NAVMED P-5010 ch 9 ground forces Flashcards
What is DNBI stand for?
Disease non battle injuries
What is chapter nine of the P 5010?
Ground forces
What are three reasons that troops operating in the field are at greater risk of communicable diseases?
1) increased exposure to hazards
Heat/cold, exposure to insects, polluted water and food, ect
2) reduced resistance to disease
For that area
3) disruption of basic hygiene and sanitation
What are the three phases of the after action report?
Pre deployment
Deployment
Post deployment
When are AAR due for deployments that were less than 6 months long?
15 days after mission complete
How long after a deployment that was longer than 6 months must the AAR be submitted?
With in 30 days of mission complete
Who is responsible for providing sufficient potable water for the population to be served?
Engineers
Water maybe obtained form various sources to include what 8 locations?
Rivers Streams Ponds Lakes Wells Ice Snow Oceans
What three things should be considered when considering a water source?
Quality
Quantity
Acessabity
Lakes, rivers, streams, and ponds are considered what kind of water source?
Surface water
What is considered surface water?
Lakes
Rivers
Streams
Ponds
How far from the shore in lakes and ponds should you intake water for purification?
As far as possible
What are examples ground water?
Wells and springs
Wells and springs are examples to what type of water source?
Ground water
What process must salt water to through before becoming potable?
Desalinization usually through reverse osmosis
And disinfectant
What does ROWPU stand for?
Reverse osmosis water purification unit
What is the most common field purification system in use?
ROWPU
What is the most common method of disinfecting potable water?
Chlorination
What are three forms of chlorine available for disinfecting water?
Calcium hypochlorite 65-70% (HTH)
Sodium hypochlorite 5 or 10%
Chlorine gas
What is the perfected agent used to disinfect water with chlorine?
Calcium hypochlorite HTH
What are the four convenient sizes that HTH is offered thought the navy stock system?
100 lbs drum
3.75 lbs containers
6 oz bottle
1gm ampules
Which form of chlorine is a liquid solution and may be used in lieu of HTH? However it is less convenient to handle takes longer and much shorter shelf life.
Sodium hypochlorite
The FAC after 30 mins of contact time to purify water should be 5.0
.
What is the process used to disinfect water containers initially or after they have been contaminated and how is it done?
Superchlorination
Bring water to 100ppm FAC for 4 hours
Water cannot fall less that 50 or else process must be repeated
During. The process water must be labeled, “poison do not drink”
What must be labeled on water containers and at all water outlets during superchlorination?
Poison do not drink
Water purification tablets are usually composed of what?
Iodine
How many iodine tablets need to be used on a two quart canteen?
4
When using tincture of iodine 2% how many drops must be added to a 1 quart canteen of clean water?
5
When using tincture of iodine 2% how many drops must be added to a 1 quart canteen of cloudy water?
10
With the canteen cap on loosely after putting iodine in how long must you wait before you tighten the cap? What do you do next?
Wait 5 mins
Wait 30 mins
How many iodine tablets must be used in a 5 gallon container?
40
Then do the same thing as a canteen
When purifying water by boiling it how long does it need to be at a rolling boil?
2 mins
What are four disadvantages to boiling your water to purify it?
1) Fuel is required
2) It is time consuming takes a long time for water to boil and cooldown
3) There is no residual substance in the water to guard from contamination
4) can only be used on small amounts of water
How much water is required for advanced base medical facilities?
65 gallons per bed
How many gal/man/day is recommended by the joint planning factor?
20