This one-hour class teaches how to manage illness and injuries in a child for the first few minutes until professional help arrives. Topics include preventing injuries, recognizing and treating basic first aid emergencies, and relief of choking in infants and children.

Cost: $15 per person. Special: $10 if taken in conjunction with Family & Friends CPR.  Registration is required two weeks in advance of class.

For more information or to register, please call the Community Health Education Program at (781) 338-7561.

From the AHA: "The American Heart Association strongly promotes knowledge and proficiency in BLS, ACLS, and PALS and has developed instructional materials for this purpose. Use of these materials in any educational course does not represent course sponsorship by the American Heart Association. Any fees charged for such a course, except for a portion of fees needed for AHA course material, do not represent income to the Association."