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File: 970101_sep96_decls2_0010.txt
Subject: INTERIM MEDICAL DOCTRINE TACTICS TECHNIQUES
Unit: OTSG
Parent Organization: HSC
Box ID: BX003203
Folder Title: BIOLOGICAL WARFARE DEFENSE FOR OPERATION DESERT STORM-1
Document Number: 1
Folder Seq #: 34
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b. @Bottaimza Toxin, 3-6. Tamtment of Botulimm
@,limm antitoxin (despwintod equim) is available in
(1) (U) signs anti @ are blurred vision, @ized very limited quantities for the trea@ of @inlzm pa@.
anli difficulty in ard @l@ with @icn to Arititcxin is available for @ only; it will be given mly to
ica @ysi-s and mwlmtory failure- tic pati@ or @ of @ units j@ to be definitely
but @ may be tic. Antatcxin is
(2) Di ic kits for @irarmental sampler for the iy @ to @l.
p@ of will be @ by Chmical Cbrps/NW . No kit is
a@le for de@on of the toxin in blood savples @ to lack of b. @Decisicn to use babLLlin= anti@ is made by @cal
sensitivity. A batulim= @ pol@ chain reactim authorities to @ policy.
capability is at the NFL but reliability of this identifi@ticn test m,-t
still be proven (para 2-3). C. @Mm batulirim antl@ stock will be @itioried in the AOR
to PrIOrit3Les anci
3-4. @ Post @ @tment for A@ @ Servim distribution plan.
a. (U) Antibiotics, All M will be issi-i a bl@ pack of ten
Ciprafl@cin tablets (500 ng) with icm to take one tablet every 12
h=s upon on. @ decision to begin taking the antibiotic
will be @ by the Seni@ tactical on @irmation of
@ or b-igh p@ility of @. mo tactical ccomatider will be
adv@ 13Y his @lig@ Officer, Surgeon, and NW officer. Other
indi@tors of a BW attack are warning from t@ &A rs depl@
at @l@ sites and the NBC System. Other antibiotics
such @ doxycycline ard penicillin my be used in treatment of post
SMs if the are to be effective in antibiotic sensitivity testing.
b. @ Vaccination @ Antibiotim, If an attack with @thrax @ been
conf@, SMs @ comiete the three dose vaocimtion series. SH9 who have
cmpleted the hm dose series will get a t@ dose. T@ who have not been
vacclmted will @ive the dose series. In addition, Ciproflcxacin
antibiotic treatment will @inue for at least 30 days. If @icicus
clinical m=, @ will be treated with oral Ciproflco(acin (1000 ug
loading dose, there 750 mg twice daily) or doxycycline (200 mg
loading dose, then loo ag twice daily) or ariy other antibiotics as irdicated
by microbiological sensitivities. Pe Ciprof2@cin is riot available
at the present time. See reference 1.
3-5. @Conti --v stock of Anthrax vaccine for t of
Servi@
a. r4 Contingency anthrax Vaccine s@ will be dedicated for the
@tment of anthrax exposed S14s. @ @ will be pwiticned in the AOR
according to priorities arid
d@i@ion Plm- Required @ti@ of this vaccine @tirigewy stock
showd be periodically @luated by
b. @ @tic anthrax pati@ should @ive agg@ive
@tii)ictic (@ 3.4b) and be p@ided ive care. Vaccine
@d be a@@ only to wtko are to antibiotic
therapy.
3-4
3-3
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File Room = sep96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-36
Box ID = BX003203
Unit = OTSG
Parent Organization = HSC
Folder Title = BIOLOGICAL WARFARE DEFENSE FOR OPERATION DESERT STORM-1
Folder Seq # = 34
Subject = INTERIM MEDICAL DOCTRINE TACTICS TECHNIQUES
Document Seq # = 1
Document Date =
Scan Date =
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