Looking to take your first step into professional pre-hospital care? Our FREC 3 course delivers the essential training and real-world skills needed to begin working in emergency medical services.

FREC 3 is the entry-level qualification in the Ofqual-regulated First Response Emergency Care pathway. It's ideal for:

• Event medics

• Security professionals

• First aiders looking to upskill

• Those aiming to progress into ambulance or paramedic roles

Delivered by experienced, front-line clinicians, this course meets the Qualsafe Award Level 3 Certificate in First Response Emergency Care (RQF) standards.

Over 5 intensive days, you’ll gain practical knowledge and confidence in:

• Patient assessment and primary survey

• Basic airway management (incl. suction and airway adjuncts)

• CPR and AED use

• Trauma care (bleeding, fractures, spinal injuries)

• Medical emergencies (anaphylaxis, seizures, hypoglycaemia, asthma)

• Manual handling and moving casualties

• Administering life-saving medications (see below)

• Communication, documentation & safeguarding

As a FREC 3, you’ll be trained and permitted to assist with/administer key medications under your scope of practice, including:

• Adrenaline (1:10,000) – cardiac arrest

• Amiodarone – cardiac arrest

• Chlorphenamine – allergic reactions

• Entonox – pain relief (with additional IW training)

• Glucose gel (40%) – hypoglycaemia

• GTN spray – cardiac chest pain

• Ibuprofen & Paracetamol – pain relief

• Ventolin (Salbutamol) – asthma

• Penthrox (Methoxyflurane) – analgesia with additional training (IW)

• Naloxone (Nasal) – opioid overdose (with additional training)

• And more as defined in our clinical governance protocols

📝 You will also learn how to operate within your clinical scope under supervision from senior clinicians such as paramedics and RGNs.