Level 4 First Response Emergency Care Spring 2022

Level 4 Certificate in First Response Emergency Care (FREC 4) (RQF)

Day 1 and 2 – 24th & 25th April 2022

Day 3 – 8th May 2022

Day 4 and 5 – 28th & 29th May

Cost £495 + VAT

Pre-entry requirements – Candidates must have a FREC 3, FPOSi or recognised equivalent before enrolling onto the course.

The Level 4 Certificate in First Response Emergency Care (FREC 4) (RQF) is a regulated and nationally recognised prehospital care  qualification specifically designed for those looking to progress their career within the NHS or private ambulance services as an emergency care assistant, intermediate ambulance practitioner, event medical provider, associate practitioner or healthcare assistant.

It is also ideal for those who are looking to work within specialist roles in the military, police and fire services.
As the next step for those who have completed the QA Level 3 Certificate in First Response Emergency
Care (RQF), this qualification provides learners with a wider scope of practice in pre-hospital care emergencies, allowing for greater employment opportunities.  It also forms part of a progressive suite of pre-hospital care qualifications.

Fulfilling the competencies set out in the PHEM skills framework at descriptor level E, this fantastic qualification provides learners with the knowledge, skills and competencies needed to be able to deal with a wide range of pre-hospital care emergencies, such as: major incidents, fracture immobilisation, sick and injured children, mental health crisis and more.

Successful candidates may apply to undertake the Level 5 Diploma First Response Emergency and Urgent Care Course.

What’s Covered

  • Initial patient assessment
  • Physiological observations
  • Anatomy and physiology
  • Heart disease
  • Electrocardiogram application and monitoring
  • Managing a patient’s airway – supraglottic
    airways
  • Medical gases – including dosages and
    administration
  • Thoracic trauma
  • Sepsis
  • Maternity care
  • Respiratory disorders and infections
  • Mechanisms of injury and kinetics
  • Triage
  • Full body and limb immobilisation
  • Sexual assault
  • Major incidents
  • Psycho-social development in children
  • Emergency care for sick and injured children
  • Mental health crisis
  • Assisting the clinician with clinical interventions

Bookings

Bookings are closed for this event.