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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          KUWAIT



          ANIMAL,nntEATS                                                MMICAL TRr--ATMEMfEVACUA'nON
          Snakes. (Tab B - antivcuin sources)                           MedicdPaciLffies
          Ilydrophldae-SeaSn@-Ilydrophisspp.,@niis
          curtus, Petamis plwurus, ThaWsophis v@rillits                 Kuwait City (29'20'N 48'
          Elapidne - Desert Black Snake (Walterinmsla                   lbit Sina stnd ol@bith Hospital      COMPI" (BOO+
          acgypua)                                                      beds); major rcfertnt center, pmbably @ best hospital
          Viperidne - Vi@: (Cerastes ccrastes gaslxrciii'4              in Kuwait; all specialty server ambulance service;
          Ecliisc@t=pyr                  Pscudoccrastespersicus         bclipad; telephone 8M.
          persicus)                                                     Mtiburak Iloupital (544 @); most specialty act-
          lavertebrates (Tab B - antivenirt sources)                    vices; ambulance service; telephone 312725.
          CentJpedcs (Scolo@ spp.), x@ions (Leiulw                      Am4i Ilo6pltal (400+ @); general cam faculty;
          quij@@@ Androc@ crassicm&@ and black                          sorm specialty serve=; ambulance service; telephone.'-
          widow spiders (@@au spp.) @r In Kuwait.                       447569.
          Other. Sea urch@              net@ octop@ por@
          tugum man@war, and sea wasps (box jellyfish)                  US Em@Y Ilealth Unit, stalted by a            registered
          inhabit the coastal watcrs of KuwaiL T-heir venomous          nu=, Is located In the Embassy Compound. 7'ho Re.
          stings, toxic bi@ and/or contact irritants poso a po-         Oonal Medical Direct, stationed In Riyadh, Saudi
          tcndally serious threat toanprotcctcd personnel.              Arabia, makcs quarterly visits.Mo 14calth Unit matu-
 physicians and services.
          PLANT,NLRF-ATS
          Ingested plant parts of the commonly occuringjtmsotx          MVor A bfields
          weed, juniper, lantnuE4 cns(Gr b"n, night strudel             Kuwait International (29'13'N 47'58'P,) o L-
          olennder, or poppy can seriously debilitate personnel         3,399in, W-46m; joint n-dlitary-civil control; suitable
          and, in severe poisonin@ may be fatal. Euphorbs are           for all aircraft.
          the major contact vesicant threat in Kuwa[L                   Ahmed al-Jaber AB (28'56'N 47'47'E) & L-3,048m,
                                                                        W-43m; military control; visual daylight operations
          IMMUMZATION REQUIREMVM                                        only; suitable for C-130, C-14ID; unsuitable for C-51
          W]IO Recommenda@u& No vaccination require-                    KC-10.
          ments for any international travelers                         All al-Snlcm AB (29'21'N 47'32'E) , L-3,048m, W-
          Military Requ4Tment& See Tab C.                               45m; military coniml; visual daylight operations only;
          Other. The State Department recommends typhoid,               suitable for C-130, C-141B, K-10 (requires waiver by
          tetanus, and poliomyelitis immunizations, and bian-           SACAO; s(tc has not been surveyed for C-5 sultabil-
          nual garrl-na globulin.                                       try.

          IIIV SCREENING PEq     tn        -0                           Joint Medical ReguMng Offlce
          71te Kuwaiti govcrament requires proof of negative            Rticin-Main Ar-B , Germany
          IIIV testing from applicants for resident visas. Results      AUTOVON 330-7427/8
          of tests performed in the US arc accepted.                    Commercial: from CONUS 011-49-69-699-7427/8;
                                                                        from OCONUS 1-@74-4000 (intemndonal inror-
A-NONAL INFORMA-rlON                        rnau0n)
          Although 90% of Kuwait's roads are paved, there are
          few major roads irt the western desert area of the
          country. Seasonal beat and high humidity can be ex-                                US Exnbmy
          peeled to degrade persoanct performance and cause              Ad(Jrcss- Bncid al-Gar, Kuwait (opposite the
          medical supplies and equipollent to deteriorate. Be-             I Tilton I lotel)
          cause Kuwait's extreme beat will degrade unprotected           Telephone, L=al 2424150-9
          medical suppii@ tablet rather than capsule mcdica-             Mailing ad(4css: P.O. Box 77, Sarat, Kuwalk Stdto
          Cons are recommended.                                            of Kuwait
                                                                         Mcmge add@: 22039 IULTELS 'PASS                        i'
                                                                           TO AMERICAN AWASSY'

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