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Subject: INTERIM DOCTRINE CHEMICAL TOPICAL SKIN PROTECTION 14 NOV 90
Unit: US NAVY
Parent Organization: US NAVY
Box ID: BX300052
Folder Title: VARIOUS COMMANDS VARIOUS MESSAGES CNA 2908
Document Number: 11
Folder SEQ #: 6
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UNCLASSIFI'm'D
N A V A L M E S S A G E
D E P T 0 F N A V Y NOV 1 5 IM
ROUTINE 2YUW RUCBSGG6109 3182231 3. APPLICATION Of TOPICAL SKIN PROTECTANT. TSP IS A PHISICAL
R 14214OZ NOV 90 ZYB BARRIER WHICH REDUCES EXPOSURE OF UNPROTECTED SKIN TO BLISTER
FM CINCLANTFLT NORFOLK VA//Ngl// AGENTS. THEREFORE, THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PRMUCT IS
INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//03C'// CG FMFLANT STRICTLY DEPENDENT ON THE I ICKNESS OF THE FILM, THE LEAIGTH OF TIME
COMNAVSURFLANT NORFOLK VA//NB23/NOO14// BETWEER REAPPLICATIONS AND AGENT EXPOSURE (WEAR TIME). AND WHETHER
C014SUBLANT NORFOLK VA//NZ11A/N512/1 THE PRODUCT IS PRESENT ON THE BODY AREA EXPOSED TO THE VESICANT AGENT
COMNAVAIRLANT NORFOLK VA//N330//
COMSECDNDFLT A. SKIN SURFACE COVERAGE. WHEN APPLYING TSP TO THE SKIN. FIRST
CONNAVAIRSYSCOM WASHINGTON DC//202/531// PRIORITY SHOULD BE GIVEN TO COVERING THOSE AREAS OF THE BODY ADJACENT
THE
SWOSCOLCOM NEWPORT Rl//701/1 NECK, WRISTS/BACK5 OF HAND, AND LOWER LEGS @AREA AROUND THE TOP OF
NAVAIRDEVCEN WARMINSTER PA//5021/ THE BOOTS. DEPENDING ON THE THREAT AND LEVEL OR HOPP, COMMANDERS MAY
NAVAIRENGCEN LAKEHURS! NJ//5322// ORDER ADDITIONAL TSP BE APPLIED TO THE AIW, PITS, GROIN AREA. (:43- 3
p 09001oz NOV so ZYB AND CRACK OF THE BUTTOCKS, AND ARM THE BELT LIN[. THE EFFECT OF
FM BLIMED WASHINGTON DC//02C/I TSP ON OPEN WOUND HEALING IS NOT KNOWN, THEREFORE, DO NOT APPLY @SP
TO USCINCCENTI/CCS'// CINCLAHTFLT NORFOLX VAI/NglCi/ TO OPEN WMDS OR RENDVE BANDAGES TO APPLY TSP TO THESE AREAS.
CIN'PACFLT PEARL HARBOR HII/45// B. THICKNESS OF TOPICAL SKIN PROTECTANT. SPREAD ONE (1) OUNCE
CCOKQSNAVCER COMUSMARCENT OF TSP OVER THE SKIN OF THE NECK, l(RISTS/BACKS OF HANDS, AND LOWER LE
CG FIRST FSSG CG I MEFI/G-4/MED// GS
COMUSNAVLOGSUPFC)R//Ng!/ MECTRE FAC COMFORT (AREAR AROUND THE TOP DF THE BOOTS). THIS AMOUNT OF Tsp WILL
MEDTRE FAC MERCY PRODUCE A COATING ON THE SKIN WHICH IS COLORLESS, BUT DETECTABLE
INFO CNO WASHINGTON D,,'/932// CMC WASHINGTON DCI/RED// BY TOUCH. A SECOND OUNCE OF TSP MAY BE APPLIED TO THE ARM PITS.
GROIN AREA, CEASES AND CRACK OF THE BUTTOCKS, AND AROUND THE BELT
COMUSNAVCENT PEARL HARBOR Hl//N4// LINE.
