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File: 121096_sep96_decls26_0005.txt
Subject: DATA FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION REQUEST
Unit: OTSG
Parent Organization: HSC
Box ID: BX003203
Folder Title: FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION RECORD
Document Number: 1
Folder Seq #: 116
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OPERATIONS
SUPPORT DIRECTORATE
ROUI It,P ZYUW P@.'@AV@'328 2192001 ADMINISTRATIO,', OF THE PYRIDOSTIG@llhl: ON SCHEDULE. FOR EXAMPLE, IF
p 0711457 AUG 90 THE SITUATION IS SUCH THAT TAKlf,'C THE TABLETS WOULD BE HAZARDOUS,
FP, CDRFORSCOM F7 MCP-@RSON GA //FCV.D-PM// SUCH AS WHEN 11" A TOXIC CHEMICAL AEROSOL ENVIRONMENT OR IN A
TO AIC 9879 AIG 9169 CONTAIW4ATEC AREA AT NIGHT @THOU-, LIGHTING, THEN !I WOULD BE VORC
INFO DA WASHINGTON D' //SGPS-PSP// CNGB W@SHII@STOII DC APPROPRIATE IC DELAY TAKING TH,@ MEDICATION FOR A FEW HOURS UNTIL
CDRUSAMRICD ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD /11 THE TABLETS CAN BE TAKEN' 11, A 'LESS HAZARDOUS ENVIRONMENT. @AIJD
GUIDELINES SHOULD BE 9EVELOPD TO HANDLE THr PARTICULAR SITUATION.
UF.'CLAS 8@I IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY.OF THE CORPS OR DIVISION COMMANDER TO
DECIDE WHETHER TO BEGIN, CONTINUE, OR DISCONTIIIUE THE NAPP
PASS TO ALL FOPS[OE, AC AND R' UTITT SURGEONS MEDICATION BASED ON THE THREAT. THE INTELLIGENCE OFFICER OR
P.SGID!SYS.RRM/FORSCCW. FCMD-PM// CHEMICAL OFFICER AND THE SURGEON ACT AS ADVISORS IC THE COMMANDER
AMPNI'SU@i: PYRIODSTIGMINE PRETREATMENT FOR N-RV: AGENTS IN MAKING HIS DECISION. AFTEP, THP.,.@. DAYS OF @ LF-ADMINISTRATION OF
REFIA/00./FM 6-285128FEB90/1 THE MEDICATION BY THE SOLDIEP,. COMBAT CONDITIOFIS SHOULD BE
AHPN/P,E- A, SUBJ: TRATMENT OF CHEMICAL AGEN- CASUALTIES AND REEVALUATED BY THE COMMANDER AND HIS STAFF FOP, A DETERMINATION OF
CONVEFITIO@'4AL MILITARY CHEMICAL J&'JURIES// WHETHER TO CONTINUE THE MEDI@'ATIO' 'OR NOT. HOUEV@R, ORDERS TO
RMKS/1. RECENT IT.'OUIRIES TO THE FO.RSC(N. SURGEON HAVE INDICATED A CONTINUE O' DISCONTINUE THE PRETREATMENT CAN AND SHOULD BE MADE AT
NEED FOR GUIDANCR ON THE ISSUANCE AND USAG@ 0- DYPIDOSTIGMINE ANY TIM;, DEPENDING ON THE SITUATION. IF THE MEDICATION 15 TO BE
BRO(ilD@'. WHICH IS INDICATED FOR PPETREATM.EN-. 0- SC,@ -DIERS OPERATING CONTINUED. SUPPLIES MUST BE ORDEREE, IN TIME 50 THAT A SECOND PACK
DAY, CONTINUOUS
NERV- A-ENT(S). CHAPTER 2, SECTION V, OF FP. E-2E--. (REF A) CONTAINS ADMINISTRATION BEYOND 21 DAYS IS NOT RECOMMENDED UITHOUT A THOROUGH
DETA@LE'C INFORMAT10f, ON THE USAG,' OF PYRIDOST@@Mlf,"'. WHILE THIS EVALUATION a- THE SITUATION.
V@ESSAGF SUMMARIIIS AND HIGHLIGHTS SOME OF THAI INFORMATION, IT IS 9. SOLDIEP.3 MUST BE TRAIPIED TO TAK, THE NAPP TABLETS FAITHFULLY
IMPERAilVE THAI UNIT SURGEONS REVIEW IF, 8-28; It, THE COURSE 0, AND CORR-ICTL@ WHEN DIRECTED TO DC, SO, TO ENHANCR THEIR
DEVELOPING A UNIT SOP ON THE USE Ol- PYRIDOSTIG@D@-- PRETREATMENT. SURVIVABILITY IF THEY ARE EXPOSEC TO A NERVE A. FJT. AN' APPROPRIATE
2. PYFIDDSTIGXIN: PRETREATMENT 15 AN ADJUNRT I' MARK I NERVE UNIT SOP P.11@- ALSO BE DEVELOPED At,'j ISSUED FOR TH.: DECONTAMINATION
AGENT ANTIDOTE KI-I WHICH ENHANCES THE SURVIV@.51--'@ OF NERVE AGENT AND R7TrlrllD:l OF IN" NAPP B ISTEF PACK DURING PERSONNEL
POISOfir' CASUALTIS. BEN".'ITS DERIVED FROV, T..'-- OF THIS DECONTAMINATION AND OVERGARMENT EXCHANGE.
