Non-diving
Emergency First Response
CPR and first aid for everyday life. No minimum age, no diving required — anyone can take it.
About the course
The PADI Emergency First Response course — EFR — focuses on primary and secondary care so that you are trained to manage the incidents and accidents of everyday life. Knowing how to respond can maintain, or even restore, a person's life while you wait for emergency medical services to arrive.
We hope you never need these techniques. We will make sure you are prepared anyway. EFR is also a prerequisite for the PADI Rescue Diver course and for every PADI professional rating.
What you will learn
- Primary care (CPR)
- Secondary care (first aid)
- Use of an AED
- Serious bleeding and shock management
How the course runs
Knowledge development
Watch the EFR video, complete the knowledge reviews and the final exam.
Skills practice
Work through every required exercise in our classroom with your EFR Instructor.
When you are certified you can
- EFR Primary and Secondary Care certification, valid for 24 months
- Meets the first aid prerequisite for PADI Rescue Diver and all PADI Pro ratings
Level up
Continue to Rescue Diver
Ready to take the next step in your scuba diving adventure? Talk to us about combining courses for a better price.
PADI 5-Star IDC Dive Centre — Nha Trang, Vietnam
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