Navy Skin Decontamination Employment Concept Brief

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Navy Skin Decontamination Employment
ConceptBrief

• Karen Bowen
• Navy SUSTAIN
• 16 November 2006

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Purpose/Agenda

• To provide
• Overview of JSPDS Program
• Update on changes to Navys management of M291
  SDK
• Introduction of the proposed system employment
  concept of JSPDS/M291 SDK

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System Employment Concept

• The SEC is a key component of the Navy Annex
• Drives requirements
• Ensures Navy-specific capability gaps are
  considered and interests are represented
• Feeds into test criteria and means for system
  evaluation
• Identifies users
• Basis for Proposed Concept
• Navy CBIAST Study
• Estimates casualties on board CG and DDG class
  ships under different scenarios
• Validates an effective means of outfitting ships
  with decon capability.
• Guidance for managing M291 SDK

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JSPDS-Overview

• JSPDS Program Overview
• Class VIII Medical Item
• Neutralizes most chemical agents (HD, VX, and GD)
• Potential replacement for M291 Kits
• Shipboard MOTE conducted on 5-9 June
• Increment I Milestone C Decision in December 2006
• JPEO to finalize BCA November/December 2006

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JSPDS Capability

• Skin Efficacy-GD/VX
• Provides greater exposure protection than M291
• Reduces secondary exposure to agents
• Skin Decon RSDL VS M291 SDK (HD)
• M291 SDK
• Removes/absorbs agent from skin,
• Powder may result in residual agent hazard
• RSDL
• Neutralizes agent on skin
• Further reduces agent hazard

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Navy Concerns

• JSPDS Shelf Life
• Storage environment
• Operating environment
• Cost
• Funding

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Navy M291 SDK Management

• Guidelines
• 5-year shelf life for M291 SDK
• Extendable based on validated test results
• Extensions granted 1- year increments
• Operating and Storage conditions
• Operating Temperature -50F to 120F (Technical
  Manual)
• Storage Temperature 60F to 160F (Technical
  Manual)
• Shelf life will not be extended beyond 10 years
• Based on failure rate of shelf life extension
  testing
• Unserviceable/ Expired kits no longer used for
  training
• M291 SDK can not be reissued or transferred
• Package inspection for self-use ONLY

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System Employment Concept

• Shipboard Employment Concept
• M291 SDK used for immediate spot decontamination
  to prevent cross contamination
• 1 box of JSPDS positioned near CPS Casualty Decon
  Stations
• Medical supply could be used to supplement
  shipboard need for JSPDS.
• 1 box JSPDS maintained by medical

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Skin Decon Organization Concept
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Contact Information
2000 Navy Pentagon Rm 5B453 Washington, DC
20350-2000 Offc 703-604-7636 Cell
443-866-7154
Karen BowenOPNAV N867SUSTAIN Action Officer
Chemist/CBR Defense Program Analyst
Karen.g.bowen.ctr_at_navy.mil bowenk_at_battelle.org
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M291 SDK Background

• FDA Approved as medical device on 15 August 1989
• Class II supply item
• JPM Decon working to bring DoD into full
  compliance while minimizing impact to Services
• To ensure issued product is safe, suitable and
  effective
• To establish new manufacturer