C. WEAR TIME. THE TSP WEARS OFF VITH TIME. FACTORS WHICH MAY
UNCL@Z/IW6440// MACE AN INFLUENCE ON THE PROTECTION INCLUDE TSP DRYING OUT: ABRASION
SECTION 01 OF 02 (AND REMOVAL ) OF THE TSP BY CL@IHING 6P CTHER CONTACT SUCH AS SAPJD
SUBJ: INTERIM DOCTRINE FOR USE OF CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENT TOPICAL OR DIRT, WASHING TSP OFF THROUGH P.,ACY SWEATING DP OTHER WETTING
SKIN PROTECTION CONDITIONS, OR DECONTAMINATION AFTER SUSPECTED AGENT EXPOSURE.
OPER,IDESEPT SHIELD// NORMALLY, TSP IS EFFECTIVE FOR AT LEAST SIX fB) HOURS. THE TSP
MSG.TD/GENADMIN/BLIMEDI-/-// NEEDS TO BE REAPPLIED WHEN THE TACKY FEELING IS NO LONGER PRESENT,
RKKS/I. TPISERVICE REVIEW OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR AND DOCTRINAL USE WHEN THE COATING IS GENERALLY EMBEDDED WITH PARTICULATE MATTER (DIRT
OF A MATERIAL TO PREVENT BLISTER AGENT EFFECTS HAS OCCURRED. THE OR SAND); OR ATER SIX @6) NDURS. NOTE: IF THE MISS,DN REQUIRES
DOCTRINE PROVIDED WITHIN THIS 14SG REPRESENTS THE COORDINATED PERSONNEL TO REMAIN IN CONTAMINATED ENVIRONMENT FOR EXTENDED
E TO DELAY REAPPLICATION OF TSP BEYOND
DEIERT '5HIELD. SIX (5) HOURS UNTIL IT CAN BE REAPPLIED 14 A LESS HAZARDOUS ENVIRONME
2. GENERAL MT.
A. THE TOPICAL SKIN PROTECTANT (TSP) TY FOR USE IN PROTECTING COMMAND GUIDELINES SHDULD BE DEVELOPED TO HANDLE THIS PARTICULAR
THE SKIN FROM THE EFFECTS Of CHE14ICAL WARFARE BLISTER (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 EFFECTVE CHEMICAL PROTECTIVE MATERIEL.
AGAINST THICKENED SOMAN OF VX. A. PROTECTIVE MASK. USE OF TSP AND THE PROTECTIVE MASK
B. TSF ACTS AS A PHYSICAL BARRIER BETWEEN THE SKIN AND THE TOGETHER DOES NOT REQUIRE ANY CHANGE IN' DOCTRINE ON THE USE OF THE
W. EIE IRF.ITAT'ON OR
AGENT: ONLY THOSE AREAS OF SXIN HAVING AN EFFECTIVE LAYER Or TSP PROTECTIVE MASK. NO LOSS OF VISION (RESULTING rEL
WILL'BE PROTECTED. THE USE OFSTSP WILL ENHANCE @HE EFFECTIVENESS FOGGING ON TH.' MASK LEK'S) IS EXPECTED.
OF SKIN DECONTAMINATION SYSTEMS. TSP HAS A VERY SLIGHT VINEGAR S. CHEMICAL PROTECTIVE OVERGARMENTS (CPO). USE OF THE ISP SHOUL
ODOR AND CAN BE RE14OVED EASILY WITH SOAP AND WATER OR WITH ALCOHOL D
NOT REDUCE THE EFFECTIVNESS OF THE CPO CONTAMINATION OF THE ACTIVE
C. TSP IS EFFECTIVE FOR AT LEAST SIX (6) HOURS UNDER HOT RESIN IN THE CPO WITH THE SMALL AMOUNT OF WATER IN TSP IS EXPECTED
CLIMATIC CDNDITIONS WITH NO EXPOSURE TO RAIN AND WITH MIRINAL TO BE MINOR WHEN TSP IS USED AS DIRECTED.
