COLLECTION AND TRANSPORTATION OF SUSPECTED BIOLO WARFARE

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Subject: COLLECTION AND TRANSPORTATION OF SUSPECTED BIOLO WARFARE        

Unit: VAR. BUMED  

Parent Organization: BUMED       

Box  ID: BX303819

Folder Title: DESERT SHIELD-STORM CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL MESSAGES CNA 57-60890                               

Document Number:         45

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            4.@ SPECIMEN PACKAGING AND TRANSPORTATION:
            (A) -MALL SPECIMENS, EXCEPT FORMALIN EMD TISSUE, SHOULD BE
            TRANSPORTED FROZEN AOR AS COLD AS POSSIBLE IF UNABLF, TO FREEZE) AS
            SOON AFIER COLLECTION AS POSSIBLE.
            (B) -* PRIOR TO SHIPMENT OF SPECBMNTS, CONTACT TIM FOLLOWING:
              LCDR B. MERRELL, MSC, USN OR LT A. RICHARDS, MSC, USN
              NAVY FORWARD LABORATORY/H&S LABORATORY
              (BERTHING: RM 157)
              ECHONMD
              ALJUBAIL, SAUDI ARABIA
              COMMO:
              TLELPHONF: 341-0912 OR 341-0510
              TASS LINE: 1ST FSSG 188 (MARINE LIAISON)
              HOSPITAL MONITORS THE FOLLOWING NETS:
              FSSG CMD 1 GREEN)     TAR NIGHTTIME (RED)
              MEDEVAC(RED)         MAGTF DAY (RED)
              JOINT MED REG RED)     TAR DAYLIGHT (RED)
            (C@ TRANSPORT OR SHIP BY EXPEDITIOUS MEANS TO:
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              NAVY FORWARD LABORATORY/H&S LABORATORY
              MED DET, 1ST FSSG
              H&S COMPANY
              ALJUBAIL, SAUDI ARABIA
              ATRN: LCDR MERREI.L OR LT RICHARDS
            (D) 4* FOR ASSISTANCE WrM COLLECTION, TRANSPORTATION, OR PROCESSING
            OF SPECIMENS OR OTIUR INFORMATION REGARDING BW AGENTS, CONTACT EITHER
            OF THE ABOVE INDIVIDUALS.
            5.@ RESULTS: POSITIVE RESULTS OBTAINED AT THE NAVY FORWARD LAB
            WILL BE CONSIDERED PRFSUMPTFVE AND @ REQUIRE CONFIRMATION BY
            USAMRIID, FORT DETRIC@ MD, PRIOR TO GENERAL RELEASE. PRESUMPTIVE
            RESULTS WILJ- BE FORWARDED ONLY TO THE NAVCENT SURGEON.
            6.@ SAFEFY OF MEDICAL PERSONNEL:
            A)    WITHIN THE INCIDENT AREA: AS OERATIONALLY APPROPRIATE.
            (B)   RFAR MTF: CLINICAL SPECIMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH TWICAL BW
            AGENTS DO NOT POSE A THREAT TO MEDICAL/LABORATORY PERSONNEL. GOOD
S SUCH A THOSE USED
            FOR HEPA=S PROVIDES ADEQUATE PROTECTION FOR BOTH MEDICAL AND
            LABORATORY PERSONNEL. PERSONNEL SHOULD @IZE THAT BLOOD AND TISSUE
            SPECIMENS CONT       G IARGE NUMBERS OF VEGETATIVE ANTHRAX ORGANISNS
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            MAY SPORULATF @N EXPOSED TO AIP, THESE SPORES ARE RESISTANT TO
            READY DISINFECTION AND MAY POSE A RESIDUAL HAZARD ON SURFACES.
            7. U) RELEASED BY CAPTD. BOUCK//
            DECL/OADR//
            BT


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File Room = sep96_declassified
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Box ID = BX303819
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Folder Title = DESERT SHIELD-STORM CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL MESSAGES CNA 57-60890
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Subject = COLLECTION AND TRANSPORTATION OF SUSPECTED BIOLO
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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 = 02-JAN-1997