A SURVEY OF OUTPATIENT VISITS IN A US ARMY FORWARD UNIT

File: 100896_sep96_decls14_0012.txt
Page: 0012
Total Pages: 26

Subject: A SURVEY OF OUTPATIENT VISITS IN A US ARMY FORWARD UNIT         

Unit: OTSG        

Parent Organization: HSC         

Box ID: BX003204

Folder Title: SURVEY OF OUTPATIENT VISITS DURING OPERATION DESERT SHIELD                                      

Document Number:          1

Folder SEQ  #:          3







                                                                            12

         disinfected by t@e,squadron's food handlers. This outbreak was

         easily contrc$-Il    ..j ggressive antibiotic treatment of

         symptomatic      ',e
                          ,a rs in this squadron and by reemphasizing
         appropri,,.,,     washing after using the latrine and before

         ea"

                  and support in preventing heat- and cold-related
          ,?"
               es resulted in very low incidence of these problems.   11,17

         Prevention of heat injuries included water discipline, work-rest

         cycles, gradual acclimatization and limitation of work during the

         first several weeks in country. Cold injuries were prevented by

         availability of warm clothing and use of heaters. This

         experience contrasts dramatically with the experience of World

         War II in the Persian Gulf, in which heat injuries and dysentery

         resulted in significant loss of manpower with attendant
         logistical problems in replacing soldiers during combat.18
              Based on historical experiences"," and published reports,   20-22

         there was concern over many infectious diseases in the area of

         operations. Fortunately, many of these diseases, such as

         cholera, giardiasis, amoebiasis, helminthic infections, malaria,

         and sandfly fever, did not affect 3d ACR soldiers. The reasons

         for the absence of these diseases include 1) limited contact

         with nonmilitary populations, 2) inspection and approval of food
         sources by U.S. military veterinarians  , 21, 24 3) inspection of

         storage and preparation of food by preventive medicine

         personnel, 25 4) consumption of bottled water or chlorinated well
         or sea water after processing through military ROWPU's    2 6 ,5) a
         good host country preventive medicine infrastructure  17 , 6) an

Document 26 f:/Week-36/BX003204/SURVEY OF OUTPATIENT VISITS DURING OPERATION DESERT SHIELD/a survey of outpatient visits in a us army forwa:100196133421
Control Fields 17
File Room = sep96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-36
Box ID = BX003204
Unit = OTSG
Parent Organization = HSC
Folder Title = SURVEY OF OUTPATIENT VISITS DURING OPERATION DESERT SHIELD
Folder Seq # = 3
Subject = A SURVEY OF OUTPATIENT VISITS IN A US ARMY FORWA
Document Seq # =
Document Date =
Scan Date =
Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
Short Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 01-OCT-1996