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Subject = STEP BY STEP CASUALTY DECONTAMINATION PROCEDURES
Folder Title = STEP-BY-STEP CASUALTY DECONTAMINATION PROCEDURES
Parent Organization = BUMED
Unit = VAR. BUMED
Box ID = BX303902
File Cabinet = Week-44
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UNCLA$SIFIED
Step-by-Step
Casualty.Decontamination Procedures
I General. Casualty decontamination presents special problems f6r
commanders and health'servtce support personnel. Under NB"
conditions. contaminated wounded personnel create increased l,acard@.
to Mariiies and medical service personnel. This eiiclo-stire covers
evacuation and decontamination procedures for casualties starting at
the unit level.
A . E)n the NF3(- two classilic,)tif)fis of cm@ualties
wi 1 1 be ericotsii t L-, ed ; i Iic)@@c- wi I ft c-.ont am in at i ot, in cf t wi II lull 3 a II y
con t-a.@ I nA t i on Those t hA t ar a cuii t Am I na t eii ma y lie @,i 4 f er I titi i hL-
e f f vc t s c) I qll NOC jiges, t , ci f A ccirivon t i onA I wou,i,j . er bu t li . C;Dmp may
l@i@ b,,i t t I e f a t Ljti-D or F.@a t t: a@va ) I i ws . I ndticed by t h@ , I , e-3@, ci f Nrr
ccind i t I on s a riei t,- v t Lnerd t 1 me 3peil t i n MOPP4 . I i i 5 I m p c, r I a I I a
f c) I I o@ I)r op,@r (J,!r.oti anrl evat:ua I i cii, pr c)celiur'es tci I i@i I the -3pt-eaci of
co-@tam-'.Ti@.tion to c,t@iers all(J equipment.
b CanuA, 'y cj@ron b@gir,@ At t!ie pl Al on,, at,il level wi tl,
t @it- i i i cl I v i ti - i a I M a r i n I I M a e h I m s e I f u r n@mLC-r-3 Cf 1,i%
. Uri i
P L. r f 0 r- m b A s I a s c! e r. o, I I n d A Li i I @ t e r n e , v L, A c; A n t I d o i @- -@ .
r o @l u I r m C' . T h @ t: a A t i a I I y I -@, ! A @, ig -e @w i t t- '@a f ield nedical carli (0[1 rot-1.1
1 'F)Vl ) or I e I d - r;ie-I I et) t. -l@Q' (Fiq,ir;,',40-1 ) , @,,t i,,,j t@ie timt an@4 tytie
o f c on t am I na t I ori . Us,.- (Ile CAM or M paper to de 't,4rmine the tylic- if
cr,-itamiiiaLion. W'i@ii ttie casual tit-5' condi tic)n and the bat@)e -
pE-rmli@, tht-y @.qy qo throtigh a MOPP gear exch;irigL-,. The MOPP gear
e'AchA,ige mtjst i,tit catis-.e furtf,er injury to the CASLIO! ty.
A'A ME
DA'RE APID Tl^ij5
-3, Coo-rAAt[IVAr-tOAI AWb AC;:A'@r
T)(Pa
Ficlure Field expeliient N9C casualty tag.
2. Casualty Decontaminatioti at the [3attalion Aid Station ft.
forwarrj,
a ien battle cotiditiaiis prl-vent,decon , p@. i lie
Castilla jy L@@ lie evacua teci to t@6 'bat ta I ion a icJ -i at ion (SAS)
before clecofi. Upofi are iv-sl at the OAS,, personnel ar- 'Mul;iiorpd with
II-ie (-AM or- Oti-Ct' LlPt&CtiOSI eq[JipMefkt or material to cjetern)ifie i f
ihey ate contaminated. Individuals arriving at ilie RAS contaminated
mu-t b;- decontaminated before admission into the clean
ar ea.
b. Patient @4ecoi) ip tht- systematic removal of c !oiiillg @.iL4.
contaminants from patit.-nt wlio are Lki@L3iple to rlect;n ti,@mse'v&s.
I I -
Patient decontamination )I 'I s 'Per formed by a pat leii I Lf"f-@n tami tio i for,
UNCLASSIFIED Ericla5ure (1)
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Subject = STEP BY STEP CASUALTY DECONTAMINATION PROCEDURES
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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