The PADI Emergency First Responder (EFR) Course is designed to teach essential, life-saving skills in a supportive environment to diver and non-divers. While it is a fundamental part of dive education, EFR training helps ensure safety not just underwater, but also in daily life – in school, at home, work or even the market.
Besides teaching skills, the course aims to foster a sense of responsibility while instilling confidence in participants. At SEI, we encourage a hands-on approach to emergency response and teach you –
- Primary and secondary care techniques
- Scene and patient assessment principles
- Application of appropriate first aid procedures
As an EFR-trained individual, you are prepared to respond to the unexpected and can make a life-saving difference in the critical moments following an incident, before emergency services arrive.
The course comprises 3 main components –
- Knowledge development where you learn the theoretical aspects of EFR training. Once a course is booked, we assign e-learning materials at the earliest to help you complete theory sections at your pace & convenience, prior to arrival at the dive centre. This is highly recommended as it allows us to allocate more time to practical training.
- Skill development where we teach you to be efficient responders without compromising your own safety. Some of the skills you learn include –
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
- Use of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) & emergency oxygen
- Injury & illness management
- Scenarios to apply your newly-acquired skills in a controlled, simulated setting
Our EFR classes are taught in small groups to ensure better learning. They start at 8.30am & end by 5pm, allowing us enough time to progress at a pace comfortable to you.
- Classroom and practical training
- Equipment rental
- Instructor fees
- Study materials
- Certification fees
- Government taxes
- EFR courses meet the CPR and first aid training requirements for the rescue diver course and all professional-level ratings.
- We do not provide accommodation, pick-up and drop services either from hotel or dive centre. However, we can assist in all bookings for the same, through our partner companies.
