Course overview

Emergency First Response builds the CPR and first-aid foundation every Sharm El Sheikh Rescue Diver needs, and it is just as useful on dry land. This dry course teaches primary and secondary care through hands-on practice, with no diving required. It is the prerequisite that lets you progress to PADI Rescue Diver in the Red Sea.

What you’ll learn

• Primary care: CPR and rescue breathing
• Secondary care: first aid for injuries and illness
• Using a barrier device and AED awareness
• Managing a non-breathing patient
• Scene assessment and bystander confidence

Prerequisites

• None

What's included · What's not

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Day-by-day itinerary

1. Day1
   Primary and secondary care

   Classroom and hands-on practice of CPR and first-aid skills, with no diving involved.

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