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Objective To comprehensively understand the first aid skills for spinal cord injury of army members and improve their first aid skills through interventions.Methods A total of 2 200 troops members were selected within the army (Navy,Army and Air Forces).Intervention methods included questionnaire assessment,multimedia teaching and demonstration of first aid for spinal injuries.The total intervention time was 1 year,with once every four months.Results There distributed 2 200 copies of questionnaire before intervention and received 2 118 valid copies,with the total reclaim rate of 96.27％.A total of 2 118 copies of questionnaires were distributed after intervention and received 2 074 valid copies,with the total reclaim rate of 97.92％.Theoretical examination and skill test results of the army members were significantly improved after the intervention (all P ＜0.01).The general individual factors showed no effect on first aid of spinal cord injury before and after intervention.Before the intervention,the navy members had higher score than the land forces members and the air force members; however,no significant difference was found on the scores of different forces after the intervention.Conclusions The first aid skills for spinal cord injury of the army members has a big gap from the actual requirements.Improvement of first aid skills for spinal cord injury of the officers and soldiers can save the lives of themselves or comrades and hence is important in minimizing the combat attrition in future potential local high-tech wars.
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OBJECTIVE@#To survey and promote the ability of military men to treat burns.@*METHODS@#A total of 2200 military men were recruited to survey and examine their acknowledge and technique to treat burns, and then acknowledge and technique were taught to treat burns through multimedia and demonstration. One year later, the same subjects were surveyed again.@*RESULTS@#Before the intervention, their ability was deficient (the mean score was 51). Their scores were significantly promoted after the intervention (the mean score was 75, P0.01).@*CONCLUSION@#The ability of military men to treat burns needs to be improved for the potential hightech warfare.