ANNEX D 114TH EVACUATION HOSPITAL CMD RPT ODS

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Subject = ANNEX D 114TH EVACUATION HOSPITAL CMD RPT ODS

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                       (2t A CENTRAL EIEC("NTAMINAT[CiN .'ITE                    ADEC,'I.JATE T,@ HT@-NDLF ALL
               AREA NBC CAI-IJALTIES AT THE REAR i:ijRP LEVEL.                      Designating a singli@
               1,S-i c@t- EVA': 4s an area clect:-nta,ninAti-@,n statL,-.n pt--2s,.iffteb ?itmet-
               that NE-;'--                  will fall witriln a Pr-edictable minimum, .@t
               tt:at cab,-ialti@,s will s,-irvive                                   and ierrain stattle
               cit-tring xr-iaqe anc eventual tv-ansc),:,r@ tc, the nearest c3esiqnaLea
               and/or available treatment facility.                      File to tne fnanpcwer-
               intensive nature .:.,- clp.:.-,ntaminati-.,..n                             Personnel -d.:,Ijlo
               have I,.. be assigned frcrn all area "-.'.H and EVAC facil@tties.


               Re@,z,mmenciati.:,ns:

                       F.-,i,ward Jec,:.ntamiiiation sriclild ccntinje to de Performed by
               CCCs but limited to Pr,.j..,essing "r)ute" NBC casualties -Dr Minimally
               'iti,i-ire(J -3rlbula-tc-ry casualties wrtich                    ve re-<.@itfitteci for
               immediate retain ,@j c3-ity after, t;-eatrnent at the E;Ac. r@t MASH
               level.      Any casualty eqi-ilr-lnq ev@ac--iatic-ri ic. a Y-?ar- area
               unaprg-D aecr@ntamina,.i-in ax the 1:@-H -.r EVAF: 1.?ve..

                       E.acn @."-.H and EVAC should have on-7,,.t.? cieTontainin..4t;,:.ii
               facilities for NE@C. casualties.                 This would eliminate the nee-3 @,@r'
               a central site rec:ijxrinq separat@ ir-iaqe of NE@i-- casualties,
               sharing of a manpower- "pc..-,"' fr,-.rn area -ints. and needless (relay
               in treatment.          Tli,.s world aisc. ?nslir-.? that @,at--n                and EVAC -in;t
               would maintain an aciectiiate level ,Df Nr,@C tt-airinc,;.

                      E:.  I-Iperatic-n Eles?t,t '-;tc,rin s@r),7-Eliqhted sever'al Pr-c-t)lems
               i,@l@ative t,:. ;,eat, -ar,ea ciec.:)n'Lactiinati,:,n. s.-,rii-? general ir sccp@ arcl
               others unique to tne terrain arici weather of cieszrt -Operations.
               Existing 'IC[Ps stipt-ilat-e establishment --@f a site on elevated
               terrain with natural dra.naqe to ac.:@c.rririociate tnz larq.-2 vjiLLme@; of
               wate@- necessary for iie@,--,rtarnination and to Pr-evpnt accljftii-tlati,:,r.
               of           fumes.       Hcwev,2t-, they also assume c),:rc-us, r--,ci@y s.:.,!
               with Plentiftil vec;.ezati.@,n.           riese.-t conditions may include porous,
               sandy S--',Il but incre often irnnlies compacted clay/r-c-c@: adni@:trire
               witt-. Door ar)s.Drpt.@:,n: a s,:ar,.:ity :,f vegetation would t),? expected.
                           ,:(.Lv-rent ':.OPs r'-2ccm:l,?nd kn -@v@y'rie-ac covey- f,:,r
               f;,,:,m inclement we.Rther', presumably precipitait.@n- in 7re o3es@rt
               tli-s would ta@,.z? the farm               niqli winds. t)l.-,wing 'iaT). and sc-lar-
               hoax load. primarily t@@ treatment
                           '@.,:'Ps                .:,Ir,s,2c3 tei-ts c-n tno c.-,nt@irninalt?(j Si-je of
               the site. cjicta,,,-? a se,@-j,,e P.?rirnetei an(i minimum sef.- distances
               for                    sty,,.Lcturos, and                      MiJFIP-4 f(:,v- site
               Per-s,-@nnel. all t,:. decrease f,,jrne ha,:ar-o,. and
               of r,er-scnriel and ncar-zy --inits.             For- FC,RwARri de.-,.:.nt-:itllnatirin 1-ind@,r-
               q                                                                    @2 q      -?    e    h @
               . iven :t:,ncjlticns :,f weatmer- ar-.(j terrain, thes                     i-Lic3 Lin s      L (i
               merit.      -ne realities cf REAR                     -J@,c-:-ntatilinatic-n ,-jnder'/CPS-?r,t
               conoitic.ns. ric-wev-?t. r-eroe:, many of h@,rn -inn.?-:,essar,y.                    High winds
               amid amt3ient t-emr,-?t,at,-Lr@,@ common to daytime desert conditions
               qojic@@ly dissipate fi-imes.           Tn@2 alm.-.st t.-.t,.il lac@, of
               vegetation inakes even rnil(3 nocturnal oreezt?s effi-7.,ent at
               CiLssipatinq Vap-@r -IC,-Jos. alue(i considerably oy tut,t),.Llpnc.?
               desert jii,                      El-j-! trl tnsir volatility. nc@n-weeisistent
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