CANA TRAINING PACKAGE 23 NOV 90

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Subject: CANA TRAINING PACKAGE  23 NOV 90                                

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Document Number:        277

Folder Title: HISTORIANS BACKGROUND MATERIAL FILES - G3 NBC MIS 2  OF 4                                       

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Unit: ARCENT      

Parent Organzation: CENTCOM     







                                                                                     STUDENT


                                                   WARNING

                              If the casualty has a thin lateral thigh muscle,
                              the injection must be administered in the upper
                              outer quadrant of the buttocks.      black   end
                 D.   Use dominant hand and grasp autoinjector withAneedleVxtending
                 beyond thumb and index finger.
                 E.   Use other hand to pull safety cap off autoinjector base.

                                                   WARNING

                                  DO NOT cover or hold the black (needle)
                                  end with your hand or fingers.


                 F. Position black end of CARA autoinjector perpendicular against
                 injection site (thigh or buttocks).










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                                                  FIGURE 2.                           6.

                                                   WARIJING

                              DO NOT inject into areas close to the hip, knee
                              or thigh bone. For buttocks injections, inject   the
                              antidote only into the upper outer portion of the
                              casualty's buttocks. This avoids hitting the nerve
                              that crosses the buttock. If this nerve-is hit, it
                              can cause paralysis.

                 G.   In ject casualty by applying firm even pressure to injector until
                 injector activates and pushes needle through clothes into injection
                 site. Hold injector in place for at least 10 seconds. (You should be
                 able to feel the autoinjector activate.)


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