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Subject: MEDICAL BIO WARFARE DEFENSE PLAN 8 APR 91
Unit: OTSG
Parent Organization: HSC
Box ID: BX003202
Folder Title: MEDICAL BIOLOGICAL WARFARE - BW- DEFENSE PLAN
Document Number: 2
Folder Seq #: 25
L I UNCLASSIFIED
4
MMICAL AM OF
AND P AND
4-1. Medical surveillance, @ ioirtt medical cam
be vigilant for pat-l@ not i fied early on for @tmft and
- Al anthrax @ents are not cmtagi@, tic
anthrax may pore a hazard to @cal in of
blood vegetative isolation precautions d be
sufficient to protect @ical S@ a major patient flow route
F the ACR will be , 10th Mad lab d be
to prov@ ass in the anthrax @cal surveillance
Mgdical facilities in Oa= s@d oontirne that vigilance.
4-2. @ and Botalmo patients,
a. @ents who have developed symptoms have a
very low rate of survival. Death @ tely 2 to 8 days or earlier
after to a I dose. in spite of the poor p is, ive
antibiotic is with associated rtive as the
situation pemits- Pati@ to rtive d ve
anthrax tion. Stress management and Chaplain support are ed
for staff as well as patients.
b. Tcyin, Death tely 1-4 days or earlier
to a lethal dose of botuimm if m treatmertt is
Provide ve therapy wi@ the Medical treatmft
esaving if it can be
unt3.l the effects of the toxin wear off. may take
weeks. Stress and Chaplain support are encouraged for @f as
well as pati@.
4-3. @ of Patients with ccnventicrk-d Iniuries.
a. (U) Patient omtact does not a respiratory
b. @ iwiat3.cn preca@cm d be taken in surgical
suites/cperating rwm. InfwUve precauucn d also be taken in the
sampling and handling of blood because of the presenoe of
vegetative
4-4. @ of in= Pati@ with l@ IMurles.
@test @ is that @ent t3.cn is with
orits soltrticn. Allied patients may enter the U.S. medical system.
ASSLMS ticn be performed on all ted
PaU@. and trea of the mm pati@ d be no
different than any other @ent crice ticn is complete. is
no hazard to the m&cal @f. see F?4 8-io-4 for additional informticn on
patierit ticn procedures.
4-1
UNCLASSIFIED
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Box ID = BX003202
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Subject = MEDICAL BIO WARFARE DEFENSE PLAN 8 APR 91
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