FREC 3 Requalification | First Response Emergency Care Level 3 Requalification

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What is the FREC 3 requalification course?

This informative, hands-on 3-day course fulfils the competencies set out in the PHEM skills framework at descriptor level D, providing the knowledge and practical skills needed to deal with a range of prehospital emergency care situations.

The Qualsafe Level 3 Award in First Response Emergency Care Requalification (RQF) covers: administration of emergency oxygen, management of trauma patients, major illnesses and much more.

What does our FREC 3 requalification course cover?

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
Managing an unresponsive patient
Using an AED
Administering emergency oxygen
Assessing and managing trauma patients
Catastrophic bleeding
Chest injuries
Compromised circulation
Wounds and eye injuries
Burns or scalds
Sudden poisoning
Head, spinal and musculoskeletal injuries
Breathing difficulties
Anaphylaxis
Suspected major illness
Convulsions
Effects of environmental exposure

Who is our FREC 3 requalification course for?

The Qualsafe Level 3 Award in First Response Emergency Care Requalification (RQF) is a regulated and nationally recognised qualification designed for those who hold a current FREC 3 certification and require requalification in this.

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.

How do we assess our FREC requalification course?

6 x practical assessments/skills tests
3 x theory assessments (multiple choice question papers)
1 x invigilated exam.

How do we certify our FREC 3 requalification course?

You will gain your FREC 3/First Responder certification immediately after successful completion of the course which will including the following certificate and optional assessments (clinical governance dependent):

Level 3 Certificate in First Response Emergency Care
- For learners with appropriate clinical governance management and procedures in place and upon successful assessment(s), the certificate will annotate the additional optional extras that K2I includes free of charge.
  - Supraglottic airway device use
  - Penthrox administration
  - Entonox administration
  - Naloxone Hydrochloride administration
  - Blood glucose measurement