Even though knowing CPR can save lives, most people are not certified in this skill. In recent years, many states have made CPR classes mandatory for high school students. Do you believe that first aid classes or CPR certification should be required in order to graduate high school? Explain why or why not. As part of your answer, give an example of a time you or someone around you needed to know proper first aid procedures. Describe what those procedures were and how they helped manage an injury or illness.

I believe that first aid classes or CPR certification should be required to graduate high school. What you will learn in the first aid classes or in the CPR class are necessary life skills that could save a life. One time when I was in the second grade I was eating lunch and joking around with my friends, when I started choking on a grape and I felt I couldn’t breathe. Quickly a teacher standing by ran to me and performed the Heimlich maneuver , I’m so glad someone around me knew how to save me. I hope I can learn those same skills to one day help someone else.