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At a semi permanent camp, give 2 examples of waste disposal method for urine, soil, silage and refuse. (8) |
Urine- female urinal and soakage pit Soil- deep trench latrine and receptacle latrines Sullage - grease pit and improvised strainer Refuse- oils drum incinerator and semi enclosed incinerator |
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Categories of cold injuries |
Generalised Non freezing cold injuries Freezing cold injuries how
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How long does it take to fully acclimatise |
Partially 8 days Fully 15 days |
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Name 4 types of camps and their durations |
Short haul - 24hrs max Temporary - 24hrs- 7 days Semi permanent- 7 days - 6months Permanent- 6 months plus |
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S+S of generalised cold injury |
Slurred speech Cold to touch Pale Shivering Blue lips |
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Two methods of reporting climatic injuries |
Single service (CoC) JSP 539 |
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4 advantages of good waste management |
Minimise vector and pest control Maintain comfort and moral Minimise risk of disease Prevent food/ water contamination |
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Signs and symptoms of heat illness |
Sweating Dehydration Vomiting Headache Collapse Dizziness Confusion |
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Purpose of purifying water |
To remove and filter hazardous impurities/ objects and make it easier for chemicals to work |
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Signs of frost bite |
Cold and sore to touch Tingly Skin is mottled |
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4 phases of disease outbreak investigation and control |
Preliminary phase Communication Confirm notification Control measures |
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More likely to get heat exhaustion |
Obesity Extra clothing Dehydration |
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4 advantages of good waste management |
Minimise vector and pest control Maintain comfort and moral Minimise risk of disease Prevent food/ water contamination |
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List 3 general prevention measures and control measures that can be employed at the SOURCE of ingestion borne disease |
Health education Isolation Disinfection of bedding |
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2 methods of clarifying water |
Filtration Sedimentation |
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When would FMed85 need to be completed |
Suspect communicable disease Results from lab confirming |
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Name a method of sullage disposal used in a temporary camp |
Soakage pit Improvised strainer |
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Two pieces of equipment used for spreading insecticides |
Swingfog Compression sprayer |
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Two types of insecticides |
Knockdown Residual |
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Define outbreak |
When 2 or more people contract the same disease , connected by time or space |
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What does USSR stand for |
Urine Soil Sullage Refuse |
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Name two categories of disease |
Communicable - spread indirectly Non communicable- can’t be spread |
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Two general roles of combat health duties |
Maintain unit water supply Control vectors and pests |
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Name 4 routes of disease |
Ingestion Contact Airborne Arthropod |
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Who is the target |
A healthy human susceptible to disease |
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State 3 roles of the combat health advisor (CHA) |
Identify hazards in area of op Implement appropriate force protection measures Threat assessment |
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Define health |
A state of complete mental, social and physical wellbeing, with the absence of disease |
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Define disease |
Any state that is a departure from physical or mental health |
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3 military impacts of communicable disease |
Wastage of man power Waste of limited resources Mission failure |
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3 components of chain of infection |
Source Route Target |
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Population at risk |
Friendly forces Local nationals Employed civilians Prisoners of war/ detained personnel |
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Definition of disease non battle injury |
When a solider is lost due to non battle injury, such as disease or injury |
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5 steps involved in health risk management process |
Identify risk Population at risk Risk assessment Risk management Monitor |
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3 categories of medical force protection hazards |
Physical Biological Chemical |
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4 entry points that organisms can enter the body |
Mouth Nose Open cuts Anus Genitals |
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3 ingestion borne diseases |
Worms Infective hepatitis Leptospirosis Dysentery Cholera Amoebic dysentery Typhoid Schistosomiasis Gastroenteritis Polio |
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5 functional areas of EH in military |
Occ health & safety Food hygiene & safety Op sanitation & waste management Water monitoring Communicable diseases managment |
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List 3 examples of hazards/threat that are classified as external threat to military |
Disease Climate Flora/fauna |
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List 3 examples of hazards/threat that are classified as internal threat to military |
Disease Food and water Waste and sanitation |
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Principles of risk management |
Prevention Control |
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Name and describe 5 sources of communicable disease |
Case Corpse Carrier Contact Convalescent |
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6 principles of water purification |
Source selection Clarification Disinfection Contact period Test De tatse |
Sick Cats Don’t Claw The Duvet |
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Define fomite |
An inanimate object capable of spreading disease |
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Arthropod borne diseases |
Dengie fever Malaria Yellow fever Lymes disease Plague |
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State and outline the two main categories of disease |
Communicable- a disease that is transmitted from an infective person or animal to a susceptible host Non communicable- disease which cannot be passed between person or animal |
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3 general roles of a CHD |
Op sanitation Water quality monitoring Identify and control disease, pest and vector |
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List r&r of a CMT in providing EH advice at 1st line of support |
Advice and training Investigation and maintaining Policy and procedures |
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What are the principles of Risk management |
Prevention Control |
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List the joint service publication that contains the policies for force health protection |
JSP 950 |
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What is force health protection |
A process which aims to conserve the fighting potential of the deployed force, by countering the wider threat |
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3 categories of medical force protection |
Physical Chemical Biological |
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Define hazard |
Anything that has the potential to cause harm |
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Define risk |
Likelihood of the hazard to cause harm |
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3 methods of auditing and surveillance used in health risk management process |
Fmed85 EHT audits Lab reports |
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Population at risk - who could be taken into consideration when calculating the risk during the health risk matrix assessment |
Military personnel Locally employed civilians Local employee civilian POW |
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3 components of chain of infection |
Source Route Target |
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List 5 military significant contact borne diseases |
STI Fungal infection Gingivitis HIV Impetigo |
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3 general prevention and control measures that can be employed at the route of airborne diseases |
Good ventilation Prevent over crowding Damp dusting Good personal hygiene |
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