Q. What is Emergency First Response?
A. Emergency First Response is the fastest-growing international CPR, and first aid training organization. With more than 31,000 instructors worldwide, Emergency First Response is backed by nearly 40 years of experience in the development and delivery of instructional first aid courses and training materials.
Emergency First Response courses have gained widespread international acceptance.  The courses are based on patient care standards for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care, and the consensus view of the Basic Life Support Working Group of the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR).  ILCOR is an international standards group representing most of the world's major resuscitation organizations.

Q. Who can take an Emergency First Response provider course?
A. Anyone who is interested in acquiring or updating CPR and first aid skills.

Q. What do the various Emergency First Response courses include?
A. Each course provides instruction on how to perform specific emergency patient care skills (CPR and first aid).

Q. Where are the courses held?
We can conduct courses here on site or in your own home.  

Q. Is there a minimum or maximum course size?
There is no minimum course size, but obviously if a course is full then there are benefits from the discounts available. The maximum course size is 4.

Q. What can I expect from my course?
Easy to follow video segments as a means to convey essential information.  These visuals, combined with practice, strengthen recall in actual emergencies.  Hands on practice in groups with the opportunity to act as rescuer, patient and coach using clear pictorially supported visual workbooks. 
Positive coaching from the instructor with a maximum number of 4 students per instructor.
Information to protect you as a rescuer as well as the people you may care for in an emergency. 
Up-to-date medical information presented in a low stress learning environment.  This method has proven to be highly effective in developing skill, knowledge and confidence.
The most up to date European and UK guidelines for CPR and other medical emergencies.

Q. What is Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)?
CPR is a life saving procedure involving compression of the chest wall to stimulate blood flow by pumping the heart , alternating with mouth to mouth breathing to provide oxygen .

Q. What is Emergency Life Support (ELS)?
ELS is a set of actions required to keep someone alive in a life-threatening emergency

Q. What are the principles of first aid ?
Commonsense is the most important factor in first aid. Having the ability to stay calm in emergency situations.
More mistakes are made in first aid by not looking rather than not knowing.
Having the knowledge to treat various illnesses and injuries.
The training you are undertaking in first aid will help you to develop your ability to apply these principles and deal with emergency situations more effectively.

We are often asked in our first aid courses about responsibilities and liabilities of first aiders. As a first aider you are under no obligation to help an injured person unless you owe that person a duty of care, e.g. as part of your job. A first aider should always seek permission from a conscious casualty prior to rendering any assistance. Once you begin to render assistance you have a responsibility to provide first aid in accordance with your level of training and experience. “Any attempt at resuscitation is better than no attempt”