Research Article
Assessment on CPR Knowledge and AED Availability in Saudi Malls by Security Personnel: Public Safety Perspective
Table 1
The demographic features of the participants.
| Characteristics | Result |
| Age | Mean 32.60 years (SD 10.02) |
| Gender | | Male | 178 (86%) | Female | 29 (14%) |
| Level of education | | Less than secondary education | 56 (27.1%) | Secondary education | 111 (53.6%) | College education | 21 (10.1%) | University education | 19 (9.2%) |
| Job title | | Administrator | 27 (13%) | Security personnel | 180 (87%) |
| Receive any training covering CPR | | Yes | 50 (24.2%) | No | 157 (75.8%) |
| Receive any training covering AED | | Yes | 10 (4.8%) | No | 197 (95.2%) |
| Source of CPR and AED training | | Web/computer | 4 (1.9%) | Accredited CPR course | 20 (9.7%) | Training books/written materials | 1 (0.5%) | Video presentation | 1 (0.5%) | Didactic lecture | 8 (3.9%) | Internal institute training | 16 (7.7%) |
| Witness cardiac arrest cases while working | | Yes | 22 (14%) | No | 178 (86%) |
| AED device availability in workplace | | Yes | 0 (0%) | No | 207 (100%) |
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SD = standard deviation; CPR = cardiopulmonary resuscitation; AED = automated external defibrillator.
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