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FIRST RESPONSE EMERGENCY CARE

Course info

It is a 4-day course recognised by Security Industry Authority, focusing on interventions and management of common medical incidents. The ESA Experienced Instructors will make all students ready to be a conscious and confident person who arrives as the first one on the incident site.

The course ends with Qualsafe Level 3 Award in First Response Emergency Care, the most current and recognized medical qualifications in the security industry. This qualification, along with CPO Level 3, is required for the SIA license.

The main goal of this qualification is to support a role in the workplace by giving ESA students a more comprehensive understanding of first aid along with an understanding of how significant medical/environmental intelligence is when dealing with a range of casualties.

Units:

Providing First Response Emergency Care

Medical Intelligence and Environmental Awareness

Safe Use of an Automated External Defibrillator

This course is dedicated especially for:

Close Protection Operators
Police
Civilian Employees
Industry workers
Public officers
Other, operating in the city / countryside, understanding that the Medical Service will not always be right on time.

The course finishes with:

Medical Scenarios with wound imitation
Final examination: theory and practice
Practical observation
Written/Oral questioning

Skill prerequisits

none

Required gear

Tactical clothes,
green or blue head lighter.

Topics

At the end of the course, the students will be able to:
Understand the role and responsibilities of the first person on the scene during an emergency incident
Understand the principles of scene management in pre-hospital care
Know the principles required for effective and safe patient assessment in the pre-hospital care setting
Assess an incident for dangers and respond appropriately
Assess the patient’s levels of consciousness
Recognize and manage a patient with a catastrophic bleed
Assess and manage a patient’s airway blockage and recognize and manage a patient with a suspected spinal injury
Assess and manage a patient who is not breathing normally
Assess a patient’s circulation and manage a patient who is in shock
Assess a patient’s level of disability
Know the principles of exposing the patient for further assessment and act upon environmental considerations
Know how to recognize and manage a range of medical emergencies in the pre-hospital care setting
Know how to recognize and manage a range of trauma-related emergencies in the pre-hospital care setting
Understand the recognition features of red flag sepsis in the pre-hospital care setting
Know how to recognize emergency care equipment to assist the healthcare professional
Manage a pediatric patient who is not breathing normally