NAVGRAM LESSONS LEARNED F H F 1 JAN 91 TO 31 JAN 91

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Subject: NAVGRAM LESSONS LEARNED F H F 1 JAN 91 TO 31 JAN 91             

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               E. COMMENTS: NETWORK RECENTLY BOUGHT AND INSTALLED AT THIS
          COMMAND HAS PROVIDED CONTINUOUS IMPRESSIVE PERFORMANCE SINCE
          INSTALLATION JAN 91. PACKAGE PURCHASED INCLUDED 24 HAND-HELD VHF
          TRANSCEIVERS, (MANUFACTURED BY STANDARD COMMUNICATIONS CORP,
          MODEL HX240). TWO 13.8 VDC POWER SUPPLIES FOR THE BASE STATIONS.
          (MANUFACTURED BY STANDARD COMMUNICATIONS CORP, MODEL BS14)>


          14. CORRECTIVE LENSES REQUIREMENTS.
               A. OBSERVATION: MARINE CORPS AND ARMY TROOPS REQUIRING
          CORRECTIVE LENSES FOR REFRACTIVE ERRORS WERE DEPLOYED TO SAUDI
          ARABIA WITH INADEQUATE SPECTACLES AND OUT-DATED EYE EXAMS.
               B. DISCUSSION: SINCE SEPTEMBER 1990, THE OPHTHALMOLOGY
          DEPARTMENT AT FLEET HOSPITAL FIVE HAS ORDERED OVER 6,000 PAIRS OF
          SPECTACLES AND GAS MASK INSERTS FOR MILITARY TROOPS DEPLOYED TO
          SAUDI ARABIA.    BECAUSE OF LIMITED EQUIPMENT, PERSONNEL, AND
          SUPPLIES,   THIS UNEXPECTED DEMAND STRESSED CAPABILITIES AND
          DEPLETED RESOURCES.     MANY PATIENTS ARRIVED IN COUNTRY WITHOUT
          SPECTACLES OR BACK UP SPECTACLES, AND MOST HAD NOT HAD AN EYE
          EXAM IN OVER THREE YEARS. IN ESSENCE, THESE TROOPS WERE NOT 100%
          COMBAT READY.    AS RAPID MOBILIZATION COMBAT HOSPITAL, FLEET
          HOSPITAL FIVE WAS NOT DESIGNED TO PROVIDE ROUTINE OPTOMETRIC CARE
          IN MASS. SPECTACLES ARE MANUFACTURED BY A DISTANT ARMY-OPTICAL
          LAB DELAYING DELIVERY OF GLASSES FOR 3 TO 4 WEEKS, WHICH IN TURN
          REQUIRES A SECOND TRIP BY PATIENTS FOR PICK-UP.
               C. LESSONS LEARNED: ALL COMBAT TROOPS SHOULD BE DEPLOYED
          WITH NECESSARY SPECTACLES AND GAS MASK INSERTS TO ENSURE COMBAT
          READINESS.     THE NEED FOR SPECTACLE        CORRECTION SHOULD BE
          DETERMINED ON A ROUTINE BASIS.
               D. RECOMMENDED ACTION:
RING SPECTACLE CORRECTION
          SHOULD HAVE AN EYE EXAM AT LEAST EVERY TWO YEARS DOCUMENTED IN
          THEIR MEDICAL RECORD.
               (2) ALL MILITARY PERSONNEL SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO HAVE TWO
          PAIRS OF SPECTACLES IN THEIR POSSESSION.
               (3)   PROOF OF CURRENT EYE EXAM AND POSSESSION OF SPECTACLES
          SHOULD BE REQUIRED AS PART OF ROUTINE RECORD MAINTENANCE AND BE
          INCORPORATED INTO ANNUAL PERSONAL DATA CHECK-OFF SHEETS.
               (4)   AN OPTICAL LAB SHOULD BE ADDED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF
          OPHTHALMOLOGY   AT   FLEET    HOSPITALS   TO     ENSURE    EFFICIENT
          MANUFACTURING AND DISPENSING OF SPECTACLES. THIS WOULD HELP TO
          MAINTAIN TROP COMBAT READINESS.
               E. COMMENTS: NONE


          15. CARE OF INSTRUMENTATION AND STERILIZERS.
               A. OBSERVATION: INSTRUMENTATION OF ALL TYPES ARE HAVING A
          TENDENCY TO FUNCTION ROUGHLY DUE TO TIGHT HINGES AND THE
          DEVELOPMENT OF RUST SPOTS ON THE INSTRUMENT SURFACE, BOX LOCK OR
          INTERWORKINGS.   THIS IS AN INTERDEPENDENT ISSUE WITH THE STEAM
          STERILIZATION   CAPABILITIES    OF   THE   STERILIZER,     SURGICAL,
          INSTRUMENT AND DRESSING (NSN 6530-00-926-2151).





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