PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-708
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 708
NOVEMBER 2011
55
PS 708
NOV 11
Well-read and Warmed-up
± Now±that±you’ve±passed±the±quiz±with±fying±colors,±continue±your±winter±education.±
Read±the±Following±pubs±Found±on±the±Army±Publishing±Directorate±(APD)±website:
± They’re±essential±reading±For±those±deployed±in±the±mountains±or±in±Frigid±climates.
± You±may±also±want±to±visit±the±U.S.±Army±Public±Health±Command±website:
± ²rom±the±home±page,±click±on±A-Z±Index±in±the±top±banner.±On±the±next±page,±click±
on±Cold±Weather±Casualties±and±Injuries.±It±will±take±you±to±a±variety±oF±documents±and±
training±aids±about±the±causes,±symptoms,±treatment±and±prevention±oF±injuries.±Among±
the±documents±you’ll±want±to±read±is±the±
OTSG Cold Weather Injury Prevention Program,
2010-2011
.±It±briefy±outlines±leaders’±responsibilities±in±setting±up±a±program±to±prevent±
cold-weather±injuries.
± While±you’re±at±it,±read±the±winter±stories±in±back±issues±oF±PS,±the±Preventive±Maintenance±
Monthly.±The±Following±stories±are±loaded±with±inFormation±about±cold-weather±clothing,±
survival±and±personal±protection:
Subject
PS Issue Number
Page (s)
Boots, socks, Frostbite
Drying the extended cold-weather
clothing system (ECWCS) parka
Anti-contact gloves
Meals
ECWCS mittens, POL gloves, Frostbite
Socks
Desert camo parka
Anti-contact gloves
Cleaning clothes
CVC underwear
Special OPS clothing
Patching ECWCS
Washing underwear
Trigger Finger mittens
Hood
Clothing Facts
ECWCS water repellency
ECWCS underwear
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669
660
660
649
647
647
638
638
636
636
636
624
623
623
623
622
613
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52
50-51
48-51
50-51
49
51
46-47
54-56
52-53
50-51
55
54-56
52-53
49-51
51-53
48-49
1.
±c.
2.
±c.±
3.
±c.
4.
±c.
5.
±c.
6.
±c.
7.
±c.
8.
±c.
or read
the stories
online at the
ps website:
https://www.
logsa.army.
mil/psmag/
psonline.cfm
5.
What are the two levels of frostbite?
6.
How deep should the snow be for the
site of a snow cave?
7.
What are the four requirements for
cold-weather survival?
8.
Name at least three common health
hazards in the arctic.
a.
±bad±and±worse
b.
±plumb±awFul±and±I’ll±never±play±the±
± violin±again
c.
± superficial±Frostbite,±the±surFace±
± Freezing±oF±skin;±and±deep±Frostbite,±the±
± Freezing±oF±skin,±underlying±muscle±and±
± possibly±bone
a.
±deep±enough±so±a±pack±oF±hungry±
± timber±wolves±can’t±get±to±you.
b.
±deep±enough±so±a±pack±oF±merciless±bill±
± collectors±can’t±get±to±you.
c.
± about±3±meters
a.
±amebic±dysentery,±dengue±Fever±and±
± malaria
b.
±halitosis,±hemorrhoids±and±hiccups
c.
± trench±and±immersion±Foot,±
± constipation,±dehydration,±snow±
± blindness,±sunburn±and±cold±diuresis
± (an±increased±fow±oF±urine)
a.
±pizza,±beer,±nachos±and±gummi±bears
b.
±58-in±plasma±HDTV,±the±NBA±channel,±
± karaoke±machine±and±a±3-month±
± subscription±to±
Caribbean Travel & Life
magazine
c.
± Food,±water,±shelter±and±heat
and the
answers
to the
cold-
weather
quiz…
²M±3-05.70,±
Survival
²M±3-97.61,±
Military Mountaineering
ATTP±3-97.11,±
Cold Region Operations
TB±MED±508,±
Prevention and Management
of Cold-Weather Injuries
TC±21-3,±
Soldier’s Handbook for Individual
Operations and Survival in Cold-Weather Areas
708 54-55.indd
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2:53 PM
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