PREVENTIVE MED SITREP SUMMARY RPT 22 FEB 91

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Subject: PREVENTIVE MED SITREP SUMMARY RPT 22 FEB 91                     

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Folder Title: PREVENTIVE MEDICINE SITUATION SUMMARY REPORT                                                    

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                                    U N C L A S I F I E D


                                      DESERT SHIELD
                      PREVENTIVE MEDICINE SITUATION SUMMARY REPORT
                              27 OCTOBER to 9 NOVEMBER 1990

            1. MISSION: No Change

            2. SITUATION AND CONSIDERATIONS

                a.   Enemy situation: No Change
                b.   Friendly situation: Status of food sanitation:
            Several outbreaks of unspecified diarrhea (i.e. mostly mild with
            wat@ stools) associated with consumption of leafy green salad
            vegetables (lettuce, cabbage) from non-approved food sources
            have been reported among all services. Where night soil and
            animal wastes are used as fertilizers low growing leaf and stalk
            crops can be heavily contaminated with a variety of pathogens.
            Current methods of field disinfection for vegetables described
            in TB MED 530 include through washing followed by soaking in
            food service disinfectant (NSN 6840-00-810-6396) or a 200 ppm
            chlorine solution for 30 minutes. Unit and command medical
            authorities may prohibit the use of leafy vegetables for salads
            based on local conditions and the availability of approved
            sources.

                C.   Characteristics of the area of operations. Flora and
            fauna: Entomological surveys indicate that scorpions in Saudi
            Arabia are not a significant threat. Demand for scorpion
            antivenom has not been documented. Encl one: SGPS-CP-M
            Memorandum, 241400 October 1990, Subject: Minutes of the Desert
            Shield Medical Issues Review and Ad Hoc Working Group.

                d.   Health status of the command:

                     (1) Immunization status: Requirements and production
            capacity for immune serum globulin (ISG) are being closely
            monitored by the OTSG Pharmacy Consultant. The Defense
     Personnel Support Center (DPSC) is working with manufacturers to
            meet production and delivery requirements. See Encl two:
            information Paper, DASG SGPS-CPI 30 October 1990, subject:
            Tolecon with Armour Representative.

                     (2) Disease and nonbattle injury: Based on reports
            received, as of C + 92l the rate of hospital admissions for DNBI
            was 3.4/1000 soldiers/week. Outpatient DNBI rates were
            calculated as:
                                    Outpatient Visits
                               (rates/1000 soldiers/week)
                 Report Period      Total visits   Heat   Diarrhea

                  C 87 to C 93            63.4     0.4      3.5

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