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20 Cards in this Set
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What are the 4 types of waste? |
Human Liquid Garbage Rubbish |
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What are the 5 F's of Field Sanitation? |
Fingers Food Feces Flies Fluids |
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What is field sanitation? |
Use of measures to create and maintain healthful environmental conditions Include: Safeguarding food/water, and controlling disease bearing insects and rodents |
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3 rules of water discipline in the field? |
Drink only from approved sources Conserve water Do not contaminate your sources |
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Field Manuel for Unit Field Sanitation Team? |
FM 4-25.12 |
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What is the water requirement per person, per day in a temperate zone? |
5 gallons |
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How far does a latrine have to be from a water source? |
100ft |
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What is potable water? |
Water that is safe to drink |
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How many gallons of water will a lister bag hold? |
36 gallons |
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What is a communicable disease? |
A disease that can be transmitted person to person, animal to person and insect to person |
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What is the best protection against disease or biological warfare? |
Immunization and personal hygiene |
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What FM covers field hygiene and sanitation? |
FM 21-10 |
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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? |
Drink only from approved sources Conserve water Do not contaminate your sources |
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What are three most common poison plants? |
Poison ivy, oak, sumac |
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Where should latrine be located from mess hall? |
100meters downhill or down stream |
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What are some diseases carried by mosquito? |
Malaria Dengue Yellow fever Encephalitis Filariasis |
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What are some methods of human waste disposal? |
Saddle trench Mound latrine Burn out latrine Deep pit Bore hole latrines Paul latrine Urine soak pits |
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How far should garbage pits be located from mess hall? |
30 ft |
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What are two ways to purify water? |
Iodine tablets Boil |
