DOCUMENTATION OF PETROLEUM FIRE SMOKE EXPOSURE IN MARINE PER

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Subject: DOCUMENTATION OF PETROLEUM FIRE SMOKE EXPOSURE IN MARINE PER    

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Folder Title: COMUSNAVCENT PLANS OFFICER DESERT SHIELD-STORM MEDICAL  CNA 2815                                

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    RtIKS119 PER REF (A) QUESTIONS HAVE ARISEN REGARDING THE
    HEALTH EFFECTS OF PETROLEUM FIRE SMOKE DURING AND AFTER
    THE GROUND CAMPAIGN IN THE KTO'. WHILE THIS IS A
    DISASTER WITHOUT PRECEDENT, CURRENT INFORMATION SUGGESTS
    THAT THERE 13 LITTLE REASON TO ASSUME THAI THERE IS
    INCREASED RISK FOR CHRONIC DISEASE RESULTANT FROM SUCH
    BRIEF SMOKE EXPOSURESs ASTHMATICS AND OTHERS WITH PRE-
    EXISTING PULMONARY CONDITIONSO AS WELL AS THE VERY YOUNG
    AND VERY OLD, MAY HAVE SOME INCREASED ACUTE RESPIRATORY
    PROBLEMS CREF B), THERE 13 GENERALLY NOT A DEEP LUNG
    PROBLEM BECAUSE PARTICLE SIZE IS TOO LARGE* SHOULD
    ENTRY INTO HIGH SMOKE CONCENTRATIONS IN OIL FIELDS BE
    REQUIRED THE GAS MASK AND HOOD CAN BE USED To PROVIDE
    PROTECTION.
    2, RESTRICTION OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY WHEN SMOKE LEVELS
    ARE INCREASEDO SLEEPING IN TENTAGE OR INDOORS AND
    STAYING AS FAR AS POSSIBLE AND UPWIND FROM BURNING
    WELLS ARE ALL SUGGESTEDE
    3* OIL CONTACT WITH SKIN AND MUCOUS MEMBRANES CAN CAUSE
    IRRITATION AND EFFORTS SHOULD BE.DIRECTED AT LIMITING
    SUCH EXPOSURES BY EATING AND SLEEPING UNDER COVER AND
    STAYING COVERED WITH SLEEVES DOWN AND HEADGEAR ON WHILE
    OUTSIDE IN SMOKE AFFECTED AREA$E CLOTHES SHOULD BE
    .CHANGED AFTER AN EXPOSURE TO POIL RAINW AND LAUNDERED
    BEFORE RE-USE, RASHES AND RESPIRATORY COMPLAINTS SHOULD
    BE REPORTED TO MEDICAL DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVESs
    4* IAW REF CC) UNLESS THERE ARE CURRENT HEALTH
    COMPLAINTS RELATED TO THE SMOKEO THERE IS NO REASON TO
    MAKE HEALTH RECORD ENTRIES FOR PURPOSE$ OF
    DOCUMENTATION. RATHER. UNIT COMMANDERS SHOULD DOCUMENT
    SERVICE PERIODS AND LOCATIONS IN THE KTO WITH PAGE ii
    ENTRIES IN OCR AND $RS' THE EXISTENCE OF THE SMOKE
    HAZARD IS A MATTER OF ;ECORD;E
    S* SOME COMMANDERS HAVE REQUESTED HEALTH RECORD ENTRIES
    .FOR ALL PERSONNEL TRANSITING KUWAIT THROUGH THE SMOKE IN
AJORITY OF THESE
    PERSONNEL HAVE NO CURRENT HEALTH COMPLAINTS* THERE AREO
    .HOWEVERO SOME PERSONNEL WHO HAVE COMPLAINED OF ACUTE OR
    CONTINUING RESPIRATORY OR SKIN CONDITIONS POSSIBLY
    RELATED TO SMOKE EXPOSURES
    6* FOLLOWING GUIDANCE IS PROVIDED,FDR DOCUMENTATION OF
    OIL FIRE SMOKE EXPOSURE IN THE KTOT
         At PAGE li SERVICE RECORD ENTRIES @ TO INCLUDE
    DATES OF DUTY AND AREA IN THE KT09 NO,MENTION OF SMOKE
    EXPOSURE IS NECESSARY IN THE STATEMENT,
              "$NM PARTICIPATED IN MXLFTARY ACTION IN KUWAIT
               FROM (DATE) TO CDATE)*"
         Bs HEALTH RECORD ENTRIES - SFw6OO ENTRIES ONLY FOR
    THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO PRESENT WITH HEALTH COMPLAINTS
    POSSIBLY RELATED TO THEIR RECENT PETROLEUM FIRE SMOKE
    EXPOSURE'* PAST HISTORY OF PULMONARY PROBLEMS AND
    SMOKING SHOULD ALSO BE INCLUDEDE
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