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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                                DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
                                OFFICE OF THE SURGEON GENER L    f-, I-
                                                   A
                                    5109 LEESBURG PIKE
                                 FALLS CHURCH, VA 22041-3258
                REPLY TO
                ATTENTION OF
               PSP  (525)



          MEMORANDUM FOR

          COMMANDER, U.S. ARMY HEALTH SERVICES COMMAND, ATTN: HSOP-SO,
            FORT SAM HOUSTON, TEXAS 78234-6100
          COMMANDER, U.S. FORCES COMMAND, ATTN: FCMD-PM, FORT MCPHERSON,
            GEORGIA 30330-6000

          SUBJECT: Medical Management of Chemical Casualties Course
          (M2C3) Support for Operation Desert Shield


          1. References:

              a. Message, U.S. Commander-in-Chief CENTCOM, CCSG, 090915Z
          November 1990, subject: Medical Management of Chemical Casualty
          (M2C3) Training (enclosure 1).

              b. FONECON between MAJ Roger McIntosh, OTSG, and Mr. Ron        a.
          Richards, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health
          Affairs, 14 November 1990, SAB.
              C. Ist Endorsement, OTSG, SGPS-PSP, 15 November 1996,
          subject: Medical Management of Chemical Casualties Course   (M2C3)  La
          Support for Operation Desert Shield (enclosure 2).
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          2. Reference la provided CINCCENT's recommendation for
          predeployment training of physicians and physician's assistants
          in the medical management of chemical casualties. Reference lb
          related the intent of DOD Health Affairs to recommend the
          provision of predeployment M2C3 training to the Secretaries of
          the Army, Navy and Air Force. Reference ic directed USAMRDC to
          assist in providing this training to medical personnel deploying
          with Division and Corps-level elements.

M Surgeon is to have every physician
          and physician's assistant trained in the medical management of
          chemical casualties prior to deployment to the CENTCOM AOR. This
          will require identifying those PROFIS physicians within HSC who
          will link up with deploying units, and training of physicians and
          physician's assistants assigned to the deploying active or
          reserve component units within FORSCOM.

          4. The U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense
          (USAMRICD) will put on a special 3-day M2C3 (with animal
          laboratory and field training exercise) during the 17-19 December
          1990 timeframe. The purpose of this course will be to train the
          deploying medical personnel in the medical management of chemical

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