AFTER ACTION USAMRICD FWD DETACHMENT 23 APR 91

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Subject: AFTER ACTION USAMRICD FWD DETACHMENT  23 APR 91                 

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Parent Organization: HSC         

Box ID: BX003204

Folder Title: AFTER ACTION REPORT USAMRICD OPERATION DESERT STORM                                             

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             SGRD-UV-ZA
             SUWECR: After Action Report, USAMRICD Forward Detachment, Operation
             SWel@ert Storm                                       -T

             Command Surgeoes Office for commura!c                                 The concept
             included@delined procedures for data c                        coordination with
             and proponents in the U-S., and dissex                            information through a
             tecb.nicw, network of chemical casualty                          medical unit in the
             theater.

                    C.'    Staff actions. Numerous                      policies were proposed and
             mwged at Central Command and subo@te unitil                     For mmple, these
             included@r@ction of insecticide use that would             cholinest@            e,
             .consideration of chemical casualtv recovery times compared with theater evacuation
             plans and policy, uploading all evacuation vehicles '@'th decontamination solution to
             permit forward decontamination of patients whenever possible, @ guidance on
             distribution and accountability for CANA, the diazegam autoiz4ector. Requirements for
             continued pubfic information presentations to the American and allied ci@
             communities and to the press were a r           g action.
                    d.     T@g. The Detachment conducted i6 @ courses in the Medical
             Management of Chemical Casualties, graduating 1453 physicians and other health
             professionals from U.S. and alfied units, as described at enclosure 1. Concurrent
             courses in Europe and CONUS produced 800 additional graduates. During the
             execution of Operation Desert Storm, the Detac@t provided threat update and
 medics.
                                                                    I
                    e.     Pyridostign-dne data capturp                                           from
             the XVIII Airborne Corps, took pyridostigm                                        1 under
             a chemical agent threat. Clinical information on sdety, accep                  potential
           kadverse effects from this experience was               In summary, peacetime volunteer
                                                        captured.
             @ence was largely validated in this substantial population under the stresses of
             field conditions and anticipated combat. The pretreatment is well-tolerated and
             substantmy free from serious mission-iinp '@'      sid 'e edicts in wartime @. Soldiers
             gained increased confidence in their abihty to function normally while taking the
             pretreatiraent.

                    f.:    ClWcal support. During the Desert Storm ground campaign the
             detachments ceus provided @@ support to Corp@-level units, de@tively ruled out
             several suspected cases of chemical agent exposure,   and co@ed the ordy actual
             exposure of the war.




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Box ID = BX003204
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Folder Title = AFTER ACTION REPORT USAMRICD OPERATION DESERT STORM
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Subject = AFTER ACTION USAMRICD FWD DETACHMENT 23 APR 91
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