The following subjects will be taught on this First Response Emergency Care Level 3 (FREC3) Course:

• Understanding the role and responsibilities of a first responder
• Assessing an incident
• Life-threatening and non life-threatening illnesses and injuries
• Assessing and managing a patient's airway
• Using an AED
• Administering emergency oxygen
• Assessing and managing trauma patients
• Catastrophic bleeding
• Chest injuries
• Compromised circulation
• Wounds and eye injuries
• Burns and scalds
• Suddden poisoning
• Head, spinal and musculoskeletal injuries
• Breathing difficulties
• Anaphylaxis
• Suspected major illness
• Convulsions
• Effects of environmental exposure
• Adult and child resuscitation (CPR)

This learning style is entirely classroom based and requires you to attend in person with a group of other delegates. This benefits those who prefer interactive sessions with the opportunity to ask questions to the instructor.

Pick one of our training venues across the country, and choose a date to come and train with the experts.

On‑site training keeps things simple: you tell us what you need, choose a date that works for your team, and we bring our qualified trainer directly to your premises. Complete a quick online booking request (click book now on this page) and our team will confirm suitable dates using live trainer availability.

On the day, the trainer arrives with everything required to run the course, delivering practical, tailored training in your own working environment - saving your team time, reducing travel, and ensuring the learning is directly relevant to your workplace.

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The First Responder Emergency Care course is a higher qualification than a standard first aid at work course, and therefore previous first aid experience or training is highly recommended before completing the FREC qualification.

• Delegates must be aged 18 or older to attend this course.
• Delegates need a basic command of English (defined as Level 2).
• Delegates must complete all modules.
• Delegates must act in a professional and appropriate manner, in line with our HEART values.
• You need to be physically fit enough to be able to demonstrate CPR*

*If you need any reasonable adjustments to be in place for your course, we will do all we can to facilitate, please advise ahead of you course by contacting our Customer Services team

CERTIFICATION
Successful learners will receive a Qualsafe Level 3 Award in First Response Emergency Care (RQF) e-Certificate after their results have been submitted and subject to verification by the awarding body (Qualsafe) and any other required actions.

The Qualsafe Level 3 Award in First Response Emergency Care (RQF) is a regulated and nationally recognised qualification, ideal for those looking to work or volunteer as a first responder.

ASSESSMENT

• 6 x practical assessment
• 1 x theory assessments
• 1 x invigilated anatomy and physiology assessment.