Course overview
Emergency First Response® primary and secondary care training teaches you what to do in the critical moments between when a life-threatening emergency occurs and when emergency medical services arrive. During in-person training with an EFR instructor, you will learn how to perform CPR, provide first aid that eases pain, assess a variety of injuries and illnesses, and practice bandaging and splinting. Completion of this program meets the First Aid/CPR course requirement for PADI Rescue Diver and PADI Divemaster certification.
What you’ll master
- Understanding primary care (CPR) techniques
- Learning how to recognize life-threatening emergencies
- Performing CPR for adults, children, and infants
- Using an Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
- Managing choking emergencies effectively
- Providing secondary care for injuries and illnesses
- Applying basic first aid techniques
- Assessing and stabilizing injured individuals
- Building confidence in emergency response
- Training conducted under standards of PADI
