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     







                                                                                       INSTRUCTOR


                   NOTE TO TRAINER: Later versions of CANA will have flanges that
                   distinguisn Tt-from the Mark I.

                   SEE FIGURE 1.

                   C. Determine whether to give the injection in the casualty's thigh or
                   buttocks. The outer middle of the thig@ is the preferred injection
                   site.

                        1. Check the casualty's pockets for items that may Interfere with
                   the injector.

                        2. Check the size of the casualty's thigh muscle.

                                                      WARNING

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

                                                      WARNING

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


                   F. Position the black end of the CANA autoinjector perpendicular
                   against the injection site (the thigh or the buttocks as applicable).

                   NOTE To TRAINER: Explain to the students that the needle must be
                   perpendicu]af-to the Injection site.

                   SEE FIGURE 2.

                                                      WARNING

                                 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.



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