1. Innovative CPR, AED and First Aid Training
If your looking for convenience to meet your business compliance needs for CPR, AED and first aid training, look to Emergency First Response.
Emergency First Response offers complete solutions for your company’s ongoing training needs. Our innovative CPR, AED and first aid training methods simplify the approach to learning these life saving skills and increases the rescuers willingness to respond when faced with a medical emergency.
You’ll find that with the use of our independent study materials, and course delivery methods, you can minimize your employees time away from the job while maximizing skill retention.
Innovative CPR, AED and First Aid Training

2. Overview The Importance of Training Emergency First Response
What Features Differentiate Emergency First Response
Instructor Training
During this presentation we’ll look at:
The Importance of CPR, AED and first aid Training for your company,
Emergency First Response,
What Features Differentiate Emergency First Response,
and the Instructor Training process

3. The Importance of Training
Sobering statistics
More than 2,400,000 die each year from Cardiovascular Disease
For every minute a person is in cardiac arrest, survivability decreases by 10%
Lets take a look at the importance of CPR AED and first aid training
Fact, more than 2,400,000 die each year from cardiovascular disease.
Studies have shown that for every minute a person is in cardiac arrest, their survivability decreases by 10%. This sobering statistic reinforces the need CPR training and the need for Automated External Defibrillator availability in the workplace.

4. The Importance of Training
Benefits of Training
Creates a safer work environment & reduces liability
Excellent employee benefit
Protect your #1 asset - your employees
Having staff trained in CPR, AED use and first aid skills creates a safer work environment. It also helps to reduces liability by preparing for foreseeable risks
As well as providing an Excellent employee benefit, this is one of the best ways to protect your number one asset, your employees

5. The Importance of Training
Growing Importance of Automated External Defibrillator (AED ) Training
New laws mandating AEDs and staff trained to use them
Many insurers now require AED
Prepare for foreseeable risk
Reduce liability exposure
Compliance guidelines require employers to have a comprehensive safety program. New laws in many states now mandate the placement of AEDs in the workplace and also require having staff trained to use them.
Many insurers now require employers to place AED’s in the workplace to help reduce liability exposure by preparing for foreseeable risk.

6. The Importance of Training
Regulatory Environment
Depending on the level and type of risk, specialized training may be required
EFR courses provide a complete solution to meeting international standard variations
Depending on the level and type of risk your company has, specialized training may be required.
Emergency First Response offers region specific courses to provide a complete solution to meet international standard variations.

7. Emergency First Response
Emergency First Response (EFR®)
Emergency First Response is the fastest-growing international CPR, AED and first aid training organization
More than 45,000 Instructors worldwide
Global office support, including US, Canada, Europe Australia and Japan
Now lets take a look at Emergency First Response
Emergency First Response is the fastest-growing international CPR, AED and first aid training organization
With more than 31,000 Instructors worldwide and global office support in America, Europe, the United Kingdom, Australia and Japan, Emergency First Response is the logical choice to meet your CPR, AED and first aid training needs.

8. What Standards Do Emergency First Response Courses Follow?
Based on internationally recognized medical guidelines for emergency care
ECC Guidelines 2010
Basic Life Support (BLS) group of the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR)
Can be adapted to meet local patient care protocols
Emergency First Response courses are Based on internationally recognized medical guidelines for emergency patient care as published in the ECC Guidelines 2010 and the Basic Life Support working group of (ILCOR) the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation
This means that courses can be adapted to meet local patient care protocols internationally.

9. What Features Differentiate Emergency First Response?
Flexible instructional approach and options
Independent study
Video guided
Instructor led
Independent study option
Shorter class time—no lecture
More skill practice time
Better skill retention
Reduces time away from job
What features differentiate Emergency First Response.
Our flexible instructional approach options, Independent study, Video guided, or Instructor led provides convenience in meeting scheduling needs and adapting the program to individual learning styles
With our Independent study option, students study the course materials prior to coming to class. Students arrive with a predetermined knowledge base already established. This shortens traditional classroom time as no lecture time is required. This allows for more focused skill development time which leads to better skill retention. Also, shorter class times mean less time away from the job which can help to improve productivity.

10. What Features Differentiate Emergency First Response?
Simplified Approach to Learning
Distinguishes life threatening from nonlife threatening situations
Helps Emergency Responders properly sequence patient care
Keeps information and skill introduction manageable
Results in better retention and confidence to act!
Emergency First Response offers a Simplified approach to learning CPR and first aid by distinguishing life threatening from non-life threatening situations
This helps Emergency Responders properly sequence the priorities of patient care and keeps information and skill introduction manageable.
This results in better retention of skills and confidence to act.

