Highfield L3 Emergency Care for First Responders Course

Course overview:

This qualification is designed to support the roles in an environment, where the primary or secondary focus of the role involves giving emergency medical care as the first person on the scene of an accident or emergency.

Ideally suited for security operatives, close protection officers and event medical staff. As the First Person On Scene, you’ll be responsible for stabilising the condition of the patient and caring for them until help arrives.

Topics covered include assessing and responding to incidents, CPR for adults, therapeutic oxygen therapy and catastrophic bleeding. The qualification also covers assisting a casualty who is suffering from major trauma injury or illness such as chest injuries, spinal injuries, heart attack and anaphylaxis.

In line with industry guidance, the qualification supports responders for a period of 3 years, at which point learners will need to resit the course. In addition, we recommend that learners refresh their knowledge annually.

Topics covered include:

Understanding the role and responsibilities of first responders
Be able to asses an incident and conduct casualty surveys
Be able to manage an unresponsive casualty
Be able to administer therapeutic oxygen therapy
Understand when to administer nitrous oxide in line with the first responders scope of practice
Understand how to safely handle medical gas cylinders
Be able to recognise and manage a compromised airway
Be able to administer first aid to a casualty with external bleeding
Be able to recognise and manage a casualty who is in shock
Be able to effectively asses a casualty’s condition
Be able to recognise and manage casualty with suspected injuries to bones, muscles and joints
Be able to recognise and manage a casualty with suspected head and spinal injuries
Be able to recognise and manage a casualty with a suspected chest injury
Understand how to administer first aid to a casualty with minor injuries
Understand how sudden poisoning can occur and how to provide first aid to a casualty with sudden poisoning
Be able to recognise and administer first aid to a casualty with a suspected medical emergency or major illness such as spinal injuries, heart attack and anaphylaxis
CPR for Adults, Children and infants
Therapeutic Oxygen therapy
Catastrophic Bleeding

Prerequisites:

For this qualification learners must be a minimum age of 16 years old.

Must be able to communicate effectively in written and spoken English.

Assessment:

Assessment is by way of a practical and multiple choice assessment. For IQA reasons some assessments may be filmed for quality purposes.

Certification:

Students who successfully complete the course will be awarded the Level 3 Award in Emergency Care for First Responders (RQF) which has been developed and is awarded by Highfield Qualifications and sits on the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF).

The RQF is a qualification framework regulated by Ofqual. The qualification is also regulated by Qualifications Wales.

Course duration:

Our Highfield L3 ECFR Courses run for 5 days.

Accommodation:

Accommodation is not included, however this is available in the nearby towns / villages of Charmouth, Lyme Regis or Axminster. The links below provide a good selection, but early bookings are highly recommended, especially if visiting during peak season.

https://www.hotels.uk.com/uk/dorset/hotels-in-charmouth
https://www.hotels.uk.com/uk/dorset/cheap-bed-and-breakfast-in-charmouth
http://www.lymeregis.org
https://www.booking.com

Cost:

£375 GBP (Excl. VAT) / £450 GBP (Incl. VAT)