LESSON PLAN M291 SKIN DECON KIT

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Subject: LESSON PLAN  M291 SKIN DECON KIT                                

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Document Number:        109

Folder Title: HISTORIANS BACKGROUND MATERIAL FILES - G3 NBC MIS 1 OF 4                                        

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Unit: ARCENT      

Parent Organzation: CENTCOM     






               Procedure is the same regardless of protective mask type. In case
               of use with Navy Chemical Protective Overgarment, which has hood
               attached to protective jacket, ignore mention of hood.


                                         -WARNING-


               Death or injury may result if you breathe toxic agent while doing
               step J. If you need to breathe before you finish, reseal your
               mask, clear it and check it, get your breath, then resume
               decontaminating procedure.)



           J.  Spread feet shoulder width apart. Incline body forward. This
               position will prevent M291 residue from falling inside your mask
               or into your eyes. Thoroughly scrub exposed skin of face until
               completely covered with black powder from the applicator pad.

               1.  Hold breath, close mouth and eyes, grasp mask beneath chin and
                   pull hood and mask away from chin enough to allow one hand
                   between the mask and your face. Hold mask in this position
                   during steps 2 through 6.

               2.  Scrub up and down across  face beginning at front of one ear to
                   nose to other ear.


                   a. Scrub across face to  corner of nose.


                   b. Scrub  extra stroke at corner of nose.


                   c. Scrub  across nose and tip of nose to other corner of nose.

                   d. Scrub  extra stroke at corner of nose.


                   e. Scrub  across face to other ear.


               3.  Scrub up  and down across face beginning where step 2 ended, to
                   mouth and to other end of jawbone.


                   a. Scrub across cheek to corner of mouth.


                   b. Scrub extra stroke at corner of mouth.


                   c. Scrub across closed mouth to center of upper lip.

                   d. Scrub extra stroke above upper lip.








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