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                                                                   TEST
  
        TEST: Administer Convulsant Antidote for Nerve Agent (CANA) Using -
               the Autoinjector
  
         NOTE TO THE TRAINER: This test checks the soldier's ability to
         administer convulsant antidote for nerve agent (CANA) to a casualty.
  
         TELL THE SOLDIER: "you are required to give buddy-aid to a nerve -
         agent casualty and he has already been given three Mark I autoinjectors.
         When I say, "GO"  you must administer the CANA
         autoinjection to the casualty. You must perform all the steps of
         procedure in the proper sequence to pass the test ." "GO."
  
                                                 				  GO 	NO-GO
  
          1. Takes out casualty's CANA autoinjector.
  
          2, Tears open plastic by pulling apart the
  split end of autoinjector.

	3.  Checks casualty to determine injection site.

	4.  Arms injector by grasping autoinjector
         in dominant hand with needle end extending beyond
           thumb and index finger and pulling off safety cap.         -
  
         5. Places black end of autoinjector against
         injection site.
  
         6. Injects casualty by applying firm even
         pressure to injector until it pushes needle
         into injection site and holds in place at least
         10 seconds.
  
        7. Carefully pulls injector straight out and
        massages site.
  
        8. Attaches used autoinjector to casualty's
        pocket flap.
  
        ASK THE SOLDIER:
  
        9. "How many CANA injections should you,
        a nonmedic, administer to the casualty?"
  
        SOLDIER RESPONDS: "One injection."
       -
  

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