CMD RPT ODS 25 MAR 91

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Subject = CMD RPT ODS   25 MAR 91

Box ID = BX003208

Folder Title = 803 MED GROUP-COMMAND REPORT ODS

File Cabinet = Week-38

Parent Organization = HSC

























                 b. Sufficient quantities should have been in place earlier
                 and released to soldiers in need.
                 EPW camp Brooklyn presented many logistical problems that
              were not planned for:
                 a.  EPW Uniforms
                 b.  Lindans
                 c.  Levels of medical supply
                 d.  Evacuation assets
                 e.  Power generation
                 f.  Class VIIX
                 Host Nation FacilitY concept should be built with the
              following areas of conitern.
                 a. Deploy unit with vehiolose communication and tool kits
                 b. Class VXIX should come from AMDOOM only or a better
                 communication system developed so that unit can know
                 what is available from Host Nation medical supply.

            vac oination Progr!@Z. Difficulties were encountered with opti-Til
                        on
            2-2pi,o,,ntati      ne airzorent vaccination programs. Anthrax and
            Botulism vaccinations were started too late to effectively immunize
            many at risk personnel with 2 doses (AntbLrax) and 3 doses
            (Botulism). Also, sufficient vaccine was not made available to
            immunize all personnel at risk. Additional problems were
            encountered in requisitioning all types of vaccines and anti-oora
            for our subordinate medical units. our evacuation hospitals wera
            abort on hepatitis B vaccine, immune globulin, rabies vaccines
            rabies immune globulin, snake and scorpion anti-venom until azter
            hostilities had oeased. Unsuccessful attempts were mada to secure
            needed quantities at MEDSOZIS at KKKCO Riyadh and Dhahran.


                              1 Support. Although the 3OOtb Field Hosio@ital was
            :pslsli&ne iON;2!0;ast cam ,-the West Camp had no medical sus.3port
                           in        p
            oxcept for its   sufficient organic assets. The 8034 bad to task
            organize medical care for this camp by assigning a clearing
            platoon, an OA dispensary and then creating another clearing platoon
            out of hospital assets to provide for the 24pOOO EPWfs hold there.
            it also required ground ambulance assetal repeated medical rgeupply
            and administrative management.
                Both camps should have had proplanned medical support.


            Hospital MP support. 22 February - 8 March 1991 - An almost daily
            s@Eku-g-cj-le--w-i-th--!Fwl-s for the following reasons:
                (1) Lack of guards for the number of patient prisoners being
                treated at BAC hospitals.
                (2) Overwhelming number of prisoners (see Figure B) exceeding
                capabilities of the identified EPW Hospital, 114th Evacuation
                Hospital.
                (3) Insufficient Guards to cover two hospitals once a second
                hospital was used for EPW'S.
                (4) Military Police guards were unfamiliar with mission
                requirements to support hospitals. Parent unit (800th MP
Unit = OTSG        
Parent = HSC