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                                                                                   TEST


                TEST: Administer Convulsant Antidote for Nerve Agent (CANA) Using
                       the Autoinjector
                NOTE TO THE TRAINER: This test checks the soldier's ability to
                administer convulsant antidote for nerve agent (CANA) to a casualty.
                TELL THE SOLDIER: "You are required to give buddy-aid to a nerve
                agent casualty and he has already been given three Mark I
                autoinjections. When I say, 'GO,' you must administer the CANA
                autoinjection to the casualty. You must perform all the steps of
                procedure in the proper sequence to pass the test.u "GO."

                                                                      GO     NO-GO

                1. Takes out casualty's CANA autoinjector.

                2. Tears open plastic by pulling apart the
                split end of autoinjector.

                3. Checks casualty to determine Injection
                site.

                4. Arms Inject r by grasping autoinector in
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                dominant hand with needlea'txtending beyond
                thumb and index finger and pulling off safety cap.

                5. Places black end of autoinjector against
                injection site.

                6. Injects casualty by applying firm even
                pressure to injector until it pushes needle
                into injection site and holds In place at least
                10 seconds.

                7. Carefully pulls injector  straight out and
                massages site.

                8. Attaches used autoinjector to casualty's
                pocket flap.

                ASK THE SOLDIER:

                9. "How many CANA injections should you,
                a nonmedic, administer to the casualty?"

                SOLDIER RESPONDS: "One injection.n











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Box ID = BX000000
Unit = G3 NBC SECTION  
Parent Organization = ARCENT          
Folder Title = CANA                                                                                            
Subject = CANA Training Package
Document Number =         41
Image file name = 00000030.tif

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