PADI Emergency First Response - Thresher Shark Divers

Emergency First Response (EFR) — More Than a Requirement. A Life Skill

Emergencies don’t give warnings.

Whether you’re diving, travelling, parenting, working in hospitality, or simply living on an island, knowing how to respond calmly and correctly in the first few minutes can make the difference between panic and protection.

The PADI Emergency First Response (EFR) course gives you the confidence to act.

This is not just a diving requirement. It’s a life skill.

Who This Is For

Anyone taking Rescue Diver, Divemaster or Instructor courses.
Travellers, parents, teachers
Boat crews and hospitality staff
Remote location adventurers
Anyone who wants basic emergency competence

Several options are available

First Aid & CPR/
Care for Children / AED

All are non-diving courses, suitable for divers and non-divers, young and old alike. A current EFR or equivalent First Aid/CPR certification is a prerequisite for PADI’s Rescue Diver, Divemaster, EFR Instructor and Instructor courses.

During the EFR, you will receive training in CPR and emergency medical care – invaluable information that every person should know.

The main course is split into two parts:

Primary Care (CPR) – Learn rescue breaths, CPR and revival techniques.

Secondary Care (First Aid) – First aid for many common injuries.

Duration

1 day per course

Course Overview

EFR: Primary and Secondary Care

Basic information

The Emergency First Response course:

Follows protocols from the Basic Life Support (BLS) Working Group of the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR).

Satisfies CAL-OSHA (Occupational Health and Safety Administration) CPR requirements

Meets CPR requirements for participants seeking certification through the American Council on Exercise.

This course may be appropriate for your business requirements. We can teach it at our facility in Malapascua or at your business anywhere on Cebu island. Group rates are available.

For Divers, we will also discuss dive-related injuries and the first aid required. This course works very well with the Rescue diver course, and we usually try to teach them at the same time.

Care for Children EFR CFC

A special CPR and First Aid course focusing on the needs of children in a medical emergency. A must for all parents and anyone else who spends time around babies and children.

What you will learn

Primary Care (CPR)
Recognise emergencies
Rescue breaths
Chest compressions
Secondary Care (First Aid)
Bandaging & wound care
Shock management
Fractures & sprains
Response to choking
Care for Children (CFC)
Adaptations for infants
Child-specific CPR techniques
Automated External Defibrillator (AED)

This is a free added bonus:

How to deploy and use an AED in a cardiac arrest scenario
Safe integration of AED use with ongoing CPR efforts

Realistic practice

We run realistic scenarios on the beach and in the classroom, and maybe surprise you on the boat, until the muscle memory is locked in. You leave not just with a card, but with the genuine ability to help.”

Online Manuals and e-Learning

We will issue your online manual in advance for pre study.

Thresher Shark Divers also offers the next evolution in the PADI Open Water Diver experience: the revolutionary PADI Open Water Diver e-learning. It fuses state-of-the-art technology with proven PADI instructional design to deliver the excitement and experience of learning to scuba dive to your device. It is an interactive version of the popular PADI Open Water Diver course, integrating the PADI Open Water Diver manual curriculum, learning objectives, video clips, quizzes and knowledge reviews into a rich, interactive learning environment.

You may use it online or download for offline use. This contains all of the academics.

Another option is the less bandwidth-intensive online manual which is an ebook. Unlike the Touch it is the manual only and you will do the quizzes and watch the videos separately.

If you want to learn to dive this is a great way to save valuable holiday time and do your studying in advance. It can cut 1-2 days off the duration of your course, giving you more time to enjoy the beautiful island of Malapascua, both above and below the water.

If you prefer a hard copy of the manual that is possible, but you will not be able to access it in advance.

Prerequisites

None.

Anyone can join this course; all techniques taught apply to real-life situations and emergencies.

Anyone can learn to dive as long as you are in reasonable physical condition. Please check the medical form and consult a physician if necessary. You can also contact us with your questions and we encourage you to do so!

Swimming ability: There is a swim test of 200m, any style, no time limit. For those who are not strong swimmers, you may instead do a 300m snorkel swim with mask, snorkel and fins. You will also need to do a surface float of 10 minutes with no aids.

The minimum age to start diving is 10 years old: 10-14 year old divers earn a ‘Junior’ Open Water Diver certification which automatically upgrade on turning 15.

Download medical exam form

Your Instructors

Our PADI diving instructors have been though a rigorous training program and each has many years of teaching experience with hundreds of students.

We take great pride in teaching students of any level. Diving lessons are almost always one-on-one, and there will usually be an assistant as well. So you will get individual attention and diving instruction will go at your own pace.

You can be assured that with us, you will have only the best: top quality service, unrivalled professionalism and a safe and most of all fun diving vacation from start to finish!

At TSD, we believe safety is the foundation of every great dive. Our EFR instructors are experienced medical responders who focus on ‘performance-based’ learning. This means we don’t just show you a video; we practice in realistic scenarios, sometimes when you least expect it!

PADI Emergency First Response Instructor

Anyone can become EFR certified or an EFR Instructor, it is not even required to be a diver. These courses teach first aid and CPR skills that are valuable for everyone on the planet. As well as an adult First Aid and CPR Instructor you will become a Care for Children Instructor and will be able to teach infant and child CPR techniques.

It’s a great way to earn extra income, especially for Divemasters. It is pre-requisite for the PADI IDC (Instructor Development Course).

Find out more from about the PADI EFR Course.

EFRI Prerequisites are:

Have completed a sanctioned course in adult CPR within the past 24 months

Have completed a sanctioned course in basic first aid within the past 24 months

You may use it online or download for offline use. This contains all of the academics.

Another option is the less bandwidth-intensive online manual which is an ebook. Unlike the Touch it is the manual only and you will do the quizzes and watch the videos separately.

If you prefer a hard copy of the manual that is possible, but you will not be able to access it in advance.

Combine Courses –
Oxygen Provider

This is a new course from PADI. It is an entry-level emergency oxygen course that also teaches you how to recognize dive illnesses treatable by emergency oxygen.

Though suited for divers, it is a non diving course also available to non-divers. EFR certification is not needed to participate in this course.

You will learn how to:

Recognise diving illnesses treatable with emergency oxygen
Properly set up equipment
Administer emergency oxygen
In order to be the best prepared buddy a diver has, you should also consider EFR, Rescue and Master Scuba Diver.

Find out more about the PADI Oxygen Provider Course.

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PADI Emergency First Response

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