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File: 100896_sep96_decls21_0001.txt
Subject: INTERIM DOCTRINE FOR USE OF CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENT
Unit: BUMED
Parent Organization: CNO
Box ID: BX300041
Folder Title: INTERIM DOCTRINE FOR USE OF CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENT TOPICAL SKIN PROTECTION AND PROTECTION OF NAV
Document Number: 3
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UNCLASSIFIER
N A V A LM E S S A G E Nov 09
D E P T0 F N A V Y
PRIORITY IYUW RULSBUA9493 3130DID ORDER ADDITIONAL TSP BE APPLIED TO THE ARM PITS, GROIN AREA. (:43- 3
P 09001oz NOV 9D ZYB AND CRACK OF THE BUTTOCKS, AND AROUND THE BELT LINE. THE EFFECT OF
FM BURED WASHINGTON DC//02C// TSP ON OPEN WOUND L(EALIK IS NOT (NUA, THEREFORE, DO NOT APPLY TSP
TO USCINCCENT//CCSG// CINCLANTFLT NORFOLK VA//NgIC// TO OPEN WOUNDS OR REMOVE BANDAGES TO APPLY TSP TO THESE AREAS.
CINCPACFLT PEARL HARBOR HI//45// B. THICKNESS OF TOPICAL SKIN PROTECTANT. SPREAD ONE (1) OUNCE
CCWSNAVCENT COMUSMARCENT OF TSP OVER THE SKIN OF THE NECK, WRISTS/BACKS OF HANDS, AND LOWER LE
CG FIRST FSSG CG I MEF//G-4/MED// GS
COMUSNAVLOGSUPFOR//Ng/f MEBTRI FAC COMFORT (AREAR AROUND THE TOP Of THI BOOTS). THIS W"T OF ISP WILL
MEDTRE FAC MERCY PRODUCE A COATIK ON THE SKIN WHICH 15 COLORLESS, BUT DETECTABLE
TO THE ARM PITS.
USCIMCCENT MACDILL AFB FL//CCSG// GROIN AREA, CEASES AND CRACK OF THE BUTTOCKS, AND AROUND THE BELT
COMUSNAVCENT PEARL HARBOR HI//N4// LINE.
C. WEAR TIME. THE TSP WEARS OFF WITH TIME. FACTORS WHICH MAY
UNCLAS/IWO440// HACE AN INFLUENCE ON THE PROTECTION INCLUDE TSP DRYING OLT: ABRASION
SECTION 01 OF 02 @XND REMOVAL ) OF THE TSP BY CLOTHING OR OTHER CONTACT SUCH AS SAND
SUBJ: INTERIM DOCTRINE FOR USE OF CHEMICAL WARFARE AGEV, TOPICAL OR DIRT, WASHING TSP OFF THROUGH HEACY SWEATING OR OTHER WETTING
SKIN PROTECTION CONDITIONS, OR DECDNTANINATION AFTER SUSPECTED AGENT EXPOSURE.
OPER/DESERT SHIELD// NORMALLY, TSP IS EFFECTIVE FOR AT LEAST SIX (6) HOURS. THE TSP
MSGID/GENADMIN/BUMED/-/-// NEEDS TO BE REAPPLIED WHEN THE TACKY FEELING IS NO LONGER PRESENT,
RMKSII. TRISERVICE REVIEW Of THE REQUIRE14EhT FOR AND DOCTRINAL USE WHEN THE COAT]WJ 15 GENERALLY EMBEDDED WITH PARTICULAII MATTER (DIRT
OF A MATERIAL TO PREVENT BLISTER AGENT EFFECTS HAS OCCURRED. THE OR SAND); OR ATER SIX (6) HOURS. NOTE: IF THE MISSION REOUIRES
DDCTRINE PROVIDED WITHIN THIS MSG REPRESENTS THE COORDINATED PERSONNEL TO REMAIN IN CONTAMINATED ENVIRONMENT FOR EXTENDED
OF OPERATION PERIODS, IT MAY BE APPROPRIATE TO DELAY REAPPLICATION OF TSP BEYOND
DESERT SHIELD. SIX (6) HOURS UNTIL IT CAN BE REAPPLIED IN A LESS HAZARDOUS ENVIRONNE
2. GINERAL NT.
A. THE TOPICAL SKIN PROTECTANT (TSP) TY FOR USE IN PROTECTING COMMAND GUIDELINES SHOULD BE DEVELOPED TO HANDLE THIS PARTICULAR
THE SKIN FROA. THE EFFECTS OF CHEMICAL WARFARE BLISTIR (VESICANT SITUATION.
