Table 1.

Demographic details and medical emergency response knowledge of survey respondents (n=191)

Item	Responses	n	Valid responses (%)¶
Sex	Male	89	49.2
	Female	92	50.8
	Missing	10	–
Age (years)	18–24	6	3.3
	25–34	15	8.3
	35–44	22	12.2
	45–54	61	33.7
	55–64	42	23.2
	65+	35	19.3
	Missing	10	–
Health provision role	Yes	39	21.5
	No	142	78.5
	Missing	10	–
Highest level of education achieved	Primary/secondary school	57	31.5
	Certificate or advanced diploma	50	27.6
	Bachelor’s degree	35	19.3
	Graduate certificate or diploma	21	11.6
	Postgraduate degree	18	9.9
	Missing	10	–
Sport*	Team ball	67	35.1
	Racquet	65	34.0
	Target	18	9.4
	Stick/bat	11	5.8
	Individual athletics/running†	7	3.7
	Wheeled non-motor	6	3.1
	Horse	6	3.1
	Other‡	28	14.7
Club/facility location	Metropolitan—one location	51	26.7
	Metropolitan—multiple locations	32	16.8
	Regional—one location	65	34.0
	Regional—multiple locations	38	19.9
	Other	5	2.6
Participants’ role in club/facility†	Manager/committee/board/administration	143	74.9
	Participant	60	31.4
	Parent	35	18.3
	Coach	24	12.6
	First aid provider	11	5.8
	Team manager	9	4.7
	Facility manager	8	4.2
	Other	11	5.8
Previous training with an AED	Yes	83	43.9
	No	105	55.6
	Can’t remember/missing	3	0.5
Knowledge of SCA	I know someone personally who experienced SCA	30	15.9
	I have witnessed someone experiencing SCA	18	9.5
	Both of the above	25	13.2
	Neither of the above	111	58.7
	Other§	5	2.6
	Missing responses	2	–
Have you ever used an AED in an emergency?	Yes	9	4.8
	No	180	95.2
	Missing responses	2	–

*Multiple responses were possible.

†Parkrun, orienteering, athletics.

‡Combat, snow sports, multiple sports, wheeled motor sports, aircraft and other activities.

§Includes cardiac arrest survivors and clinical staff working in emergency care.

¶Valid responses includes only those participants who provided a response to that question.

AED, automated external defibrillator; SCA, sudden cardiac arrest.