TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE Italic text is denoted by _underscores_. Blank space in some sample documents in the text is also denoted by ____. Bold text is denoted by =equal signs=. Superscripts are denoted by ^ eg abc^{TM}. Subscripts in chemical formulae are denoted by _ eg CO_{2}. Footnotes are all within a specific Table, including the Table of Contents. They are positioned at the bottom of that Table, as in the original text, and are denoted by [*] or [**]. Obvious punctuation errors have been corrected after careful comparison with other occurrences within the text and consultation of external sources. More detail can be found at the end of the book. =FM 4-02.7= (FM 8-10-7) HEALTH SERVICE SUPPORT IN A NUCLEAR, BIOLOGICAL, AND CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENT TACTICS, TECHNIQUES, AND PROCEDURES OCTOBER 2002 HEADQUARTERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTION: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. [*]FM 4-02.7 (FM 8-10-7) FIELD MANUAL HEADQUARTERS NO. 4-02.7 (8-10-7) DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY Washington, DC, 1 October 2002 HEALTH SERVICE SUPPORT IN A NUCLEAR, BIOLOGICAL, AND CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENT TACTICS, TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES TABLE OF CONTENTS =Page= =Preface= viii =CHAPTER 1. NUCLEAR, BIOLOGICAL, AND CHEMICAL WARFARE ASPECT OF THE MEDICAL THREAT= 1-1 1-1. General 1-1 1-2. Medical Threat 1-1 1-3. Nuclear, Biological, Chemical, and Radiological Dispersal Device Threats--The Health Service Perspective 1-2 =CHAPTER 2. COMMAND AND CONTROL= 2-1 2-1. General 2-1 2-2. Health Service Support Command and Control Planning Considerations 2-1 2-3. Health Service Support Command and Control Appraisal of the Support Mission 2-2 2-4. Health Service Support Units 2-2 2-5. Movement/Management of Contaminated Facilities 2-3 2-6. Leadership on the Contaminated Battlefield 2-5 2-7. Homeland Security 2-6 =CHAPTER 3. LEVELS I AND II HEALTH SERVICE SUPPORT= 3-1 3-1. General 3-1 3-2. Level I Health Service Support 3-2 3-3. Level II Health Service Support 3-2