Level 4 Certificate in First Response Emergency Care

Level 4 Certificate in First Response Emergency Care

The Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981 require all employers to make arrangements to ensure their employees receive immediate attention if they are injured or taken ill at work. Having the correct first aid provision in the workplace is not just a legal requirement, it is incredibly important for the safety of all members of staff!

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Course highlights:

• Recognised qualification supporting progression in NHS, private ambulance services, and specialist emergency roles
• Covers advanced prehospital care techniques, including ECG monitoring, trauma care, and paediatric emergency care
• Combines theoretical and practical training aligned with Faculty of Pre-Hospital Care guidelines

Course content includes:

• Initial patient assessment
• Physiological observations
• Anatomy and physiology
• Heart disease
• Electrocardiogram application and monitoring
• Managing a patient’s airway
• Medical gases
• Thoracic trauma
• Sepsis
• Maternity care
• Respiratory disorders and infections
• Mechanisms of injury and kinetics
• Triage
• Sexual assault
• Major incidents
• Psychosocial development in children
• Emergency care for sick and injured children
• Mental health crisis
• Assisting the clinician with clinical interventions

Course dates for 2025:

Please contact us for date

Course Duration – 39 hour course (min)

141 hours self-directed

The Qualsafe Level 4 Certificate in First Response Emergency Care (RQF) is a regulated and nationally recognised prehospital care qualification specifically designed for those looking to progress their career within the NHS or independent ambulance services as an emergency care assistant, intermediate ambulance practitioner, or event medical provider.

It is also ideal for those who are looking to work within specialist roles in the military, police and fire services. Following on from the Qualsafe Level 3 Award in First Response Emergency Care (RQF), this qualification provides learners with a wider scope of practice in prehospital care emergencies and also forms part of a progressive suite of prehospital care qualifications.

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