Course Overview

The First Response Emergency Care (FREC 3) course is designed to advance first aiders to a level where they can provide immediate life support to a patient before the arrival of emergency services. Learners who take this course will gain the knowledge, skills and competence needed to deal with a wide range of pre-hospital care emergencies, such as managing a patient’s airways, catastrophic bleeding, fractures and medical emergencies.

Syllabus

Includes:

• Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Automated External Defibrillation (AED)
• Child and Infant BLS
• Emergency oxygen administration
• Bag Valve Mask (BVM) and pocket mask
• Trauma and catastrophic bleeding
• Head and spinal injuries
• Shock and circulation
• Sudden poisoning
• Burns and scalds
• Airway management
• Environmental exposure
• Responding to life-threatening medical conditions

Assessment

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