DRAGON BRIGADE TRAINING GUIDANCE FOR 2D QUARTER FY 916

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Subject: DRAGON BRIGADE TRAINING GUIDANCE FOR 2D QUARTER FY 916          

Box ID: BX000050

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Folder Title: MISC DOCUMENTS  DEC 90                                                                          

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                                                                                TEST


               TEST: A&ninister 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
               autoinjections. 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 au*.oinJector.

               2. Tears open plastic by pulling apart the
               split end of autoinjector.
               3. Checks casualty to determine injection
               site.

               4. Arms injector by gra  1ng autoiroector in
               dominant hand with needleAg§Xtending beyond
               thumb and index finger and pulling off safety cap.
               5. Places black end of autoinjector against
               injection site.
               6. Injects catualty 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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Folder Title = MISC DOCUMENTS DEC 90
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Subject = DRAGON BRIGADE TRAINING GUIDANCE FOR 2D QUARTER FY 916
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Document Date = 01-JAN-1980
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