Gambaran Pengetahuan Terhadap Penanganan Hipotermia Pada Mountain Tourism Di Gunung Bawakaraeng

Abstract

Background. Hypothermia is a medical condition that is at risk of occurring in mountain climbers.  Climbing refers to people or tourists who are hiking up a mountain. Whereas data from Mountain  Rescue Bawakaraeng shows that 71 people experienced trouble and hypothermia while climbing Mount  Bawakaraeng from 2020 to 2024. The lack of knowledge among mountain tourists about hypothermia  is also a contributing factor to the increase in hypothermia cases. The information about handling  hypothermia in mountain tourists who engage in sports in the mountains must be increased through  health education. Then, in tourism health nursing, which is a field of study that usually emerges and is  a branch of public health that examines aspects related to the health of tourists, the health of the local  community in mountainous tourist areas, and all parties involved in the tourism industry. Objective. the  purpose of the research is to understand the knowledge of hypothermia management among mountain  tourists at Mount Bawakaraeng using a questionnaire distribution. Metode The method used in this  research is descriptive analytic with a cross-sectional study design, which is an observational research  design. The number of respondents was 85 people. Results. The results of this study showed that the  average tourist understands the knowledge of handling hypothermia while climbing Mount  Bawakaraeng amount 50 respondent (58.8%). Conclusion: The average knowledge of tourists  regarding hypothermia management was found to be good.