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RBSG FieldSan
FM 21-10
Question | Answer |
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What are the 4 types of waste? | 1.Human2.Liquid 3.Garbage 4.Rubbish |
What is the water requirement per person, per day in a temperate zone? | 5 gallons |
A latrine can be no closer than what distance to a water source? | 100 ft |
What is Potable water? | Water that is safe to drink |
What are the measurements of a straddle trench? | 1 ft wide, 4 ft long and 2 1/2 ft deep |
How many gallons of water will a Lister bag hold? | 36 gallons |
How deep is a cat hole? | 6 to 12 inches |
What is a communicable disease? | A disease that ca be transmitted person to person, animal to person and insect to person |
What are the 5 "F"s of Field Sanitation? | 1.Fingers 2.Feces n3.Flies 4.Foods 5.Fluids |
What is the best protection against disease or biological warfare? | Immunization and personal hygiene |
What Field Manual covers Unit Field Sanitation Team? | FM 4-25.12 |
What Field Manual covers Field Hygiene and Sanitation? | FM 21-10 |
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. |
What is a vector? | Any living organism that can carry a disease-producing virus |
What is palatable water? | Water that is pleasing to the taste, but which may be unsafe |
What are the 5 communicable disease grouped by the Army? | 1.Respiratory2.Intestinal 3.Insect borne 4.Venereal 5.Miscellaneous |
What are some diseases carried by the fly? | •Typhoid •Cholera •Dysentery |
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 |
What are the three most common poison plants? | 1.Poison ivy 2.Poison oak 3.Poison sumac |
Where should the latrine be located in relation to the mess hall? | At least 100 meters downhill or downstream |
What are some of the diseases carried by the mosquito? | •Malaria •Dengue •Yellow Fever •Encephalitis •Filariasis |
What are some methods for human waste disposal? | •Straddle trench •Mound latrine •Burn out latrine •Deep pit •Bore hole latrine•Pail latrines•Urine soak pits |
How far should garbage pits be located away from the mess area? | 30 yards and no closer than 100 ft from any water sources. |
Enough straddle trenches should be dug to accommodate what percentage of the unit at one time? | 8 percent |
Water that is not properly treated can spread what diseases? | •Common diarrhea,•Leptospirosis•Cholera•Dysentery•Bacillary•Typhoid•Paratyphoid fever |
What are two ways to purify water? | 1.Iodine tablets2.Boiling |
Who gives the final approval on whether water is safe to drink? | Medical personnel |