FREC 3 Re-qualification - Qualsafe Awards Level 3 Award in First Response Emergency Care (FREC 3)

Invictus Strategic Solutions

The FREC 3 Re-qualification course allows current First Response Emergency Care (FREC 3) holders to refresh their skills and renew their qualification before it expires, over three days.

About This Course

The FREC 3 Re-qualification course is a three-day refresher for delegates who already hold a First Response Emergency Care (FREC 3) qualification and need to renew it. It revisits the knowledge and practical competencies needed to deal with a range of prehospital emergency care situations, and reassesses delegates against the Qualsafe Awards Level 3 standard.

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.

Prerequisites

•You must already hold a current or recently expired First Response Emergency Care (FREC 3) qualification to attend the re-qualification course.
•Delegates MUST be at least 17 years old to participate and perform practical tasks at floor level.
•Appropriate footwear and clothing are recommended for this course, e.g. trousers and flat footwear.