ACCREDITATION

The Emergency First Aid Response courses follow emergency considerations and protocols from the consensus view of the Basic Life Support (BLS) Working Group of the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR). ILCOR is an international standards group representing many of the world's major resuscitation organizations. A source authority for the development of content material in the Emergency First Response program is 2005 International Consensus in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science With Treatment Recommendations, Resuscitation, Vol 67 (2005) 157-342.

The following list represents organizations that recognize Emergency First Response as meeting their First Aid requirements:

• Health and Safety Executive Northern Ireland
• HSE First-Aid Training and Qualifications Certificate of Approval (Great Britain)
• United States OSHA Region 10 - includes federal jurisdiction for Alaska, Washington, Oregon and Idaho
• NSW Department of Community Services Australia
• Aerobics and Fitness Association of America (AFAA)
• Duke of Edinburgh Awards Scheme
• Scouts Association UK 
• Royal Nursing College Australia (RCNA) Endorsement Confirmation
• Royal Yachting Association
• Skills Active - United Kingdom
• Boy Scouts of America 
• United States Coast Guard (USCG) for a merchant mariner license
• British Canoe Union Recognition 
• American Council on Exercise 
• Boise Idaho Child Care Training Network
• California Board of Chiropractic Examiners
• Department of Communities QLD, Australia
• Girl Scouts USA
• Board of Massage Therapy State of Hawaii
• Illinois Department of Public Health
• Italian Resuscitation Council
• National Academy of Sports Medicine - NASM
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• National Register of Coaches (NROC), Singapore
• National Strength and Conditioning Association - NSCA
• National Strength and Condition Association, Japan
• National Strength and Condition Association, Japan (English translation)
• NZ Maritime Approval Letter
• Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), New Mexico
• Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Puerto Rico
• Ohio Job and Family Services
• State Fire Department of Espirito Santo (Brazil) 
• State of Washington Dept of Labor & Industries Accreditation
• Transport Canada
• United States Association of Blind Athletes (USABA)
• Work Cover New South Wales, Australia
• Schweizerischer Hängegleiter-Verband
• Féderation Suisse de Vol Libre
• AUSTSWIM, Australia
• Dept of Education and Training WA, Australia
• NOAA
• Queensland Department of Communities
• Alaska Department of Health and Social Services
• United States Coast Guard
• New Mexico Department of Health
• California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
• Northwest (UK) SureStart Care for Children Approval
• Maryland Institute for Emergency Services Systems Letter
• Vocational Training in Australia: Apply First Aid
• State of New York Department of Health
• Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Social Services
• Sport For All – Korea Handball Federation
• Yacht N Company, Korea
• Philippine Heart Association Council on CPR*: