Dear Emergency First Response Instructor,
Emergency First Response is pleased to bring you the third quarter 2006 edition of The Responder in electronic format. By scrolling down and clicking on the links below, you'll find information on the new CPR & AED Course, the Emergency First Response Marketing Kit, how Emergency Responders are using their skills and much more.
Thank you for reading The Responder newsletter and please remember that answers to your questions are only a click away via email at info@emergencyfirstresponse.com.au.
Training and Standards Update
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Responders in Action
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CPR & AED Course Now in Asia Pacific
To treat sudden cardiac arrest effectively, lay rescuers must be able to rapidly integrate CPR with AED use. Emergency First Response has responded to the call for more AED training for the layperson by producing a high quality, stand-alone CPR & AED course.
A recent coroners report on the sudden death of a scuba diver in Australia recommended, "Persons undertaking recreational diving or snorkeling (to include employers, self employed persons, employer organisations and recreational dive training agencies) shall ensure an AED is immediately available at each dive and snorkeling site and that adequate numbers of workers who are immediately available at the site, maintain current training in the use of AED."
The Emergency First Response CPR & AED course typically takes about 2.5 hours to complete and encompasses one and two rescuer CPR and AED training for adults with the option to include training for infants and children. Suitable for promotion to anyone who needs a short CPR & AED course without Primary and Secondary care, it can also be used as a CPR refresher or annual CPR update if required. Course materials include an Instructor Guide, a full colour Participant Manual with integrated Course Completion Card and a DVD incorporating the new 2005 Emergency Cardiac Care guidelines. Contact your Sales Representative at PADI Asia Pacific to order the required materials via fax on +61 2 9454 2833 or via email at padisales@padi.com.au.
Any current Teaching status Emergency First Response Instructor who also has the Care for Children Instructor rating may teach the new CPR & AED course. This course is suitable for use throughout the entire Asia Pacific region.
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New Emergency First Response Product Translations
The following translated products are now available for purchase in the Asia Pacific region:
| Product No. |
Description |
Language |
| 70093F |
Instructor Trainer Manual with Binder |
French |
| 70093S |
Instructor Trainer Manual with Binder |
Spanish |
| 70093G |
Instructor Trainer Manual with Binder |
German |
| 70093I |
Instructor Trainer Manual with Binder |
Italian |
| 70868J |
Instructor Course Lesson Guides on CD-ROM (Instructor Trainers only) |
Japanese |
| 70868MULEU |
Instructor Trainer Manual on CD-ROM |
French, Italian, German, Spanish & Dutch |
| 70091I |
Primary and Secondary care Participant Manual |
Italian |
| 70863S |
Instructor Trainer Manual with Binder |
Spanish |
Please contact your sales consultant for further information on +61 2 9454 2888 or email padisales@padi.com.au.
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Emergency First Response Marketing Kit Now Available
Why not take advantage of the new Emergency First Response Marketing Kit available now in the Asia Pacific Region? This valuable marketing tool is designed to help you expand your reach into the wider marketplace. The Marketing Kit contains a corporate presentation in Microsoft PowerPoint format, for use in promoting Emergency First Response programs to industry. It also contains an instructor course brochure, a general course brochure, a reply postcard, sample flyers and letters, an emergency preparedness flyer, a product catalogue and a pricelist. You can purchase the Emergency First Response Marketing Kit as a whole or buy each item individually according to your local business needs.
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Emergency First Response/Laerdal Key Ring Now Available
This handy key ring brandishing the Emergency First Response logo contains a disposable Laerdal face shield ideal for use in medical emergencies. The key ring is a popular choice for many responders following completion of a provider level course. It is equally embraced by instructors who, as well as carrying one for their own use, include it as an additional added value product when selling Emergency First Response courses. Bundle this product with the Emergency First Response barrel bag, polo shirt, and bandage pack to create an attractive start up kit for new instructors. Make use of this affordable but very beneficial accessory by contacting your Emergency First Response sales consultant today.
