This publication establishes doctrinal multi-Service tactics, techniques, and procedures (MTTP) for health service support (HSS) units operating in a chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) and/or toxic industrial material (TIM) environment. It is the intent of this document to inform the combatant commanders (CCDRs), joint force commanders (JFCs), joint force medical commanders and medical planners, and component commanders and their staffs on the tools available to provide the best quality of HSS in a CBRN environment to enhance mission success.
The principal audience for this publication is the trained members of the Armed Forces Medical Services and other medically qualified personnel.
This publication contains MTTP relative to HSS in the following specific areas:
- Chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear aspects of
- Casualty
- Casualty care and
- Medical evacuation in a CBRN
- Patient
- Veterinary service
- Preventive medicine/public health
- Medical laboratory
- Combat and operational stress control (COSC).
- Medical logistics
- Homeland
- Collective protective shelter (CPS)
For Service-specific information or detailed procedures refer to—
- Appendix A, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Casualty
- Appendix B, Health Service Support Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Annex to an Operation
- Appendix C, Service-Specific Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Defense
- Appendix D, Veterinary Guidelines for Food Contamination.
IN COLOR
This book is a “BIG” size (the size of a regular sheet of paper). This website also has the popular “mini” (half the size of a regular sheet of paper).
The binding is with coil, allowing easy flipping of pages without jamming.
The color covers are laminated for weather protection with black and white inside printing.