EFR Emergency First Response Course

PADI Emergency First Response Primary Care (CPR) teaches you how to deal with emergencies that are immediately life-threatening. You will focus on primary care through a combination of knowledge development, skill development and realistic scenario practice to make sure you have the knowledge, understanding and confidence to use your skills.

The PADI Emergency First Response certification (or equivalent qualification) is required to start the PADI Rescue Diver Course.

Emergency First Response €165

Primary Care Skills

Here are the Primary Care (CPR) skills:
• Scene Assessment
• Barrier Use
• Primary Assessment
• Rescue Breathing
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
• Serious bleeding management
• Shock management
• Spinal injury management
You may also participate in an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) training component, learn how to help a conscious choking adult and have an emergency oxygen use orientation.

Secondary Care Skills

Secondary Care (first aid) covers injuries or illnesses that are not immediately life threatening or when local EMS is unavailable or delayed. You focus on secondary assessment and first aid through knowledge development, skill development and realistic scenario practice.

The Secondary Care (first aid) skills are:
• Injury Assessment
• Illness Assessment
• Bandaging
• Splinting for Dislocations and Fractures

Part 1. Independent Study
PADI eLearning®
Online training makes it easy to fit a CPR and first aid course into a busy schedule. Watch videos of different first aid techniques and learn what steps to take in an emergency. Study online or offline, using a computer or mobile device. Connect with your instructor if you have questions.
eLearning time commitment: 2-4 hours.

Part 2. At Scubadive West
With Your Instructor
Learn eight essential skills for helping others in an emergency. Get hands-on experience administering CPR using a special manikin, practice bandaging and splinting, and apply your new skills in a role-playing scenario.
Prerequisites: Desire to help others
Total time commitment: 4-8 hours
Minimum age: None

2024 EFR Schedule

Courses are run at Scubadive West.

* Saturday 23rd March. Primary and Secondary Care, CPR, AED and First Aid.

*Location: Scubadive West.

* Friday 19th July. Primary and Secondary Care, CPR, AED and First Aid.

*Location: Scubadive West.

* Sunday 18th August. Primary and Secondary Care, CPR, AED and First Aid.

*Location: Scubadive West.

EFR Refresher Dates:

Saturday 23rd. March 2024. CPR, AED and First Aid.

Friday 19th. July 2024. CPR, AED and First Aid.

Sunday 18th August. CPR, AED and First Aid.

Further dates available on request. Call us now or send a quick email request!

(Contact us for group bookings, minimum of 4 participants required.)

More dates will be added during the year, so check in regularly!

Please note that Scubadive West reserves the right to cancel or postpone a course based on weather and bookings.

How do I Book?

You can BOOK NOW and we send your eLearning, you will be able to start straight away!

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EFR Care for Children

€165

The Emergency First Response Care for Children course is an innovative CPR, first aid and AED training course that teaches people how to provide emergency care for injured or ill children (ages one to eight) and infants less than one year old. You’ll learn about medical emergencies that children face and how they differ from adult conditions. The curriculum also includes the importance of attending to basic emergency situations with children, the emotional aspects of caring for children, secondary care for children, and preventing common injuries and illnesses in children.