AGENTS. THE TSP PROVIDES INDIVIDUAL SKIN PROTECTION BY DELAYING 4. USE OF TOPICAL SKIN PROTECTANT WITH OTHER NUCLEAR, BIOLOGICAL, OR
THE PENETRATION OF MUSTARD AGENTS. BUT IS PROBABLY NOT EFFECTIVE CHEMICAL PROTECTIVE MATERIEL,
AGAINST THICKENED SOMAN OF VX. A. PROTECTIVE MASK. USE OF TSP AND THE PROTECTIVE MASK
B. TSP ACTS AS A PHYSICAL BARRIER BETWEEN THE SKIN AND THE TOGETHER DOES NOT REQUJRE ANY CHANGE IN DOCTRINE ON THE USE OF THE
AGENT: ONLY THOSE AREAS OF SKIN HAVING AN EFTEC11VE LAYER OF TSP PROTECTIVE MASK. NO LOSS Of VISION (RESULTING FROM EYE IRRITATION OR
WILL BE PROTECTED. THE USE OFSTSP WILL ENHANCE THE EFFECTIVENESS FOGGING ON THE 14ASK LENS) IS EXPECTED.
Of SKIN DECONTAMINATION SYSTEMS. TSP HAS A VERY SLIGHT VINEGAR 0. CHEMICAL PROTECTIVE OVERGARMENTS (CPO@. USE OF THE TSP SHWL
ODOR AND CAN BE REMOVED EASILY WITH SOAP AND WATER OR WITH ALCOHOL D
TIVE
C. TSP IS EFFECTIVE FOR AT LEAST SIX (6) HOURS UNDER HOT RESIN IN THE CPO WITH THE SMALL MMTIT OF WATER IN TSP 15 EXPECTED
CLIMATIC CONDITIONS WITH NO EXPOSURE TO RAIN AND WITH MINIMAL TO BE MINOR WHEN TSP IS USED AS DIRECTED.
PHYSICAL ABRASION OF THE TSP COATIWA. HOWEVER, THE EFFECTIVEWESS OF C. CHEMICAL AGENT DETECTION SYSTEMS. UNDER PROLONGED OR CLOSE
TSP DECREASES WITH WEAR TIME. RANGE MONITORING OF TSP COATED SKIN WITH THE AUTOMATIC DETECTORS
D. INDIVIDUALS SHOULD USE TSP AS AN ADJUNCT TO MISSION-ORIENTED (MBAI DETECTOR OR CHEMICAL AGENT MONITOR (CAM)), FALSE POSITIVE
PROTECTIVE POSTURE (HOPP), R07 AS A SUBSTITUTE. ESTABLISHED DOCTRINE G-AGENT ALARMS MAY REGISTER. THE CHEMICAL AGENT DETECTOR: VGH,
FOR 14OPP IS FOLLOWED IF AGENT CONTAMINATION IS ANTICIPATED OR ABC-MB PAPER INDICATES A DELAYED POSITIVE C-AGENT RESPONSE AS TSP
SUSPECTED, EVEN IF THE INDIVIDUAL 15 WEARING ISP. TSP WILL 0 DRYS ON THE PAPER. TOPICAL SKIN PROTECTANT DOES NOT GIVE A FALSE
REDUCE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE COKKEMICAL PROTECTIVE OVERGARMENT NOP. POSITIVE WITH THE M!56 CHEMICAL DETECTOR KIT, NOR DOES TSP GIVE
INTERFERE WITH THE SEALING CAPABILITY OF THE PROTECTIVE MASK. FALSE ALARMS FOR MUSTARD AGENTS ON ANY OF THE FIELDED DETECTION SYSTE
E. ALL PERSONNEL AT RISK OF EXPOSURE TR A POTENTIAL CHEMICAL Ms.
WARFARE ENVIRONMENT SHDULD USE TSP. THE CORPS/DIVISION COMMANDER THE IMPORTANCE OF FLASE ALARMS WITH TSP DEPEND ON:
TSP PRESENT ON THE MONITORED INDIVIDAL OR
PORTIONS OF THE BODY SHOULD RECEIVE FIRST PRIORITY FOR TSP EQUIPMENT.