PP,@TP,EATM.Efri P-GIPEK ARE REALIZED ONLY IN N-RV- A'Zlrl CASUALTIES 10. ALL UNITS WILL OBTAII, NAPP P@LYS THROUGH MEDICAL SUPPLY
WHO HAV- BEEN I-'ATED WITH THE MARK I AT TH@ -' IF.- 'o- NERVE AGENT CHANNELS. @, UNITS WILL NORMALL@ MAINTAIN A OUAtriTY OF THE NAPP/5
TH THE BASIS D@ ISSU,' OF 1 PACK P-IF SOLDIER PLUS AN
E HOURS PRIOR IC f."Rl; AGENT EXPOSURE. PYRID."S-iG@INE PLUS TH@ ADDITIOTJA. @'-EK/S SUPPLY (TO BE HELD IN THE UNIT AREA), UNLESS
MARK : A.,TIBOT@ F-DU.'@S IN" SEVERITY OF NERVE A"zE?,7 POISONING,' OTHERWIS; 'z'P.PPROPRIATE. NAPP!@ POST BE STOPEE F.:,'RIGERATED It@
SHORTENS THE DURATION OF TREATMENT, AND INCREASE, THE SURVIVAL RATE TEMPERATURES RANGING FROR, 35 - 46 DEGREES F, If. ORDEP, TO RETAIN
'OR THEIP, FULL SF,'L'- LIFE. NAPP/5 WHICH HAVE
O' NERVE AGENT CASUALTIES. THEIR POTEt@'.@ r i
3. THE NERVE AGENT PYRIDOSTIGPIN: PRETREA-,P.-t,- TAE-'-T SET (NAPP) EXCEEDED TF,-IF. LABELED EXPIRATION DATE OR HAVE REMAINED
CONSISTS OF T@EhT@-ONr 30 MD. PYRIDOSTIGMIf,",- EPLW.TD-- TABLETS, WHICH UNREFRI@,RATED FOR MORE THAN Sl@. MONTHS SHOULD BE USED. RC
ARE PACKAGED IN A. B'ISTER PACK. EACH NAPP P@'@@. CO!,'TAINS ENOUGH UNITS WIL. NORMALLY DRAW TH-.IF. liAPP/5 AT TH@ ZATION STATION,
TABLET,', FOR -' DA@ f 1 TAKEN EVERY & HOURS) ARE INITIALLY BUT SHOULD CCDRDINATE WITF, TH'- KO@ STATION IN ADVANCE TO ENSURE
ISSUED NAPP WHEN TH'- CHEMICAL PROTECTIVE 15 EXPECTEC TO CORRE'7 QUANTITIES ARE AVAILABLE WHEN NEEDED.
OG
4EY ARE THEN RESPON'SIB.7 -C-- 'ARRYIN@ TH-- NAPP 11. ut'll, F.--.DTCAL PERSONFIEL F.'.TS BE TRAINED IC, P,-C NIZE THE
AND SAzEGUARDI@@'@, 17 AGAINST LOSS. THE NAPP ;' "OR'@ALLY SECUR@D if@ AND SYM.PT@. 0: PYRIDOSTIGMIfi@ OVCP.DOSE, ALLEPGI' P@'-LACTIONS, AND
TH, S.R@VE OP. BR'-,'.S POCKET @ TH' CHEMICAL SIDE EFF'.T!. t@D TO GIV-' EH.ERGEh.@ TREATMENT @ NECESSARY.
4. TO E MAXIMATL' EFFECTIVE. PYRIDOSTI',@@,.- B-INIDE TABLET DISCONTINUING PYRIDOSTIGMIN-- SFOULE BE ADEQUAT-. IC ALLEVIATE TH-
SHOULD B, TAKEN C.R@l : Y EVERY c HOURS Ot. A BASIS PRIOP, TO SIGNS At@L SYM.DTOMS 0: POST ADVERB: REACTIONS. EM.RGEUPY TREATV, tJT
-XPOSU': AGENT. @EXPOSURE,
TO A @,-@RV- IN THIS MEANS ACTUAL FOR ACUT@ O.'@'P,005E P.EOUIRES TH-- ANINISTRATJOli C),- ATROPINE.
