EFR Primary Care

Description

Emergency First Response training focuses on building confidence in lay rescuers and increasing their willingness to respond when faced with a medical emergency. Course participants learn simple to follow steps for emergency care and practice applying skills in a non-stressful learning environment. All courses are supported by self-study materials, videos and quick reference cards to enhance learning and allow you start learning right away.

EFR Primary Care CPR is the first step in emergency care. Most PADI Instructors are also Emergency First Response Instructors and can deliver this course.

The course is based on internationally recognized medical guidelines for emergency care.

Academic

This course teaches you the steps and techniques for handling life-threatening emergencies. You’ll practice eight skills for aiding patients who aren’t breathing, have no heartbeat, may have a spinal injury, may be in shock or who may have serious bleeding. You’ll learn to how to perform CPR and continue to monitor the patient, so that you provide every possible chance of survival while waiting for emergency medical services to arrive.

Equipment

For this course you will use CPR mannequins, barriers, first aid kits and the things that you can find in the environment around you to facilitate primary care.

There may also be an available option for an AED (Automated External Defibrillator) orientation.