After so many years of being AOWD, I had finally decided to go one step further for this EFR & rescue diver. This as well as taking me one step closer to my goal or my pure personal achievement to the instructor level, hopefully I can achieve that.
So for the rescue part, you have to do about 10 rescue skill. With my experienced instructor, I had done it within a 2 hours dive at the shallow water about 5 meters depth to finish all the skills needed by PADI. There was this unresponsive diver rescue which I found mostly come into situation if there is any emergency happened underwater. Next thing will be panic diver, tired diver and lots of rescue skills to be learned. My instructor had pointed out some skill teached on the PADI which is not really convenient or come handy while doing rescue, but we discussed and add on with some of his real scenario experience such as diver tow method. Anyway I still learned lot of knowledge during this rescue course.
Next part, EFR (Emergency First Response). This particularly important and very good for everyone. Well equipt with this EFR knowledge, you are not only gaining the knowledge but you are helping your surrounding people, old folks,toddlers at home if in case emergency happened while waiting for the emergency medical service.
5 important steps from my instructor which is A=checking airway, B=breathing, C=chest compression, D=difibrillation, and S=serious bleeding. Beside this, CPR also one of the core skill from the EFR. I did some CPR practice on the mannequin.
Well all of this are mainly for safety precaution, we all do not want any accident happen while diving or out on the land. Just prepare yourself and dive safe to avoid any careless or human nenegligence incident happen.
