Section III. EMPLOYMENT OF THE CHEMICALLY PROTECTED DEPLOYABLE MEDICAL SYSTEMS AND SIMPLIFIED COLLECTIVE PROTECTION SYSTEMS
F-6. Collective Protection in a Deployable Medical System-Equipped Hospital
_a._ When the threat of NBC action is anticipated in the AO, the CP DEPMEDS components must be set up as the hospital is being established. The system cannot be set up in a hospital that has already been established; to do so requires the hospital to be closed, all TEMPERs be struck, and erected with the M28 liners installed during the erection process. To establish CPS in a DEPMEDS-equipped hospital, follow the procedures as described in TM 10-5410-283-14&P. Training Circular 8-13 provides instructions on establishing a US Army DEPMEDS-equipped hospital (without CPS). Figure F-5 presents one layout of the DEPMEDS-equipped patient care area of a MF2K CSH HUB employing the CP DEPMEDS with an internal water supply system. Figure F-6 presents a layout of the patient care area of the DEPMEDS-equipped portion of an 84-bed MRI hospital. Figure F-7 presents a layout of the patient care area of the DEPMEDS-equipped portion of a 164-bed MRI hospital.
_b._ When employing CP DEPMEDS, provisions for waste disposal and protected water and food supplies within the system are established. Additionally, Class VIII supplies must be protected from contamination. Supplies not in use or needed in the protected operational areas are stored in medical chests, shipping containers, or wrapped in layers of plastic that are inside covered areas, such as closed MILVANs or tents. When contamination is present, only open these storage areas for operational area emergency resupply. Use plastic sheeting or other leak-proof material to provide an additional barrier between the supplies and the contamination. Wrap supplies in plastic or other barrier material for movement from the storage area to the resupply air lock of the CP DEPMEDS.
· A water supply system with distribution hoses is established inside the CP DEPMEDS areas (Figure F-5). Pumps continuously circulate the water from the storage tank through the hose system back to the storage tank. The continuous circulation ensures that the chlorine residual is maintained in the water supply. Personnel in areas that are not included in the continuous flow system must draw water from the system and carry it to their work areas in 5-gallon water cans or other containers. Water resupply is accomplished by passing a hose through the utility port at the end of the TEMPER and M28 liner for a connection to the water transport vehicle. The ends of both hoses must be decontaminated with a 5 percent chlorine solution before connecting them together. The vehicle must have a tank or water supply container that is NBC protected to ensure that the water supplied is free of NBC contamination.