FRAGO 10 91 MEDICAL OPERATIONS

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Subject: FRAGO 10 91 MEDICAL OPERATIONS                                  

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Document Number:         59

Folder Title: HQ  1ST ID -M- FRAGOS  52-91 TO 142-91  FEB-MAR 91                                              

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Parent Organzation: VII  CORPS  




            APPENDIX 12 (MEDICAL OPERATIONS) TO ANNEX N (SERVICE SUPPORT)
            TO IID.(M) OPORD SCORPION DANGER
            first dressing station is operational. 101st FSB, Ist ID(M)
            coordinates with Lancer Battalion in their sector. 498th FSBI Sd
            Bdo coordinates with UK units in their sector.
                       (9) (U) F Co, 701st MSD will evacuate and treat
            non-urgent casualties screened by the clearing companies at the
            CSHS. The majority of these soldiers will be expected to Return.
            to Duty CRTD) within 72 hours. Some will be battle stress
            casualties. The 531st Medical Company (OM) (Psychiatric) will
            augment F Co, 701st with a detachment capable of holding 40
            battle stress casualties. F Co, 701st MSB must be prepared to
            evacuate soldiers from the CSHs in non-medical transportation
            assets. Establishment of 160 cots is required. Be prepared to
            reconstitute the FSB medical companies as required.
                    L@ENEMY PRISONERS OF WAR CEPW): Capturing units are
            responsib      medical care of EPWS. Captured medical personnel
            and supplies will be used for this medical care. 818th Medical
            Battalion has responsibility for EPW care at FAA JUNCTION CITY.
                 d. (U) CHEMICAL CASUALTIES: Units must be prepared to
            treat chemically contaminated soldiers (see Tab I). Not all
            chemical wounds are URGENT.  MEDEVAC will not fly into a known
            .chemically contaminated area. Field decontamination of the
            casualty is the miniwum requirement for ground or air
            evacuation. Chemical casualties will be handled in the -Following
            fashion:
                 (1)  (U)  All suspected and confirmed chemical casualties
            W3.Lth or without conventional wounds will be brought to a Chemical
            Casualty Collection Point extablished 75 meters downwind from the
       Battalion Aid Station (BAS). The unit with suspected or
            confirmed chemical casualties will notify the BAS (on the
            battalion A&L net) that potentially contaminated casualties are
            enroute.
                 (2) (U) The Chemical Casualty Collection Point, downwind
            from the BAS, will be augmented by 4 non-medical soldiers who
            will perform patient decontamination under the direction of a
            medical NCO. Minimal life saving emergency medical aid will be
            provided an the "hot" side of the Chemical Casualty Collection
            Point while more extensive medical care is provided on the
            .9 ClLan" side. Hasty decontamination will be performed with
            M258AI and M291 decontamination kits and dilute calcium
            hypochlorite solution (See paragraph 71 and insert 1, Tab I).
                (-S) (U) In the event the BAS is contaminated, no attempt
            at patient decontamination will be made. Life saving aid will be
            provided and the patient evacuated to the next echelon of care as
            quickly as possible.
                                     UNCIASSIRED

                                       N-12-4

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Subject = FRAGO 10 91 MEDICAL OPERATIONS
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Scan Date = 19-JUL-1996
Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
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 = 09-AUG-1996