223D MED DET CMD HEALTH RPT FOR 17DEC90 TO 25JAN91

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Subject = 223D MED DET CMD HEALTH RPT FOR 17DEC90 TO 25JAN91              

Box ID = BX005606

Folder Title = 10TH MASH GEN MED SVC CORRESPONDENCE FILES                                                      

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           APZC"Y-IM@ME                                                    30 jan,gi,
           S'UBJBCTT 223rd Yiecl Dot (LB)t Operation Desert StOl-us Comaud
                       Report for the period 17 Dec 90 to 25 Jan 91*


           the date of closures
              f*  Weatious waste should be disposed of by burial, ldlquid inteet:l@Ir
           waste should be mixed with a super chlorinated solution and poured in a
           specially designated soakage pit vh4-oh could be located beside the inteotioiw
           wants burial pit,* Both the soakage and burial pits should be located at
           least 100 ywdo from the onoampmut and any sovx-oo of water plus not SUOTI
           d3?ainage to any vmter source* The waste will not be burned except in an
           incenerai;or* 1-b vd-U be double bagged in distinctive bagoo handled by
           persornel speadal-Ly trained and designated to handle it# placed In a burial
           pits sprayed with an insecticide or doisel fuel# and buried daily# The
           pits will be closed the same as Garbage pits (IAW PM 21-IO)but the sign
           will state gllufaotioualuaste Pi+.,,# data of closures and the universal
           biological hazard sign (if possible)*
              g. The latrine desilm should be modifiett to allow onl@r the top oMt
           to 12 inches of the adee to be cor@,oned and the zoof to have 12 inch
           eaves, Existing latrines should have plastic, &,wdboardo or wood tacked
           over the lower portion of the eo=en for ,orotection from the elements and
           privacy* The interior at the box containing the barrels may be coated
           with "AlfaeonY,,v a local insecticides :if a fly problem devolopsq A thin
           IVer of diesel fuel placed In the empty barrels has proven effeotjva in
           reducing fly problems$ but no amoldmg sig2s must be posted*
               h* Lamdx7 personnel should be required to establish a rchain gf
           oustodr, for clothing items a-ad have ready access to replacement items
           for patrcmas Personnel TaU need inmedieve replr-eoment of lost articles
           due to +,hoir lini-tted issue and vii3l be more ino3.iuad to use the ouporior
           cleaning ser7ice that could be provided b:r a 1,,i=dx7 units
               L. Units with IMT mesa faomtioa require a rations storage tent'witli
           flooring# pallets and/or shelving,
                   Units should o-.Tpoot an increased problem vdtli flios# rodents and
           other pento as the weathor Improves* Good field sanitation will help but
           units need to have personnel trained to perform as PST members =d a
           substantial stool@age of insecticide and rat traprao Diaziron is the
           rooo=onded peneiml Insecticide and mev either be orderred throu,-,)x uoizal
           supply channels or locally purchased* Loma lp=dhase appears to be the
           fastest means of obtaining PST supplies at this times   Units may also
           locally purchase fly baits (,,Smipvtg "E;timuL-Iltf, and other prauul= inseet-
           icicles containing an att-"totant r:Lth the poison)* Attractant bait should
           be placed !m P. protected oontainez- thet is open to -Plioo,, placed viliere
           a Jar,-,a number of -nice a--a fo-u 0 but not In an area that it is undesirable
           to attract Wes into (ioeot baits should not be placed near mass faomtits
           but may be placed between barrels in the latrines or new earbase points,

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