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Subject: ARCENT MEDICAL COMMAND POLICY ON NBC ENVIRONMENT 10 JAN 91
Unit: OTSG
Parent Organization: HSC
Box ID: BX003205
Folder Title: ARCENT MEDICAL COMMAND POLICY CONCERNING SUBSISTENCE IN A NBC ENVIRONMENT
Document Number: 1
Folder Seq #: 39
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SUPPORT DIRECTORATE
FINAL SECTION OF
AM EXAMPLC OF THIS IS TEKS PACIAGED FOR MILITARY
OPERATIONS WHICH ARE USUALLI PACKAGED IK BOILS WITHIN BOXES. SO
THIS PROCEDURE IS FEASIBLE. WHEN AN INNER UNCONTAMINATED PACKAGE
IS REACHED. PLACE THE ITEM IN GROUP !. IF THE AGENT HAS
PIRET241ED TO THE FOOD. PLACE II IN GROUP 111. CARRED G=S MAY
BE DECONTAMINATED BY ANY OF THE STANDARD CHEMICAL METHODS ISLICH
AS BLEACH SLURRY. SODIUM CARBONATE. OR OSZI. EG@LOVED BY VASHIK
IN WATER, OUTER COVERINGS CONTAMINATED WITH NERVE AGENTS SHOULD
BE DECONTAMINATED OR D:SPOSED OF BY BURYING OR BURNING (SKOXE
WILL BE TOXIC). REFER TO FM 3-5 FOR MORE INFORMATION.
C. GROUP III WILL CORSIST OF U!IPACTAGEO DR POORLY PACKAGED
ITEMS WHICH HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO AN roEMI IN EITHER VAPOR OR
LIVJID FORM. DECONTAMINATION OF FOOD ITSELF WILL BE ATTEMPTED
ONLY IN EKEWY SITUATIONS WHEN THERE IS RO ALTERRPTIVE SUPPLY
OF FOOD. THE GENERAL DECCCANINATION PROCEDURE TO BE FOLLOVED IN
SEQUEKE 15;
1. YRDIHING OF SURFACE FAT AND/OR GRDSSLY COUTA)IINATED
AREAS.
2. WASHING WITH VA71P. OR 2% SODIIM BICARMAI'- SOLIRIOU
OR 1% CHLORINE SOLUTION.
1. BOILIIIG IN WOLTER. THIS IIA% BE ELIKII(PTED WHEK THE
CONTAMINATION HAS BEEH ONLY WITH THE VAPORS Of IRRITANT AGENTS.
WHEN SUCH AN EXPOSURE HAS BEEN LIGHT, AERATION FOR A SHORT TIME
I(AY BE USED FOR DECOTITANINATION. ;RYING. ROASTING. OR BOILING
WILL NOT REMOVE TRACES OF BLISTER AGENTS FRCP( MEATS. IN GENERAL.
SALVAGI OF TOM CDGTANINATED VT7H DRDPLEIS Of THE BLISTER
AGENTS. ESPECIALLY THE ARSENICAL BLISTER AGENTS. IS NOT
PRACTICAL.
A. ANIMALS CONTAMINATED BY CHEMICAL AGENTS KAY BE
NECESSARY TO USv FOR FODO AFTER EXPOSURE TO LIOUIO SPLASHES OF
CHEMICAL AGENT$. ECONOMICS KAY JUSTIFY THE EARLY SLAUGHTER OF
EXPOSED ANIMALS BEFORE THE FULL EFFECTS OF SJCH EXPOSURES ARE
SHOWN. IF SUCH ANIMALS ARE SULWERED IN THE PRILI)IINARY STAGES
OF POISONING AND ALL TISSUES EXPOSED TO THE AGENT (LUNGS. LOCAL
AREAS) ARE DISCARDED. THERE IS NO DANGER IN CMSUKPIIOK OF THE
MEAT. IF THE ANLV.AL PASSES AN OTHERWISE SATISFACTORY MEAT
INSPECTION. THIS IS TRUE. EVEN OF ANIMALS POISONED BY ARSENICAL
AGENTS. SINCE THE EDIBLE TISSUE WILL CONTAIN @S Of ARSENIC
TOO SI(ALL TO Of TOXIC. CERTAIN ORGANS (SURH AS LIVER, BRAIR.
HEART. KIDNEYS. AND LUNG$) WILL C09TAIN MORE ARSENIC IVIAH THE
MUSCULATURE AND SHOULD BE DISCARDED. THE MEAT SHDULD BE WELL
OOOCEO.
LL OF THE FOOD AND FODO PACKAGING MATERIAL DECONTAMINATION
PROCEDURES. EXCEPT FOR WEATHERING. APE VERY LABOR INTERSIV! AND
KAY REQOIRE EXTENSIVE LOGISTICAL SUPPORT. LABOR WILL NOT BE
READILY AVAILABLE ON THE BATTLEFIELD. THE REQUIRED LABOR 15 THE
RESPONSIBILITY OF THE UNIT STORING THE FOOD OP SUPPORT
OECONTANINATIOU UNITS.
6. POC FOR ADOITI(NAL INFORMATION IS COL ALK. A.RCENT VETERINARIAN
AT 498-9485 OR 477-;777 EX', 4!7814097 OR TAC 9-7664-441; OA LTC
LIVELY. ARCENT FWD VETERINARIAN AT 899-1119 E17 7370 THEN ASK FOR
587. OR TAC 9-7699-587 MAIL CMEI[R$ CAM BE FORWARDED TO ARCENT.
ATTN: AFRD-RD (STAFF VETERINARIAN). APO NY 09BS2. 87
MCN-91017/32913 TOR-91017/1608Z TAO-91017/1624Z CDSN-MAD164
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IOOGOOZ JAN 91
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Folder Title = ARCENT MEDICAL COMMAND POLICY CONCERNING SUBSISTENCE IN A NBC ENVIRONMENT
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Subject = ARCENT MEDICAL COMMAND POLICY ON NBC ENVIRONMEN
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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