First Responder Emergency Care (FREC3)

Grimnir LLC

This qualification will benefit delegates by providing the knowledge and practical competencies needed to deal with a range of prehospital emergency care situations.

About This Course

First Responder Emergency Care (FREC3) is designed to benefit delegates by providing the knowledge and practical competencies needed to deal with a range of prehospital emergency care situations...

What You'll Learn

Patient assessment: Primary and secondary surveys, patient observation, and casualty monitoring

Airway and breathing management: Clearing and maintaining an airway, basic life support (BLS), and using advanced airway adjuncts

Basic life support (BLS): CPR for adults and children, and the use of automated external defibrillators (AEDs).

Trauma and injury management

Medical emergencies: Recognition and management of conditions like asthma, anaphylaxis, seizures, heart attack, and diabetes.

Emergency oxygen: Safe administration and use of emergency oxygen therapy.

Major incidents: Triage, managing multiple casualties, and handling scene safety.

Professionalism: Understanding the role of a first responder, incident reporting, and handover procedures to emergency services.

Specific situations: Management of environmental exposures like hypothermia and hyperthermia, and dealing with poisoning.

Course Features

This course will be taught over a 5 day period.

Valid for 3 years

Prerequisites

•Please note that delegates MUST be at least 17 years old to participate and perform practical tasks at floor level.
•There are no formal entry requirements to attend this course however, we recommend that learners have a minimum of Level 2 literacy or equivalent and a basic understanding of first aid.
•Appropriate footwear and clothing are recommended for this course, e.g. trousers and flat footwear