CORRESPONDENCE COURSE U.S. ARMY MEDICAL DEPARTMENT CENTER AND SCHOOL SUBCOURSE MDO537 EDITION 100 DECONTAMINATING CASUALTIES The management of contaminated casualties poses a serious problem and reduces the effectiveness of our combat power. Contamination degrades our ability to perform as individuals and units. It forces us into protective equipment, thereby reducing our ability to communicate, locomote, advance, or defend. The more we understand the characteristics of contamination, the more successful we will be in minimizing the number of casualties. In previous years, we took soldiers out of combat when they became contaminated because the decontamination process took approximately eighteen hours. Today, protective covering, methods of decontamination, and proper treatment enable soldiers to return to duty (RTD) with minimum delay. This subcourse presents factors that will assist the individual soldier, planner, and leader in the integration of NBC defense measures in tactical operation. ---------------------- Length: 48 Pages Estimated Hours to Complete: 8 Format: PDF file Size: 2.5 MB ---------------------- Subcourse Components Lesson 1, Set Up a Casualty Decontamination Station. Lesson 2, Route a Casualty Through a Decontamination Station. Lesson 3, Decontaminate a NBC Casualty. Lesson 4, Decontaminate Yourself. ---------------------------- Anyone may take this course. However, to receive credit hours, you must be officially enrolled and complete an examination furnished by the Nonresident Instruction Branch at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Enrollment is normally limited to Department of Defense personnel. Others may apply for enrollment, but acceptance is not guaranteed. This file is in PDF format and requires a PDF reader. A free PDF reader is available from Adobe through the link below. This Course in available only by Download. |
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