USAF BLOOD SUPPORT FOR OPERATION DESERT SHIELD

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IMMEDIATE
                            BASE COMMUNICATIONS CENTER
                            39O COSQ/DONA

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                 38            SCOTT/TRAVIS
                 37            HILL/ROBINS/TINKER
                 37            EGLIN/DOVER/BARKSDALE
                 37            MARCH/CARSWELL/MINOT
                 37            OFFUTT/VANDENBERG
                 33            DAVIS-MONTHAN/LANGLEY
                 33            LUKE/MACDILL/SHAW/TYNDALL
               4.    CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS:
                 4. A. PRE-HOSTILITIES
                 4. A. 1. [0] EFFECTIVE 9 DEC 90, REPORT WEEK WILL CHANGE TO   0001 HRS
               [EST] SUNDAY THROUGH 2359 HRS [EST] SATURDAY. NEW DESERT SHIELD
                 REQUIREMENT FOR C+130 MUST ARRIVE NLT 2359 HRS [EST] 15 DEC 90.
                4. A.2. [U] MAKE MAXIMUM EFFORT TO COLLECT ALL GROUP AND TYPE 0 DONOR
                 BLOOD IN THE 800ML BLOOD BAG [NSN 6515-01-234-6831] SO IF NOT USED,
                 THEY CAN BE REJUVENATED AND FROZEN. TO ACCOMMODATE THE NEED FOR
                 GROUP 0 AT THE 2ND ECHELON, 55 PERCENT OF THE SHIPMENTS ARE TO BE
                GROUP AND TYPE 0 BLOOD. DO NOT SHIP GROUP AB BLOOD BUT RETAIN FOR
                LOCAL MTF USE.
                 4. A.3. [U] BLOOD REPORTS ARE TO BE IN STANDARD MESSAGE TEXT FORMAT
               ATTACHED TO THE 14 JUN 90 AIR FORCE BLOOD PROGRAM UPDATE LETTER [REF
               C] PROVIDE ASWBPL AND HQ USAF BOLLING AFB DC//SGHR// BLOOD SHIPMENT
                 REPORTS [BLDSHIPREP] FOR EACH SHIPMENT.
                 4. A. 4. [U] ENSURE BLOOD IS SHIPPED CORRECTLY. EACH LABORATORY
               OFFICER OR BLOOD BANKER MUST ENSURE PARTITIONS IN BLOOD BOXES ARE IN
                 PLACE AND ICE BAGS REST ON THE PARTITIONS. ALSO USE ONLY A SMALL
                PIECE OF TAPE TO CLOSE THE LID. EXCESSIVE TAPE DESTROYS THE BOX WHEN
                OPENED.
               4. A.5. [U] DONOR RECRUITMENT: CLEAR ALL PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS LINKING
                INCREASED DONOR COLLECTIONS TO OPERATION DESERT SHIELD WITH LOCAL
               PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE. ALL MEDIA QUERIES SHOULD BE TAKEN WITHOUT
               COMMENT AND REFERRED TO [(b)(2)]
               4. A.6. [U] MIL-CIV BLOOD PROGRAM COOPERATION: REF D AND E REITERATE
                THE PRIMACY OF MILITARY BLOOD ACTIVITY COLLECTIONS ON AIR FORCE
                 BASES. DURING MILITARY OPERATIONS, CIVILIAN BLOOD COLLECTING
                AGENCIES MAY BE PROHIBITED FROM COLLECTING ON BASES. HOWEVER, BLOOD
                 BANK AND LABORATORY OFFICERS SHOULD COORDINATE INDIVIDUAL/JOINT BLOOD
                 DRIVE PROCEDURES WITH THE CIVILIAN BLOOD AGENCY THAT NORMALLY
                 COLLECTS ON THE BASE. COORDINATION BECOMES EVEN MORE CRITICAL AS
                 MILITARY DONOR BASE AND BLOOD COLLECTING RESOURCES ARE DEPLETED. FOR
                 YOUR INFO ONLY, CIVILIAN BLOOD DONOR COLLECTION CONTRACTS ARE ALSO
                 BEING ACTIVATED TO HELP US MEET OUR NEEDS.
                 4. A.7. [U] FRESH FROZEN PLASMA [FFP] IS TO BE MADE FROM ALL GROUP AND
                TYPE A, B, AND AB DONATIONS. ALL LOCAL AVAILABLE FREEZER SPACE
                SHOULD BE USED TO STOCKPILE FFP. EXCESS MAY BE SHIPPED TO THE ASWBPL
               AFTER PROPER SHIPMENT COORDINATION.
                 4.B. POST-HOSTILITIES: [U] EACH BDC WILL IDENTIFY AND COORDINATE
               PROVISION OF DONOR POOLS FOR MEETING DAILY REQUIREMENTS WITH THE BASE
               BLOOD PROGRAM OFFICER AND FIRST SERGEANTS. ALSO PLAN FOR BLOOD
               COLLECTION SPACE, PERSONNEL. EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES.
 5. POINT OF CONTACT IS [(b)(2)]


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