Emergency First Responder (EFR)
- Duration
- 1 day
- Includes
- Primary and Secondary Care; CPR, with AED use as a recommended skill; course materials; EFR certification
About the course
The Emergency First Responder (EFR) course at Lak Scuba teaches you CPR and first aid, skills that matter in an emergency at home, at work or underwater.
It is for divers and non-divers, and recognised internationally. It fulfils the CPR and first aid training requirement for the PADI Rescue Diver course and all PADI professional-level certifications. Take it if you are going on to Rescue Diver, or if you simply want to be ready to help someone.
What you’ll learn
Through practice scenarios in a calm, controlled setting, you learn to:
- Give Primary Care (CPR) to adults
- Give Secondary Care (first aid) for minor injuries and illnesses
- Use an automated external defibrillator (AED), a recommended skill
- Manage bleeding, choking and spinal injuries, care for shock victims and assess emergency scenes
- Apply bandages and splints, and assess illnesses
- Communicate with emergency medical services (EMS)
- Respond to adult, child and infant emergencies (the Care for Children add-on)
Course overview
Instructor-led training, role-playing and video tutorials, with the EFR Participant Manual or digital eLearning access. You practise on CPR mannequins, AED trainers and bandaging tools.
Modules: Primary Care (CPR), Secondary Care (first aid) and AED use, a recommended skill. Care for Children (child and infant CPR and first aid) is an add-on you can take with your EFR course.
EFR recommends a refresher every two years. Rescue Diver and the PADI professional courses need EFR training within the past 24 months.