11. What Features Differentiate Emergency First Response?
Creating Confidence to Care SM
Learning takes place in a non-stressful environment
Program emphasizes encouragement and positive reinforcement
Eliminates the fear of doing something wrong
Learning takes place in a non-stressful learning environment. Through group practice and repetition of skills students learn to master the skills of patient care.
The Program emphasizes encouragement and positive reinforcement. This helps to put students at ease, creates confidence and eliminates the students fear of doing something wrong.

12. What Features Differentiate Emergency First Response?
Creating Confidence to Care SM
Tackles emotional aspects of offering emergency care
Encourages action
Philosophy — Adequate aid provided is better than perfect aid withheld
Courses also tackle the emotional aspects of offering emergency care and encourages action by embracing a philosophy of adequate aid provided is better than perfect aid withheld.
As echoed in our companies slogan Creating Confidence to Care, This learning methodology inspires confidence in the rescuer to provide care when faced with a medical emergency.

13. What Features Differentiate Emergency First Response?
Course Options
Optional emergency oxygen use modules
Course flexibility
CPR, AED and first aid courses separately or together
Care for Children course
The course also includes an optional emergency oxygen use modules and the flexibility to teach CPR, AED and first aid courses separately or together.
Other course options include a separate Care for Children course that teaches specific care techniques to provide CPR, AED and first aid to infants and young children.

14. What Features Differentiate Emergency First Response?
Outstanding Products
Expertly-designed course materials
Available in 18 different languages
Feature realistic scenarios
Continuous quality management
Full-time customer support
Emergency First Response is the recipient of the 2004 Telly Award, for excellence in educational design
Our Award-winning Course Materials are available in 18 different languages and include realistic scenarios
Emergency First Response courses are monitored for quality and customer satisfaction through a Continuous quality management process.
With emergency First Response you’ll also enjoy the benefits of a Full-time customer support staff to meet you training needs.

15. What Features Differentiate Emergency First Response?
Meet Regulatory Requirements
Convenient, complete solution to meeting workplace compliance standards in CPR, AED and first aid training
OSHA and COSH compliant courses customized to meet local and regional standards
Widespread international acceptance
Emergency First Response courses meet OSHA Guidelines and offer a convenient, complete and ongoing solution to meet workplace compliance standards for CPR, AED and first aid training.

16. What Features Differentiate Emergency First Response?
Ongoing Solution
Training valid for 2 years
CPR
AED
First Aid
Refresher course provides an ongoing solution to compliance needs
2.5 hours hours to complete
Emergency First Response training is valid for 2 years. This includes
CPR
AED
and First Aid
The Refresher course is open to anyone with prior CPR, AED or first aid training. Refresher training provides an ongoing solution to meet compliance needs and can be completed as part of a regularly scheduled class or as a stand alone course in as little as 2.5 to 3.5 hrs.

17. We Can Train Your Staff as Emergency First Response Instructors
It’s Easy!
National network of Instructor Trainers
Customized to meet your staffing needs
Training conducted over two days
We can train your staff as Emergency First Response instructors
Many employers find it more convenient to schedule employee training by having instructors on staff. Scheduling instructor taining is easy. Through our National network of Instructor Trainers, we can customize an instructor training course to meet your staffing needs
The instructor Training course is generally conducted over two days and qualifies the instructor to teach the Emergency First Response adult, child and infant CPR, AED and first aid courses.

18. We Can Train Your Staff as Emergency First Response Instructors
Prerequisites
18 years old
Current adult, child and infant CPR & first aid training
To qualify for the instructor course an individual must be at least 18 years old and hold a current adult, child and infant CPR and first aid training credential.

19. We Can Train Your Staff as Emergency First Response Instructors
No previous CPR or first aid training or expired credentials?
No problem, training can be provided as part of the EFR Instructor course
If your staff has no previous CPR or first aid training or expired credentials, no problem, training can be provided as part of the Instructor course.

20. We Can Train Your Staff as Emergency First Response Instructors
Instructor Start-up Kit Includes
Instructor Manual
Primary and Secondary Care Participant Manual & DVD
CPR & AED Manual and DVD
Care for Children Manual & DVD
Participant Exams
Carry Bag
Emergency First Response offer a complete line of training materials to support the instructor. Each instructor will receive an instructor start up kit including all the necessary instructional support materials to teach the Emergency First Response Primary and Secondary Care and Care for Children courses.

21. We Can Train Your Staff as Emergency First Response Instructors
Instructor Reciprocity
Instructor Crossover course
Available through Independent Study
Already have instructor on staff? Emergency First Response offers a t hassle free and convenient Instructor crossover course to get current instructor up and running quickly with our program.
The Instructor Crossover course may be complete Online at or through Independent Study.

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