CONTTINGENCY FIELDING OF CANA AND REF 31 AUG 90

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Subject: CONTTINGENCY FIELDING OF CANA AND REF  31 AUG 90                

Box ID: BX001607

Unit: 101ST ID    

Parent Organization: XVIII CORPS 

Folder Title: DIV SURG DOCUMENTS                                                                              

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   CASUALTIES @O NORMAL FUNCTION AND FACIL17ATE THE RAPID REGENERATIO
   OF COMBAT POWER*
   3*  EVEN THOUGH DIAZEPAM HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR ABUSE- THE BENEFITS
   OF INDIVIDUAL ISSUE FAR OUTWEIGH THE RISKS. THE SIDE EFFECTS OF
   A014INISTERING A SINGLE DOSE OF CANA WITHOUT NERVE AGENT EXPF)SURE
   ARE MINIMAL (MILD SEDATIONT IMPAIRED VISUAL TRACKING AND DECISION
   MAKING ABILITY FOR 2 TO 5 H OURS) , THERE IS NO RISK OF PROLONGED
   INCAPACITATION OR ADDICT-TON WITH A SINGLE UNAUTHORIZED INJECTIO?JO
   4*  CANA WILL BE ISSUED TO EACH SOLDIER 1?4 THEATER. IT WILL NOT BE
   is su En I x co iyu s PR To R TO 0 EP LO Yf4 EN T. EACH SOLDIER WILL BE
   PERSONALLY ACCOUNTABLE FOR SECURING AND EMPLNY'ING THE AUTDINJFCTOP

   PAGE 03 RliCGAM07283 Uf4CLAS MINIMIZE CDNSIDERED
   ONLY AS DIRECTED9 JUST AS HE/SHE IS ACCOUNTABLE FOR HIS/HER
   WEAPON* PRIOR TO.ISSUANCE OF OF CA?JA# EACH SOLDIER 14UST BE TRAINE
   IN THE PROPER USE OF THE CANA AUTOINJECTORO THIS TRAIIJINIG SHOULD
   BE ACCOMPLISHED @ CONUS9 PRIOR 70 DEPLOYMENT# TO THE 14Axrmum
   EXTENT POSSISL@
   5*  THE INSTRUCTION WILI. BE AN UPDATE OF THE BASIC FIRST-AID FOR A
   VERVE AGENT CASUAtTYo CANA WILL Sr INCORPORATED INTO THE
   PROCEDURES FOR SELF/BUDDY AID*   SEVERE (RWCAPACITATED) NERVE AGENT
   CASUALTIES* WHO HAVE RECEIVED ALL THREE PRARK I ANTIDOTE KITS
   (ATROPIXIE AND 2-PAR CHLORIDE) IN RAPID SUCCESSION BY BUDDY
   ADF[ItJISTRiTIONs iaLL-THEN BE GIVEN THE-CANA INJE.CTION BY A BUDDY*
   6* THE INSTRUCTION MUST ALSO ERPHASIZE THE INDIVIDUAL/S
   RESPONSIBILITY TO SAFEGUARD THE CANA AUTOINJECTORA    THE TRAINING
   WILL: STRESS INE FACT.T.HAT THEIR CANA IS THERE In BE ADMINISTERED TO
   THEM* BY A BUDOYO, TO PREVENT CONVULSIONS AND SERIOUS BRAIN DAMAGE
   ASSOCIATED WITH NERVE AGENT POISONING,   SHNULD'THEY BE NEGLIGENT*
   AND ALLOW THEIR CANA TO'BE STOTER OR USED WITHOUT NERVE AGENT
.LY WILL NOT BE AVAILABLEIWHEN THEY REALLY
   IE E13 I To THE RESPONSIBILITY IS 714EI16 ALONE. THE CnNSEnUEIYCES OF
   W-RVE AGENT POISONING WITHOUT THE ANTI-CONVULSANT THERAPY OF

   PAGE 04 RHCG-A"07283 LINCLAS MINIMIZE CONSIDERED
   DIAIEPAM ARE SERIOUS INDEED.   FEW WOLLO KNOWINGLY RISK THAT FATE
   FOR A MEPE COUPLE HOURS OF UNAUTHORIZED SEDATIOtJo
   7*  THE ACADE14Y OF HEALTH SCIENCES 4AHS) HAS DEVELOPED AN
   EXPORTABLE TRAINING PACKAGE FOR USE IN TRAINING SOLDIERS ON THE NEW
   CANA DOCTRINE*  THIS PACKAGE IS aJFZREN7LY BEING REPRODUCED AND
   SHC)ULD'SE AVAILABLE FOR INITIAL DISTRIBUTION BY PIID NOVEMBER.
   .PRIORITY FOR'.DISTRIBUTION IS TO UNITS DEPLOYED IN THEATER*' FOLLOWED
   BY FORSCOM UNITS PREPARING FOR I)EPLOYMEN-t.- U?4TTS SHOULD INITIATE
   TRAINING ONCE THESE INATERIALS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED.              7 .
   8- POC AT FORSCOM SURG IS 14AJ DAVID ARDAYP 14Ct PVNT RED OFCR9 AV
   79T-3316 OR COM (404) 362-3316.//
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Subject = CONTTINGENCY FIELDING OF CANA AND REF 31 AUG 90
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