Table 1. Content Validation Index of the instrument developed to assess knowledge about Basic Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in adolescents, obtained through the evaluation of specialist. Peru, 2021.
| Questions | CVI-1 |
|---|---|
| 1 what is a heart arrest? | 1 |
| a) The heart stops beating and the person does not breathe. | |
| b) The heart slowly stops beating. | |
| c) Absence of breathing. | |
| d) Sudden loss of consciousness. | |
| 2. What is the first step to be taken in front of a person with loss of consciousness? | 1 |
| a) Request help from the health service by calling 116*. | |
| b) Extend the neck backwards so that the air enters. | |
| c) Move the unconscious person to wake up. | |
| d) Be by the person's side until the ambulance arrives. | |
| 3. What should I say when I telephone the emergency service, for example, the fire department 116? | 1 |
| a) I inform that the person does not respond, is not breathing and where I am. | |
| b) I shout reporting my data asking for help and hang up immediately. | |
| c) I ask another person to pass on the information about what is happening with the person. | |
| d) I scream and ask someone else to pass the information to the health personnel. | |
| 4. While the ambulance arrives, how many compressions should I perform | 1 |
| a) 30 compressions per minute. | |
| b) 15 compressions per minute. | |
| c) 100-120 compressions per minute. | |
| d) Those necessary until the ambulance arrives. | |
| 5. If after doing the compressions in the center of the person's chest I CHECK, HE (or SHE) IS BREATHING, what should I do? | 0,92 |
| a) I sit him down and give him water. | |
| b) I put him on its side. | |
| c) I tell him what happened. | |
| d) I take him to a cooler place. | 0,92 |
| 6. If after some time performing compressions in the center of the person's chest, I verify that he/she is still unconscious and not breathing, what should I do? | |
| a) I will continue with compressions until help arrives. | |
| b) I ask someone to help and I start filming. | |
| c) I ask someone else to do the compressions while I rest. | |
| d) I continue compressions, even if I feel very tired. | |
| 7. Why should compressions be given to the center of the chest in the person in cardiac arrest? | 1 |
| a) Because with each compression it stimulates the heart and blood reaches the entire body. | |
| b) For him to wake up, walk and go home. | |
| c) Because the air enters the lungs better. | |
| d) Because the person may be choking and thus the foreign body may come out. | |
| 8. What should we do when the ambulance arrives? | 1 |
| a) I retire and go home. | |
| b) I start filming with my cell phone. | |
| c) Explain to him what has been done until his arrival. | |
| d) Acompany he person to the hospital. |
CVI-1=Content Validation Index applied to the questions. * Emergency phone number - Firefighters of Peru