Appendix 1.
Variable |
Coaches, No. (%) |
χ2 Value |
P Value |
|
High School (N = 497) |
Club (N = 31) |
|||
CPR training required? | 174.4 | <.001 | ||
Yes | 491 (98.8) | 17 (54.8) | ||
No | 4 (0.8) | 14 (45.2) | ||
Do not know/not sure | 2 (0.4) | 0 (0.0) | ||
AED training required? | 49.2 | <.001 | ||
Yes | 404 (81.3) | 9 (29.0) | ||
No | 67 (13.5) | 18 (58.1) | ||
Do not know/not sure | 26 (5.2) | 4 (12.9) | ||
First aid training required? | 8.5 | .014 | ||
Yes | 335 (67.4) | 13 (41.9) | ||
No | 151 (30.4) | 17 (54.8) | ||
Do not know/not sure | 11 (2.2) | 1 (3.2) | ||
Aware of EAP for practice venue? | 10.4 | .005 | ||
Yes | 417 (83.9) | 19 (61.3) | ||
No | 80 (16.1) | 12 (38.7) | ||
Practiced EAP for practice venue in past 12 months?a | 1.3 | .52 | ||
Yes | 103 (24.7) | 4 (21.1) | ||
No | 292 (70.0) | 15 (78.9) | ||
Not sure/cannot remember | 22 (5.3) | 0 (0.0) | ||
Is AED available at practice venue? | 55.6 | <.001 | ||
Yes | 437 (87.9) | 12 (38.7) | ||
No | 45 (9.1) | 14 (45.2) | ||
Don't know/not sure | 15 (3.0) | 5 (16.1) | ||
Aware of AED location at practice venue?b | 1.5 | .22 | ||
Yes | 426 (97.5) | 11 (91.7) | ||
No | 11 (2.5) | 1 (8.3) | ||
Distance of practice-venue AED from location where team practices, minb | 28.2 | <.001 | ||
0–1 | 325 (74.4) | 9 (75.0) | ||
1–3 | 86 (19.7) | 1 (8.3) | ||
3–5 | 20 (4.6) | 0 (0.0) | ||
>5 | 3 (0.7) | 0 (0.0) | ||
Do not know/not sure | 3 (0.7) | 2 (16.7) | ||
How often are you made aware of the EAP at competition venues? | 5.0 | .17 | ||
None of the time | 261 (52.5) | 17 (54.8) | ||
Some of the time | 162 (32.6) | 11 (35.5) | ||
Most of the time | 52 (10.5) | 0 (0.0) | ||
Almost all of the time | 22 (4.4) | 3 (9.7) |
Abbreviations: AED, automated external defibrillator; CPR, cardiopulmonary resuscitation; EAP, emergency action plan.
Respondents were asked this question only if they answered yes to being aware of the EAP at their practice venue.
Respondents were asked this question only if they answered yes to an AED being available at their practice venue.