TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - A survey of jellyfish sting knowledge among naval personnel in northeast China
JO  - International journal of environmental research and public health
A1  - Kan, Ting
A1  - Gui, Li
A1  - Shi, Wenwen
A1  - Huang, Yan
A1  - Li, Shuang
A1  - Qiu, Chen
SP  - e13070725
EP  - e13070725
VL  - 13
IS  - 7
N2  - 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 "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. <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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1661-7827
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13070725
ID  - ref1
ER  -