Description
The QA Level 2 Award for Community First Responders (RQF) is ideal for those who are currently performing as, or aspiring to perform as, a community first responder. Regulated and nationally recognised, this qualification has been specifically designed to provide Learners with the knowledge and skills needed to administer initial emergency care at life-threatening incidents prior to the arrival of further medical assistance.
During this 2 day course, Learners will gain the necessary skills associated with the assessment, treatment and stabilisation of patients at life-threatening incidents.
What's Covered
- The role and responsibilities of a community first responder
- Assessing a scene at an emergency incident Assessing a patient, including:
- Primary survey
- Secondary survey
- Patient handover
- Assessing and managing a patient’s airway Managing an unresponsive patient who is not breathing normally
- How to use an Automated External Defibrilliator during a cardiopulmonary resuscitation attempt
- Administration of emergency oxygen
- Community first response equipment
- Managing patients:
- in shock
- with breathing difficulties
- with anaphylaxis
- with a suspected major illness
- Conducting and recording base line observations
