Field Sanitation & Hygeine

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1. What FM covers Field Hygiene and Sanitation?

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FM 21-10

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7. What are the 5 Fs of field sanitation?

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Fingers
Flies
Feces
Food
Fluids

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11. What are the 4 types of field waste?

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Garbage
Rubbish
Liquid
Human

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18. Name 5 diseases commonly carried by mosquitoes?

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malaria
yellow & dengue fever
encephalitis
filariasis

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20. Name three diseases commonly carried by flies?

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Cholera
Typhoid fever
Dysentery

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23. A companion guide to FM 21-10 is the field manual for the "unit field sanitation team" What FM is this?

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FM 4-25.12

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28. What does DNBI stand for?

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Disease and non-battle injuries

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31. Which of the 8 categories of medical threats is the most lethal?

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heat

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40. Heat condition information is determined using what 2 scales?

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By heat category
Wet bulb globe index

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6. Which of the 5 communicable diseases account for the highest incident of disease in the army?

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Respiratory

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2. What is hygiene?

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Self employed practices to stay clean and healthy

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3. What is mean by military Sanitation?

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The effective use of measures that create and maintain a healthy operating environment

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4. What are communicable diseases? What are the 5 communicable disease classified by the Army?

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Those illnesses that can be transferred from man to man
Respiratory
Intestinal
Insect-borne
Venereal

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5. What are the three basic control measures for communicable diseases?

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Control the source, stop transmission, protect personnel

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8. What are the 5 approved methods of disinfecting water in your canteen?

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Iodine tables
chlorine ampoules
CHLOR-FLOC tablets
bleach
boiling

Iodine for canteens/ chlorine bleach for large quantities of h20

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9. Iodine tables used to disinfect canteens should be what color?

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Steel gray

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10. A mess kit should contain how many cans? What is contained in each can?

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4
Scrap can
Wash can
Rinse
Disinfect

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12. What is a cat hole?

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a field expedient human waste hole 12 in wide, 6-12 inches deep

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13. How far should field latrines be from food/water sources?

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Food - @ least 100 meters, downwind & down slope
Water -@ least 30 meters & down slope

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14. What three things should you consider when building a field latrine?

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The mission, the length of stay, terrain, and weather conditions

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15. What two things in order of precedence should you consider when selecting a site for a field latrine?

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Protection from food prep and water sources/ accessibility for the users

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16. When should latrines and garbage pits be closed?

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When within 1 foot of ground surfaces

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17. What is the proper procedure for closing a field latrine or garbage pit?

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Spray with residual insecticide, pack dirt in successive 3 in layers until mounded 1 foot above ground level/ post a sign with the date and the words "closed latrine"

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19. What are some commonly used control measures for mosquitoes?

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Screens
DEET (you)
Permethrin (gear)
Malaria pills

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21. Name 2 disease commonly carried by rats?

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Bubonic plague and salmonella

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22. Why is it important for everyone to practice good hygiene?

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Because one careless member can make everyone on the team sick

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24. What are the 3 major components of the medical threat to field forces?

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Environmental factors
diseases caused by animal bites
Diseases endemic to the AO

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25. What is the principle source of intestinal diseases?

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Human feces

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26. What is the chain of disease transmission?

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Reservoir (source)- vehicle (means of transmission)- susceptible person

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27. How many feet apart should cots be placed? How should personnel be instructed to sleep to avoid the transmission of respiratory diseases?

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1. at least 5 feet
2. personnel should sleep head to toe

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29. What are PMMs?

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Preventive Medicine measures
-simple, commonsense actions that will reduce time loss to DNBI

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30. FM 21-10 covers eight categories of medical threats?

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heat
cold
noise
food-h20 diseases
personal hygiene
poisonous plants and toxic fruits
arthropods
toxic industrial chemicals

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32. What are the 3 principles of PMMs?

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Soldiers perform individual PMMs
Chain of command plans and enforces PMMs
Field Sanitation teams train soldiers in PMMs

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33. What are the individual PMMs for heat injuries?

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Acclimatization
drink plenty of h20
use work/rest cycles
eat all meals
recognize MOPP risks
modify uniform

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34. Water discipline is especially important in hot weather, what steps of h20 discipline should you follow?

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Drink extra water before starting any mission
Drink small quantities frequently
Drink water even if you are not thirsty
Refill your canteen at every opportunity

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35 What is a good general guide to water consumption?

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1/2-1 1 /4 quarts per hour

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36. What are the 6 sources of water?

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Surface
ground
snow
ice
rain
sea water

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37. How can you modify your uniform to reduce heat stress and protect against UV radiation?

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unblouse pants/ cover all exposed skin/ wear sunglasses/ seek shade/ keep clothing loose

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38. What 5 factors should be considered when selecting a water source?

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military situation
quantity of h20 needed
accessibility to source
general quality
type of purification levels avail.

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39. What are the 3 rules of h20 discipline?

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Drink only approved h20
conserve h20
protect h20 with good field sanitation