LEVEL 2 AND 3 AWARDS FOR COMMUNITY FIRST RESPONDERS

The Award for Community First Responders is a practical qualification for people who are performing as a Community First Responder (CFR), who are likely to be responding to a patient before the Emergency Services arrive.

This qualification can be used as a stepping-stone to progress onto higher levels of pre-hospital care qualifications, such as the Award in First Response Emergency Care, which will provide learners with further knowledge and skills to deal with a broader range of emergency incidents.

This course will offer practical skills to provide the learner with a grounded knowledge of emergency care to preserve life and treat suspected life-threatening illnesses until the Emergency Services can arrive on scene.

The course teaches the role and responsibilities of a Community First Responder (CFR) and how to provide emergency care for a patient. This includes those who may be in Cardiac Arrest and how to use the AED (Automatic External Defibrillator), those bleeding and in shock, how to manage a patient’s airway using adjuncts, and how to administer emergency oxygen.

• Roles and responsibilities of a Community First Responder (CFR) 
• Providing emergency care (bleeding, shock, airway management)
• How to use the AED (Automatic External Defibrillator) 
• Administering emergency oxygen 

• Level 2, one day 
• Level 3, two days 

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