DOCTRINE FOR USE OF CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENT TOPICAL

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          ~   ALL SOLDIERS AT RISK IN A POTENTIALLY CONTAMINATED
CHEMILA'   WARFARE ENVIRONMENT SHOULD USE TSP
          5   EACH SOLDIER SHOULD BE ISSUED 2 BOTTLES OF TSP FOP
EACH DA~ OF USE
          7   THE CORPS `DIVISION COMMANDER WILL DECIDE WHETHER TO
BEGIN    ~ONTINUE, OR DISCONTINUE TSP USE BASED ON THE THREAT   I
iNTE'~L1C~NCE OFFICER, CHE~ICAL OFFICER, AND THE SURGEON A~jT AS
ADVISOPS TO THE COMMANDER IN MAKING HIS DECISION IF A VESICANT
AGENT THREAT EXISTS (FOR EXA~PLE      THE ENEMY HAVING VESICANT
AGENTS   iN THE COMBAT ZONE OR THE PROBABILIT~ OF THEIR USE)
3     APPLICATION OF TOPICAL SKIN PROTECTANT   TOPICAL SKIN
PROTECTANT IS A PHYSICAL BARRIER WHICH REDUCES EXPOSURE O~
PROTECTED SKIN TO A BLISTER AGENT      THEREFORE, THE EFFECTIVENESS
OF THE PRODUCT IS STRICTLY DEPENDENT ON THE THICKNESS OF THE
FILM, THE LENGTH OF TIME BETWEEN REAPPLICATIONS AND AGENT
EXPOSURE   (WEAR TlME), AND WHETHER THE PRODUCT IS PRESENT ON THE
BOD't AREA EXPOSED TO THE VESICANT AGENT
      A   SKIN SURFACE COVERAGE    WHEN APPLYING TSP TO THE SKIN,
FIRST PPIORITY SHOULD BE GIVEN TO COVERING THOSE AREAS OF THE
BODY ADJACENT TO THE CLOSJRES OF THE BATTLEDRESS OVERGARMENT
(BOC-)    THE NECK, WRIST, AND LOWER LEGS (AREA AROUND THE TOP OF
THE BOOTS)     ADDITIONAL TSP MAY BE APPLIED TO THE ARM PITS, GROIN
AREA, CREASE AND CRACK OF THE BUTTOCKS, AND AROUND THE BELT LINE
THE ErFEST OF TSP ON OPEN WOUNDS IS NOT KNOWN, THEREFORE, DO NOT
APPLY TSP TO OPEN WOUNDS OR REMOVE BANDAGES TO APPLY TSP TO THOS~
AREAS
      B   ~HICKNESS OF TOPICAL SKIN PROTECTANT    SPREAD ONE (1)
OUNCE OF T5p OVER THE SKIN AT THE NECK, WRIST, LOWER LEG (AREA
AROUND T~E TOP OF THE BOOTS), AND THE BACK OF THE HANDS      THIS
AMOUNT OF TSP WILL PRODUCE A COATING ON THE SKIN WHICH IS
COLORLES~, BUT DETECTABLE BY TOUCH      A SECOND OUNCE OF TSP MAY BE
APPtIED ro THE ARM PITS1 GROIN AREA, CREASES AND CRACK OF THE
BUTTOCKS   AND AROUND THE BELT LINE
      C   WEAR TIME   THE TSP WEARS OFF WITH TIME   FACTORS WHICH
MAY HAVE AN INFLUENCE ON THE PROTECTION INCLUDE TSP DRYING OUT,
ABRASION (AND REMOVAL) OF TSP BY CLOTHING OR OTHER CONTACT,   SUCH
AS SAND OR DiRT, WASHING TSP OFF THROUGH HEAVY SWEATING OR OTHER
WETTING CONDITIONS, OR INTENTIONAL DECONTAMINATION AFTER
SUSPECTED AGENT EXPOSURE-     NORMALLY, TSP IS EFFECTIVE FOR 6 HOURS
UNDER HOT CLIMATE CONDITIONS WITH NO EXPOSURE TO ADVERSE
ENVIRONMENTAL INTERFERENCES (EXAMPLE      RAIN) AND MINIMAL PHYSICAL
ABRASION OF THE TSP COATING      THE TSP NEEDS TO BE REAPPLIED WHEN
TACKY FEtLING OF THE TSP IS NO LONGER PRESENT, WHEN THE COATING
IS GENERALLY EMBEDDED WITH PARTICULATE MATTER (DIRT OR SAND), OR
AFTER 6 HOURS
4     USE OF TOPICAL SKIN PROTECTANT WITH OTHER NUCLEAR,
BIOLOGIC~l    OR CHEMICAL PROTECTIVE MATERIEL

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