Course overview

The PADI Emergency First Response course teaches the primary and secondary care skills behind dive rescue and everyday first aid, and it is a prerequisite on the path to Rescue Diver and Divemaster. Run as a relaxed classroom and hands-on session on the Perhentian Islands, it is a useful add-on between dives whether or not you ever need to use it underwater.

What you’ll learn

• Perform CPR and primary care for a non-responsive patient
• Provide secondary care for injuries and illnesses that are not life-threatening
• Use barriers to reduce disease-transmission risk
• Assess a scene and manage an emergency calmly
• Apply bandaging and splinting for common injuries

Prerequisites

• No prior experience or certification required
• No minimum age for participation (certification suits those able to perform the skills)
• No swimming or diving ability needed
• Willingness to practise hands-on CPR and first aid

What's included · What's not

Not included? Sort the rest of your trip

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Probability of sightings · month-by-month

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Day-by-day itinerary

1. Day1
   Primary and secondary care

   Classroom briefing followed by hands-on CPR, first aid and scenario practice; certification on completion.

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