INTERIM MEDICAL DOCTRINE BW DEFENSE AGAINST ANTHRAX

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Subject: INTERIM MEDICAL DOCTRINE BW DEFENSE AGAINST ANTHRAX             

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Folder Title: CAUTIONARY NOTE                                                                                 

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             4-1            Anthmx arid Botulimm Patients

                  a. Anthrax            who have developed            are             Death
             O=xs              tely 2-8 days or after exposure to a letbal dose. Supportive
                      1S            . Stress              and Chapla3.n        arF--
                        for staff as well as pa

                  b. Death @                 tely 1-4 days or earlier aftex            to a
             1      dose if no antitcx3n is administered.            supportive therapy
             w-id= the @cal. trea          facillty's capability.                       and
             chaplain          are            for staff as well as patients.

             4.2               of Exposed Anthrax Patients with         cmi injuries

                  a. Vig3.lance and care       be taken such as in the        of sl=gery,
                       blood samples, bandling of blood samples in the lab and disposal,
             and starting I.V.s by staff.

                  b.           of action should be developed if anthrax
             amvor positive test on                     c kit, etc). Al               is no
             respiratory inf@ous             it is critical to take precauti
             Cn Safe      irig of patieryt blood samples while providing good care to
                      patients.

             4-3               of Botulirium Patients with Ccnverltional Injuries
             greatest @ 3.s that patierrt                  tlcn is          with 0.5 percent
             hypochlorite solution. Allied patients may enter the U.S. medical
             Ass=e deccntamimtlcn imi@ be performed on all                ccntamimted
             Patierrts.             and treatmerrt of the botulirmm patients should be no
pa                        ticn is complete.
             no hazard to the medical staff.

             4.4          and Botulimim                 SM - After         deCmtaMlMtlCn
                        have been cmpl@,                     SH are not        lous and do
             rbat pose a hazard to        st4 or health care providers.

             4.5 Ccubined Injuries

                  a. Sublethal botulimm tcx-Ln, ccnventlcml lnjurles, arx%/Or           Cal
             injuries; @lethal anthrax                       cnal injuries, and/or chemcal
             injuries.




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File Room = sep96_declassified
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Box ID = BX003201
Unit = OTSG
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Folder Title = CAUTIONARY NOTE
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Subject = INTERIM MEDICAL DOCTRINE BW DEFENSE AGAINST ANTH
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Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
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Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
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Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
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