HOSMERIT
EFMB EXAM STUDY GUIDE WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS | 100%
CORRECT | RATED A+
The battalion aid station is defined as the forward-most medically staffed treatment location
organic to a maneuver battalion. - ✔✔ True
Study the mission of Unit Field Sanitation Team - ✔✔ ATP 4-25.12
The final step to purify water in a one-quart canteen with calcium hypochlorite ampules is to
tighten the cap on the canteen and wait for at least minutes before using the water for any
purpose - ✔✔ 30 minutes
Potentially hazardous foods are food products that generally nave a history of association with
illness in the absence of temperature control. Properly maintain potentially hazardous foods;
hot foods at a product temperature of degrees Fahrenheit or above and cold foods at a
product temperature of
degrees Fahrenheit or below. - ✔✔ 135 degrees F or above for hot foods / 41 degrees
F or below for cold foods
An open-air burn pit is defined as an area, not containing a commercially manufactured
incinerator or other equipment specifically designed and manufactured for burning of solid
waste, designated for the purpose of disposing of solid waste by burning in the outdoor air at a
location with more than attached or assigned
personnel and that is in place longer than days. - ✔✔ 100 attached or assigned personnel
/90 days
There are a number of factors which influence the establishment of latrine facilities. In
situations where a unit must hastily occupy an area in which no infrastructure exists,
construction and placement of latrine facilities may be necessary. When improvised latrines
are placed, they must be located at least
, feet downwind and downhill from unit food service facilities and at least feet from
any unit ground water source. - ✔✔ 300 feet downwind and downhill from unit food svc and /
100 feet from any water source
To avoid heat injury, Soldiers must become acclimatized.' Significant heat acclimatization
requires at least days. - ✔✔ 3 to 5 days
damage or death, the Soldier's condition must be quickly identified and treatment must begin
immediately. - ✔✔ Heat Stroke
Study Heat injuries - ✔✔ ATP 4-25.12
Under normal training conditions, DEET is effective for up to_ hours. If training or deployed in
a warm, humid climate where you might sweat a lot, you should reapply DEET more often to
ensure proper protection. This also applies if you are working or training in the rain. - ✔✔ 12
hours
The Wet Bulb-Globe Temperature (WBGT) reads above 90 degrees Fahrenheit (Heat
category 5). What is the work/rest cycle ratio in minutes for hard work? - ✔✔ 10 mins work /
50 mins rest
is the relative loudness of the noise, expressed in decibels, will
play a large part in determining the degree of hazard; the louder the noise, the greater it's
potential for causing hearing loss. - ✔✔ Intensity
water is cool, aerated, significantly free from color, turbidity, taste, and odor, and is generally
pleasing to the senses. - ✔✔ Palatable
Study Bacterial pathogen - ✔✔ ATP 4-25.12
Study disinfecting water in the field - ✔✔ ATP 4-25.12
Dining facility operations, medical treatment, and Ice production for food preservation and
cooling are approved uses for which quality of water? - ✔✔ Packaged field water
EFMB EXAM STUDY GUIDE WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS | 100%
CORRECT | RATED A+
The battalion aid station is defined as the forward-most medically staffed treatment location
organic to a maneuver battalion. - ✔✔ True
Study the mission of Unit Field Sanitation Team - ✔✔ ATP 4-25.12
The final step to purify water in a one-quart canteen with calcium hypochlorite ampules is to
tighten the cap on the canteen and wait for at least minutes before using the water for any
purpose - ✔✔ 30 minutes
Potentially hazardous foods are food products that generally nave a history of association with
illness in the absence of temperature control. Properly maintain potentially hazardous foods;
hot foods at a product temperature of degrees Fahrenheit or above and cold foods at a
product temperature of
degrees Fahrenheit or below. - ✔✔ 135 degrees F or above for hot foods / 41 degrees
F or below for cold foods
An open-air burn pit is defined as an area, not containing a commercially manufactured
incinerator or other equipment specifically designed and manufactured for burning of solid
waste, designated for the purpose of disposing of solid waste by burning in the outdoor air at a
location with more than attached or assigned
personnel and that is in place longer than days. - ✔✔ 100 attached or assigned personnel
/90 days
There are a number of factors which influence the establishment of latrine facilities. In
situations where a unit must hastily occupy an area in which no infrastructure exists,
construction and placement of latrine facilities may be necessary. When improvised latrines
are placed, they must be located at least
, feet downwind and downhill from unit food service facilities and at least feet from
any unit ground water source. - ✔✔ 300 feet downwind and downhill from unit food svc and /
100 feet from any water source
To avoid heat injury, Soldiers must become acclimatized.' Significant heat acclimatization
requires at least days. - ✔✔ 3 to 5 days
damage or death, the Soldier's condition must be quickly identified and treatment must begin
immediately. - ✔✔ Heat Stroke
Study Heat injuries - ✔✔ ATP 4-25.12
Under normal training conditions, DEET is effective for up to_ hours. If training or deployed in
a warm, humid climate where you might sweat a lot, you should reapply DEET more often to
ensure proper protection. This also applies if you are working or training in the rain. - ✔✔ 12
hours
The Wet Bulb-Globe Temperature (WBGT) reads above 90 degrees Fahrenheit (Heat
category 5). What is the work/rest cycle ratio in minutes for hard work? - ✔✔ 10 mins work /
50 mins rest
is the relative loudness of the noise, expressed in decibels, will
play a large part in determining the degree of hazard; the louder the noise, the greater it's
potential for causing hearing loss. - ✔✔ Intensity
water is cool, aerated, significantly free from color, turbidity, taste, and odor, and is generally
pleasing to the senses. - ✔✔ Palatable
Study Bacterial pathogen - ✔✔ ATP 4-25.12
Study disinfecting water in the field - ✔✔ ATP 4-25.12
Dining facility operations, medical treatment, and Ice production for food preservation and
cooling are approved uses for which quality of water? - ✔✔ Packaged field water
