Emergency First Responder

Rainbow Reef’s Emergency First Response Primary and Secondary Care course teaches participants how to respond to life-threatening emergencies and respond appropriately, then covers the transition to injuries or illnesses that are not immediately life threatening as it pertains to adults, children and infants. This course focuses on primary care and secondary assessment through a combination of knowledge development, skill development and realistic scenario practice to make sure that participants have the confidence in their abilities to provide care when emergency situations arise.

Primary Care (CPR) skills taught in this course:

• Scene Assessment, Barrier Use, Primary Assessment, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), Serious Bleeding Management, Shock Management, Spinal Injury Management, Conscious and Unconscious Choking Management

• Recommended Skills

• Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Use

• Emergency Oxygen Use

Secondary Skills (First Aid) taught in this course:

• Injury Assessment

• Illness Assessment

• Bandaging

• Splinting for Dislocations and Fractures

Includes first aid treatment reference for the following emergencies: Allergic Reactions (incl. anaphylaxis), Asthma, Bruises, Burns, Chemical Burns, Choking (adult, child, infant), CPR (adult, child, infant), Cuts, Dental Injuries, Diabetic Problems, Dislocations and Fractures, Electrical Injuries, Eye Injuries, First Aid Kit Assembly, Fish Spine Injury, Frostbite, Heat Exhaustion, Heatstroke, Heart Attack, Hypothermia, Insect Stings, Jellyfish Stings, Octopus Bites, Poisoning, Scrapes, Seizures, Snake Bites, Spider Bites, Sprains and Strains, Stroke, Temperature Related Injuries and Venomous Bites and Stings.