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What is force Health protection? |
‘The conservation of the fighting potential of a force so that it is healthy and fully capable’ |
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What is a disease non-battle injury (DNBI)? |
‘A person who is not a battle casualty, but who is lost to an organisation by reason of disease or injury’ |
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DNBI Threats external: |
Climate Disease Flora and fauna EIH |
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DNBI Threats internal: |
Disease Food and water Waste Premises Processes |
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The main Med Force Protection hazards are: |
Biological Chemical Physical |
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Health risk management is the application of two principles, which are? |
Prevent Control |
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Define hazard: |
‘Anything that can cause harm’ |
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Define risk: |
‘The likelihood of that hazard causing harm’ Risk = likelihood x severity |
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What are the four lines of EH support? |
1st line support 2nd line support 3rd line support 4th line support |
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Who are involved in 1st line support? |
Unit medical staff Combat health adviser Combat health duties personnel |
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Roles of CMT Medics: |
Policy and procedures Advice and training Monitoring and investigation |
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Key responsibilities of CHD? |
Apply and maintain appropriate Op sanitation measures Identify and control disease vectors and pests Maintain unit water supplies |
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CHD Op sanitation capabilities: |
Advice for different types of camps Recommend most appropriate appliances Maintenance of appliances
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The benefits of having CHD trained personnel are: |
Self sufficient Proactive pest control Improved sanitation Water safety Lower DNBI Maintain operational efficiency Intelligent tasking of EH team |
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Some constraints of CHD personnel include: |
Lack of space Proximity to sleeping/eating areas Logistics High tempo of activity |
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CHD vector control capabilities: |
Advise for different types of camp Effective tool Maintenance of equipment |
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Roles of the combat health advisers: |
Identifying hazards in the AOR Undertaking threat assessments/hazard recognition Implementing force health protection measures Advise the CoC on the measures necessary to manage/mitigate risks |
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CHA specific tasks: |
Completion of Tier 1 EIH risk assessment Management of the CHD trained personnel Medical force protection using the health risk management model Involvement with OTX planning |
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Who are involved in the 2nd line of EH support? |
Deployed EH team (can be individual) |
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Who are involved in the 3rd line of EH support? |
RAF station environmental technicians Army regional command EH teams Navy environmental officers |
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Who are involved in the 4th line of EH support? |
Commander field army medical support branch RAF centre of aviation medicine (CAM) Institute of naval medicine DMS (W) |
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Define ‘Health’ |
‘A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease’ |
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Define ‘disease’ |
‘Any state that is a departure from positive health, whether the departure is physical or mental’ |
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Disease can have a major impact on a military force these include: |
Manpower wastage Unit mission failure Wastes limited unit resources |
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Define ‘communicable disease’ |
‘Diseases that are transmitted from an infected person, animal or insect either directly or indirectly to a susceptible host’ |
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Define ‘non-communicable’ |
‘Disease which cannot be spread from an infected person, animal or insect such as: Climate Physical Cancers Dietary deficiencies/excesses |
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What is the 3 link chain of infection? |
Source Route Target |
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5 potential sources of disease: |
Carrier - an apparently healthy human/animal that harbours potentially pathogenic organisms Corpse a dead or decaying human/animal capable of transmitting disease Convalescent - recovering but still infectious Case - an individual suffering from a disease with recognisable signs and symptoms Contact - a human or animal who has been exposed to a disease and as a result may have contracted it |
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4 potential routes of disease are: |
Airborne Ingestion Contact/animal Arthropod
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The target is: |
‘Healthy but susceptible human’ |
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What is a notifiable disease? |
‘Any disease that is required by law to be reported to government authorities’ |
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Types of waste generated in the field include? |
U - urine S - soil S - sullage R - refuse |
USSR |
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Typs of camp include: |
Short halt - upto 24hrs Temporary - 24hrs to 7 days Semi permanent- 7 days to 6 months Permanent - 6 months + |
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What are the purposes of good waste management? |
Minimise the risk of disease Prevent water/food contamination Discourage pest vectors Maintain comfort and morale |
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Temporary camp improvised appliances include: |
U - shallow trench urinal 1 trench per 250 men 24 hours usage S - shallow trench latrine 5 trenches per first 100 personnel 3 trenches per additional 100 Max usage e days or 3/4 full S - improvised grease strainer and soakag pit R - refuse/ash pit 1 per 100 personnel 24hrs usage |
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Semi permanent camp improvised appliances include: |
pit 1 funnel per 25 men 4 funnels per pit 6 months usage Female urinal and soakage pit 1 per 25 females 6 months usage U - funnel urinal and soakage pit1 funnel per 25 men4 funnels per pit6 months usage Female urinal and soakage pit1 per 25 females6 months usageS - deep trench latrine5 seats for first 100 personnel 3 seats per additional 1006 months usage S - grease trapR - oil drum incinerator S - deep trench latrine 5 seats for first 100 personnel 3 seats per additional 100 6 months usage S - grease trap R - oil drum incinerator |
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Camp siting selection stage: |
Location Terrain Access |
What must be taken into consideration? |
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Basic principles that must be observed when setting out a camp include: |
- Front of camp facing prevailing wind - Accommodation at the front - Sanitary facilities down wind of accommodation - latrines away from kitchens and water sources |
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Clinical waste can pose the following hazards: |
- waste which unless rendered safe may prove hazardous or cause infection to any person coming into contact with - waste which consists wholly or partly of human or animal tissue - drugs or other pharmaceutical products - swabs and dressings - syringes, needles or other sharp instruments |
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What 2 methods are commonly used in the military, to dispose of clinical waste? |
Bagging Sharps box |
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What safety precautions are adopted to help reduce the risk posed from hazards of clinical waste? |
1. Good hygiene discipline 2. Nitrile or vinyl gloves 3. Gloves to be worn for handling items for disposal and disinfecting surfaces 4. Change gloves after each task 5. Protective eye glasses and face mask 6. Gowns/apron/labcoats to be worn 7. Minimise contact with clinical waste |
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Health risk management Step 1 - what is hazard identification? |
To identify all potential hazards to the health of PAR. Consider all potential hazards within the area your responsible for. |
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Hazard risk management process Step 2- identifying potential populations at risk. Examples of possible PAR: |
Friendly forces Locally employed civilians Local civilians war/detained personnel |
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