EMERGENCY MEDICAL TREATMENT OF NERVE AGENT CASUALTIES

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Subject = EMERGENCY MEDICAL TREATMENT OF NERVE AGENT CASUALTIES           

Folder Title = FOLDER 3- MANAGEMENT IN CHEMICAL-BIOLOGICAL WARFARE ENVIRONMENTS                                

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                  ATROPINE WILL. I)EL:REASE THIS PRUf3LF-Me HEART itATE ABOVE 1216  BEA-CS
                  PER MINUTE INDICATE ADEUUATE ATRUPINIZATION,
                  (3) INJECT IL4 MG OF F)IAZEPAM VALIUM BY SYRINGE DEEP INTO THE
                  MID-AN'(EHOLATERAI. tiUSCLP OF'.THIS THIL;H. IF CASUALTY IS CONVULSINGR
                  DOUBLV THE UGSEP
                  (4) GXVE AUI)ITIEPIAL DIAZF-PAM AS t4EEDIED UNTIL CONVULSION ARF
                  CoNTRoLLEOP
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                  D, I)ELAYLO I)R Mlf4ll4AL CASUALTIES, IF VVMEDIATE SYMPTOM UCCtiR,
                  RETRIAUE AND TREAT AS IMMEDIATES. ATHOPINE SHOULU NOT BE GIVEN           To
                  TREAT filUSIS ALONE (IR TO REVERSE MIQ,518, ONLY INDICATION FOR
                  TREATrigNT UP tilOSIS 13 SEVERF. PAIN.ITIIERAPLY TS LOCAL APPLICATION
                  OF ATRI)PINL/HUMATROPINE EYE UINTMENTO THIS TREATMENT MAY CAUSE
                  MARKEL) VXSUAL XMP@RRMENT, E.Gtr NEAR VISIONE LASTING Up TO 24
                  HOURS.  -                                                      6
                  E. AT INITIA4 ECIIELON OF MEOICAL CARE, EXPENDED AUTOINJFCTORS
                  AND SYRINGES SHOULD BE AT7ACHEI) TO THE CHEMICAL PROTECTIVE
                  UVFRGAHMt@r4T JACKET,
                  4. RETLIRN T(I OI)TY, DEPENDS ON OPERATIU@IAL SITUATION, TYPE OF     TASK
                  ANI) SFYE@ITY OF EXPOSURE, AFTER MILU EXPOSURE (OELAYED/t4lNjMAL)i
                  CAIISAL,ry i4lTH mIL)SrS Af4U MILU MENTAL EFFECTS CUU40 FIRE A WEAPON IF
                  THF UNIT IS UNDER ATTACK, Tlif- SAME CASUALTY COULD NOT MANAGE A
                  T  KtiNG DEVICE UR RADAR SCRTEN, CASUALTIES SURVIVING SEVERE
                  ExrostiNES WILL REQLJTRE NON"INTENSIVE CARE LASTING SEVERAL WEEKS,
                  5, BUMED-CELL POC XS CUR PATRICK A. TRUMAN# Mgcp USN AT AV
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Subject = EMERGENCY MEDICAL TREATMENT OF NERVE AGENT CASUALTIES
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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 = 24-MAR-1997