@article{ref1,
title="A survey of jellyfish sting knowledge among naval personnel in northeast China",
journal="International journal of environmental research and public health",
year="2016",
author="Kan, Ting and Gui, Li and Shi, Wenwen and Huang, Yan and Li, Shuang and Qiu, Chen",
volume="13",
number="7",
pages="e13070725-e13070725",
abstract="BACKGROUND: 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. <br><br>METHODS: A predesigned questionnaire was distributed to 120 naval members in January 2015. The data of 108 respondents were included in the statistical analysis. <br><br>RESULTS: 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 &quot;low&quot; or &quot;none&quot;. 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. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: 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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1661-7827",
doi="10.3390/ijerph13070725",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13070725"
}