Emergency First Response is a PADI affiliate that specialises in teaching lifesaving skills – and they’re for anyone, not just divers. Most PADI Instructors are also Emergency First Response Instructors!

The fun part about Emergency First Response training is learning serious medical emergency response skills in an upbeat, positive environment. You gain the confidence that you are prepared to help in an emergency.

What You Learn in the EFR Primary and Secondary Care Courses
•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

Through a combination of independent study and skill practice with an instructor, you’ll build the confidence and skills to provide basic emergency care. The Primary and Secondary Care Manual and video on DVD preview emergency scenarios and provide step-by-step skill demonstrations.

To enroll in Emergency First Response courses, you must
•Care about other people and want to be able to assist them in a medical emergency

Beside the Primary and Secondary Care Courses, Emergency First Response offers Care for Children and other emergency training programs.

The EFR course usually last one day,or a couple of evenings, and can be run at any time to suit your needs.