INTERIM MEDICAL DOCTRINE BW DEFENSE AGAINST ANTHRAX

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Subject: INTERIM MEDICAL DOCTRINE BW DEFENSE AGAINST ANTHRAX             

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Parent Organization: HSC         

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Folder Title: CAUTIONARY NOTE                                                                                 

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                                            INTERD( MMICAL
                                        BIOI=CAL              (BW)
                                                         AND            T=
                                          F'CR OPERAMCN           Sffl=

                                defensive             agairrt all fonns of BW agents are
              @v                   on (      Cal          ve                  tt:le dress
                            and coll@ve protection. The irxiicators @ thwe measures
                   d be           is dependent upon the BW Detection and               System.

              1.2 Medical            on - The best                 pratectim is             tion.
              F'or Cperaticn Desert giield, those service              (SM) identified as "at
              r@' should be vaor-imted with anthrax vaor-im and botul@ tcxoid.

              1.3 Treatmerrt - Antibiotics in omjuricticn with                ticn (either primary
              or booster) or antitoxin provide             on           anthrax and agaimt
              botal@ tcxm,               vely, foll        exposure.          modalities are most
              eff@ve prior to onset of clinical illness.

              1.4 The overall plan for U.S. EW Defmw against                  and botalimm t@
              threats for Cperaticn Desert Shield oom@          of the foil        initiatives:

                   a. Vaocimte servioe members (sZ4) against anthrax and botulu= tcx3n
              accordim to priority establ           by

                   b. Issue to every S14 in @ a five day supply of the Cipxofloxacin
              (Cipro) antibiotic for post              treatment of anthrax. Position in the
              AIOR or kiave ready sufficier-rt C4= and other antibiotics for antbrax
              treatmer-rt.

                   c. Preposition the                  stork of anthrax vaccine at select
        medical treatment facilities             within the AOR for the express purpose
              of vaccimtlng            SK @ have not           cped           . Anthrax
              vaccimtlcn and dosim with Cipro or other appropriate ant3biatic @ be
              ac=wli-@ed              as the treatment for anthrax.

                   d.          it:Lcn the              stock of botulimm @toxin at select
              @cal trea           facilities within the AOR for            te trea        of
              batal@ casualties.

                   e. Establ@ the BW Detection,                  and sanplim            in
              with its central NBC Cell and lower level NBC system ooordimtim rapid
              information collection and              ticn.







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Subject = INTERIM MEDICAL DOCTRINE BW DEFENSE AGAINST ANTH
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Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 17-DEC-1996