CPR and AED Certification | Hybrid Online and In-Person Training

About the Course

Gain the skills and confidence to save the life of someone you care about.

After completing the Emergency First Response CPR & AED course, you’ll know how to aid someone who may be experiencing cardiac arrest with an AED (Automatic External Defibrillator), or by providing traditional or hands-only CPR.

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Take This Course If You Want to

Practice using an AED
Meet a workplace training requirement
Be prepared in an emergency

Learn How to

Confidently perform CPR
Help someone who is not breathing normally
Increase a patient’s chance of survival

Emergency First Response^® CPR & AED Training

The hybrid online CPR and AED course allows you to learn lifesaving skills on a timeline that works for you. Start with online self-study then schedule in-person training with an instructor. It's your course at your pace.

Independent Study

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PADI eLearning®

Online training makes it easy to fit a CPR and AED course into a busy schedule. Training videos show proper techniques and teach you how to respond to different types of emergencies. Study online or offline, using a computer or mobile device. Connect with your instructor if you have questions.

eLearning time commitment: 2-4 hours

At The Dive Shop

2
With Your Instructor

Learn nine essential skills for helping others in an emergency including how to use an AED on adults and children and how to help someone who is choking. Get hands-on experience administering CPR using adult, child and infant mannequins. Practice your new skills in role-playing scenarios.

Prerequisites: Desire to help others
Total time commitment: 4-6 hours
Minimum age: None

More Info

Want to share the experience or give the gift of endless adventure? You can now purchase PADI eLearning® and share it with a recipient of your choice! Whether you are purchasing the course as a gift or need to assign the it to family members – it’s super easy.

Once you purchase your eLearning course, you can log-in to your PADI account to access the course.
From your Dashboard go to Student Details and Manage Your Courses.
You can then decide to Start the eLearning yourself or ‘Share the course’.
To share the course, simply click on ‘Share the Course’ and enter the email address of the recipient you wish to share the course with.
The recipient will receive an email to create or log-in to their PADI Account to start the course.

Course prerequisites: none, just a desire to help others

Minimum age: none

Contact your PADI Dive Center or Resort for more information and pricing.

Self-study: 2-4 hours

Entire course: 6-8 hours

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If you plan to be somewhere without internet access, use the PADI^® Training app to download course content and study offline. Content can be downloaded in small sections with a total file size of approximately 1.10 GB. When you get back online, upload your progress so you can resume your training right where you left off.

The PADI Training app is available for Android™ and Apple® iOS devices. For the ideal experience, devices should be no more than three models old and running with the most current OS (operating system).

Your EFR® Instructor can also train you how to provide first aid for both life-threatening and non-life-threatening emergencies and how to handle common childhood illnesses and injuries. Ask for details.

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