DOCTRINE FOR CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENT TOPICAL SKIN PROTECTION

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Subject = DOCTRINE FOR CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENT TOPICAL SKIN PROTECTION     

Parent Organization = MCCDC       

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Folder Title = MCLLS SEQUENCE 00300  01372  WDID SWA 0131                                                      

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   .HACE AN INFLUENCE ON THE PROTECTION INCLUDE TSP DRYING  OUT: ABRASION
     (AND REMOVAL ) OF THE TSP BY CLOTHING OR OTHER CONTACT SUCH AS SAND
     OR DIRT, WASHING TSP OFF THROUGH HEACY SWEATING OR OTHER WETTING
     CONDITIONS, OR DECONTAMINATION AFTER SUSPECTED AGENT EXPOSURE.
     NORMALLY, TSP IS EFFECTIVE FOR AT LEAST SIX (6) HOURS. THE TSP
     NEEDS TO BE REAPPLIED WHEN THE TACKY FEELING IS NO LONGER PRESENT,
     WHEN THE COATING IS GENERALLY EMBEDDED WITH PARTICULATE MATTER (DIRT
     OR SAND); OR ATE@ SIX (6) HOURS. NOTE: 'IF THE MISSION REQUI.RES
     PERSONNEL TO REMAIN IN CONTAMINATED ENVIRONMENT FOR EXTENDED
     PERIODS, IT MAY BE APPROPRIATE TO DELAY REAPPLICATION OF TSP BEYOND
     SIX (6) HOURS UNTIL IT CAN BE REAPPLIED IN A LESS HAZARDOUS ENVIRONMENT.
     COMMAND GUIDELINES SHOULD BE DEVELOPED TO HANDLE THIS PARTICULAR
     SITUATION.
     4. USE OF TOPICAL SKIN PROTECTANT WITH OTHER NUCLEAR, BIOLOGICAL. OR
     CHEMICAL PROTECTIVE MATERIEL.
        A. PROTECTIVE MASK. USE   OF TSP AND THE PROTECTIVE MASK
     TOGETHER DOES NOT REQUIRE ANY CHANGE IN DOCTRINE ON T@iE USE OF THE
     PROTECTIVE MASK. NO LOSS OF VISION (RESULTING FROM EYE IRRITATION OR




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     F--IGING ON THE MASK LENS) IS EXPECTED.
        B. CHEMICAL PROTECTIVE OVERGARMENTS (CPO). USE    OF THE TSP SHOULD
        REDUCE THE EFFECTIVNESS OF THE CPO CONTAMINATION  OF THE ACTIVE
   OLSON IN THE CPO WITH THE SMALL AMOUNT OF WATER IN TSP IS EXPECTED
     TO BE MINOR WHEN TSP IS USED AS DIRECT=-D.
      - C. CHEMICAL AGENT DETECTION SYSTEMS. UNDER PROLONGED DR.CLOSE
     RANGE MONITORING OF TSP COATED SKIN WITH THE AUTOMATIC DETECTORS
     (MeAl DETECTOR OR CHEMICAL AGENT MONITOR (CAM)), FALSE POSITIVE
     G-AGENT ALARMS MAY.REGISTER. THE CHEMICAL ASENT DETECTOR: VSH.
     ABC-MS PAPER INDICATES A DELAYED POSITIVE G-AGENT RESPONS=- AS TSP
     DRYS ON THE PAPER. TOPICAL SKIN PROTECTANT DOES NO-.. GIVE A.F-MLSE
     POSITIVE WITH THE M256 CHEMICAL DETECTOR KIT, NOR DOES TSP GIVE
     FALSE ALARMS FOR MUSTARD AGENTS ON ANY OF TH=- FIELDED DETECTION-SYSTEi@1S.
     THE IMPORTANCE OF FL@-Scr-@LARMS WITH TSP DEPEND ON:
           (1) THE AMOUNT OF TOP PRESENT ON THE MONITORED INDIVIDAL OR
     EQUIPMENT.
           (2) THE INDIVIDUALS ADHERENCE TO DOCTRINE ON THE USE OF
     CHEMICAL AGENT DETECTORS.
           (Zi IMPACT ON MISSION CAUSED  BY DECONTAMINATION FOLLOWING A
     FALSE ALARM ON THE DETECTORS.
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