BN SURG HQS BN 2ND MARDIV AFTER ACTION REPORT 23 MAR 91

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Subject: BN SURG HQS BN 2ND MARDIV  AFTER ACTION REPORT  23 MAR 91       

Unit: 2ND MARDIV  

Parent Organization: 2 MEF       

Box ID: BX600014

Folder Title: COMMAND CHRONOLOGY HEADQUARTERS BATTALION MAR - JUN 1991 1 OF 3                                 

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               3.   Non-AMAL medication.
       Several medications that are needed by a BAS miles from a fleet
       hospital or clinic (ranitidine, homoatropine, and nifedipine)
       were unobtainable from Naval Hospital, Camp Lejeune's pharmacy.

           C. Recommendations.


               1. Reserve units should provide immunization, and necessary
       screening so that members are medically ready for world-wide
       deployment upon reporting to active duty.

               2. Deploying BAS's should be allowed to obtain small quan-
       tities of medications from the naval hospital pharmacy.


       II. Camp 15.

           A. Discussion. Headquarters Battalion's aid station was estab-
       lished at Camp 15 upon arrival of the advance party in Southwest
       Asia. We provided medical support for Headquarters Battalion as well
       as other elements of I MEF, 2D Mar Div, the U.S. Army and a few
       British. In essence we were functioning as a branch clinic and soon
       exhausted our 699 AMAL and much of our consumables incurred and
       significant reduction. The most prominent request for supplies from
       other battalions stemmed from the unavailability of their needed
       equipment and supplies. We did have support from the Marine Hospital
       and Fleet Hospital 5 initially and later only Fleet Hospital 5.
       The distances between HQBN BAS and these hospitals were 15 minutes
       and 35 minutes respectively. This support was adequate for most
       medical and surgical problems. However in the emergent situation in
       which immediate definitive care was required i.e. defibrillation,
       this proved to be too vast a distance to provide timely advance
       cardiac life support to a Marine who had experienced cardiac arrest.

           B. Problem.


               1. Establishment of a 2D MarDiv treatment facility in a
       noncombat area. The aid station must support the battalion as
needed. Subsequentially, this includes distribution of medical
       personnel to support mission movements, etc.

           B. Recommendation.


               1. A branch clinic should be establish in a rear area
       similar to camp 15 whenever a substantial number of members of the
       division are deployed. Available BAS and RAS surgeons should cover-
       the clinic on an in house on call duty schedule. The clinic should
       have ACLS capability. An ACLS helicopter should be immediately
       available for emergency medevac.







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File Room = sep96_declassified
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Box ID = BX600014
Unit = 2ND MARDIV
Parent Organization = 2 MEF
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