Task

Identify preventive measures against insects and insect-borne diseases, diarrhea and dysentery, respiratory diseases, sexually-transmitted diseases, AIDS, heat injures, and cold injuries.

Conditions

Soldiers are deployed in mission area requiring diligence for maintaining health.

Standard

Present the soldier  with environmental and personnel conditions and have them demonstrate taking preventive measures. Score a GO on the performance checklist.

Student Equipment

Insect repellent

Malaria pills

Iodine tablets (chlorine, chlorine ampoules)

Canteen

Soap and hand washing facility

Condom

 

 

Performance Measures

Results

TAKE PREVENTIVE MEASURES AGAINST BITING INSECTS

   

1. Question: Malaria is a disease that is transmitted by?

Go

No-go

2. Applies insect repellent to all exposed skin areas except around the eyes, ankles and wrists, and over shoulder blades.

Go

No-go

3. Wears uniform (available clothing) properly including head gear, sleeve’s rolled down, shirts tucked in, trousers bloused or secured.

Go

No-go

4. Question: When you are performing strenuous work in a hot, insect-infested area, you should reapply insect repellent every hour(s).

Go

No-go

5. Do malaria pills provide Complete protection against malaria?

Go

No-go

KEEP BODY & UNIFORM CLEAN

   

6. Question: When possible, how often should you bathe?

Go

No-go

7. Question: When you are in an insect-infested area, how often should you wash your uniform (clothing)?

Go

No-go

TAKE PREVENTIVE MEASURE AGAINST DIARRHEA AND DYSENTERY.

   

8. Question: Always assume that water sources that have not been approved are _________.

Go

No-go

9. Demonstrate adding the proper amount of iodine tablets to disinfect drinking water.

Go

No-go

10. Question: Before adding iodine tablets to water, check to make sure that the tablets are in color.

Go

No-go

11. Question: You have added iodine tablets to a canteen of water. You should wait minutes, shake the canteen, disinfect the threads, and wait more minutes before drinking the water.

Go

No-go

12. Demonstrate adding the proper amount of bleach to disinfect drinking water.

Go

No-go

13. Can ice can safely be bought from local civilian sources because the freezing kills the disease-causing bacteria?

Go

No-go

14. Demonstrate proper hand washing.

Go

No-go

TAKE PREVENTIVE MEASURE AGAINST RESPIRATORY DISEASES

   

15. Demonstrate an understanding of how diseases can be spread (towels, caps, cigarettes, eating utensils, cups, and other shared objects).

Go

No-go

TAKE PREVENTIVE MEASURES AGAINST SEXUALLY-TRANSMITTED DISEASES (STD) AND ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME (AIDS)

   

16. T/F A male with AIDS can spread the disease to both males and females with whom he has sexual contact.

Go

No-go

17. Demonstrate how to properly use a condom to prevent disease transmission.

Go

No-go

18. Question: The best protective measures against STD are and .

Go

No-go

TAKE PREVENTIVE MEASURES AGAINST HEAT

Go

 

19. Question: What is the best way of replacing the salt that your body loses due to hot weather?

Go

No-go

20. Question: You are preparing to commence demining. Should you drink extra water before starting?

Go

No-go

21. Question: You are working very hard in a hot environment. How much water should you drink?

Go

No-go

22. Question: When working in a hot environment should you take your rest break in a shady area?

Go

No-go

23. Demonstrate how to wear uniform loosely to help cool the body.

Go

No-go

TAKE PREVENTIVE MEASURE AGAINST COLD

   

24. Question: T/F In cold weather, you should Increase your intake of alcoholic beverages.

Go

No-go

25. Question: T/F To protect your feet in cold weather you should wear five pairs of socks at one time.

Go

No-go

26. Question: T/F Someone who previously suffered cold injuries needs to take additional precautions against the cold.

Go

No-go

27. Demonstrate how to properly wear clothing in cold weather during rest and strenuous work.

Go

No-go

28. OVERALL EVALUATION

Go

No-go

Score the student GO if all performance measures are go. Score the student NO GO if any performance measure is no-go. If the student scores a NO GO, show the student what was done wrong and how to do it correctly.