APPLICATION. (2) THE INDIVIDDALS ADHERENCE TO DOCTRINE ON THE US! OF
F. THE INITIAL BASIS OF ISSUE SHOULD BE TWO 4-OUNCE BOTTLES OF CHEMICAL AGENT DETECTDRS.
TSP: THIS IS SUFFICIENT FOR 24 HOURS OF PROTECTION FROM BLISTER (3) IMPACT ON MISSION CAUSED BY DECONTAMINATION FOLLOWING A
AGENT. INITIAL QUANTITIES HAVE BEEN ORDERED FOR 100 PERCENT OF FALSE ALARM. ON THE DETECTORS.
SHORE PER50NNEL AND TEN (10i PERCENT OF SHIPBOARD PERSONNEL. BT
A UNCLAS//NM440/1
a. APPLICATION OF TOPICAL SXIN PRDTECIANT. TSP 15 A PHISI@ L
BARRIER K CH REDUCES EXPOSURE OF UNPROTECTED SKIN TO BLISTER FINAL SECTION OF O'
AGENTS. THEREFORE, THE EFFECTIVENESS Of THE PROMI IS SUBJ: INTERIM DOCTRINE FOR USE OF CHE141CAL WARFARE AGENT TOPICAL
STRICTLY DEPENDENT ON THE I ICKNESS OF THE FIL14, THE LENGTH OF TIME D. M258AI OR M291 SKIN DECWA14INATING KITS. THE USE OF TSP
BETWEEN REAPPLICATIONS AND AGENT EXPOSURE (WEAR TIME), AND WHETHER IMPROVES THE EFFICIENCY OF SKIN BECONTAMIRATION SYSTEMS. DURING
THE PRODUCT IS PRESENT ON THE BODY AREA EXPOSED TO THE VESICANT AGENT DECONTAMINATION, PERSONNEL MUST REMOVE AS MUCH Of THE TSP AS
POSSIBLE. IF NOT REMOVED. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR BLISTER AGENT
E. WHEN APPLYING TSP TO THE SKIN, FIRST TO BE FORCED INTO ISE RENAINIVI BARRIER FILM. CAUSING SECONDARY
PRIORITY SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CDVERING THOSE AREAS OF THE BODY ADJA'6ENT EXPOSURE Of THE UNDERLYING SKIN.
TO THE CLOSURES OF THE CHEMICAL PROTECTIVE OVERGAIMENT (CPO): THE 5@ STEPS FOR APPLYING TOPICAL SKIN PRGTECTANT.
NECK, WRISTS/BA@KS OF HAND, AND LOWER LEGS (AREA AROUND THE TOP OF A. IN THE EVENT THAT COMMERICALLY PACKAGED TSP 15 PROCURED, DO
THE BOOTS. DEPENDING ON THE THREAT AND LEVEL OR 14OPP, COMMANDERS MAY NDT USE THE APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS. WHICH ARE INTENDED FOR
INDUSTRIAL OCCUPATIONS. A NEW STICK ON LABEL WITH MILITARY USE
CNO WASH DC ADV 85 INSTRUCTION SHOULD BE APPLIES OVER THE COMMERICAL INSTRUCTIONS.
COG 932(i) (Ulf) PROCURE14ENT OF ASMD COLORED CONTAINER WITH DIRECTIONS IMPRINED IN
INFO 00(l) CNO GRID(L) 09(l) 09B(l) 095(6) 08(l) 80(2) BLACK LETTERS (MILITARY APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS) IS UNDER WAY. USE
01(2) 02(l) 03(2) 30(l) 35(6) 37(4) 39(5) THE APPLICAAT10k PROCEDURES AS INDICATED IN THE PARAGRAPHS BELOW.
04(2) 40(3) 42@1) 5(5) 50(4) 5113) 55(2) B. UPON COMMAND DIRECTION, APPLY TSP AS FOLLOWS:
06(l) 60(4) 61(l) 54(l) 093(l) 76(i) 07(l) 70(l) (1) WIPE ALL LODSE DIRT OR SAND F " YOUR HANDS, WRISTS,
ES. AND NECK. DRY ALL
SC(l) AREAS, AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE USING OTHER THAN YOUR CPO.
MCN-90313/14201 TOR-90313/0919Z TAD-90313/OS32Z CDSN-MANS36
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