About the course:

The FREC3 First Response Emergency Care course is a Level 3 Qualsafe qualification for people who have a specific responsibility at work, or in voluntary and community activities, to provide prehospital care to patients requiring emergency care/treatment.

This 5 day course is a nationally recognised prehospital care qualification.  It covers the full range of skills required by the HSE for first aid.  FREC3  is the entry-level stage of the First Response Emergency Care pathway.  FREC3 is ideal for those looking to progress their careers within the emergency services, ambulance services and healthcare settings.  It also supports specialist medical roles within law enforcement and security, energy and utilities, construction and military.

As a Level 3 qualification this training courses qualifies for ELCAS funding.

 

Learning outcomes

Understand the role and responsibilities of a first responder
 
Be able to assess an incident
 
Be able to assess and manage patients with life-threating and nonlife-threatening illness and injuries
 
Be able to assess a patient’s airway
 
Be able to manage a patient’s airway
 
Be able to manage an unresponsive patient who is not breathing normally
 
Be able to safely use an AED during a resuscitation attempt and how to maintain an AED ready for use
 
. Be able to administer emergency oxygen
 
Be able to assess and manage trauma patients
 
Be able to assess and manage catastrophic bleeding
 
Be able to assess and manage chest injuries
 
Be able to assess and manage bleeding
 
Be able to assess and manage a patient with compromised circulation
 
Know how to assess and manage wounds and eye injuries
 
Know how to assess and manage a patient with burns or scalds
 
Know how to manage a patient with sudden poisoning
 
Be able to provide emergency care to a patient with head, spinal and musculoskeletal injuries
 
Know how to identify a patient experiencing breathing difficulties
 
Know how to manage a patient experiencing breathing difficulties
 
Know how to manage a patient with anaphylaxis
 
Know how to assess and manage a patient with suspected major illness
 
Know how to manage a patient who is actively convulsing
 
. Understand how to provide emergency care for the effects of environmental exposure
 

How to book:

This course runs each month; please contact us for dates and prices.

Course Price:               POA - This Level 3 course qualifies for ELCAS funding

Course Duration:         5 days

Course Location:         Our purpose-built training facility in Heathfield, Newton Abbot, Devon

From our base in Devon, SA Safety operates across the United Kingdom delivering rescue teams, industrial support and accredited training to the high-risk utilities, industrial and manufacturing sectors. We specialise in the provision and delivery of training, rope access, standby rescue teams, rescue support teams, industrial cleaning and face fit testing. Since 2018, we have provided over 100,000 rescue team person-hours to major facilities within the UK power supply infrastructure, and delivered tailored training to over 3,000 students. We offer training on site or at our own fully equipped specialist training centre.

SA Safety is proud to be a values-based organisation whose purpose is to deliver and support growth with passion; creating a future where everyone has the chance of a better quality of life, through new skills, investment and opportunity. Our team promotes, influences, trains, explores and advises to deliver maximum benefit for both clients and the communities in which we work. At SA Safety we recognise that our greatest asset is our people. We aim to deliver and support growth with passion and professionalism; creating a future for our business, those who work for us and those around us, where everyone involved with the growth of our business has the chance of a better quality of life, through new skills, investment and opportunity.

We pride ourselves on being a good company to work for. As a result the majority of our recruitment has been by word of mouth but new contracts mean we are now actively expanding our team. Over 15% of our team are ex-forces - are we a good fit for you? Get in touch today to discover roles and training available.