ARCENT MED COMMAND CONCERNING NBC ENVIRONMENT

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Subject = ARCENT MED COMMAND CONCERNING NBC ENVIRONMENT                   

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Folder Title = ARCENT MEDICAL COMMAND POLICY CONCERNING SUBSISTENCE IN AN NBC ENVIRONMENT                      

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          IS REACHED* PLACE THE ITEM IN GROUP 1# IF THE AGENT HAS
          PENETRATED TO THE FOODE PLACE IT IN GROUP Ills CANNED GOODS MAY
          BE DECONTAMINATED BY ANY OF THE STANDARD CHEMICA@ METHOD$ C$UCH
          AS BLEACH 3@URRYO SODIUM CAR$QNATE* OR D$2)o FOL40WED BY WA6HlNG
          IN WATER, OUTER COVERING$ CONTAMINATED WITH NERVE AGENTS SHOULD
          BE DECONTAMINATED OR DISPOSED OF BY BURYING OR BURNING (SMOKE
          WILL BE TOXIC)$ REFER TO FM 3-5 FOR MORE INFORMATION*
               Ct GROUP III WILL CONSIST OF UNPACKAGED OR POORLY PACKAGED
          ITEMS WHICH HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO AN AGENT IN EITHER VAPOR OR
          LIQUID FORMO DECONTAMINATION OF FOOD ITSELF W14L SE ATTEMPTED
          ONLY IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS "MEN THERE 18 NO ALTERNATIVE SUPPLY
          OF FOODO THE   GENERAL DECONTAMINATION PROCEDURE TO BE FOLLOWED IN
          SEQUENCE I$%
                     Is  TRIMMING OF SURFACE FAT AND/OR OR0884Y CONTAMINATED
          AREAS,
                     2l  WASHING WITH WATER OR 2 SODIUM BICARBONATE SOLUTION
          OR 1 CHLORINE  304UTIONg
                     St  BOILING IN WATER, THIS MAY BE ELIMINATED WHEN THE
          CONTAMINATION  MA$ BEEN ONLY WITH THE VAPORS OF IRRITANT AGENT41
          WHEN SUCH AN EXPOSURE HAS BEEN 41GHTo AERATION FOR A SHORT TIME
          MAY BE USED FOR DECONTAMINATION, FRYINgo ROASTINQO OR BOILING
          W14L NOT REMOVE TRACES OF 841$TER AGENTS FRO.@ MEAT$s IN GENERAIO
          SALVAGE OF FOODS CONTAMINATED WITH DROPLETS OF Thg 8415TER
          AGENT$O ESPECIALLY THE ARSENICAL 861$TER AGENT$O IS NOT'
          PRACTICAI.*
                     40 ANIMAL$ CONTAMINATED SY CHEMICAL AGENTS MAY BE
          NECESSARY TO USE FOR FOOD AFTER EXPOSURE TO 41GUID SPLASMZ$'OF
          CHEMICAL AGENTSE ECONOMICS MAY JUSTIFY THE EARLY S6AUGfiTER OF
          EXPOSED AN14ALS BEFORE THE FULL EFFECTS OF SUCH EXPOSURES ARE
          3HOWNS IF SUCH ANIMALS ARE SLAUGHTERED IN THE PRILIMINARY STAGE$
          OF POISONING AND ALL TISSUES EXPOSED TO THE AGENT CLUNSao LOCAL
          AREAS) ARE 01$CARDEDA THERE 1$ NO DANGER IN CONSUMPTION'OF THE
          MEATE IF THE ANIMAL PASSES AN OTHeRN18E SATISFACTORY MEAT '
          INSPECTIONs THIS IS TRUEA EVEN OF ANTMALS POISONED BY ARSENICAL
          AGENTSO SINCE THE EDIBLE T188UE WILL CONTAIN AMOUNTS OF ARSENTC.
          TOO SMALL TO BE TOXIC* CERTAIN ORGANS (SUCH AS 41YERo BRAIN,*
          HEARTO KIDNEYSO AND 4UNG3) WILL CONTAIN MORE ARSENIC THAN THE
          MUSCULATURE AND SHOULD BE DISCARDED* THE MEAT SHOULD BE WELL
          COOKED,
          so ALL OF THE FOOD AND FOOD FACXASING MATERIAL DECONTAMINATION
          PROCEDURE$A EXCEPT FOR WEATHERINSA ARE VERY LABOR INTENSIVE-AND
          MAY REQUIRE EXTENSIVE LOGISTICAL SUPPORTL LABOR WILL NOT BE
          READILY AVAILABLE ON THE BATT4EFIE@Ds THE REQUIRED LABOR 13 THE
          RESPONSISX41TY OF YliE UNIT $TORINO THE FOOD OR SUPPORT
          DECO-ITAMINATION UNITS*
          6* POC FOR ADDITIONA4 INFORMATION IS COL A6Mo     ARGENT VETERINARIAN
          AT 498-8485 OR 477"7777 EXT 4178/4097 OR TAC 9-7664@441; OR LTC
          LIVELYA ARCENT FWD VETERINARIAN AT 899-1119 EXT 7370 THEN ASK'FOR
          S874 OR TAC 9"7699-58?q MAIL COMMENTS CAN BE FORWARDED TO ARCENTs
          ATTNT AFRD-MD (STAFF VETERINARIAN)O APO NY 09852#
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