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OCTOSER1990
CONVULSANT ANTIDOTE FOR NERVE AGENTS (CANA)
THESE INTERIM PROCEDURES ARE IN ADDITION TO THOSE
FOUND IN THE SOLDIERS MANUAL OF COMMON TASKS
SEVERE SYMPTOMS OF NERVE-AGENT
POISONING REQUIRING CANA:
a severe muscle twitching.
9 Convulsions, seizures.
Convulsant antidote for Nerve 9 Unconscious with nerve agent symp-
toms.
USAGE:
o Inject CANA in the same way you in-
ject the MARK I (larger autoinjector).
o When a fellow soldier needs addi-
tional MARK I injections after hav-
InjecUng the Casualty's Thigh ing given himself his first injection,
Immediately give him the second
and third Injections AND THEN THE
CANA.
or 0 If he has not received any MARK I
injections, go ahead and give all
three MARK I injections together
with his CANA.
injocting the Casuafty's Buttocks
CAUTION: 00 NOT GIVE CANA TO
YOURSELF. IT IS BUDDY AID.
Three Sets al the One Used
Used Mark 1 CANA
ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES
Fort Sam Houston, TX
AV 471-3863
Box ID = BX000000
Unit = G3 NBC SECTION
Parent Organization = ARCENT
Folder Title = CANA
Subject = CANA Training Package
Document Number = 41
Image file name = 00000029.tif
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