First Aid Courses
Primary Care (CPR)
Primary Care focuses on helping in life-threatening situations. This course teaches simple action plans that work in all emergency situations. The course provides a solid foundation for helping others.
We learn theory, practice individual skills, and combine them into complete responses through scenario training.
The course covers 9 essential skills:
- Scene safety assessment
- Using protective equipment
- Primary assessment of casualties
- Adult CPR
- Using AED devices during adult resuscitation
- Controlling severe bleeding
- Treating shock
- Spinal injury first aid
- Helping choking adults
Duration: Approximately 5 hours of classroom instruction plus 2 hours self-study
Course materials: e-learning material
Price: Contact for pricing
This course gives you the confidence and skills to respond effectively in emergency situations, whether diving-related or in everyday life.
Secondary Care (First Aid)
Secondary Care teaches you to handle accident situations that don't cause immediate life threat. This course can be completed together with Primary Care or separately. A current emergency first aid certification is required to participate.
Secondary Care course covers:
- Injury assessment
- Illness assessment
- Bandaging and wound care
- Splinting fractures and dislocations
Duration: Approximately 3 hours classroom instruction plus 1 hour self-study
Course materials: e-learning material
Recommended: Take together with Primary Care course
Price: Contact for pricing
This course builds on Primary Care skills and prepares you to handle a wide range of medical situations with confidence.
Creating Confidence to Care
CPR & AED Course
The CPR & AED course teaches basic resuscitation skills. You'll also learn how to use a defibrillator during resuscitation efforts.
Skills practiced in this course:
- Scene assessment
- Using protective equipment
- Primary evaluation
- Adult chest compressions
- Adult CPR (compressions and rescue breathing)
- Adult resuscitation with AED device
- Child resuscitation with AED device
- Infant resuscitation
- Helping choking adults and children
- Helping choking infants
This focused course gives you the essential skills to respond in cardiac emergency situations and choking incidents across all age groups.
Duration: Approximately 4 hours classroom instruction plus 2 hours self-study
Price: Contact for pricing
Perfect for those who want to focus specifically on life-saving resuscitation techniques, or as a refresher course for maintaining CPR certification.
EFR Refresher Course
Time to refresh your CPR and first aid skills? Do you hold a CPR or First Aid certificate from another training organization? If so, you are eligible to attend the Emergency First Response Refresher course. Plus, you can get Automated External Defibrillator (AED) training at the same time you refresh your CPR skills.
EFR first aid courses are valid for 24 months. You can renew your certification by taking the refresher course for each specific course. Refresher courses are shorter than the original courses and can be repeated every two years. You don't need to retake the entire original course.
Refresher course includes:
- Skills practice from the original course
- Final exam from the original course
- Self-study component before attending the refresher course
Who should take refresher courses:
- Anyone with expiring EFR certification
- Divers maintaining certification for Rescue Diver prerequisites
- Those wanting to keep emergency response skills current
Price: Contact for pricing
Regular refresher training ensures your life-saving skills stay sharp and your certification remains valid for diving and everyday emergency situations.
Emergency First Response Instructor Course
Become qualified to train Emergency First Response Instructors. The EFR Instructor Trainer course enables experienced EFR Instructors to conduct EFR Instructor courses and train the next generation of first aid and CPR instructors.
What You'll Learn
Training Methodology
- EFR Instructor course standards and procedures
- Adult learning principles for emergency response training
- Instructor candidate evaluation and assessment techniques
- Course administration and certification procedures
- Quality management and standards compliance
Instructor Development Skills
- Conducting effective instructor training sessions
- Evaluating teaching presentations and skill demonstrations
- Providing constructive feedback and remedial training
- Managing instructor candidate stress and performance anxiety
- Creating positive learning environments for adult learners
Training Components
Standards and Procedures Comprehensive review of EFR Instructor course requirements, evaluation criteria, and administrative procedures for conducting instructor-level training.
Teaching Practice Demonstrate ability to present EFR content effectively and evaluate instructor candidates' teaching abilities and emergency response skills.
Assessment Techniques Learn to conduct fair, consistent evaluations of instructor candidates and provide meaningful feedback for skill development.
Course Details
Duration: 8 hours Prerequisites: EFR Instructor with teaching experience (25 EFR course completion cards issued or 5 EFR courses taught) Ratio: 12 students to 1 instructor trainer and 1 mannequin What's included: Instructor trainer materials, evaluation forms, and certification procedures Price: Contact for pricing
What You'll Receive
EFR Instructor Trainer certification authorizing you to conduct EFR Instructor courses and issue EFR Instructor certifications.
Professional Requirements
Must have no verified quality assurance issues within the past 12 months and demonstrate commitment to maintaining EFR training standards and educational quality.
This advanced certification enables you to contribute to emergency response education by training qualified instructors who can teach life-saving skills in their communities.