FM 21-10 1957 by Department of the Army

Author:Department of the Army
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Cold War

Figure Si. Aerosol bomb,

roughly 22 seconds for a squad tent, is sufficient time. The dispenser should be carried quickly to all corners while the aerosol is escaping. Dispensers may be supplied to men in combat areas along with food, ammunition, and first-aid supplies. Shelter tents and dugouts are sprayed at dusk and at other times when mosquitoes bite, to keep out the insects as well as to kill them. A few seconds of spraying is enough for an ordinary shelter.

152. Individual Protective Measures ,

a. Malaria Discipline. The equipment and supplies issued to an individual for his use as protection against mosquitoes and other insects are called individual protective items. Such items include protective clothing, headnets, bednets, repellents, insect powders, aerosol bombs, and suppressive drugs. Because malaria is considered to be the most important of the mosquito-borne diseases, the term "malaria discipline" has been used to describe the training of individuals in the proper and consistent use of items issued for their per-

sonal protection. The closer a man gets to combat, the more important it is that he should know how to use and take care of these protective items. Troops with malaria cannot fight. Instruction given in training periods should be repeated when necessary and applied on field maneuvers. Commanders will strictly enforce individual measures for insect and malaria control. A man in a foxhole or on the front line can protect himself reasonably well if he knows how to avoid infection and realizes the importance of doing so.

b. Clothing. This includes gloves, headnets, and impregnated clothing. The wearing of shorts as an outer garment during the hours from dusk to dawn should be prohibited; and after dark men should not be allowed outdoors without shirts. This type of control can be effected only by strict discipline and frequent inspection.

c. Nets. Headnets afford excellent protection for the face and neck and are particularly useful in areas where biting flies and mosquitoes are abundant, as in the arctic during summer. Bednets or "mosquito bars" protect men during sleep. The malaria-carrying mosquito usually bites at night; therefore, the nets must be so arranged that mosquitoes cannot bite persons through the net. Before getting under a net at night, release the aerosol bomb for a few seconds inside the netting in order to kill any mosquitoes that may be under the mosquito bar. Cots and beds should be provided with overhead frames which have no sharp points that might tear the netting (fig. 35). Holes in the net should be repaired promptly with needle and thread, with adhesive tape, or by tying string

around the pinched-up torn part. Hang shelter tent nets inside, not outside. The importance of nets cannot be overemphasized; they should always be carried as personal equipment by all troops entering a malarious area, even in forward combat areas. There are places in the tropics where 20 percent of the troops have caught malaria during a single night's exposure without the protection of nets.

d. Repellents. Insect Repellent, personal application, 2-ounce bottle

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