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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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AND P AND Ift
4-1. Medical anog, @ joirtt Mdical CaM
be vigilant for pat-i@ not i fied early on for @tmft and
- Al anthrax @entr. are not cmtagi@, tic
anthrax @o*s may pose a hazard to @cal personnel in terns of their
blood vegetative isolation precautions d be
sufficient to protect @ical S@ a major patierit flow route
F the ACR will be , 10th Mad lab d be
to prov@ ass in the anthrax @cal surveillance p
@cal facillt3.eS in Ca= d that vigilance.
4-2. @ and Botaimm patients,
a. @ents who have developed symptoms have a
very low rate of survival. Death @ tely 2 to 8 days or earlier
after to a I dose. in spite of the poor p is, aggressive
antibiotic therapy is with associated supportive therapy as the
situation permits. Patients to supportive should receive
anthrax tion. Stress management and Chaplain support are ed
for staff as well as patients.
b. Botul@ Tcyin, Death tely 1-4 days or earlier
to a lethal dose of botuimm if m treatmertt is
Provide ve therapy within the Medical treatmft
facility's @ility. ve may be lifesaving if it can be
unt3.l the effects of the toxin wear off. may take
weeks. Stress and Chaplain support are encouraged for @f as
well as pati@.
4-3. @ of Patients with ccnventicrk-d Iniuries.
a. (U) Patieryt does riot present a respiratory hazard.
b. iwiat3.cn precaut3.cns d be taken in surgical
suites/cperating rwm. InfwUve precauucn d also be taken in the
sampling and ing of blood of the of
vegetative
4-4. @ of in= Pati@ with l@ IMuries.
greatest @ is that @ent tion is with
orits solution. Allied patients may enter the U.S. medical system.
ASSLMS ticn @ be performd on all ted
@ents. and trea of the botulum patients shmld be no
different than any other @ent crice ticn 3.s complete. is
rio to the m&cal staff. See F?4 8-10-4 for additional information on
patierit ticn procedures.
4-1
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Subject = MEDICAL BIO WARFARE DEFENSE PLAN 8 APR 91
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