PHYSICAL ABRASION Of THE TSP COATING. HOWEVER, THE EFFECTIVENESS OF C. CHEMICAL AGENT DETECTION SYSTEMS. UNDER PROLONGED OR CLOSE
TSP DCREASES WITH WEAR TIME. RANGE MONITORING OF TSP COATED SKIN WITH THE AUTOMATIC DETECTORS
D. INDIVIDUALS SHOULD USE TSP AS AN ADJUNCT TO MISSION-OPlEtITED (P,8AI DETECTOR OR CHEMICAL AGENT MONITOR (CAR)), FALSE POSITIVE
PROTECTIVE POSTURE (MOPPI, NOT AS A SUBSTITUTE. ESTABLISHED DDCTRINE G-AGENT ALARMS MAY REGISTER. THE CHEMICA' AGENT DETECTOR: 'JGH.
FOR HOPP IS FCLLOWED IF AGENT CONTAMINATION IS ANTICIPATED OR ABC-Mg PAPER INDICATES A DELAYED POSITIVE G-AGENT RESPONSE AS TSP
S@'SP@CT,'D. EVEN IF THE INDIVIDUAL IS WEARING TSP. TSP WILL NOT DRYS Oh, THE PAPER. TOPICAL SKIN PROTECTAN'T DOES AV, GIVE A FA!S[
REDUC@ iHE EFFECTIVENESS OF -.HE CHKKE14ICAL PROTECTIVE OVERGARMENT NOR POSITIVE WITH THE Y.256 CHEMICAL DETECTOR KIT, NOR DOES TSP G!'VE
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 IN A POTENTIAL CHEMICAL NS.
ARMS WITH TSP DEPEND ON:
WILL DECIDE M IS AT RISK, ARD WHEN TO BEGIN USING TSP AND WHICH (1) THE AMOUNT OF TSP PRESENT ON THE MONITORED INDIVIDAL OR
PORTIDNS OF THE BODY SHOULD RECEIVE FIRST PRIORITY FDR TSP EQUIPMENT.
APPLICATION. (2) THE INDIVIDUALS ADHERENCE TO DOCTRINE ON THE USE OF
F. THE INITIAL BASIS OF ISSUE SHOULD BE TWO 4-OUNCE BOTTLES OF CHEMICAL AGENT DETECTORS.
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 FERCENT OF FALSE ALAFM ON THE DETECTDRS.
SHORE PERSONNEL AID TER (10) PERCENT OF SHIPBOARD PERSONNEL. BT
UNCLAS//k"O//
CMD WASP, DC ADV 41 FINAL SECTION OF 02
COG 03@1) (U,F) SUBJ: INTERIM DOCTRINE FOR USE DF CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENT TOPICAL
INFO 00(i) CNO GRID(L) 09(l) 09B(l) 095(i@ 08(l) 80(l) 0. MZ5&Al OR K291 SKIN DECONTAMINATING KITS. THE USE OF TSP
D-.(I) 02(i) IIIG 1 30(i) 35(i) 37(l) 39(l) 04(l) IMPROVES THE EFFICIENCY OF SKIN DECONTAMINATION SYSTEMS. DURING
44(IN
40(l) 42(l) 1 $(I) 50111) 51(i) 55(i) 05(i) DECONTAMINATION, PERSONNEL MUST REMOVE AS NO OF THE TSP AS
POSSIBLE. IF MDT REMOVED, THERE 15 POTENTIAL FOR BLISTER AGENT
71(l) 75(l) 73(.1) DS(l) 74(l) NRC(L) MCC(L) 092H(l) TO BE FORCED INTO THE REMAINING BARRIER F U . CAUSING S
SC(l) EXPOSURE OF THE UNDERLYING SKIN. 0 Li 5549
MCN-90318/45379 TOR-90318/235OZ TAD-90319/01062 CDSN-MAN196
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Box ID = BX300052
Unit = US NAVY
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Folder Title = VARIOUS COMMANDS VARIOUS MESSAGES CNA 2908
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Subject = INTERIM DOCTRINE CHEMICAL TOPICAL SKIN PROTECTIO
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