STATUS OF USAMRDC CHEMICAL CASUALTY CARE

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Subject: STATUS OF USAMRDC CHEMICAL CASUALTY CARE                        

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               SGRD-UV-ZA
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                                         INFORMATION PAPER



                                THE MEDICAL MANAGEMENT OF CHEMICAL
                                      CASUALTIES COURSE (M2C3)

                    The Medical Management of Chemical Casualties Course, M2C3,
               is conducted by the US Army Medical Research Institute of
               Chemical Defense for the Army Surgeon General.          It is the only
               formal postgraduate medical education in this field in the
               Department of Defense.      Conducted at Aberdeen Proving Ground for
               over 20 years.     the course normally trains SOO physicians and
               other health professionals yearly.
                    The course at home station consists of 5 days of classroom,
               practical,   and field instruction on mechanisms of action and
               medical defense      against chemical       warfare agents,       medical
               operations in a chemical environment, patient decontamination and
               evacuation, and common-sense training of field medical@ soldiers.
               The course includes students of all services and of many allied
               nations.    Graduation requires passing a challenging examination
               with a pass rate for physicians of about 80% at home station.
               Graduates gain the knowledge and confidence needed to operate
               effective chemical casualty care systems.        The course is an Army
               professional military education Officer Record Brief entry and is
               now a pre-command requirement for Army Medical Corps officers.
                    In September 1990 the CINC, USCENTCOM directed execution of
               this course in theater for all US medical elements and attachment
               of a course faculty cell to the CENTCOM staff.           Instruction in
 all requirements of the normal S
               day course in 3 days,      including over 40 hours of instruction,
               field training,     and directed study.        CINCCENT's priority of
               effort focused first on medical elements of Army and Marine
               divisions and other forward deployed units.
                    From 12 Oct 90 through 13 Dec 90,           16 M2C3 courses were
               conducted in the AOR.         The examination pass rate was 96%.
               Graduates totaled 1453,      including 677 military physicians, 96
               PAs, and 61 civilian physicians.       The additional graduates were
               dental,  nurse Corps,     MSC,   and chemical officers and senior
               enlisted medical specialists.          Allied graduates from Saudi
               Arabia, UK,   France, Canada,    and the UAE made up 273 of this
               total.   In response to a CINCCENT request, predeployment M2C3
               instruction is now underway in Germany and CONUS for later
               deploying units of all services.



               Prepared and authenticated by: M. A. Dunn, COL USA

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Subject = STATUS OF USAMRDC CHEMICAL CASUALTY CARE
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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