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19 Cards in this Set
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What is the publication for Field Sanitation
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FM 21-10
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What are 3 diseases carried by flies?
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Cholera, Typhoid, and dysentary
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What is palatable water?
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What that seems to be cleaned but unsafe
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What is potable water?
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Drinkable water
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What are the two ways of purifying water?
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Boiling water and iodine tablets
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What are the five F's of field sanitation?
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Food, fingers, feces, flies, and fluids
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What is the most frequently used chemical to purify water?
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Chlorine
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Untreated water can spread what diseases?
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Diarrhea, dysentary, cholera, typhoid, paratyphoid fever, leptospirosis, and bacillary
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What is meant by water discipline?
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Conserving water and drinking purified water.
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Where should a latrine be located in relation to a mess hall?
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100 meters downstream or downhill.
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What is best protection against disease or biological contamination?
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Personal hygiene and immunizations
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What are some methods of human waste disposal? (7)
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Urine soak pits, saddle trench, pail latrines, deep pit, bore hole latrines, burn out latrines, mound latrines
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What is artificial immunity?
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Immunity gained through immunization
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What are the dimensions of a saddle trench?
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1 foot, by 4 feet, by 2 1/2 inch deep
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How many straddle trenches should a unit dig?
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Enough to accomadate 8% of the unit at one time
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Who is responsible for the health of the unit?
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The commander
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What color are idoine tablets?
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Steel Grey
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How long should water be boiled for purification purposes?
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5-10 minutes
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How many gallons of water will a water purification (lister) bag hold?
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36
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