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We offer provider-level as well as instructor-level Emergency First Response (EFR) courses.  The provider-level EFR program is a modular-course program that teaches people how to provide emergency care. Regardless of age, anyone may enroll in any EFR provider course.  EFR instructor candidates must be at least 18 years old and complete prerequisites as described below.

Provider-Level Courses

• The EFR Primary Care (CPR) Provider course develops the knowledge and skills to provide emergency care for life-threatening problems. Primarily, the course addresses rescue breathing and one-rescuer CPR, as well as the management of bleeding, shock, and spinal injuries.  AED operation and oxygen administration are optional skills for this course.
  

• The EFR Secondary Care (First Aid) Provider course develops the knowledge and skills to provide emergency first aid care for problems that are not immediately life-threatening. Primarily, the course addresses injury and illness assessment, bandaging, and splinting. To enroll in EFR Secondary Care, the EFR Primary Care (CPR) course (or other qualifying CPR course) must be completed (and current).

• The combined EFR Primary & Secondary Care Provider course provided thorough coverage and skill development for both CPR and first aid skills.  It is a simple combination of the two courses described above.
  

• The EFR Care for Children course develops the knowledge and skills to provide infant/child CPR as well as other primary care including management of choking, serious bleeding, shock, and spinal cord injuries.  Secondary care (first aid) including injury and illness assessment, bandaging, and splinting for infants and children are also covered in this course.
  

• The EFR CPR & AED Provider course focuses exculsively on the development of knowledge and proficient techniques related to CPR and AED (Automated  External Defibrillator) operation.  This course is designed for anyone who wants to learn CPR and AED use or for those who are required to have such training due to local occupational law/regulation.  This course can be tailored to meet specific training needs and can be completed with one of four options: 1) adult CPR, 2) adult CPR & AED, 3) adult, child/infant CPR, or 4) adult, child/infant CPR & AED.  The standard progam for any of these options covers one-rescuer skills, however, as needed, two-rescuer skills can be covered as well.  This course is approved by OSHA and the New York State Public Access Defibrillation (PAD) program to meet the training requirement needed for workplace CPR and AED training.
  

Instructor-Level Programs

• The EFR Instructor program is designed to provide the necessary training for new instructor candidates to earn the EFR Instructor (EFRI) rating.  EFR Instructors are authorized to teach Primary Care (CPR), Secondary Care (First Aid), Care for Children (CFC), and the EFR CPR & AED courses.   To enroll in this course, instructor candidates must 1) be at least 18 years old, 2) have completed a sanctioned adult and child/infant CPR course within the past 24 months, and 3) have completed a sanctioned basic first aid course within the past 24 months.
  

• The EFR Instructor Crossover program is designed as one training option for current non-EFR CPR/first aid instructors to become EFR Instructors.  EFR Instructor Crossover candidates must be a current  CPR/first aid instructor with another qualifying organization and meet one of the following criteria: 1) document authorization to teach pediatric emergency care courses for another qualifying organization, 2) have completed EFR Care for Children within the past 24 months, or 3) complete 2 additional training components as part of the Crossover program.  Alternately, non-EFR instructors can become EFR instructors by completing the entire EFR Instructor course.

• The EFR Instructor Retraining program designed to provide training for EFR Instructors whose instructor rating has lapsed.  The adequacy of this retraining program depends on length of lapse.  This decision is made by the EFR regional office.

• The EFR Care for Children Upgrade course is designed for EFR instructors who were trained prior to July 2005.  EFR instructors trained before this date are limited in their potential market; they cannot teach child/infant CPR/first aid nor can they teach the EFR CPR & AED course (or the First Aid at Work course in the UK of Asia Pacific regions).

All EFR courses are based on the emergency considerations and protocols of the Basic Life Support (BLS) Working Group of the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR). The EFR curricula are based on the most current emergency care standards endorsed by the American Heart Association, the Canadian Heart and Stroke Foundations, the European Resuscitation Council, the New Zealand Resuscitation Council, and the Australian Resuscitation Council.

Last modified on: 31-May-15.

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