Possible Chemical Casualty in ARCENT Area 3 MAR 91

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Subject: Possible Chemical Casualty in ARCENT Area 3 MAR 91

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 CONVERSATION RECORD         TIME:              DATE 0412

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VISIT ( )       CONFERENCE ( )     TELEPHONE (X )
                                   IN (X ) OUT ( )     NAME/SYMBOL      INT
NAME OF PERSON:             OFFICE:       TELEPHONE:   JOC-TM CH
CPT NAPIER                  ARCENT-NBC   8963-367


POSSIBLE CHEMICAL CASUALTY IN ARCENT AREA


SUMMARY:   ARCENT-NBC  REPORTED A POSSIBLE CHEMICAL GASUALT? HAS BEEN
REPORTED BY ~c 3-8 CAV1 3RD AD.    THE INDIVIDUAL HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS
                             , RANK UNK.  HE WAS IN THE VIC OF PU 995047
(2949N O4704E) WHEN HE FELT A BURNING SENSATION ON HIS ARM.   HE WAS TAKEN
TO A FIELD CLINIC AND WAS FOUND TO HAVE BLISTERS ON HIS UPPER ARM.
BLISTERS WERE 1/4 TO 1/2 INCH IN DIAMET~R AND HIS ARM WAS RED AND PUFFY
AROUND THE BLISTERS.   THE NOMEX SUIT HE WAS WEARING WAS SAMPLED USING THE
MASS SPECTROMETER IN TWO SEPARATE FOX VEHICLES.  BOTH TESTS SHOWED POSITIVE
FOR CX AND LEWISITE.   THERE WERE ONLY MILD TRACES OF CX, HOWEVER THERE WERE
STRONG READINGS FOR LEWISITE.  THEr ARE ATTEMPTING TO GET THE CLOTHING TO A
LAB FOR CONFIRxATION.
  ARCE&T WILL WARN OTHER UNITS IN THE AREA AND GET AN UPDATE ON THE
SITUATION TO CENTCOM AS SOON AS IT IS AVAILABLE.


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ACTION REQUIRED:
FOLLOW UP ON CONDITION OF        AND FIND AREA OF RELEASE IF
POSSIBLE.


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