emergency first response

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The Emergency First Response course (EFR) is the PADI recommended first aid training programme.  It is not designed specifically for divers, but is a general programme providing primary and secondary care skills.  In addition, the course offers defibrillation training as part of the package.  The EFR Primary Care (CPR) programme teaches you the steps and techniques for handling life threatening emergencies.  In primary care you will learn about:

• scene assessment
• barrier use
• rescue breathing
• one rescuer CPR
• serious bleeding management
• spinal injury management
• automated defibrillation
• conscious choking adult
• emergency oxygen use.

The EFR Secondary Care (First Aid) programme teaches you what to do when the emergency medical services are either delayed or unavailable.  Topics covered include:

• injury assessment
• illness assessment
• bandaging
• splinting for dislocations and fractures

The costs of full EFR one day programme is £99.  There is no age limit and qualifications are valid for 2 years.

	Emergency First Response EFR instructor Divers Alert Network First Aid at Work