(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
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)救命講習(きゅうめいこうしゅう)()けた。
I took a lifesaving course at my company.
消防署(しょうぼうしょ)救命講習(きゅうめいこうしゅう)(ひら)いている。
The fire station holds lifesaving courses.
救命講習(きゅうめいこうしゅう)で、人形(にんぎょう)使(つか)って心臓(しんぞう)マッサージの練習(れんしゅう)をした。
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)()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)修了証(しゅうりょうしょう): certificate of completion