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2. OlAZEPAM MUST ~E ISSUED TO THE INDIVIOLALs AND R~AOILY
AVAILABLE ~HEN NEEflEDA OR IT ~tLL SE OF LITTLE USE I~ PREVENTING
pERMANEf~T.s~AIN cA~AGE. THE BENEFITS OF I~DIVIDUAL ISSUE NAP
OUT~EIGt1 THE RISKS. THE SIDE EFFECTS FRC~ AOMTNIS~ERING CANA
~ITHOUT ~EIG EXPOSED TO NERVE AGENT AF?E ~INIMAL (IMPAIRED VISUAL
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THERE IS NO RIS~ ON PROLONGED INCAPACITATrON OP ADDICTION W~TH A
SIN(rLE U~AUTHO~IZED INJECTION0
3o SINCE CANA CCNTAINS A CONTRCLLED SUBSTANCEi ALSEIT NOwHEPE IN
THE SAME CATEGURY AS A NARCOTICs COMPONENT COMMANDERS ~ILL ENSURE
ACCOUNTABILITY FCR IT ~HEN ISSUED0 THIS ~ILL SE ACCOMPLISHED
THROUGH LOG BOOKS OR FORMS SIMILAR TO THOSE USED TO ISSUE WEAP~NS
OR ORGANIZATIOf~AL CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT. FURTHERMORE5
INDIVIDUALS MUST ATTEND A CLASS FOP ADMINISTERING FIRST AID TO A
~ERVE AGENT CA~UALTY BEFORE SEING ISSUED THE CANA1
~~ THE INSrkUCTtON ~ILL BE AN UPDATE OF THE BASIC FIRSTqAID FOR
A NERvE A6'ENT CASUALTY THAT ~ILL INCORPOPATE CANA INTO THE
PROCEDURES FOH BLDn.Y-AID. ~HEN AN INDIVIDUAL HAS SEEN EXPOSED TO
SUFFICIENT NE~VE AGENT 50 THAT HE CAN NO LONGER HELP HIMSELF5 HE
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REQUIRES SUDOY-AID. SEVERE NERVE AGENT CASUALTIES ~HO CAN~OT
INJECT THEMSELVES ARE GIVEN THEIR THREE ANTIDOTE SETS (ATROPINE
AND 2 PAM CHLu~I~E) IN RAPID SUCCESSION BY A SUODY0 ~HEN A
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