Aim
Refresh the skills and knowledge needed to administer safe, prompt, effective prehospital care in situations which can arise when providing emergency treatment and/or management.
Objectives
- Gain up to date knowledge on the management of life-threating and non life-threatening illness and injuries
- Be able to assess and manage a patient’s airway
- Be able to safely use an AED during a resuscitation attempt
- 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
- 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 and 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
Qualification
A certificate is provided upon successful completion, and is valid for three years, after which attendees must re-qualify.
Prerequisite
Delegates must hold a FREC3 qualification and must be willing to provide evidence of this prior to attending the FREC3 Refresher training. We accept certificates up until 90 days after their expiry.
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