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Laerdal Discount for Singapore, Malaysian and Indonesian Instructors
Laerdal has very generously extended the Asia Pacific discounts for Emergency First Response Instructors to Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia throughout the remainder of 2006. These discounts demonstrate a 15 percent saving on selected products and are designed to help new and existing instructors equip themselves with Laerdal’s high quality CPR and first aid manikins and accessories.
Click here to see the Singapore, Malaysian and Indonesian
pricing flyers and take advantage of this exclusive offer by contacting the following Laerdal offices today:
Singapore – 6346 4258 - customercare@laerdal.com.sg
Malaysia – 603-5122 7002 - customer.service@laerdal.com.my
Indonesia - 62-21-6493880 /6397402 - krisnett@bit.net.id
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Asia Pacific Industry Shows and Regional Advertising
Upcoming Industry Shows
Promoting your Emergency First Response courses around the same time that Emergency First Response is exhibiting at trade shows and conferences adds weight to your local advertising. You can also attend these exhibitions and expos either as a joint exhibitor or as an attendee. For more information, contact info@emergencyfirstresponse.com.au at least two months before the exhibition date. Here are the upcoming shows:
Event Location Dates
| Australian Hoteliers Association (AHA) Annual Convention |
Hyatt Regency, Coolum, Sunshine Coast |
2-6 October |
| Health Workforce Recruitment & Retention Conference |
Sea World Nara Resort, Gold Coast |
10 and 11 October |
| Safety Show |
Sydney |
17-19 October |
June and July Industry Show Updates
Attending June's Royal College of Nursing, Australia, Nursing Careers EXPOs in Sydney and Brisbane resulted in several leads with universities who deliver the Degree of Nursing. All nursing students are required to have a current lay person CPR and First Aid certificate prior to commencing their nursing course. Emergency First Response was invited to present the program at the Australian Catholic University in order to update those students who had not managed to complete a course prior to starting the course. This resulted in 92 signups for the First Aid at Work course.
In addition, Instructor Trainer, Donald Davies of Redcliffe Dive Center, visited the stand at the Brisbane show and secured enough enquiries to deliver local provider and instructor level courses. He also spoke with local universities and recruitment agencies, gaining an invitation to university and college open days so he could help students meeting their prerequisite CPR and first aid courses.
Education EXPO 2006, held in Sydney from 23-24 June gave Emergency First Response and visiting Emergency First Response Instructors the chance to meet many educational organisations with direct exposure to students, parents and teachers. Emergency First Response promoted the entire suite of Emergency First Response courses - including the new CPR & AED course. Education EXPO 2006 was not only a great opportunity to network and build relationships with potential customers but also increased Emergency First Response brand awareness to the education industry.
Regional Advertising
Look for Emergency First Response advertising campaigns in Brisbane Child and Perth Child magazines during the remainder of the year. This advertising campaign supports the successful endorsement of Emergency First Response courses by the Queensland and Western Australia Department of Communities. These magazines target parents, childcare workers and teachers and are high quality parenting resources suitable for promoting all Emergency First Response courses at both the provider and instructor levels.
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Responders in Action
Sometimes Emergency First Response training occurs just in time. Such was the case for Emergency First Response Instructor Camille Lemmens teaching a provider level course at the Imperial Boathouse Hotel in Choengmon, Koh Samui, Thailand on 27 May.
Because the course, organised by Thai Beach Hotel management to help their staff confidently deal with emergencies, would be challenging due to the language barrier, Lemmens conducted a provider level course with his wife, Khun Tassanee Lemmens, two days before the Thai Beach Hotel course so that she could help with translation.
This paid off as within a few minutes of starting the exam, a participant experienced a real life seizure. At that point, all remaining participants helped the student endure the few minutes of the seizure and one of them immediately arranged for a transfer to a nearby hospital. Everything they had discussed just a few moments earlier was put in place and fortified with a real experience. The student was examined in Samui, International Hospital in Chaweng and released soon afterwards.
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