FREC 3Level 3
First Response Emergency Care Level 3
Price£480
Duration5 days
Group Size4–6
Requalification3 years
FREC 3 is the core pre-hospital qualification for event medical cover and first responder roles. It bridges workplace first aid and emergency care, and is delivered over five days with practical and written assessment.
Course Content
- Role, responsibilities and safe working practice of the pre-hospital responder
- Scene safety, risk assessment and safe approach
- Structured patient assessment — primary and secondary survey
- Airway management — manual manoeuvres, OPA/NPA and suction
- Basic life support and AED use — adult, child and infant
- Emergency oxygen administration
- Catastrophic haemorrhage control — tourniquet application and wound packing
- Multi-system trauma, chest injuries, wounds, burns
- Head, spinal and musculoskeletal injuries — manual immobilisation
- Medical emergencies — breathing difficulties, asthma, chest pain, stroke, seizures, diabetic and allergic emergencies
- Clinical handover using ATMIST and SBAR, and patient records
Suitable For
Event medical respondersAmbulance service support rolesPolicefire and search & rescueSecurity and close protectionMountain rescue and remote teamsHigh-risk workplaces
Entry Requirements
- Aged 17 or over on the first day of training
- Level 2 literacy and a working knowledge of basic first aid
Awarding Body
Qualsafe Awards