MEDICAL REPORT 14 AUG 90

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Subject: MEDICAL REPORT  14 AUG 90                                       

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Parent Organization: XVIII CORPS 

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Folder Title: MEDICAL REPORTING-DIVISION SURGEON                                                              

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      APPENDIX 4 TO ANNEX K TO 24TH ID (M) FIELD SOP
      'QDICAL


      13. DECEASED PERSONNEL.

         a. Prior to declaration of death,     deceased personnel will be evacuated to the
      nearest medical facility with a physican.

         b. Personnel who expire en route to or in a medical facility will be properly
      identified and tagged with the FMC and placed at a collecting point discreetly
      removed from but adjacent to the medical facility.

         c. The senior medical person In charge of the medical facility will notify his
      area commander who will coordinate the disposition of the remains to the graves
      registration point.

         d. Medical evacuation vehicles (air or surface) will not be utilized for
      transporting of remains in time of active combat or for transporting remains to grave
      registration.

         e. Medical facilities will:

              (1) Arrange for a phygican to make a doclarabion.of death.

              (2) Identify remains of personnel who die on route to or at a facility.

              (3) Complete DD Form 1380 (US Field Medical Card), on all KIA and DOW
      !rsonnel.

              (4) Inventory personnel effects found on remains and forward with remains.

              (5) Notify ORREG personnel of the number and location of remains to be
      removed.

              (6) Keep remains separated from patients until removed.

              (7) Notify hospital chaplain or designated area coverage chaplain so that
      last rites of faith and/or memorial service can be coordinated (FM 12-15).

         f. Remains will be removed by GRREA personnel ASAP after notification. Receipts
      for personnel effects will be provided to medical facilities.

         g. Unidentified remains will be assigned an evacuation number which will
      accompany the remaing.until further identification measures can be taken by ORREG
      personnel at the collection point.

      14. MEDICAL ASPECTS OF NBC WARFARE. See TAB A to this Appendix.








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