CANA TRAINING PACKAGE 23 NOV 90

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Subject: CANA TRAINING PACKAGE  23 NOV 90                                

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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." "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 Injector by gras ng autoinector In
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                  dominant hand with needleA4xtending beyond
                  thumb and index finger and pulling off safety cap.

                   S. 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 autainjector to casualty's
                  pocket fl ap.

                  ASK THE SOLDIER:

                   9. "How many CANA injections should you,
 casualty?"

                  SOLDIER RESPONDS: "One injection."