TREATMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF CHEMICAL CASUALTIES

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Subject: TREATMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF CHEMICAL CASUALTIES                 

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Parent Organization: HSC         

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                        @NT & MANAGEMENT OF CHEMICAL CASUALTIES

         - CONTAMINATED CHEMICAL CASUALTIES WILL BE DECONTAMINATED FAR
         FORWARD (BATTALION AID STATION).

         - C    D      CAL CASUALTIES WlIJi BE TREATED AND STABILIZED.

         - CLEANEI5, STABIL3:7ED CHEMICAL CASUALTIES WILL BE EVACUATED IN
         GROUND OR AIR ASSETS.

         - OTSG IS ACCELERATING MATERIEL FIELDING AND OBTAINING ASSETS TO
         FACILITATE CASUALTY DECON.

         - CASUALTY DECON IS DIFFICULT IN ANY SITUATION BUT IS ESPECIALLY
         DIFFICULT IN DESERT AREAS.





         ISSUES:

            A. ARMY DOCTRINE - NONMEDICAL PERSONNEL REQUIRED TO ASSIST IN
         ASUA,LTY DECONTAMINATION (FM 3-5). THESE PERSONNEL HAVE NOT BEEN
   *DES    IGNATED. CASUALTY DECONTAMINATION WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY
         DEGRADED.

         ACTION WORKING - OTSG THROUGH DCSORS HAS REOUESTED ACTIVATION OF
         TWO CHEMICAL COMPANIES TO ASSIST IN CHEMICAL CASUALTY DECON.
         MOUEST DAMO-SW SUPPORT.-

            B. ARMY DOCTRINE - CHEMICAL AGENT MONITOR NEEDED TO ENSURE
         THOROUGHNESS OF CASUALTY DECON PROCESS. NO CAM AVAILABLE TO
         MEDICAL UNITS IN DEPLOYING FORCE. COPPS SURGEON REQUESTING CAMS.

         ACTION WORKING - OTSG WILL WORK WITH COI, LUST IN IOg TO OBTAIN CAM
         AT REDUCED R.FVEL OF BOIP. RE!2UEST DAMO-SW SUPPORT.





         DECLASSIFIED
         ON: 13 DEC 96
         BY: SEC ARMY (DAMH) UNDER SEC 3.4 EO 12958





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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 = 24-DEC-1996