Description

The Qualsafe Level 3 Award in First Response Emergency Care (RQF) (FREC3) covers the full range of skills required by the HSE for first aid, and is the leading qualification for events cover. For those with further ambitions, it also forms the first step towards a career in prehospital care.
Among the first to arrive at a scene, first responders typically include police officers, firefighters, and those providing medical cover at festivals and events such as Emergency/Community First Responders, Door Supervisors, Close Protection Operatives and Security Guards as well as those working in high risk environments including the military, power stations, agriculture and manufacturing.

Overview
This informative, hands-on course fulfils the competencies set out in the PHEM skills framework at level D, providing the practical skills needed to deal with a range of prehospital emergency care situations.
The Qualsafe Level 3 Award in First Response Emergency Care (RQF) covers: administration of emergency oxygen, management of trauma patients, major illnesses and much more.
Learners must be at least 17 years old on the first day of the course. There are no other formal entry requirements but to benefit from the learning we recommend that learners have a minimum of Level 2 in literacy and numeracy.

FREC® 3 course content

Roles and Responsibilities of Pre Hospital 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
Pocket Mask/Bag Valve Mask
Non-re-breather mask
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
Hyperventilation
Heart Attack
Angina
Stroke
Diabetes
Seizures
Meningitis
Environmental:
Hypothermia
Hyperthermia
Sun stroke
Dehydration
Exhaustion
Food poisoning
Human body:
Hypoxia
Respiratory system
Circulatory system

Your next step after you achieve FREC Level 3? Find out about taking the FREC 3 course with KMG Training.