First Response Emergency Care

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

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

Since January 2022 all students attending the FREC course shall receive learning materials via email before the course starts.

If anybody is interested in the original book itself, please note that it can be bought at the reception desk for 30 EUR.