Certifying as a surf-lifeguard at the age of 18 in 1993, and working the beaches of some of South Africa's most perilous coastal areas before moving to Taiwan in 2003, my emergency response career currently spans just over 3 decades. I am, in fact, one of the few Emergency First Response® (EFR) instructors with actual, real-life experience to bring to the classroom. I certified as an EFR Instructor in 2010, and as an EFR Instructor Trainer in 2014. Since 2010, as an instructor with Taiwan Dive Buddy, I have conducted numerous EFR courses and certified hundreds of EFR candidates. ABOUT EMERGENCY FIRST RESPONSE®
- EFR is the fastest-growing international CPR, AED and first aid training organization
- There are currently more than 56,000 EFR instructors worldwide
- Global office support include the USE, Canada, Europe, Australia, and Japan
- EFR is backed by more than 48 years of experience in development and delivery of instructional courses
- EFR enjoys widespread international acceptance
- EFR has instructors active in more than 175 countries
COURSES WE OFFER:
- EFR Refreshers (1-Day Course)
Time to refresh your CPR and first aid skills? It is a good idea to refresh your CPR and first aid skills every 24 months, and that is what the EFR Refresher course is designed to do. Focusing on key skills, the course allows you to stay up-to-date and ready to lend aid when needed. Anyone who holds/held an EFR certification with Emergency First Response can do this refresher to get re-certified regardless of where in the world the course was done.
- CPR & AED for Adults and Children (1-Day Course)
A great course for Sports Teams, Kindergarten to High School Teachers, and for parents. This course teaches the basic principles of CPR and how to deploy and use an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) in an emergency situation. This life saving device can increase a patient’s chance of survival from a cardiac arrest by fifty percent. When workplace or governmental requirements specify this training, the CPR & AED course meets the need.
- Emergency First Response Primary Care (CPR) for Adults with AED Use Course (1-Day Course)
Excellent for Sports Teams, and Middle School and High School Teachers,Especially PE Teachers. This course teaches participants how to respond to life-threatening emergencies. The course focuses on primary care through a combination of knowledge development, skills development, and realistic scenario practice to make sure participants have confidence in their ability to provide care when emergency situations arise.
- Emergency First Response Secondary Care (First Aid) Course (1-Day Course)
This is a great course for PE teachers, sports teams, outdoorsman, camp leaders, etc. The course covers injuries or illnesses that are not immediately life threatening. Participants focus on secondary assessment and first aid through knowledge development, skill development and realistic scenario practice. In addition to assessment first aid, bandaging, and splinting, the course includes first aid treatment reference for a number of emergencies, from the treatment of allergic reactions, to venomous bite treatment.
- Primary & Secondary Care for Adults with AED Use (2-Day Course)
Excellent for Middle School and High School Teachers,Especially PE Teachers. The course focuses on primary care through a combination of knowledge development, skill development, and realistic scenario practice to make sure participants have confidence in their ability to provide care when emergency situations arise. In addition, assessment first aid, bandaging, and splinting are also covered in this course.
- Emergency First Response Care for Children and Infants (CFC) with AED Use (2-Day Course)
Excellent for Middle School and High School Teachers, especially PE Teachers. This is an innovative CPR, AED and First Aid training course that teaches participants how to provide emergency care for injured or ill children (ages 1 to 8) and infants less than 1 year old. Participants learn about the types of medical emergencies that children face, and how they differ from adults. 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. The course course trains the lay rescuer to follow the same priorities of care used by medical professionals. The student masters the priorities and the procedures of patient care for infants and children in a non-stressful learning environment, which reduces the performance anxieties that interfere with learning and enhances confidence when rendering aid in a real medical emergency. The course includes both primary care (CPR) and secondary care (first aid) skills. The primary care portion of the course prepares the rescuer to help an infant or child with a life-threatening emergency such as choking or cardiac arrest. Secondary care focuses on developing first aid skills and building the rescuer’s confidence to help an infant or child in need when emergency medical services are either delayed or unavailable. The Care for Children course content is based on guidelines from the Pediatric Working Group of ILCOR. INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
All our Emergency First Response® courses are based on internationally recognized medical guidelines for emergency care. They include:
- The American Heart Association (AHA) Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC) Guidelines
- Basic Life Support (BLS) group of the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR)
- European Resuscitation Council (ERC)
Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC)
- New Zealand Resuscitation Council (NZRC)
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada (HSFC), Resuscitation Council of Southern Africa (RCSA), Inter American Heart Foundation (IAHF)
- Resuscitation Council of Asia (RCA) - Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Singapore
ACCREDITING ORGANIZATIONS
Emergency First Response® courses have been approved or meet the organizations’ guidelines for CPR/First Aid training of most accrediting organizations in:
- North, South and Central America
- Asia and the Pacific Islands
- Australia and New Zealand
- Europe, Middle East, Africa and Russia
For more detailed information, please visit:
https://www.emergencyfirstresponse.com/accrediting-organizations/
