MEDICAL REPORTING 14 AUG 90

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Subject: MEDICAL REPORTING  14 AUG 90                                    

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Parent  Organization: XVIII CORPS 

Box ID: BX001433

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          KUWAIT



                                                                        ?AEDICAL TRrATMVa/EVACUAnoN
          Snakm (Tab B - antivcnin sources)                             NedicatFacitfiles
          Ilydrophidne - Sea So@: Ilydrophisspp., Lal)cniis
          curtus, Pelamis platurus, Thalassophis viparinits             Kuwait City (29*20'N 48*00'P-)
          Elapidne - Desert Black Snake (Walicrinncsta                  lbu Sloa and al-Sabah Ilospligi       Complex (M
          argypua)                                                      beds); major referral center, probably the best hospital
          Viperidne - Vipers: (Ccrayta ccrastes gasperetti4             in Kuwai4 all specialty scrviccr, ambulance service;
          Ecilis c@t=PYrain@.Pseudocerastespersicus                     bclipad; telephone 81200.
          persicus)                                                     Mitbarok Iloepital (544 beds); most specialty set.
          Invertebrates (Tab B - antivcnin sources)                     vices; ambulance service; telephone 312725.
          Centipedes (&olo@ spp.), scorpions (Lehirw                    Am4-1 Ilo6pitat (400+ @); general care faculty;
          qu@            An4droc@ crassicauda@ and black                sorm specialty scrvkcs; ambulance service, telephone.
          widow spiders (Lairodcci= spp.) ofur In Kuwait.               447@.
          Other. Sea tirch@            net@ odop@ Per,
          tugume man@war, and sm wasps (box jellyfish)                  US Embassy Ilealth luttit, staffed by      a registered
          inhabit the coastal watcrs of KuwaiL Their venomous           nurse, Is located In the Embassy Compound. Ile Rc-
          stings, toxic bi@ and/or contact irritants pm a pa-           @Ond McdlcOl 0(riccr, stationed In Riyadh, Saudi
          tendally serious threat to unprotected personnel.             Arabia, makes quarterly visits. The Health Unit =in-
eferral list for local physicians and services.
          PLANT'n@,rs
          Ingested plant parts of the commonly occuringjlmsotx          M(VorA@t Ids
          weed, junip-ert lantann, castor bean, night shad@             Ku'w'alt Inttrnationat (29'13'N 47'58'B) 0 L-
          otennder, or poppy can seriously debilitate personnel         3,399m, W-4Cim; joint n-dlitary-civil control; suitable
          and, in severe po@ngs, may be fatal. Euphoibs are             for all aircraft.
          the major contact vesicant threat in Kuwa[L                   Ahmed al-Jalnr AB (28'56'N 47'47'P,) o L-3,048m,
                                                                        W-43m; military control; visual daylight operations
          IMMUNIZA-NON REQUIMMEM                                        only; suitable for C-130, C-14ID; unsullable for C-5,
          WIIO Recommendatiou& No vaccination require-                  KC-10.
          ments for any international travelers                         All ol-Snlcm AD (29'21'N 47'32'P,) - L-3,048m, W.
          MII]Wry Requhvmcnts. See Tab C.                               45m, military control; visual daylight operations only;
          Other. 'ne State Departn2ent recommends typhoid,              suitable for C-130, C-141D, K-10 (requires waiver by
          IcLanus, and Poliomycli@ immunindons, at,.d bian.             SACAF); site has not been surveyed for C-5 suitabil.
          nual gamma globulin.                                          ity.
          IIIV SCREENING RT-QUI                                         Joint Medical ReguWng OBTce
          'mile Kuwaiti government requires proof of ncp
                                                              native    Rliein-Main AF-B , Clctmany
          HIV testing from applicants for resident visas. Results       AUTOVON 330-7427/8
          of tests performed in @ US are accepted.                      Commercial: from CONUS 011-49-69-699-7427/8;
       (corn OCONUS I-WM74-4000 (international infor-
          ADDITIONAL OPERA'NO@ WRORMATION                               nmgon)
          Although 90% of Kuwait's roads arc paved, there are
          few major roads in the western desert area of the
                                                         -an be ex-
          country. Seasonal beat and high humidity r                                          US Embassy
          peeled to degrade personnel performance and cause                Address: Bncid al-Gar, Kuwait (opposite the'
          medical supplies and equipment to deteriorate. Be-               Ililton Iloicl)
          cause Kuwait's extreme beat will degrade unprotected
                                                                           Telephone.- Local 2424150-9
          medical supplies, tablet rather than capsule m@ca-               Mailing address: P.O. Box 77, Safal, Kuwat@ Stsile
          flons are recommended.                                           of Kuwait
                                                                           Mc=ge address: 22G39 MLTBLS 'PASS                      i
                                                                           TO AMP-RICAN -UMASSY'

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Box ID = BX001433
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Subject = MEDICAL REPORTING 14 AUG 90
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Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
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Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 19-JUL-1996