The PADI Emergency First Response course encompasses adult, child and infant CPR skills, provides Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) and First Aid training.  You will learn the same patient care techniques used by medical professionals, but at a lay person level.  Divers who have completed this course have taken a significant step in emergency preparedness, and feel confident that they can provide care should an emergency situation arise.

The Emergency First Response program meets requirements for CPR and First Aid in the workplace (OSHA Guideline 29 CFR 1910.151), and incorporates the latest procedures for emergency patient care. Other organizations that recognize EFR as meeting their requirements are United States Coast Guard, The Boy Scouts of America, and the American Council on Exercise (ACE), to name a few.

This course is normally taught in conjunction with the PADI Rescue Diver course, but may be completed separately.  This certification must be renewed every two years to remain current.