• First aid and CPR can be important in many situations.Jupiterimages/BananaStock/Getty Images
  
  First aid and CPR classes teach important skills that almost anyone is capable of learning. Knowing the basics of first aid and CPR could even help you to save a person's life. In an emergency situation, the practical skills that are taught in these classes will help you to know the best way to keep everyone safe.
  
  

CPR Practical Skills

• The adult and child CPR classes teach several practical skills. They teach students how to call and work with emergency medical services and how to perform CPR in an emergency situation. Students also learn how to avoid exposure to harmful pathogens and how to use an automated external defibrillator machine.
  
  

First Aid Practical Skills

• A first aid class teaches skills that are important in an emergency situation. It teaches students how to identify an emergency and how to care for a child or an adult who is choking. First aid classes teach the Check-Call-Care procedure and how to prioritize care when there are multiple individuals who need help.
  
  

Contents of a First-Aid Kit

• A home first-aidd kit is an important practical step toward being prepared for an emergency. A first-aid kit should contain antibiotic ointment pads and cleansing wipes, gauze dressing pads, scissors, latex gloves, plastic bandages, and chewable asprin tablets.