POISONING OF TH.; 50-@@IER, NOT OPERATIO!@@ 11, : CONTAMINATED INITIALL@, T@@'- 2-M@. ATROPINE AU7n-It,JECTOP. FOUND I.,' THE MARR, I K17
E@.A'IF.DN@rNT. )SC.DT@-PS SHOULD CONTINUE TAKIT,- 7H@ DYRIDOSTIGY.IN: ST
U.',Tll A' @ 21 TA3; --T@ IN TH@ E' 13TER PACK HAV' P--I, USED BP, UNTIL UNCLAS
DIRE'LTE@'TO DISCONTINUE TAKING THE MEDICATION 7- IT IS TO BE FINAL SECTION D,' 004'
- D' 7-'SUED. THIS MAY BE AND It@ V@OS-, CSES @IL- BE 5U If ADDITIONAL
At; -@IFFECTIV,' BLOOD LEVEL @.-DICATIO%'. I' ATROPINE R'OUIPED, 2 MC,. 5F.CULL BE By MEDIC@L
NOT TAKEN EVERY E HOURS, TH: 5-1@."FICIAL EF, --- I- C- DYRIDOSTIGVIti@ AS PERSONNEL -V-P@ l@ TO 20 Y.Ir@IJT-' V@ILE P.0t,'ITO@IN. THE PATIENT.
PP,@TP,:ATME14T 51,@','@T'@ICANTLY DYlt,'ISHES AFT@@; e.@,zT THAN 8 HOUR! MEDICA SHOULD AD@t!Sr TH-- COMMAND-IF 0- T@@ OCCURPENC@ O'
FROM TP,: LAST TA.; @-i .TH,' US' 0; PYRIDDST!eli;-- @'@-S NOT CHAt,'Gl- ANY PPOBLE@ WITF, @'APv 'D'!Ill!STRATIO'
THE AD@@1141STRATIO, 0: THE MARY, I. 12. For A- FORSC@. SURGED"@,!@ E IS MAJ DAVIC ARDAY, MC,
A@TPOUGH NO D-ITF.IMENTAL @@@CT' ART EXPW@-@' TX, RECOMMENDED PREVE@,-,IV- F.-DICIK'E OPFIC;P., A@' 70--3316 DP, COP 40-'-362-331E.//
DOSA@, . DEPENDINS O:; THE LEF;GTF, 0- TIME A' WELL AS BT
INDIVIDUAL PHYSIC-OrIr VARIATIONS, CERTAI@, MIGHT EXP-RiEt_@-
ADV7P.57 PEACTlOhS. THESE INCLUDE ABDOMINA- NAUSEA,
DIARRH.E@., SKIN R,3F.. MUSCLE WEAKNESS, CRAVP@ -,TCHIN@, OR
DIM@1E.@ OF VISIO@@ DU-' TO PUPILLAR" CONSTRI.'-@@n" 7r ANY OF THE
ABOVE @IGIJSISYMDTC-,- OCCUP., TH@ SC',DIEP. SHOU-@ -C:;@A-T UNIT Fr'VI"AL
AS SOO@', P.! POSSIBL'
Ek-IL", THE ORDEF TC TAKE PYRIDOS-IGMIN,' H.@.' GIVEN, I-. SHOULD
BE TA'EL@ AS EVEN IF THE HOPP LEVE. THE PROTECTIVE
MP.S;@ 6' WDRI,. ,-, LONG AS THE ENVIPONMEN- !I :@';;-P'fINATED OR 15
LIY,EL@'TO BE'09,"SC IT 15 D:SIRABLE TO @0',711;::- T@ PP.ETREATPEli".
FO@Ek'Er., IF TH; MISSION REOUIRES SOLDIERS Tr IN A
rO.@'TA.@'ll@ATED EN'IIP@Otl@ENT FO',. EXTENDED PERIOD@ 'P--ECTIVE
PROTECTION OR RES7 AND BELIE'- SHE:TERS SHOUL
:.@,OVIDED SO THAT
THEY @A:: REMOV; TF.,IP PROTECTIVR PASK AND TA@:- -iH: TABLITS, OF, TH@'LY
SHOULD BE RELO.'ATEE TO AN UNCONTAMINATED AP,-'- POSSIOL,-.@
-1 I I
A- TIIEI I IIHMIIIII IA" HAVE II "I@ II l@
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TGP=9021@,/2016Z TAD=93219/'21--2.Z CDSN=@IAI-ISC
ARM) SECTIONA- NISG PAG7 OF
0711 AUG 90
LY@NCLASSIFIED cl@ S-=- MSG
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Box ID = BX003203
Unit = OTSG
Parent Organization = HSC
Folder Title = FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION RECORD
Folder Seq # = 116
Subject = DATA FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION REQUEST
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Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
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Declassified = 06-DEC-1996