heat and asian sand

Heat Casualty Prevention

OPORD 16-137

OPORD 16-137 (Situation)-Leaders must always monitor Soldiers’ exertional activities, especially during hot and humid conditions. Korean summer temperatures routinely reach 90 degrees F at 90% relative humidity

-Every year, 2ID experiences serious heat-induced injuries from training or operating in hot environments. Heat injuries occur when Soldiers perform strenuous activities that overload the body’s ability to dissipate heat naturally

-Heat injuries range from mild symptoms such as muscle cramps, to life-threatening heat strokes.

-Irreversible health effects or death are directly related to time-to-treatment and core-body temperature

Opord 16-137 (Concept of the Operation)-All subordinates units establish rapid cooling stations in vicinity of training areas and aid stations, and conduct training on on treatment of heat injuries.

- Rapid cooling stations will be manned by medics of Combat Life Saver (CLS) qualified soldiers, who are trained to treat heat injury patients.

-Training events involving moderate to higher risk for exertional heat injuries include, but are not limited to: land navigation, gunnery exercises, ruck marches, unit runs greater than 5 miles, and organized physical training.

-Unit field sanitation sanitation teams (FST) will monitor and report the wet bulb globe temperature (WBGT) heat indices to the command team

-Rapid cooling stations will be utilized from 16MAY- 30AUG16.

Drink Water

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfP_VbD18yM

ASIAN DUST TRAINING

OPORD 16-138

Asian Dust-Wind-blown dust swept in from the arid desert of Mongolia and China is a seasonal occurrence in East Asia.

-The “yellow” dust cloud form from loosening material from the Gobi Desert.

-The dust is largely comprised of sand/mineral dust particles, but contains high concentrations of inhalable coarse particles

-These particles can have an aerodynamic diameter of < 10 micrometers affects ambient air quality for Soldiers training outdoors.

-Korean Meteorological Administration https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WIMS5YFv-0