Aplikasi Tehnik Equalisasi Untuk Mencegah Barotrauma Pada Penyelam Tradisional

Abstract

The traditional fisherman dive to get a lot of fish, they called traditional divers. The majority of traditional divers do not use equalization techniques while diving, because they have an assume that equalization techniques is not important. The traditional divers also have some signs of barotrauma symptoms such as headaches, ear pain, feeling full in the ears, chest pain, dizziness after diving. The incidence of barotrauma can be reduced if traditional divers can do equalization technique while diving. The target and output are they have better knowledge, skills and awareness to use equalization techniques while diving to prevent barotrauma independently. The method of activities was a seminar and workshop on day 1, demonstration and role play on day 2. The activity was held on 27-28 July 2019, the subject was 70 traditional divers at Kedung Cowek District Surabaya, and was delivered by lecturers and students of STIKES Hang Tuah Surabaya. They have beenbetter improvement in knowledge, skills and awareness of they standard diving procedures, especially in equalization technique to prevent barotrauma.

Knowledge and Attitudes Relating to Barotrauma Incidents, Fishermen Communities in Buko Village, Banggai District, Central Sulawesi Islands

“…The incidence of barotrauma in Indonesia in 2019 reached 54%, in 2020 it increased to 62%, and in 2021 it experienced a slight increase reaching 64%, this shows that the incidence of barotrauma is an important focus of attention for the community and health facilities in handling barotrauma so as not to cause focus of problems that do not become an increase in cases every year 2 . Traditional divers generally pay little attention to matters related to occupational safety and health, so they have the potential to be exposed to middle ear barotrauma, middle ear barotrauma occurs in 30% when diving for the first time and 10% in divers who have often dived 3 .…”