MEDICAL REPORT 14 AUG 90

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Subject: MEDICAL REPORT  14 AUG 90                                       

Unit: 24TH ID     

Parent Organization: XVIII CORPS 

Box  ID: BX001433

Folder Title: MEDICAL REPORTING-DIVISION SURGEON                                                              

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      'ALL PFODERATELY TO SEVERELY INTOXICATED C  ASUALTIES.    SUCH PATIENTS
      SHOULD RECEIVE@"10  MG OF DIAZEPAM RAPIDLYT PREFERABLY'REFORE THE
      ONSET,OPI-SEIZURE.--AC-T-1-VITY., DIAZEPAK IIINIMIZES-NERVE, AGENT INDUCED
      BRAIN INJURY AND- PROMOTES RAPID RECOVERY.      IF SEIZURES OCCURV
      DIAZEPAM ADMINISTRATION SHOULD BE REPEATED UNTlt,THE SEIZURES ARE



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      CONTROLLED.
      3.  NO GUIDANCE HAS.PREVIOUSLY    BEEN PROVIDED TO THE FIELD ON THE
      USE OF BRAZEPAM AS PART OF CARE RENDERED FORWARD OF THE BATTALION
      AID STATION-(BAS).    FOR THE PURPOSES OF -OPERAT10N DESERT SHIELD*
      OTSG HAS RECOMMENDED THAT DIAZEPAti BE EMPLOYED AS FAR FORWARD AS
      THE COMBAT' LIFESAVER AND COMPANY AIDMANT TO PREVENT THE OCCURRENCE
      OF NERVE AGENT INDUCED SEIZURE ACTIVITY IN SEVERELY !INTOXICATCO
      CASUALTIES. - COMBAT LIFESAVERS AND AIDMEN SHOULD BE -INSTRUCTED TO
      ADMINISTER ONE"10 MG (2'TCC) 'DIAZEPAM SYRETTE IM (INTRAMUSCULARLYT
      17 0:
          A.  SEVERELY INTOXICATED NERVE AGENT CASUALTIES -WHO 14AVE
      REQUIREII- THREE- MARK I @AUTO-INJECTORS ADMINISTERED IN. RAPID
      SUCCESSION AS PART OF-BUDDY 'AID.
          B. -ANY NERVE AGENT CASUALTY     WHO IS SEIZING.
      4. -THE NEED FOR MORE THAN THREE     MARK I 'AUTO-INJECTORS OR @MOkg' THAN
      ONE DIAZEPA-M INJECTNN SHOULD BE     ASSESSED BY THE COMPANY AIUMAN OR
      HIGHER ESCHELONS,,OF'MEDICAL CARE    (BAS MEDICAL-OFFICER OR'ABOVEJ.
      5.  UNIT LEVEL-MEDICAL PERSONNEL     AND COMBAT LIFESAVERS WILL 'NEED TO
      BE TRAINED IN THESE PROCEDURES UNDER SUPERVISION' OF THE -APPROPRIATE
      MEDICAL 'AUTHORITY.


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      ,6. AN IN171AL BASIS OF'ISSUE OF' ONE 10 MG DIAZEPAM SYRE-TTE@TNSN
      6505-00-137@5891) PER COMBAT LIFESAVER KIT AND THREE SYP.ETTES PER
      COMPANY-AIE)MAN IS RECOMMENDED.     THE ACTUAL ISSUANCE OF' DIAZEPAM
ELOW SAS LEVEL'MUST BE AUTHORIZED BY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: CORPS*.
      DIVISION, BRIGAOE*' OR BATTALION SURGEONSP ONCE COMPANY AXOMEN AND
      COMBAT LIFESAVERS HAVE BEEN 'TRAINED IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF. THIS
      MEDICATION.
      7.  OliSOS AND MEDSOMS WILL REOUISITION SUFFICIENT OUANTITIES OF
      DIAZEPAM'SYRETTES iTO SUPPORT SUBORDINATE UNIT 'SUPPLY' REOUIRE14FNTS.
      S. -POC:AT OTSG@IS' RAJ ROGER MACINTOSH#
                                                   MCt MEDICAL 'SIJRETY. PROGRAM
      CONSULTANTV @AV 289-0125 OR COM 703 '756-0125.      POC -AT. FORSCOM
      SURGEON 'IS MAJ DAVID ARDAY* MC* PREVENTIVE MEDICINE OFFICERT
      AV 797-3316 OR COM 404 362-3316.
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