Community First Responder Level 2 & 3

Course Decription

This QA qualification has been developed to prepare Learners to become Community First Responders. It has been designed to give Learners a basic level of prehospital care knowledge and clinical practice to deal with life-threatening emergencies such as cardiac arrest. Effective early interventions by community first responders have been shown to have a positive impact on patient outcomes and are reflected in the qualification content. Learners must be at least 18 years old on the first day of the training. QA Level 2 & 3 Award for Community First Responders (RQF) Qualification Specification To generate evidence of community first response to complete this qualification, Learners must have access to a minimum of 12 hours mentored practice. There are no other formal entry requirements but to benefit from the learning we advise that Learners have a minimum of Level 2 in literacy and numeracy or equivalent. Progression The QA Level 3 Award for Community First Responders (RQF) qualification can be used as a steppingstone to progress onto higher level Course Content Catastrophic bleeding (CFR) Wounds bleeding and shock (CFR) Medical emergencies (CFR) Primary survey (unresponsive patient) and secondary survey (CFR) Secondary survey (responsive patient) (CFR) Airway management (CFR) Administering emergency medical gases (CFR)