The Qualsafe Level 3 Award in First Response Emergency Care, commonly adhered to as ‘FREC 3’ is one of the most sought after entry-level medical responder qualifications. 

The award opens the FREC path, which can lead to obtaining the license needed for work as an HCPC registered Paramedic, however this course is one of the few qualifications recognised by Security Industry Authority (SIA) for licensing of the Close Protection Officers (CPOs).

Intended Audience

• Close Protection Officers (CPOs) and any professional who requires the qualifications for gaining or maintaining their license.
• Professionals working in high risk and/or hostile environments, who require medical care training that would be more advanced than standard First Aid at Work, examples include hostile environment journalists and photographers, TV, film and cabin crews, Non-Governmental Organisations workers and expedition leaders.

Our Trainers

We have engaged highly regarded medical trainers, who have proved experience not only as para-medics, but also as hostile environment and battle field first responders.

Course Overview

This hands-on 5-day course fulfils the competencies set out in the PHEM skills framework at descriptior level D, giving you all the knowledge and practical skills needed to deal with a range of pre-hospital emergency care situations, with the focus on hostile environment trauma.

We are work with realistic medical prosthetics and realistic scenarios crafted by the best trainers in the industry. We offer the courses in central London, with easy commute, and the best crowd of learners, who will make the course not only knowledgeable, but also fun to participate in.

The course covers:

Administration of emergency oxygen
Management of trauma patients:
Adult CPR and AED
Assessment and treatment of trauma (bleeding)
Burn severity
Child cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Choking patient
Circulatory system
Infant cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Management of fractures
Unconscious patient
Major illnesses

Requalifications

The FREC 3 qualification is valid for a period of 3 years. Learners are required to retake the qualification before the certificate expiry date to remain qualified.

Requalification training is delivered through a refresher course consisting of 21 hours (3 days).

Note: Requalification requires successful completion of the original qualification