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27 Cards in this Set
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What are the 4 types of waste? |
1. Human
2. Liquid 3. Garbage 4. Rubbish |
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What is the water requirement per person, per day in a temperate zone? |
5 gallons |
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A latrine can be no closer than what distance to a water source? |
100 ft |
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What is Potable water? |
Water that is safe to drink |
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What are the measurements of a straddle trench? |
1 ft wide, 4 ft long and 2 1/2 ft deep |
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How many gallons of water will a Lister bag hold? |
36 gallons |
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How deep is a cat hole? |
6 to 12 inches |
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What is a communicable disease? |
A disease that ca be transmitted person to person, animal to person and insect to person |
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What are the 5 "F"s of Field Sanitation? |
1. Fingers
2. Feces 3. Flies 4. Foods 5. Fluids |
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What is the best protection against disease or biological warfare? |
Immunization and personal hygiene |
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What Field Manual covers Unit Field Sanitation Team? |
FM 4-25.12 |
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What Field Manual covers Field Hygiene and Sanitation? |
FM 21-10 |
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What is Field Sanitation? |
The use of measures to create and maintain healthful environmental conditions, these include safeguarding food, safeguarding water, and controlling disease bearing insects and rodents. |
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What is a vector? |
Any living organism that can carry a disease-producing virus |
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What is palatable water? |
Water that is pleasing to the taste, but which may be unsafe |
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What are the 5 communicable disease grouped by the Army? |
1. Respiratory
2. Intestinal 3. Insect borne 4. Venereal 5. Miscellaneous |
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What are some diseases carried by the fly? |
* Typhoid
* Cholera * Dysentery |
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What 3 rules apply to water discipline in the field? |
1. Drink only from approved sources
2. Conserve water 3. Do not contaminate your sources |
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What are the three most common poison plants? |
1. Poison ivy
2. Poison oak 3. Poison sumac |
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Where should the latrine be located in relation to the mess hall |
At least 100 meters downhill or downstream |
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What are some of the diseases carried by the mosquito? |
* Malaria
* Dengue * Yellow Fever * Encephalitis * Filariasis |
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What are some methods for human waste disposal? |
* Straddle trench
* Mound latrine * Burn out latrine * Deep pit * Bore hole latrines * Pail latrines * Urine soak pits |
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How far should garbage pits be located away from the mess area? |
30 yards and no closer than 100 ft from any water sources. |
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Enough straddle trenches should be dug to accommodate what percentage of the unit at one time? |
8 percent |
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Water that is not properly treated can spread what diseases? |
* Common diarrhea,
* Leptospirosis * Cholera * Dysentery * Bacillary * Typhoid * Paratyphoid fever |
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What are two ways to purify water? |
1. Iodine tablets
2. Boiling |
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Who gives the final approval on whether water is safe to drink? |
Medical personnel |
