FIELD SANITATION CERTIFICATION COURSE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Health threat refers to? - CORRECT ANSWER-Individual soldier's health
Medical threat refers to? - CORRECT ANSWER-all "potential or continuing enemy
actions and environmental situation that affect the combat effectiveness of friendly
forces"
Disease and non-battle injuries (DNBIs) - CORRECT ANSWER-Not a battle casualty,
but a lost to his organization
Risk management - CORRECT ANSWER-5 step process to identify and control
hazards
Risk assessment - CORRECT ANSWER-The identification and assessment of hazard
(first 2 steps in the risk management process)
FST requirements - CORRECT ANSWER-to unit fields sanitation teams (primary/
alternate). At least 2 personnel, (one NCO) on each team. A medical personnel if
available. Must be trained and certified, no less than six months’ time remaining with
unit.
4 Major medical threats - CORRECT ANSWER-Heat, cold, arthropod, diarrheal
3 Minor medical threat - CORRECT ANSWER-Toxic industrial materials (TIMS), Noise,
Pest
Which medical threat is the most lethal - CORRECT ANSWER-Heat is the most lethal
What are the three principles or who is responsible for PMM (preventable medicine
measures) - CORRECT ANSWER-First, the individual soldier is responsible for putting
individual PMM into practice
Second, the commander is responsible for implementing and enforcing PMM
Third, FST is responsible for advising the commander and training the unit’s soldiers
What are three protection methods against disease Bearing insects - CORRECT
ANSWER-1) keep your uniform and body as clean as possible
, 2) properly use repellents
3) probably wear the uniform
Palatable water - CORRECT ANSWER-Water that looks, smells, and taste good
Potable water - CORRECT ANSWER-Fit for human consumption
Chlorine residual - CORRECT ANSWER-Amount of chlorine left in the water after
chlorine demand has taken effect
Rules of water discipline - CORRECT ANSWER-1) drink approved water only
2) prevent water waste
3) protect water sources with good sanitary practices
What are the four water sources? - CORRECT ANSWER-1) surface water
2) groundwater
3) rain water, ice, and snow
4) sea water
Four Methods of water treatment - CORRECT ANSWER-1) Coagulation and
sedimentation to remove
turbidity.
2) Filtration to remove the remaining turbidity and a large portion of the pathogenic
organism.
3) Disinfection kill pathogenic organism not killed by above.
4) chlorine treatment. A relatively small quantity of chlorine and contact time of at least
30 minutes is required for
satisfactory water disinfection.
What is the contact time of chlorine treatment - CORRECT ANSWER-30 minutes?
Procedure for re-chlorinating a full water 400-gallon trailer are? - CORRECT ANSWER-
1) makes 5 Half gram spoonsful of calcium hydrochloride from the 6-ounce bottle with
one half canteen cup of water.
2) mix and then add water.
3) mix with clean stick then flush the four traps.
4) wait 10 minutes, flush the trust again and check chlorine residual.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Health threat refers to? - CORRECT ANSWER-Individual soldier's health
Medical threat refers to? - CORRECT ANSWER-all "potential or continuing enemy
actions and environmental situation that affect the combat effectiveness of friendly
forces"
Disease and non-battle injuries (DNBIs) - CORRECT ANSWER-Not a battle casualty,
but a lost to his organization
Risk management - CORRECT ANSWER-5 step process to identify and control
hazards
Risk assessment - CORRECT ANSWER-The identification and assessment of hazard
(first 2 steps in the risk management process)
FST requirements - CORRECT ANSWER-to unit fields sanitation teams (primary/
alternate). At least 2 personnel, (one NCO) on each team. A medical personnel if
available. Must be trained and certified, no less than six months’ time remaining with
unit.
4 Major medical threats - CORRECT ANSWER-Heat, cold, arthropod, diarrheal
3 Minor medical threat - CORRECT ANSWER-Toxic industrial materials (TIMS), Noise,
Pest
Which medical threat is the most lethal - CORRECT ANSWER-Heat is the most lethal
What are the three principles or who is responsible for PMM (preventable medicine
measures) - CORRECT ANSWER-First, the individual soldier is responsible for putting
individual PMM into practice
Second, the commander is responsible for implementing and enforcing PMM
Third, FST is responsible for advising the commander and training the unit’s soldiers
What are three protection methods against disease Bearing insects - CORRECT
ANSWER-1) keep your uniform and body as clean as possible
, 2) properly use repellents
3) probably wear the uniform
Palatable water - CORRECT ANSWER-Water that looks, smells, and taste good
Potable water - CORRECT ANSWER-Fit for human consumption
Chlorine residual - CORRECT ANSWER-Amount of chlorine left in the water after
chlorine demand has taken effect
Rules of water discipline - CORRECT ANSWER-1) drink approved water only
2) prevent water waste
3) protect water sources with good sanitary practices
What are the four water sources? - CORRECT ANSWER-1) surface water
2) groundwater
3) rain water, ice, and snow
4) sea water
Four Methods of water treatment - CORRECT ANSWER-1) Coagulation and
sedimentation to remove
turbidity.
2) Filtration to remove the remaining turbidity and a large portion of the pathogenic
organism.
3) Disinfection kill pathogenic organism not killed by above.
4) chlorine treatment. A relatively small quantity of chlorine and contact time of at least
30 minutes is required for
satisfactory water disinfection.
What is the contact time of chlorine treatment - CORRECT ANSWER-30 minutes?
Procedure for re-chlorinating a full water 400-gallon trailer are? - CORRECT ANSWER-
1) makes 5 Half gram spoonsful of calcium hydrochloride from the 6-ounce bottle with
one half canteen cup of water.
2) mix and then add water.
3) mix with clean stick then flush the four traps.
4) wait 10 minutes, flush the trust again and check chlorine residual.
