Qualsafe Awards qualifications delivered by Valkyrie Medical Training in partnership with Haffenden Training Solutions.
The Qualsafe Level 3 Award in First Response Emergency Care (RQF) – FREC® 3 is a practical prehospital care qualification designed to develop the knowledge, confidence and clinical skills needed to assess and manage patients in emergency situations. It consists of three mandatory components, with a minimum of 37 guided learning hours over 5 days.
Foundations of Prehospital Emergency Care
Learners develop the core skills required to operate safely and effectively as a first responder, including:
Roles, responsibilities and clinical governance
Scene safety, dynamic risk assessment and incident management
Major incident triage
Structured patient assessment using <C>ABCDE/MARCH
Airway assessment and management
Use of airway adjuncts
Choking management
Adult, child and infant basic life support
CPR and use of an AED
Bag-valve-mask ventilation
Emergency oxygen administration and monitoring
Patient communication, consent and record keeping
Structured patient handovers and escalation of care
The qualification places a strong emphasis on systematic patient assessment and providing appropriate care within the responder's defined scope of practice.
Foundations of Prehospital Trauma Care
Learners develop practical trauma-management skills covering:
Mechanism of injury and trauma assessment
Recognition and management of life-threatening bleeding
Tourniquets, wound packing and haemostatic dressings
Chest injuries and chest seals
Shock and compromised circulation
Wounds, eye injuries and wound management
Burns and scalds
Sudden poisoning
Head and spinal injuries
Fractures, dislocations, sprains and strains
Pelvic binders, splinting and immobilisation
Safe helmet removal
Emergency moving, handling and patient transfer
Foundations of Prehospital Emergency Medical Care
Learners also develop the skills to assess and manage a range of medical emergencies, including:
Structured patient assessment and history taking
Recognition and management of breathing difficulties
Stroke
Sepsis
Anaphylaxis
Asthma
Diabetic emergencies
Acute coronary syndrome
Safe administration or assistance with relevant emergency medications within scope of practice
Unconscious patients
Seizures and convulsions
Hypothermia and heat-related illness
Environmental emergencies
Drowning and submersion incidents
Appropriate referral and escalation to further clinical care
Practical Assessment
FREC® 3 is highly practical. Learners complete mandatory practical assessments covering:
Adult BLS • Child BLS • Infant BLS • Airway & Ventilation • Prehospital Trauma Care • Prehospital Medical Care
There are also theory assessments, and learners must successfully meet all mandatory assessment requirements to achieve the qualification.
Qualsafe Awards Qualification - Delivered by Valkyrie Medical Training | Managed in partnership with Haffenden Training Solutions
This qualification comprises 3 mandatory components with a Total Qualification Time (TQT) of 55
hours.
Learners must complete all mandatory assessments successfully within the registration period to
achieve the qualification. The maximum period to achieve this qualification, including any referrals is
20 weeks.
TQT is the total number of hours required for a Learner to achieve this qualification. It has 2 elements:
Guided Learning Hours (GLH) is the time a Learner is being taught and assessed under the immediate guidance of a Trainer/Assessor, which for this qualification is a minimum of 37 GLH (5 days), and
The number of hours a Learner will reasonably be likely to spend in preparation and study, including assessment, as directed by, but not under the immediate guidance or supervision of a Trainer, e.g. pre-course reading, research, which for this qualification is 18 hours
Note: if any Extended skills are being delivered and assessed, the course duration will need to be increased depending upon the Extended skills being taught
Successful learners will receive a personalised Qualsafe Level 3 Award in First Response Emergency Care (RQF) e-Certificate immediately after their results have been submitted, subject to a Centre’s Direct Claims Status and any required actions. Printed certificates are available at an additional cost.
*Completion of Optional Practical Assessments (Extended Skills) are subject to clinical governance authorisation and will be clearly stipulated on the certificate.
This qualification is not a license to practice. Any interventions performed as part of your role must be in line with your own/organisational scope of practice and agreed ways of working.
To ensure a Trainer/Assessor can effectively assess Learner performance during the course, the class ratio is no more than 6 Learners to 1 Trainer/Assessor for this qualification.
