Table 2.

Willingness and confidence in first aid and AED provision in emergencies (n=181)

Statement	Response	Healthcare role (%)	No healthcare role (%)	P value*
If I saw a person requiring urgent medical assistance, I would do all I could to help.	Agree	20.4	74.6	0.96
	Disagree	1.1	3.9
I am not very confident about performing CPR in an emergency.	Agree	6.1	39.2	0.02
	Disagree	15.5	39.2
An AED is easy to use.	Agree	19.3	71.8	0.73
	Disagree	2.2	6.6
If I found a person unconscious, I would not hesitate to initiate use of an AED.	Agree	18.2	70.7	0.33
	Disagree	3.3	7.7
Since doing the training course, I feel more confident to handle an emergency situation.	Agree	16.0	69.1	0.03
	Disagree	5.5	9.4
I would only use an AED if there was no one else around.	Agree	6.6	23.2	0.86
	Disagree	14.9	55.2

For questions in bold text, there was a statistical association between the response and health role (or not) of the respondent.

*Fisher’s exact test.

AED, automated external defibrillator; CPR, cardiopulmonary resuscitation.