是否穿着救生衣？一项关于小船个人漂浮装置使用情况的多地区观察性研究。
Are life vests worn? A multiregional observational study of personal flotation device use in small boats.
作者信息
Quan L, Bennett E, Cummings P, Trusty M N, Treser C D
机构信息
Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, USA.
出版信息
Inj Prev. 1998 Sep;4(3):203-5. doi: 10.1136/ip.4.3.203.
OBJECTIVE
Although life vest use is thought to prevent drowning, their use by boaters has not been described. This study sought to determine the use of personal flotation devices (PFDs) in small boats.
METHODS
Boaters were observed between April and June 1995 in Washington and Oregon and classified by their age, gender, PFD use, and boat type.
RESULTS
Among 4181 boaters, 25% wore a PFD. Use was highest in < 5 year olds (91%) and lowest in those over 14 years (13%). Those in kayaks were most likely (78%) and those in motor boats (19%) were least likely to wear a PFD. Females were more likely to wear a PFD than males (relative prevalence 1.5, 95% confidence interval 1.3 to 1.6). When a child less than 15 years was in a boat with an adult, PFD use was 65% if no adult wore a PFD and 95% if at least one accompanying adult wore a PFD (p = 0.001).
CONCLUSIONS
Generally, PFD use by boaters was low in the Northwestern US. Efforts to increase PFD use should target adolescents, adults and specific boating populations, especially those in motor boats.
目的
尽管人们认为使用救生衣可预防溺水，但尚未有关于乘船者使用救生衣的描述。本研究旨在确定小型船只中个人漂浮装置（PFD）的使用情况。
方法
1995年4月至6月期间，在华盛顿州和俄勒冈州对乘船者进行观察，并根据他们的年龄、性别、PFD使用情况和船型进行分类。
结果
在4181名乘船者中，25%穿着PFD。5岁以下儿童的使用率最高（91%），14岁以上者的使用率最低（13%）。皮划艇使用者最有可能穿着PFD（78%），而摩托艇使用者穿着PFD的可能性最小（19%）。女性比男性更有可能穿着PFD（相对患病率1.5，95%置信区间1.3至1.6）。当一名15岁以下儿童与一名成年人同乘一艘船时，如果没有成年人穿着PFD，PFD的使用率为65%，如果至少有一名陪同成年人穿着PFD，则使用率为95%（p = 0.001）。
结论
在美国西北部，乘船者使用PFD的总体比例较低。提高PFD使用率的努力应针对青少年、成年人和特定的乘船人群，尤其是摩托艇使用者。
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