CHEMICAL CARE OF CASUALTY TRAINING FOR MEDICAL PERSONNEL

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Subject = CHEMICAL  CARE OF CASUALTY TRAINING FOR MEDICAL PERSONNEL       

Parent Organization = XVIII CORPS 

Unit = 3D ACR      

Folder Title = AARS - DS-DS  -2                                                                                

Document Number =         11

Box ID = BX001803




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          Phase:   Desert Shield                        BOS:  Combat Service Support

          Unit; HHT, 3/3 ACR                            Date: 09 May 91

          POC: lLT Barger, 3/3 Medical Platoon Leader, 568-6710.


          1. ISSUE: Chemical care of casualty training +or medical personnel.

          2. DISCUSSION: Medical platoon personnel were inadequately prepared
          -For treating casualties on a chemical battlefield using the latest
          equipment and techniques.                       d when new equipment (such
          as the Chemical Agent Monit                     nd additional training was
          provided, but in general, t                     een given as high a
          priority in the past as the                 red.

          3. RECOMMENDATION: Recomm                   Medical Platoon be required to
          participate in chemical                     ion and care exercises at
          least once a quarter.              rc ses must ensure adequate training
          an recognizing and tr  2a       hemical casualties by type of casualty,
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          decontaminating chemica         alties, and transporting chemical
          casualties. In addition, recommend that at least one soldier from the
          Medical Platoon be trained at the Chemical Casualty Care Course, and
          that a requirement be made that one school trained soldier (E-6 or
          above) be present in the platoon at all times.


































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File Room = sep96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-62
Box ID = BX001803
Unit = 3D ACR
Parent Organization = XVIII CORPS
Folder Title = AARS - DS-DS -2
Folder Seq # = 3
Subject = CHEMICAL CARE OF CASUALTY TRAINING FOR MEDICAL PERSONNEL
Doc Seq # = 11
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Queued for Declassification = 11-MAR-1997
SAGWI Request = 01-JAN-1980
Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 23-APR-1997