EMERGENCY MEDICAL TREATMENT AT USAF CASUALTY COLLECTION POINTS

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 SIGNS OR SYMPTOMS OF AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION
           2B2.2 MUSCLE TWITCHING/FASCICULATIONS WITH OR
 WITHOUT WEAKNESS
     2B3 MINIMAL
          2B3.1 RESOLVED SYMPTOMS WITHOUT TREATMENT OR AFTER 2
 MG ATROPINE [OR 1 ATROPINE [GREEN] AUTOINJECTOR] AND/OR 1
 PRALIDOXIME [BLACK] AUTOINJECTOR
              2B3.2 NASAL CONGESTION
              2B3.3 SEVERE EYE PAIN, BLURRED OR DIM VISION

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              2B3.4 SEVERE RETROBULBAR HEADACHE
              283.5 NAUSEA
              2B3.6 MILD CHEST TIGHTNESS
     2B4. EXPECTANT
           2B4.1 CHEMICAL AGENT EXPOSURE IN A PATIENT WITH AN
 EXPECTANT CONVENTIONAL INJURY
 2B5. IF THE TACTICAL SITUATION ALLOWS, TREAT IMMEDIATES AS
FOLLOWS:
           2B5.1 ASSURE THE CASUALTY HAS RECEIVED AT LEAST 7 ML
 [14 MG] OF BULK ATROPINE IM [OR 7 ATROPINE AUTOINJECTORS [GREEN]]
 AND 3 PRALIDOXIME [BLACK] AUTOINJECTORS
              2B5.2 INJECT THE CONTENTS OF ONE [1] 10 PRE
 FILLED DIAZEPAM [VALIUM] SYRINGE DEEP INTO THE MID-ANTEROLATERAL
 MUSCLE OF THE THIGH; IF THE CASUALTY IS CONVULSING, DOUBLE THE DOSE
         2B5.3 IF THE AIRWAY APPEARS TO BE OBSTRUCTED OR THE
 CASUALTY STOPS BREATHING,
           2B5.3.1 REMOVE THE MASK 
           2B5.3.2 CLEAR THE MOUTH AND AIRWAY
           2B5.3.3 3 INSERT AN ARTIFICIAL AIRWAY [E.G.
ORAL OR NASAL AIRWAY]
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          2B5.3.4. REPLACE THE CASUALTY'S MASK
          2B5.4   INJECT ONE ML ATROPINE IM OR ONE ATROPINE
 AUTOINJECTOR [GREEN] EVERY 5 MINUTES UNTIL BREATHING IS ADEQUATE,
 AND AIRWAY SECRETIONS ARE CONTROLLED. TRY TO GET THE HEART RATE



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