A description is provided of "Standard First Aid and Personal Safety," a required general studies course for first- or second-year health education students. The first sections present descriptive information on curricular placement of the course, time assignments, and targeted student populations; a glossary of terms; an overview of course content including long-range goals and objectives; and lists of course units and materials of instruction. Next, the course description indicates the content of the eight course units: (1) introduction to first aid and shock; (2) respiratory failure and artificial respiration; (3) choking and wounds; (4) poison and specific injuries; (5) burns, dressings, and bandages; (6) bone and joint injuries; (7) emergency rescue and short-distance transfer; and (8) comprehensive skill examination and written examination. For each unit, the description includes goals and objectives, planned activities, reading assignments, and sample test items. The final section includes student evaluation and course revision procedures. (HB)