STATUS OF USAMRDC CHEMICAL CASUALTY CARE

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Subject: STATUS OF USAMRDC CHEMICAL CASUALTY CARE                        

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              credits and professional military education credential as graduates of the normal M2C3
              course.



              2.     COURSE CONTENT- WHAT TO EXPECT

                     M2C3 is a combination of classroom and hands-on practical instruction focusing
              on medical management issues. It is taught at a postgraduate medical level, but senior
              enlisted medical soldiers often participate and do well in the course.

                     The course begins with an introduction to basic definitions and an orientation to
              the history and recent evolution of the chemical threat. 'ne current course then
              provides a threat assessment focusing on Iraqi chemical weapons and capabilities, and on
              lessons learned from the recent Gulf War on effective chemical casualty care. 'Me
              threat chemical warfare agents considered in depth include the nerve agents, cyanide,
              and the blister agents with special reference to sulfur mustard.

                     A combination of classwork, video presentations, and practical exercises addresses
              the topics of survival and medical operations in a chemical environment, patient
              decontamination and evacuation, and medical personal and collective protection, as well
              as clinical decision-making under pressure in a triage exercise with simulated casualties.
              The respiratory tract as a common target for a variety of agents and hazardous
              battlefield corn ounds is reviewed as well.
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                     Successful completion requires passing an examination which has had a pass rate
              of about 80% among students in the normal course. Interestingly, the 'pass rate among
              students deployed in Operation Desert Shield has exceeded 95%. After the examination,
              a nontested orientation to new research and development initiatives in medical chemical
        defense concludes the course.



              3.     TEXT MATERIALS

                     T'he following materials are provided to you for self-study and will be used in your
              classroom instruction:

                     (1)    Field Manual 8-285, February 1990. A good, clinically oriented text in
              many respects. Important advance reading includes Chapters 1, 2, 4, and 6, and
              Appendices E and H.
                     (2)    USAMRICD Technical Memorandum 90-1. A concise physician-level
              clinical guide keyed to specific threat CW agents.
                     (3)    USAMRICD Technical Memorandum 90-2. A short set of commonly
              asked questions and answers, followed by 4 clinical literature articles: the first 2 on
              sulfur mustard and the second 2 on nerve agents.


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