DOCTRINE FOR USE CHEM WARFARE AGENT TOPICAL SKIN PROTECTANT

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Subject: DOCTRINE FOR USE CHEM WARFARE AGENT TOPICAL SKIN PROTECTANT     

Box  ID: BX000420

Document Number:         51

Folder Title: HISTORIANS BACKGROUND MATERIAL FILES - G3 NBC MIS 4  OF 4                                       

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Parent Organzation: CENTCOM     




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     BIOLOGICAL, OR CHEMICAL PROTECTIVE MATERIEL.
         A. M17 OR M40 PROTECTIVE-MASK. USE OF TSP AND THE


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     PROTECTIVE MASK TOGETHER DOES NOT REQUIRE ANY CHANGE IN DOCTRINE
     ON THE USE OF THE PROTECTIVE MASK. THE TSP DOES NOT INTERFERE
     WITH THE SEALING CAPABILITY OF THE PROTECTIVE MASK. NO LOSS OF
     VISION (SUCH AS EYE IRRITATION OR FOGGING OF THE MASK LENS) IS
     EXPECTED. THE TSP HAS A VERY SLIGHT VINEGAR ODOR.
         S. BATTLE DRESS OVERGARMENT. USE OF TSP SHOULD NOT
     REDUCE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE BDO. CONTAMINATION OF THE ACTIVE
     RESIN IN THE BDO WITH THE SMALL AMOUNT OF WATER IN TSP IS EXPECTED
     TO BE MINOR WHEN TSP IS USED AS DIRECTED.
         C. CHEMICAL AGENT DETECTION SYSTEMS. UNDER PROLONGED OR
     CLOSE RANGE MONITORING OF TSP COATED SKIN WITH THE AUTOMATIC
     DETECTORS (M8AI DETECTOR OR CHEMICAL AGENT MONITOR (CAM)I FALSE
     POSITIVE O-AGENT ALARMS MAY REGISTER. THE CHEMICAL AGENT
     DETECTORC VGHL ABC-M8 PAPER INDICATED A DELAYED POSITIVE G-
     AGENT RESPONSE AS THE TSP DRIES ON THE PAPER. TOPICAL SKIN
     PROTECTANT DOES NOT GIVE A FALSE POSITIVE WITH THE M256 CHEMICAL
     DETECTOR KITS NOR DOES TSP GIVE FALSE ALARM FOR MUSTARD AGENTS ON
     ANY OF THE FIELDED DETECTION SYSTEMS. THE IMPORTANCE OF FALSE
     ALARMS WITH TSP DEPEND ON.
            (1) THE AMOUNT OF TSP PRESENT ON THE MONITORED


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     INDIVIDUAL OR EQUIPMENT.
            (2) THE INDIVIDUAL'S ADHERENCE TO DOCTRINE ON THE USE
     OF CHEMICAL AGENT DETECTORS.
            (3) IMPACT ON MISSION CAUSED BY DECONTAMINATION
     FOLLOWING A FALSE ALARM ON THE DETECTORS.
        D. SKIN DECONTAMINATING KITS (M25SAl AND Megl). THE USE
     OF TSP IMPROVES THE EFFICIENCY OF PERSONNEL DECONTAMINATING SYSTEMS.
     SOLDIERS SHOULD PERFORM SKIN DECONTAMINATION IMMEDIATELY AFTER
     CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION, PS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TSP DECREASES
H TIME. DURING DECONTAMINATION, YOU MUST REMOVE PS MUCH OF
     THE TSP AS POSSIBLE. IF NOT REMOVED, THERE IS A RISK THAT THE
     VESICANT AGENT WILL BE FORCED INTO THE REMAINING BARRIER FILM
     CAUSING SECONDARY EXPOSURE TO UNDERLYING SKIN.
     5. STEPS FOR APPLYING TOPICAL SKIN PROTECTANT
       A. IN THE EVENT THAT OFF THE SHELF COMMERCIALLY PACKAGED
     TSP IS PROCURED, DO NOT USE THE APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS WHICH ARE
     INTENDED FOR INDUSTRIAL OCCUPATIONS. A NEW STICK-ON LABEL WITH
     MILITARY USE INSTRUCTIONS MAY BE APPLIED OVER THE COMMERCIAL
     INSTRUCTIONS. PROCUREMENT OF A SAND-COLORED CONTAINER WITH
     DIRECTIONS IMPRINTED IN BLACK LETTERS (MILITARY APPLICATION

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File Room = jul96_declassified
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Box ID = BX000420
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Folder Title = HISTORIANS BACKGROUND MATERIAL FILES - G3 NBC MIS 4 OF 4
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Subject = DOCTRINE FOR USE CHEM WARFARE AGENT TOPICAL SKIN
Document Seq # = 55
Document Date =
Scan Date = 30-JUL-1996
Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
Short Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 16-AUG-1996