MEDICAL REPORTING 14 AUG 90

File: 072496_may96_decls9_0032.txt
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Subject: MEDICAL REPORTING  14 AUG 90                                    

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Parent  Organization: XVIII CORPS 

Box ID: BX001433

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      'ALL MODERATELY TO   SEVERELY INTOXICATED CASUALTIES.       SUCH PATIENTS
      SHOULD RECEIVE:,lo   MG OF DIAZEPAM RAPIDLYT PREFERABLY' BEFORE THE
      ONSETE OF--@-SEIZURE---AC71-VITY., , DIAZEPAM MINIMIZES NERVE, AGENT INDUCED
      BRAIN INJURY :AND PROMOTES RAPID RECOVERY.        IF SEIZURES OCCUR$.
      DIAZEPAM ADMINISTRATION SHOULD BE REPEATED UNTIL- THE SEIZURES ARE



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      ;CONTROLLED.
      3.   NO GUIDANCE HAS.PRE.VIOUSLY BEEN PROVIDED TO THE FIELD ON THE
      USE OF OIAZEPAM AS PART OF CARE RENDERED FORWARD OF THE BATTALION
      AID STATION (SAS).     FOR THE PURPOSES OF 'OPERATION DESERT SHIELD*
      OTSG HAS RECOMMENDED THAT DIAZEPAM BE EMPLOYED AS FAR FORWARD AS
      THE COMBAT- LIFESAVER AND COMPKNY AIDMANI, TO PREVENT THE OCCURRENCE
      OF NERVE AGENT INDUCED SEIZURE -ACTIVITY IN SEVERELY !INTOXICATCO
      CASUALTIES. - COMBAT LIFESAVERS AND AIDMEN SHOULD BE !INSTRUCTED TO
      ADMINISTER ONE;,ID MG (2"CCY 'DIAZEPAM SYRETTE IM-:CINTRAMUSCULARLY-t
      -TO:
           A. -SEVERELY IN70XICATED 'NERVE AGENT CASUALTIES -WHO HAVE
      REQUIRED.- THREE- MARK I 'AUTO-INJECTORS ADMINISTERED 'IN. RAPID
      SUCCESSION AS PART OF @BUDDY 'AID.
           B.  ANY NERVE AGENT CASUALTY     WHO IS SEIZING.
      4. :THE NEED FOR MORE THAN THREE      MARK I 'AUTO-INJECTORS'   OR 'MOI?E.' THAN
      ONE DIAZEPAM INJECTRON SHOULD BE      ASSESSED BY THE COMPANY AIDMAN OR
      HIGHER ESCHELONS,,OF'MEDICAL CARE     IBAS MEDICAL OFFICER OR'ABOVE)O
      5.   UNIT LEVEL-MEDICAL PERSONNEL     AND COMBAT LIFESAVERS WILL 'NEED TO
      BE TRAINED IN THESE PROCEDURES UNDER SUPERVISION' OF THE APPROPRIATE
      MEDICAL AUTHORITY.

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      6.   AN INITIAL BASIS OF 'ISSUE OF. ONE 10 MG DIAZEPAM SYRE-TIE -.TNSN
      6505-00-137@5891@ PER COMBAT LIFESAVER KIT AND THREE SYRETTES PER
SSUANCE OF' DIAZEPAM
      BELOW SAS LEVEL'MUST BE AUTHORIZED BY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: CORPSV
      DIVISIONV BRRGAOE*' OR BATTAL:ION SURGEONSP ONCE COMPANY AIDMEN AND
      )COMBAT LIFESAVERS HAVE BEEN TRAINED IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF. THIS
      MEDICATION.
      7.   OMSOS AND MEDSOMS WILL REOUISITION SUFFICIENT OUANTITIES OF
      DIAZEPAM'SYRETTESITO SUPPORT SUBORDINATE UNIT'SUPPLY'REOUIRE?IENTS.
      S. -POC:AT- OTSG--IS MAJ ROGER MACYNTOSHP MC? MEDICAL 'SURETY PROGRAM
      CONSULTAN-TV 'AV 289-0125 OR COM 703 756-0125.       POC -AT: FORSCOM
      SURGEON IS MAJ DAVID ARDAYT MCv PREVENTIVE MEDICINE OFFICER#
      'AV 797-3316 OR COM 404 362-3316.
      ST
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