MEDICAL CHEMICAL UPDATE

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SUBJECT: MEDICAL CHEMICAL UPDATE

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    *  RESPECTIVELY..   THEIR MISSION IS ?o~ PROVIDEl EXPERT CONSULTATION
       AND REFRESHER TRAININ~ ON THE MEDICAL MANA~EMENT OF CHEMIC~AL
    *  *CASUALTIES AND, IN THE EVENT OF *CHEMICA                 AENT~ USE, TO EVALUATE
       *THE ADEQUACY OF CURRENT.MEDIC~AL                       COUNTERME~URES. AND DOCTRINE.
       .3.  IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT~ ANY "LESSONS LEARNED" FROM. HANDS-ON
       TREATMENT OF CHEMICAL CASUALTIES *BE RELAYEb. TO ALL~ MEDICAL UNITS
       AS. RAPIDLY AS POSSIBLE.   ANY EFFORTS .EXPENbED REPORTING THIS
    *  CRUCIAL INFORMATION TO. THE ASSESSMENT TEAMS~, OR THIS OFFICE
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       5.   *.REQUEST THAT~ALL UNITS COOPERATE WITH AND FULLY SUPPO~RT THESE
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