MCRP 4-11.1D Flashcards
Field Hygiene and Sanitation
What are two ways of purifying water?
Boiling and iodine tablets.
Publication for Field Sanitation?
FM 21-10
What are 5 diseases carried by mosquitoes?
Malaria, dengue, yellow fever, encephalitis, filariasis.
Untreated water can spread what diseases?
Diarrhea, dysentery, cholera, typhoid, paratyphoid fever, leptospirosis and bacillary.
In every U.S. Conflict only 20% hospital admissions are combat related.
80% are DNBI noncombat related.
PMM (preventive medical measures) is everyone’s responsibility.
Failure of PMM can result in mission failures.
Who is responsible for the health of a unit?
The Commander
What are the dimensions of a straddle trench?
One food wide by four feet long by 2 1/2 feet deep.
Where should a latrine be located in relation to a messhall?
100 meters downstream or dowhill.