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R~PIDLY COMMUNI~TINe CRrTIC~L INFOR~TION RE~~RDIN8 THE
TRE~TMENT OF CHEMIC~L C~SU~LTIES1 IF OR WH~ CHEMICAL ABENT USE
OCCURS.
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RESPECTI~ELY.    THEIR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE EXPERT CONSULTATION
AND REFRESHER TRAINING ON THE MEDICAL MANASEMENT OF CHEMICAL
CASUALTIES AND, IN THE EVENT OF CHEMICAL AGENT USE1 TO EVALUATE
THE ADEOUACY OF CURRENT MEDICAL COUNTERMEASURES AND DocTRrNE.
~.  IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT ANY "LESSONS LEARNED1 FROM HANDS-ON
TREAThENT OF CHEMICAL CASUALTIES BE RELAYED TO ALL MEDICAL UNITS
AS RAPIDLY AS POSSIBLE.    ANY EFFORTS EXPENDED REPORTING This
CRUCIAL INFORMATrON TO ThE ASSESSMENT TEAMS, OR THIS OFFICE
DIRECTLY, WILL TRANSLATE INTO A SI~NIPICANT DECREASE IN CHEMICAL
CASUALTIES O~ERALL.
4.  OBSERVATIONS AND DATA FROM THE ASSESSMENT TEAMS WILL BE
COORDINATED AND COMPILED BY ThIS OFFICE, AND DISSEMINATED BY
IM~EDIATE TRANSMISSION OF A "MEDICAL CHEMICAL UPDATE (IitCU)"
MESSAGE, SI~ILAR TO THIS.
5.  REQUEST THAT ALL UNITS COOPERATE WITh AND FULLY SUPPORT THESE

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                                 UNCLASSIFIED
DECLASSIFIED BY: DEPSECDEF, 22 MAR 95;DECLASSIFIED ON: 4 OCT 96; ACTION OFFICER: JOHN BUONO, LTC, USA


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