FAQ
Level 3
QN: 610/4719/3
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FAQ Level 3 Award in Immediate Response Emergency Care (RQF)
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by FAQ. Classified as a Vocationally-Related Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 37 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 3
Awarding Body
FAQ
Syllabus Units
5 Units
Guided Hours
37 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Immediate Response to Illnesses and Medical Conditions
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to provide treatment to patients with suspected respiratory, cardiovascular, and neurological conditions
- Be able to provide treatment to patients with suspected respiratory, cardiovascular, and neurological conditions
- Understand how to provide treatment to patients affected by sudden poisoning and intoxication
- Understand how to provide treatment to a patient experiencing anaphylaxis
- Be able to provide treatment to a patient experiencing anaphylaxis
- Understand how to provide treatment to a patient experiencing a diabetic emergency
- Be able to provide treatment to a patient experiencing a diabetic emergency
- Understand the principles and management of conditions caused by extremes of temperature
- Understand how to recognise and support patients with mental health in accordance with own scope of practice
- Understand the principles of medication administration
- Be able to administer oxygen therapy
2
Immediate Response to Injuries and Major Trauma
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to treat a patient with minor injuries, including wounds, burns, scalds, and bleeding
- Be able to treat patients with minor injuries, wounds, bleeding, burns, and scalds
- Understand how to treat a patient with suspected injuries to bones, muscles, joints, the head, spine, and chest
- Be able to treat a patient with suspected injuries to bones, muscles, joints, or spine
- Understand the management of abdominal injuries
- Be able to manage a trauma scene
- assess and categorise trauma patients, and remove helmets, when appropriate
3
Immediate Response to Life-Threatening Emergencies
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to provide treatment to an unresponsive patient
- Be able to provide treatment to an unresponsive patient
- Be able to manage an airway obstructed by a foreign body
- Understand how to provide treatment to a patient experiencing life-threatening bleeding, and shock
- Be able to provide treatment to a patient experiencing life-threatening bleeding, and shock
4
Patient Assessment
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the key principles of patient assessment
- Understand the anatomy of human body systems
- Understand the physiology of human body systems
- Be able to take physiological measurements
- Be able to conduct primary and secondary surveys in line with own scope of practice
- Understand factors that influence the extrication of patients
- Be able to extricate a patient using supporting equipment
5
Principles of Pre-Hospital Care for Immediate Responders
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the role and responsibilities of an immediate responder
- Understand how to communicate effectively and manage conflict in own role
- Understand how to provide safe, person-centred, high-quality care and support
- Understand the requirements for information governance
- Understand responsibilities relating to health and safety in own role, including scene safety
- Understand the principles of infection prevention and control
- Understand the importance of responder resilience, well-being, and stress management in own role
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 610/4719/3
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- FAQ
- Qualification Type
- Vocationally-Related Qualification
- Operational Start
- Apr 2025