OFFICE OF THE SURGGEON GENERAL AFTER ACTION REPORT ODS

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Subject: OFFICE OF THE SURGGEON GENERAL AFTER ACTION REPORT ODS          

Unit: OTSG        

Parent Organization: HSC         

Box  ID: BX003205

Folder Title: OTSG OBSERVATIONS AND LESSONS LEARNED                                                           

Document Number:          2

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           DASG-DBO


           SUBJECT: After Action Report - Army Occupational Therapy for
           Operation Desert Shield/Storm


           Part 1: Executive Summary

              A. Mission/Objectives - The mission of Army occupational
           therapists in Operation Desert Shield/Sto= was to provide:

                   1. Occupational Therapy support for the Psychiatric OM
           Team (Combat Stress Control) to accomplish the reconditioning/
           restoration mission. (One 65A and one 91L deployed with 528th OM
           Team 15 Nov 90 - 18 April 91)

                   2. Occupational Therapy services in a Field Hospital in
           areas of orthopedics and mental health. (One 65A deployed 27 Aug
           90 - 24 Mar 91)

              B. General Description - Army occupational therapists
           supported orthopedics by providing therapy and adaptive devices
           (splints) for orthopedically injured soldiers, served in a
           garrison psychiatric role teaching classses on stress
           management/prevention and treatment, and provided combat stress
           control preventive and treament services in the field.

              C. Major participants - One occupational therapist was
           deployed with the 47th Field Hospital, Bahrain, 27 Aug 90 - 24
           Mar 91. This individual also assisted with a stress control team
           of the 28th CSH providing classes on stress management/prevention
           and treatment. One occupational therapist (65A) and one enlisted
           (91L) deployed with the 528th Psychiatric OM Team, 15 Nov 90 -
           18 Apr 91. These individuals provided combat stress control
           preventive and treatment services.

              D. Significant Issues

                   1. The 47th Field Hospital was late in receiving DEPMEDS
           equipment. To alleviate this problem, care packages were sent
           from Fort Sill, Tripler, and WRAMC with needed supplies for
 the officer had also hand carried
           some supplies for splinting and hand rehabilitation.

                   2. The 65A and 91L with the Psychiatric OM Team had to
           be added to the unit to prior to deployment. This required much
           coordination between HSC and OTSG. After implementation of
           Medical Force 2000 (MF2K), we will have adequate 65As and 9lLs in
           Combat Stress Control (CSC) companies and detachments.

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File Room = sep96_declassified
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Box ID = BX003205
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Folder Title = OTSG OBSERVATIONS AND LESSONS LEARNED
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Subject = OFFICE OF THE SURGGEON GENERAL AFTER ACTION REPO
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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