First Response Emergency Care Level 3 (FREC3) – FA16
Our First Response Emergency Care Level 3 (FREC3) course is a nationally recognised and regulated qualification for first responders to be able to administer pre-hospital emergency care, and for individuals who require training more advanced than the standard first aid at work and emergency first aid at work qualifications.
Why do our customers choose us?
Our courses are delivered by knowledgeable and enthusiastic first aid trainers all of whom hold adult teaching qualifications supported by professional qualifications.
They have gained their hands-on first aid experience from a variety of different backgrounds over many years including nursing, armed forces, emergency services, hospitality, Voluntary Aid Societies, as well as other industry sectors before becoming qualified instructors.
Teaching 18,000 delegates a year, Acorn Health & Safety offers training to individuals, groups and entire staff teams. We are committed to providing excellent training delivered in a relaxed, yet informative style.
Key Takeaways:
First Response Emergency Care (FREC) Level 3 training equips learners with advanced lifesaving skills for high-risk environments, emergency response roles, and pre-hospital care situations. The course from Acorn Health & Safety covers patient assessment, trauma care, CPR, AED use, and managing medical emergencies through practical, hands-on learning. Gaining this nationally recognised qualification helps build confidence under pressure, supports career progression, and prepares individuals to respond effectively when urgent medical care is needed.
What is First Response Emergency Care (FREC) Level 3 training?
FREC (First Response Emergency Care) level 3 will teach you the life-saving skills and techniques of a first responder within a pre-hospital scenario.
Traditionally, a first responder is the initial personnel to arrive at an emergency scene, commonly, police officers, firefighters, and medical personnel. However, it could also be those with medical responsibility at work, individuals working in high-risk areas, those in voluntary or community activities as well as roles within high-risk workplaces such as law enforcement and security.
FREC 3 is also the entry-level stage of the First Response Emergency Care (FREC) pathway and suitable for individuals looking to progress to higher-level training. For example, registration as a paramedic and careers within the emergency services.
Please click on the below image to view some of the course’s practical training elements.
Our course programme employs a variety of teaching techniques to meet the needs of individual delegates and includes the following:
- Roles and responsibilities of a first responder, including recording incidents & patient specific documentation
- Patient assessment – Primary Survey (ABCDE) & Secondary Survey
- Incident assessment and control
- To be able to assess and manage patients with life-threatening and non-life-threatening illness and injuries, including
- trauma emergencies
- bleeding and catastrophic bleeding
- chest injuries
- crush injuries
- wounds and eye injuries
- burns or scalds
- embedded objects
- fractures, sprains, strains, and dislocations
- poisoning
- head, spinal, and musculoskeletal injuries
- patients with breathing and extreme breathing difficulties
- anaphylaxis
- asthma
- hyperventilation
- heart attack
- angina
- stroke
- diabetes
- seizures
- meningitis
- patients with suspected major illness
- a patient who is actively convulsing
- how to provide emergency care for the effects of environmental exposure
- hypothermia
- hyperthermia
- sunstroke
- dehydration
- exhaustion
- food poisoning
- patients with compromised circulation
- To be able to administer CPR
- To safely use an AED during a resuscitation attempt and how to maintain an AED ready for use
Owing to the practical nature of this course a basic level of general fitness is required. Delegates must be physically able to carry out the procedures detailed in the course outline. Should you have any questions relating to the accessibility of this course please don’t hesitate to get in touch.
On completion of the course, you will receive a FREC Level 3 Certificate endorsed by the Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh, valid for 3 years. After this time, you will be able to take the FREC 3 Requalification course to remain qualified.
This course is of 5 days duration.
What should you expect from Acorn Health & Safety?
We’ll provide delegates with a variety of printed course materials including workbooks and handouts. On successful completion of this course delegates will receive a printed course certificate.
Post course, our team of consultants and trainers are available to answer any questions you might have. You’ll also receive an automatic reminder prior to course expiry.
Our ‘First Response Emergency Care (FREC) Level 3’ course is just one of over 60 courses we offer. Acorn Health & Safety provides training and consultancy in first aid, fire safety, food safety, manual handling, healthcare training and health and safety.
We can provide a wide variety of accredited or tailor-made courses. These can be ‘in-house’ or ‘open’ programmes.
Our ‘in-house’ course programmes are the most cost effective option if you’ve a number of staff requiring training, and in many cases can be adapted to include reference to local policy, practice and documentation. These courses can be delivered either at any suitable venue or you can hire our purpose-built training centre located in Warmley, Bristol, whichever is best suited to your needs.
We also run a rolling programme of ‘open courses’ which are particularly suited for individuals, organisations that only have a few delegates or those looking to release small groups of staff at a time.
Please contact us to discuss all of your training needs so we can advise the most suitable and cost effective solution.
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Our tailored health and safety training is aimed at meeting the needs of customers who have specific subjects to be covered within their health and safety staff training.
Find out more
Call our team on 0117 958 2070 or if it’s out of hours or you prefer e-mail – [email protected]
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Aimed at businesses and individuals requiring specific training or those with only a few members of staff to train our open courses run regularly throughout the year and cover a variety of different subjects.
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Next Steps
Prefer to talk about your training and consultancy needs?
Ready to book, or not sure which course you need? You can book online and see the next available dates here. Alternatively, call our friendly team on 0117 958 2070 or email [email protected], and we’ll help you choose the right first aid course and decide between an open course in Bristol or in-house training at your premises.