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. 2016 Jul 19;13(7):725.
doi: 10.3390/ijerph13070725.

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

Ting Kan  1 , Li Gui  2 , Wenwen Shi  3 , Yan Huang  4 , Shuang Li  5 , Chen Qiu  6
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A Survey of Jellyfish Sting Knowledge among Naval Personnel in Northeast China

Ting Kan et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. .

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: jellyfish sting; knowledge; medical education; naval personnel; occupational and environmental health.

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