Kan Ting, Gui Li, Shi Wenwen, Huang Yan, Li Shuang, Qiu Chen
Department of Emergency Nursing, School of Nursing, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2016 Jul 19;13(7):725. doi: 10.3390/ijerph13070725.
Jellyfish envenomation is common along the coastal area, and can cause severe consequences. Naval personnel are among the high-risk population for this injury. The aim of this study was to assess knowledge regarding jellyfish envenomation among naval personnel in a navy unit in northeast China.
A predesigned questionnaire was distributed to 120 naval members in January 2015. The data of 108 respondents were included in the statistical analysis.
We found that 38.0% of the respondents selected jellyfish sting as the common wound in their units, and 13.0% had experienced or observed this injury. In addition, 63.0% of the participants rated their own knowledge as "low" or "none". The average score they got was 5.77 ± 2.50, with only 16.7% getting a score above 60% of the full score. The correct rates of five questions were below 60%. No statistical differences existed in the knowledge score among different groups of respondents defined by socio-demographic variables.
Jellyfish sting is common in this navy unit, but personnel got a low score on the knowledge assessment. They also lacked confidence in first aid. Medical education and training should be implemented to address this issue.
水母蜇伤在沿海地区很常见，且可能导致严重后果。海军人员是遭受这种伤害的高危人群之一。本研究的目的是评估中国东北地区某海军部队中海军人员对水母蜇伤的认知情况。
2015年1月向120名海军成员发放了预先设计好的问卷。108名受访者的数据纳入统计分析。
我们发现，38.0%的受访者将水母蜇伤选为所在部队的常见伤口，13.0%的人曾经历或观察到这种伤害。此外，63.0%的参与者将自己的知识水平评为“低”或“无”。他们的平均得分是5.77±2.50，只有16.7%的人得分高于满分的60%。五个问题的正确率均低于60%。按社会人口统计学变量划分的不同受访者群体在知识得分上不存在统计学差异。
水母蜇伤在该海军部队中很常见，但人员在知识评估中得分较低。他们在急救方面也缺乏信心。应开展医学教育和培训以解决这一问题。
