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4 (U) BLOOD ~RODUCTS SUPPORT
(U)
a ~`J) The primary soL~ce of ~quid biocd pro~ucts
resupply £s ~~-om CO~JS jS~dCOM will ser;e ~s back-u~
(U)
b `~) L~mited frozen blood w 11 be available in ~he
theate (hospital si'ips cry) a~d is not c~rsidered a
primary sou~ce of b1ood esources to suppor- tbis
operation
(U)
C ~`3~ Selec-~ed early arriving hospital units (ATH
hospital ships) will deploy with sufficient blood (type 0)
to permit rapid abilty to provide mission medical support
(U)
(J~ A Joint Blood Program Office will be established
in-theater to coordinate the blood support/distribution
system The JBPO will use USMTF to submit blood status
and request reports
(U)
e (C) Blood requirements will be based upon the premise
of max1~.nizing all available in-theater storage
capabilities while rrinimizing blood waste where
practical
(U)
f (~`, The US will be required to resupply HNS
facili~ies dedicated to care ~or US combatants
(U)
g (C) Torrejon AB Spa£n will serve as an enroute BTC
5 (U) MEDtCAL_ REGULATING
(U)
a (C) A Joint Med cal Regulating Office (JMRO) will be
established within the AOR to coordinate in- and
out-theater move~nent of patients
(U)
b ~`3; The JMRO will submit CO'tMZ regulating requests to
the USEUCOMJMRO to obtain bed designations ~ithin
USEUCOM The USEUCOMJ~RO will request CONUS bed
designations from the ASMRO As a routine mat-er, no
direct regulating channel is naticipated frorr the A0R to
the ASMRO
(U)
c (C) US medical liaison tea~s will be established and
moved into the theater to coordinate regulating of US
patients admitted to hNS hospitals
d (U) All medical regulating information will be
submitted using USMTF
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