FRAGO 90 91 MEDICAL OPERATIONS

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Subject: FRAGO 90 91  MEDICAL OPERATIONS                                 

Box ID: BX001045

Unit: 1ST ID      

Parent Organization: VII CORPS   

Folder Title: FRAGOS  FEB 91                                                                                  

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Document Number:         37




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            APPENDIX 12 (MEDICAL OPERATIONS) TO ANNEX N (SERVICE SUPPORT)
            TO IID(M) OPORD SCORPION DANGER

                       (4) (U) Deliberate patient decontamination will be
            provided prior to entering the FSE. Litter patients will be
            decontaminated by 4 teams of 3 non-medical soldiers to be
            utilized for litter patient decontamination. One team of 4
            non-medical personnel will work the sanator and assist in the
            decon of ambulatory casualties. Minimal lifesaving medical aid
            will be provided prior to decontamination. (See insert 2, TAB I).

                       (5) (U) AmbulAnces passing through vehicle deliberate
            decontamination points at PL CHERRY will proceed to immediate
            decontamination in order to be allowed to transport patients for
            medical care at Combat Support Hospitals as quickly as possible.
            Air ambulances will pass through PL CHERRY without required
            decontamination.


                       (&)  (U)  Requirements:

                       (a)  (U)  Four non-medical soldiers to man patient
            decontamination line at BAS.


                       (b)  (U)  Sixteen non-medical soldiers to man patient
            decontamination line at FSEs and MSB.

                       (c)  (U)  Chemical casualty bags if available;
          -otherwise use casualty blankets to wrap patients after
            decontamination is complete.

                  (7) (U) Every ground or air evacuation vehicle/ambulance
            must carry these casualty decontamination supplies: one five
            gallon water can filled with 4.5 gallons of water; a one gallon
            container of household bleach (strength is 5% chlorine), four
            blankets or a roll of plastic sheeting (NSN 8135-00-618-1783), a
            bucket and two sponges or towels. If no liquid bleach is
e-mix one six ounce container of calcium hypor-hlorite
            (NSN 6610-00-255-0471) with a full five gallons of water, protect
            it from heat and light and change weekly.

                   8. (U) MEDICAL SITUATION REPORTS (MEDSITREP): Medical
            companies and BASs will submit required MEDSITREPs IAW IID(M)
            Field SOP.

                   f.       EVACUATION POLICY: The division evacuation policy
            is 72 hours (soldiers who are not expected to return-to duty in
            less than 72 hours will be evacuation to Corps hospitals).

                   g.       PYRIDOSTISMINE BROMIDE CPB) TABLETS: At 48 hours
            prior to H-hour, soldiers will begin taking PB tablets. Take one
            (1) tablet every 8 hours until ordered to stop. Missed doses are
            not to be made up by "doubling up" following doses.








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Box ID = BX001045
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Folder Title = FRAGOS FEB 91
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Subject = FRAGO 90 91 MEDICAL OPERATIONS
Document Seq # = 37
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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 = 01-OCT-1996