L3 First Response Emergency Care (FREC3) - Local-Medic.co.uk Limited

Course Length

5 Days

Certificate Life

3 Years

Awarding Body

Qualsafe Awards

Cost

From £365*

Course Dates

First Response Emergency Care - Level 3 (FREC3)

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This qualification forms part of the Qualsafe Awards (QA) Prehospital Care suite of qualifications.

Over this 5 day hands-on course, the training includes topics like emergency oxygen administration, trauma patient management, and addressing major illnesses, among other crucial skills.

All FREC3 courses are delivered by experienced 999 professionals, including Paramedics and Police Officers.

This course is for people who are often the first to respond to a possible medical emergency.

This encompasses Police, Firefighters, and medical staff at festivals and events. It also includes Emergency/Community First Responders, Door Supervisors, Close Protection Operatives, and Security Guards.

Individuals working in high-risk environments are also catered for. These environments include the military, power stations, agriculture, and manufacturing facilities.

Assessment

6 x Practical Assessments
3 x Multi-Choice Theory Tests
1 x Anatomy and Physiology Test

Certification

Around 10 working days after the end of the course, successful learners will receive their certificate via email. It will be a downloadable PDF.
The certification is Qualsafe Level 3 Award in First Response Emergency Care (RQF)

Awarding Organisation

Qualsafe Awards

Roles and responsibilities of prehospital care providers:

Casualty assessment
Airway management
FREC provider role
Universal precautions
Emergency care equipment
Patient/Treatment documentation
Consent

Incident assessment and control:

Dynamic risk assessment
Initial management of the scene

Casualty assessment:

Primary Survey <C>ABC
Levels of consciousness
Secondary Survey
ABCDE approach

Catastrophic bleeding:

Direct/Indirect Pressure
Trauma dressing
Tourniquet use
Haemostatic agent/dressing

Airway management:

Airway anatomy
Airway management methodologies
Dynamic Airway assessment
Head tilt-chin-lift
Jaw thrust
Postural drainage
Altered Airway anatomy management
Oro-pharyngeal airway
Naso-pharyngeal airway
Manual suction device
Choking

Cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR)

Adult CPR
Child CPR
Infant CPR
CPR adaptions
Casualty handover
Automated External Defibrillation
When resuscitation should not be attempted

Medical gases:

Emergency Oxygen

Trauma:

Universal precautions/Infection control
Medical Shock
External bleeding
Embedded object
Internal bleeding
Minor injuries
Eye injuries
Burns
Poisons

Trauma (Muscular-Skeletal):

Head injuries
Spinal injuries
Helmet removal
Cervical collar
Pelvic immobilisation
Fractures
Sprains & Strains
Dislocations
Crush injuries
Manual in-line stabilisation

Trauma (thoracic):

Closed chest injuries
Open chest injury
Positional asphyxia

Medical conditions:

Anaphylaxis
Adrenaline Auto-injector
Asthma
Spacer device with reliever inhaler
Hyperventilation
Heart Attack
Angina
Stroke
Diabetes
Seizures
Meningitis

Environmental:

Hypothermia
Hyperthermia
Sun stroke
Dehydration
Exhaustion
Food poisoning

The human body:

Hypoxia
Respiratory system
Circulatory system

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