救命講習(きゅうめいこうしゅう)

きゅうめいこうしゅう
noun
lifesaving course; first-aid training course
health
1. lifesaving course; first-aid training course
A short training course, often run by the fire department, that teaches emergency first aid such as CPR and the use of an AED. Open to the general public.
会社(かいしゃ)で救命講習(きゅうめいこうしゅう)を受(う)けた。
I took a lifesaving course at my company.
消防署(しょうぼうしょ)が救命講習(きゅうめいこうしゅう)を開(ひら)いている。
The fire station holds lifesaving courses.
In the lifesaving course, we practiced chest compressions using a mannequin.

A course teaching emergency first aid, most often run by the local 消防署(しょうぼうしょ) (fire station). Completing certain courses earns a 修了証(しゅうりょうしょう) (certificate).

Common collocations

  • 救命講習(きゅうめいこうしゅう)を受(う)ける: to take a lifesaving course
  • 普通(ふつう)救命講習(きゅうめいこうしゅう): standard lifesaving course
  • 救命講習(きゅうめいこうしゅう)の修了証(しゅうりょうしょう): certificate of completion