 4) Colostomy and ileostomy bags, 5) Suction devices for gastric emptying. As a result of the fact thst the facility did not receive casualties its surgical capabitity was onty tested on this deployment to the extent of a non-war-time facility and any further weakness would yet remain to be determined.
FFGK7
Deployment 7 Jan 91
Operationatty Ready 15 Jan 91
Terminated Exercise 12 Mar 91
Completed Repack 11 Mar 91 -
Redeptoyment 13 Mar 91
Arrival - Home Station 14 Mar 91
5. Manpower: 289 Man hours, mobility department
115 Man hours for team planning
404 Total man hours
6. Patient Workload: Estimated approxlmatety 1.5 inpatient, daily.
Estimated approximately 70 Emergency Room visits daily.
7. Professional Intelligence:
a. The established health services were as indicated under #2. There was a desert climate with the only sources of potable water being derived from underground supplies fed by desalinization facilities, bottled water or water brought by military vehicles. Sewage was handled by a local contractor for both solid and liquid waste. Latrine facilities were atso managed by the same contractor with military oversight. All personnel on base were instructed to destroy return addresses listed on correspondence prior to disposal. All mess facilities whether run by US Mititary or by contractors were tested daily by the bioenvironmentat officers. Locol restaurants and food stores were not evaluated to my know ledge. Due to the terrorist threat shortly after Desert Storm, all fresh food was discontinued and all contractor and off-base food were off limits until the level of threat had diminished. Most patients sought care due to genera t medical problems but with respect to the environment and our deployment they had: 1) gastroenteritis versus diarrhea secondary to the nerve sgent pretreatment pills, 2) foreign bodies of
the eyes due to the blowing sand, 3) persistent coughs, 4) orthopedic trauma from Jumping into bunkers. A targe number of patients,generally reservists, were deployed without their medical records. Often they were older and more likety to have a significant medical history. There were no animats, plants, or insects other than scabies which were of significance at our site during January through March 1991, while our group was deployed, however, it is known that the area at other times of the year has a variety of insects and snakes which are of concern. Several patients reported contact with individuals
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