Field Sanitation (Atp 4-25.12)

Front 1

What is the best protection against disease or biological contamination

Back 1

Good personal hygiene and immunizations

Front 2

What are some methods of human waste disposal

Back 2

Urine soaked pants, straddle trench, pale latrines, deep pit, bore hole latrines, Burn out latrines, mound latrine

Front 3

What is artificial immunity

Back 3

Resistance to disease obtained through immunization

Front 4

What are some types of waste

Back 4

Trash, food garbage, Cleaning water, feces, urine, bathwater, liquid kitchen waste

Front 5

What are the dimensions of a straddle trench

Back 5

1 foot wide by 4 feet long by 2 1/2 feet deep

Front 6

How many straddle trenches should a unit dig

Back 6

Enough to accommodate 8% of the unit at one time

Front 7

Who is responsible for the health of a unit

Back 7

The commander

Front 8

What color are iodine tablets

Back 8

Steel gray

Front 9

What is water discipline

Back 9

Drinking only purified water and conserving the water

Front 10

Why should underclothing be changed every day

Back 10

Because it is easily contaminated with germs from urine, feces, or secretions from the nose and throat

Front 11

How long should water be boiled for purification purposes

Back 11

5 to 10 minutes

Front 12

What does DNBI stand for

Back 12

Disease and non-battle injury

Front 13

Historically, combat hospital admissions are mostly what type of injury

Back 13

80% of casualties admitted to combat hospitals are disease and non-Battle injury

Front 14

What is military sanitation

Back 14

Military sanitation includes the practice of both environmental sanitation and personal hygiene within the framework of army life

Front 15

What should a soldier due to properly keep his or her feet clean and dry

Back 15

Wash feet daily, change socks as often as possible, and use foot powder

Front 16

What publication covers field hygiene

Back 16

ATP 4–25.12

Front 17

What is one of three diseases carried by the fly

Back 17

Typhoid, Cholera, or dysentery

Front 18

What is a vector

Back 18

Any living organism that can carry a disease producing virus

Front 19

Name five diseases carried by the mosquito

Back 19

Malaria, dengue, yellow fever, encephalitis, filariasis

Front 20

What is hygiene

Back 20

Self-employment of practices that will keep one healthy

Front 21

Where should you locate a latrine in relation to a mess hall

Back 21

At least 100 m down hill or downstream

Front 22

What are the four communicable disease groups classified by the army

Back 22

Respiratory, intestinal, insect borne, and venereal

Front 23

What are the five F's in field sanitation

Back 23

Flies, fingers, feces, food, and fluids

Front 24

Name two ways of purifying water

Back 24

Iodine tablets and boiling

Front 25

What is the purpose of water treatment

Back 25

To produce potable water

Front 26

Who is responsible for establishing standards for water quality, inspecting water points/sources, and approving water for consumption

Back 26

The army medical department (AMEDD)

Front 27

What is the disinfectant most often used to purify water

Back 27

Chlorine

Front 28

What is a communicable disease

Back 28

A disease which can be transmitted from person to person, animal to person, and insect to person

Front 29

What is FST

Back 29

Field sanitation team

Front 30

What is potable water

Back 30

Drinkable water

Front 31

Where should personnel detailed to fill water trailers go

Back 31

Only to approved water points

Front 32

How many yards should a latrine be built from the border of the unit area but within reasonable distance for easy access

Back 32

30 yards