A Survey of Jellyfish Sting Knowledge among Naval Personnel in Northeast China

Ting Kan, Li Gui, Wenwen Shi, Yan Huang, Shuang Li and Chen Qiu
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Ting Kan: Department of Emergency Nursing, School of Nursing, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
Li Gui: Department of Emergency Nursing, School of Nursing, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
Wenwen Shi: Department of Emergency Nursing, School of Nursing, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
Yan Huang: Department of Emergency Nursing, School of Nursing, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
Shuang Li: Department of Emergency Nursing, School of Nursing, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
Chen Qiu: Department of Emergency Nursing, School of Nursing, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China

IJERPH, 2016, vol. 13, issue 7, 1-10

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. Methods: A predesigned questionnaire was distributed to 120 naval members in January 2015. The data of 108 respondents were included in the statistical analysis. 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. 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.

Keywords: naval personnel; jellyfish sting; knowledge; medical education; occupational and environmental health (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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