MEDICAL MANAGEMENT OF CHEMICAL CASUALTIES

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Subject: MEDICAL MANAGEMENT OF CHEMICAL CASUALTIES                       

Unit: OTSG        

Parent Organization: HSC         

Box  ID: BX003203

Folder Title: MEDICAL MANAGEMENT OF CHEMICAL CASUALTIES  M2C3                                                 

Document Number:          1

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         INFO COMUSMARCENT//MED//               COMUSNAVLOGSUPFOR//Ng//
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         MSGID/RI/USCINCCENT CCSG//
         AMPN/SUBJECT: MEDICAL MANAGEMENT OF CHEMICAL CASUALTIES (M2C3)
         TRAINING//
         RMKS/l. EFFECTIVE TRAINING OF PHYSICIANS AND PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS IN
         THE MEDICAL MANAGEMENT OF CHEMICAL CASUALTIES (M2C3) IS A KEY INITIAL
         STEP IN BUILDING ADEQUATE COMBAT MEDICAL READINESS TO SUPPORT
         WARFIGHTING IN A CW THREAT ENVIRONMENT.
         2. WHILE M2C3 TRAINING HAS BEEN CONDUCTED IN THE CENTCOM AOR FOR
         DEPLOYED UNITS, THE NEED FOR PREDEPLOYMENT M2C3 TRAINING OF LATER
         DEPLOYING UNITS AND POSSIBLE REPLACEMENT MEDICAL ASSETS IS CLEAR.
         THE NEED IS GREATEST AT THE LEVEL OF ARMY AND MARINE DIVISIONAL AND
         CORPS SLICE MEDICAL SUPPORT ELEMENTS.
         3. REQUEST THAT DIVISION AND CORPS-LEVEL PHYSICIANS AND PHYSICIAN
         ASSISTANTS ASSIGNED TO DEPLOYING UNITS AND AS INDIVIDUAL REPLACEMENTS
         BE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE M2C3 TRAINING PRIOR TO DEPLOYMENT TO THE
         CENTCOM AOR. RECOMMEND THAT PREDEPLOYMENT M2C3 TRAINING ALSO BE
         PROVIDED TO KEY LEADERS OF OTHER MEDICAL UNITS PRIOR TO DEPLOYMENT.
         4. POC THIS HEADQUARTERS IS COL ROBERT BELIHAR, CENTCOM SURGEON,
         Comm 011-966-1-478-4466, EXT 269/270.// BT


















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Folder Title = MEDICAL MANAGEMENT OF CHEMICAL CASUALTIES M2C3
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Subject = MEDICAL MANAGEMENT OF CHEMICAL CASUALTIES
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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 = 06-DEC-1996