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Field Sanitation
ARMY STUDY GUIDE
Question | Answer |
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What are 4 types of waste? | 1. Human<br>2. Liquid<br>3. Garbage<br>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 communicate disease? | A disease that can be transmitted person to person, animal to person and insect to person |
What are the 5 "F"s of Field Sanitation? | 1. Fingers<br>2. Feces<br>3. Flies<br>4. Foods<br>5. Fluids |
What is the best protection against disease or biological warfare? | Immunization and personal hygiene |
What Field Manual covers Unit Sanitation Team? | FM 4-25.12 |
What Field Manual covers Field Hygiene and Sanitation? | FM 21-10 |
What is Field Santitation? | The use of measures to create and maintain healthful enviormental 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. Respiratory<br>2. Intestinal<br>3. Insect borne<br>4. Venereal<br>5. Miscellaneous |
What are some diseases carried by the fly? | * Typhoid<br>* Cholera<br>* Dysentery |
What 3 rules apply to water discipline in the field? | 1. Drink only from approved sources<br>2. Conserve water<br>3. Do not contaminate your sources |
What are the three most common poison plants? | 1. Poison Ivy<br>2. Poison Oak<br>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<br>* Dengue<br>* Yellow Fever<br>* Encephalitis<br>* Filariasis |
What are some methods for human waste disposal? | * Straddle trench<br>* Mound latrine<br>* Burn out latrine<br>* Deep pit<br>* Bore hole latrines<br>* Pail latrines<br>* 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 accomodate what percentage of the unit at one time? | 8 percent |
Water that is not properly treated can spread what diseases? | * Common diarrhea<br>* Leptospirosis<br>* Cholera<br>* Dysentery<br>* Bacillary<br>* Typhoid<br>* Paratyphoid fever |
What are two ways to purify water? | 1. Iodine tablets<br>2. Boiling |
Who gives the final approval on whether water is safe to drink? | Medical personnel |