Emergency First Response

EMERGENCY FIRST RESPONSE

Discover simple to follow steps for emergency care. This course focuses on building confidence in lay rescuers and increasing their willingness to respond when faced with a medical emergency.

First aid and CPR are important skills for anyone involved in adventure sports - just in case. Emergency First Response is a PADI affiliate that specializes in teaching these lifesaving skills. Additionally, the skills taught in this course are for anyone, not just divers.

Emergency First Response training is all about learning serious medical emergency response skills in an upbeat, positive environment. You gain confidence; consequently, you will be prepared to help in an emergency.

EFR courses meet the CPR and first aid training requirements for the PADI Rescue Diver course, as well as all professional-level ratings. 

What will I do?

• Online study prior to the practical training
• During the course you will learn:
• BLS (Basic Life Support) CPR and rescue breathing at the layperson level
• AED (automated external defibrillator) use (optional)
• Preventing and caring for shock
• Spinal injury management
• Use of barriers to reduce disease transmission risk
• Basic first aid and first aid kit considerations

How do I start?

The course consists of independent study and skill practice with an instructor. Due to this, you will build the confidence and skills to provide basic emergency care. Additionally, the Primary and Secondary Care online theory provide step-by-step skill demonstrations.

We would also strongly recommend completing the PADI Emergency Oxygen Provider course in conjunction with the EFR course. 

Emergency First Response recommends refreshing your first aid skills every two years. If this is your first EFR course, you will need to choose "full course", which includes your eLearning. If you have already completed an Emergency First Response course in the past, then you can choose to refresh your skills with the "Refresher only" option.

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