Course overview

Build the confidence to act in an emergency with the PADI Emergency First Response course in Djibouti, the primary and secondary care training that underpins the Rescue Diver and professional ratings. This dry, classroom-based programme teaches CPR, first aid and patient care to lay-rescuer standards and can be completed in a day before or alongside your dive courses on the Gulf of Tadjoura.

What you’ll learn

• Perform CPR and rescue breathing on an adult
• Manage a scene and conduct primary assessment safely
• Control serious bleeding and treat for shock
• Provide secondary care for illness and minor injuries
• Use barriers to reduce contamination risk and operate an AED

Prerequisites

• No prior experience or certification required
• Open to non-divers and divers alike
• No minimum age for participation, though certification ages may apply
• No swimming or medical clearance required for this dry course

What's included · What's not

Probability of sightings · month-by-month

What you're likely to see each month, based on historic operator logs.

Day-by-day itinerary

1. Day1
   Primary and secondary care

   Learn and practise CPR, AED use, bleeding control and first aid through guided scenarios, completing the full course in a single day.

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