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Andrews, USPHS, and covered instrumentationad
detection and an inspec-
tion of the workshops and laboratories, It is believed that these conferences were very well r~eived md
created considerable interest. &
series of slides shouing the blast, burn, and radiation effects on some
of the su.rvivers~ Jap~ were of particuhr interest.
12. The ‘EvacuationPlanN required that two AVRts stand by at
assigned stations in the lagoon x
rescue boats in case of air accident.
The plea required that a medical officer be aboard one of these. Since
each of the t~get iskde
had had a medical officer throughout the prep-
aratory phase, it was decided to assign the target Island medical officers
to the AVR on his toget date. This plan worked out very stitisfactorily
and it was surprising to find that there wa8 a considerablerivalry fOr
the Job.
The stand-by medical force at the hoe?ital on Eniwetok 181and
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was limited to two medical officers and two trained enlisted technicians
in order to keep to a minimum the number of pereonnel who would have to
be evacuated from the island in case of emergency.
13. Late in April a further ohange in original roll-up plane was
necessitatedwhen it was considered essential to eetablish b permanent
garrison on Eniwetok Ieland. The question of how much of the medical
supplies and equipnent should be left and how much ‘Rolled up” was
settled in a conferencewith Rear Admiral.Wellings. In view of the distence to Kwajalein ad possible Interferencewith alr transportationin
case of smergency, it wea ’decidedto leave the hospital unit intact.
This decision was in keeping with the general policy of the entire
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