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Subject: MEDICAL BIO WARFARE DEFENSE PLAN  8 APR 91                      

Unit: OTSG        

Parent Organization: HSC         

Box  ID: BX003202

Folder Title: MEDICAL BIOLOGICAL WARFARE - BW- DEFENSE PLAN                                                   

Document Number:          2

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                                                BIOI=CAL
                                            CN, D       IS, AND              (S)

              3-1. (U) MMical              icn from Bioloctical Warfare                  primary
              defensive @                  BW ag@ are @vi@                     on (protective
              mask arid       cal          ve                 ttle                    ) ; active
              @ter, d4, ard plane                 on; arxi oollwuve             on (N5l for
              battalion aid staticrvdivisim cl           , the )Me for
              hospitals, and M20 for the GP 1          of the @ital minitmm care wards).

                   a. (U) AcUve @ter                 on, Mm@ of @ug TEMM tents, GP
              tents, arid 190 @ters to               Bw ageryt entry.           chmical vapor
              smUarTt            at @y Pravuq                      ed that sealed shelters usim
              field              (tape ard sealim shelter base with earth) afforded
              si@ficant              on         vapor agent          ticn.            on factors
              of 60 for TEMPER tents, 20 for GP shelter wi                   l@, 30 for GP
              with         l@, and greater than 60 for ISO        @ters were
              This @ that for the GP wi                     l@, the lM3.de                ticn is
              1/20 of the @@                  t:Lcn. Fbr          tents the imide concentration
              is 1/60 of the mftide               ticn. Verytilation systems @ be off darim
                              t periods. Active shelter              on does riot el=mte the
                           for @vi@                 on.

                   b. (U) @ ard                    Based on the @ results of the Dugway
@1M             tests,         and                  sealed      d afford
              significarrt protection           BW agents. Ventilation systems           d be
                     off durim                    t periods.

                   c. (U)                           of            ty can also be partially
                       by tapim ard @uq                           verts, electrical @ets,
              false ceil@, and otk*x                        to the aftide. ventilation must
              be off @                       t @ods.

              3-2. @ Vaccimtion, Vaccimticn is available, on l@ted basis, for
                        ticn to SMs h-4sed @               priorities. As vaccim stocks
                             le, all United States Fbrces w.Ul be vaccimted. Medical
              laboratory            , health @ providers, ard the NBc i-eams tasked with
              the BW detection @icn should @ve one of the higher priorities for
              anthrax and botulmm vaccimtlcn. These                    w3li            ly handle
              and process BR samples arid/or care for BW patients. Antbrax exposed SR are
              not             nor @ a             to other SM. @cal                         d
              @im care in the management ard hardluq of blood samples and                     body
              fl@ of             tic          patients.

                   a.

                       (1)            anthrax
                                                                                  Fbr Cperation


                                                        3-1

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Subject = MEDICAL BIO WARFARE DEFENSE PLAN 8 APR 91
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