Community First Responders Awards Fife Medical Group
Level 2 and Level 3 Awards for Community First Responders
Level 2
This Course is a Nationally recognised Qualification that has been specifically tailored to provider learners with the knowledge and skills required to administer initial emergency care at life-threatening incidents.
Ideal for people who are currently performing or would like to perform as a Community Responder. This Course will provide you with the skills to assess, treat and stabilise patients who have been subject to a life-threatening incident.
Covering topics such as administering oxygen, managing unresponsive patients and managing a patient with a suspected major illness.
Syllabus
- Understand the role and responsibilities of a Community First Responder
- Be able to assess a scene at an emergency incident
- Be able to assess a patient
- Be able to manage an unresponsive patient who is not breathing normally
- Be able to use an automated external defibrillator during a cardiopulmonary resuscitation attempt
- Be able to administer emergency oxygen
- Be able to manage a patient who is in shock
- Be able to manage a patient with breathing
Course Cost: TBC
Contact Hours: 15 Hours (Minimum 12 Hours)
Maximum Course Spaces: 12
Certificate: 3 Years
Minimum Age: 17 Years
Level 3
This Level 3 Qualification is intended for people likely to be responding to emergency incidents, such as Community First Aid Responders, Emergency Services, First Aiders, Event First Aiders, Cabin Crew, Industrial First Aiders, Fire and Police Personnel and Film Crews.
The Course will provide the knowledge and skills requited to provide initial ‘Pre-hospital’ care at life-threatening incidents.
Topics covered will include dealing with catastrophic bleeding, managing the patient’s airways, the management of major life-threatening illnesses, Resuscitation, and many other areas. Enabling the student to assess, treat and stabilise patients in need.
Syllabus
- Understand the role and responsibilities of a First Responder
- Know how to assess a scene at an emergency incident
- Be able to assess a patient
- Be able to assess and manage a patient’s airway
- Be able to manage an unresponsive patient who is not breathing normally
- Be able to use appropriate equipment during a resuscitation attempt
- Be able to administer emergency oxygen
- Be able to manage catastrophic bleeding
- Be able to manage a patient who is in shock
- Be able to manage a patient who is bleeding
- Understand how to identify, assess and manage a patient with breathing difficulties
- Know how to manage a patient with anaphylaxis
- Know how to manage a patient with suspected major illness
- Know how to manage a patient who is in seizure
Qualification Information
Course Cost: TBC
Contact Hours: 15 Hours (Minimum of 12 – Over 2 Days)
Maximum Course Spaces: 12
Certificate: 3 Years
Minimum Age: 17 Years
