KMID : 1135520150110060331
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Korean Journal of Exercise Rehabilitation 2015 Volume.11 No. 6 p.331 ~ p.336
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Injury survey in scuba divers of British Sub-Aqua Club: A retrospective study
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Hyun Gwang-Suk
Jee Yong-Seok Park Jung-Min Cho Nam-Heung Cha Jun-Youl
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Abstract
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Scuba diving itself is generally known as a safe sports. However, various injury accidents can happen, and the incidences vary depending on divers¡¯ education grade levels about the risks. Therefore, the study set out to identify and analyze the causes and patterns of injuries depending on the divers¡¯ safety education grade levels through a questionnaire survey targeting ocean divers (n=12), sports divers (n=16), and dive leaders (n=15), all of whom belong to the British Sub-Aqua Club. After conducting a frequency analysis on the collected questionnaires, the conclusions are made as follows. First, in terms of diving depth, the most frequent diving depth was 15?20 m among ocean divers, 20?25 m among sports divers, and 15?20 m in case of dive leaders. Second, with regard to the causes of injuries, the most frequently answered causes are ¡®overtension¡¯ and ¡®low skill¡¯ among ocean divers; ¡®low skill¡¯ among sports divers; ¡®overaction¡¯ among dive leaders. Third, in terms of injury patterns, the most frequently answered injury patterns are ¡®ear¡¯ injuries among ocean divers; ¡®ankle¡¯ injuries among sports divers; ¡®ankle¡¯ and ¡®calf¡¯ injuries among dive leaders. Fourth, with regard to who performed first-aid when an injury accident happened, the most frequent answers are ¡®instructor¡¯ among ocean divers; ¡®instructor¡¯ and ¡®self¡¯ among sports divers; ¡®self¡¯ among dive leaders. We might suggest that more efforts need to be made to improve divers¡¯ low dependence on specialists for treatment and consultation so that we can prevent an injury from leading to the second injury accident.
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KEYWORD
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Scuba, Injury, Sea depth, Lack of practice
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