CANA

'CANA' is a United States military acronym for "Convulsive Antidote, Nerve Agent", the drug diazepam in injectable form.
One CANA kit is typically issued to U.S. service members along with three Mark I NAAK kits when operating in circumstances where chemical weapons in the form of nerve agents are considered a potential hazard. (Both of these kits deliver drugs using auto-injectors. They are intended for use in "buddy aid" or "self aid" administration of the drugs in the field prior to decontamination and delivery of the patient to definitive medical care.)

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U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense, ''Medical Management of Chemical Casualties Handbook'', Third Edition (June 2000), Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, pp 118-126.