USCENTCOM POLICY ON US FORCES USE OF DIAZEPAM

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Subject: USCENTCOM POLICY ON US FORCES USE OF DIAZEPAM                   

Unit: USS J.F.KENN

Parent Organization: NAVCENTCOM  

Box ID: BX300092

Folder Title: FOLDER 1 LOGISTICS AND MEDICAL RELATED MESSAGES SEP 90 - MAR 91 CNA 1690                        

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  OPERIDE$ERT BMIgLD//
  MOGID/SY$iRRM/USCENTCOM CCJJwX//
  AMPN/3UBJI USCENTCOM POLICY-ON Us$, FORCES USE OF DIAII!PAM//
  RMKS/io DIAZEPAMO SOON TO SE FICI.690 As CANA-CCONVULBANT ANTIDOTE
  FOR NERVE AGENT)O 13 CRITICAL IN PREVENTING"OK REDUCING CONVULSION$
  AND RESULTANT BRAIN DAMAGE IN NERVE AGENT CASOALTS94, MGWgVgR* THERE
  13 JUSTIFIABLE CONCERN THAT.'DIAIEPAM (ALSO KNOWN AS-VAL:UM)@WAS THE
  POTENTIAL FOR ABUSE*
  PACE 02 RUMS3607386 UNCLA3
  29 DIAZEPAM MUST BE ISSUED TO THE INDIVIDUALO AND READILY
  AVAILABLE WHEN NEEDEDO OR-IT WILL BE OF LITTLE USE IN PREVENTING
  PERMANENT BRAIN DAMAGEs THE BENEFITS OF INDIVIDUAL ISSUE FAR
  OUTWEIGH THE R1393o THE $IDE EFFECTS FROM ADMINISTERING CANA
  WITHOUT BEING EXP03ED TO NERVE AGENT ARE MIRI14AL (IMPAIRED V13UAL
  CCJ3-JOC
  TRACKING AND DECISION MAKING ABILITY FOR TWU 10      FIVE HOURO)I
  THERE 13 NO RISK OF PROLONGED INCAPACITATION OR      ADDICTION WITH A
  SINGLE UNAUTHORIZED INJECYIDNE
  3* SINCE CANA CONTAINS A-CUNTROLLED SUBSTANCL4       A60EIT NOWHERE IN
  THE SAME CATEGORY AS A NARCOTICO COMPONENT COMMANDERS W16L ENSURE
  ACCOUNTABILITY FOR IT WHEN 133VID, THIS WICL'OK ACCOMPLISHED
  THROUGH LOG BOOKS OR FORMS SIMILAR TO TH03E"UOED TO-13SUE WEAPONS
  OR ORGANIZATIONAL CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT, PURTHERMOREO
  INDIVIDUALS MUST ATTEND A-C@A33 FOR ADMlhl$TERIkG FIRST AID TO A
  NERVE AGENT CASUALTY OEFORE.-BEING ISSUED THE CANAL
  4o THE INSTRUCTION WILL GE AN UPDATE Of THE BA$IC FIRST@AID FOR
  A NERVE AGENT CASUALTY YMAT WILL INCORPORATE CARA INTO THE
  PROCEDURES FOR BUDDYOAIDO- WHEN AN INDIVIDUAL-MAS BEEN EXPOSED TO
  SUFFICIENT NERVE AGENT 30 THAT ME CAN NO I.OhgkR-MELP MIM$ELFO ME
  PAGE 02 RUMG$GG?386 UNCLAO
  REQUIRE$ BUDDYwAlOt SEVERE NERVE AGENT CASUALTIES NMO CANNOT
  INJECT THEMSELVES ARE GIVEN THEIR THREE ANTIDUTE $ET$ (ATROPINE
 2 PAM CHLORIDE) IN RAPID SUCCESSION BY X BUDDY#' WHEN A
  CASUALTYIS THIRD SET 18 ADMINISTERED BY MIS-00DOYo THE BUDDY WILL
  THEN ADMIN13TER THE CANA@- '
  St THE CLASS WILL ALSO EMPHA31ZE THE INDIVADVALBO RESPONSIBILITY
  TO SAFEGUARD THEIR CANA AVTOINJECTOR    '  THE INSTRUCTION WILL
  STRE3$ THE FACT THAT THEIR CANA IS THERE TO"BE ADMINISTERED To
  THEMO BY A BUDOyo TO PREVENT SERIOUS BRAIN DAKACE AND CONVULSION$
  ASSOCIATED WITH NERVE AGENT-POI30NING    11 SMOOLD THEY BE NEG@ICENTO
  AND ALLON THEIR CANA TO BE STOLEN OR USED WITROOT NERVE AGENT
  EXPOSUREA THEN IT SIMPLY il;L NOT BE AVAILABLE @HEN THEY REALLY
  NEED ITO THE RESPONSIBILITY 18 YMEIR3 ALONis-
  69 WITH ATROPINE AND 2;PAM"CMLORIDE ALONto'TME INDIVIDUAL MAY
  SURVIVE NERVE AGENT EXP S-URtp BUT WILL R13K LIVING OUT THE REST
  OF THEIR LIVES WITH SEVERE 6RAIN DAMAGEs L5AUE93 WILL ENSURE
  THIS MESSAGE 18 CLEAR, THE'CONSEQUENCE3 OF NERVE AGENT POISONING
  WITHOUT THE ANTI@CONVULIANT THERAPY OF DIAILPAM ARI!-SERIOUS'


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Subject = USCENTCOM POLICY ON US FORCES USE OF DIAZEPAM
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