This qualification is aimed at individuals who currently hold a Level 4 certificate in First Response Emergency Care (FREC 4) and are needing to revalidate their clinical skills and academic knowledge in managing out of hospital cardiac arrests.
Over this one day course learners’ performance will be optimised to deal with a deteriorating patient, resuscitation attempts and related events. The qualification will develop their existing knowledge and skills in patient assessment, devising a working diagnosis and recognising deterioration and management. Learners existing skills will also be developed so that they work effectively in a team to resuscitate patients in medical or traumatic cardiac arrest, in the out of hospital/prehospital environment.
The Qualsafe Level 4 Award in Immediate Life Support is intended for those who have a specific responsibility at work or in voluntary and community activities, to provide out of hospital emergency care to patients requiring emergency and urgent care. It is also aimed at those working as emergency care providers, ambulance support workers or associate ambulance practitioners, registered healthcare professionals and those in specialist roles within the emergency services and military.
Learners must be at least 18 years old on the first day of training.
Prerequisite Qualification: Learners are required to hold either: