Level 3 Award in Administering Emergency Medical Gases

Course Price: £165

Course Duration: 1-Day (6 Hours)

You have a maximum of 4 weeks to complete the associated Workbook.

Course Information

This qualification forms part of the QA Prehospital Care qualifications. It will give the Learner the knowledge and understanding to administer emergency medical gases in a prehospital care setting.

Intended Audience

This QA qualification is for people who have a specific responsibility to be able to administer safely and
monitor the effects of emergency medical gases within their scope of practice in a prehospital environment.

This includes (but is not limited to) the following roles/personnel:
• First aider operating in a high-risk workplace such as:
– in welding, flame cutting and similar processes
– for helping people with breathing difficulties
– in hyperbaric chambers as a medical treatment
– for food preservation and packaging
– in steelworks and chemical plants
• Community first responders
• Fire, police and other emergency services personnel

Overview

This QA qualification is for people who have a specific responsibility to be able to safely administer and monitor the effects of emergency medical gases within their scope of practice in a prehospital environment.

Entry requirements
Learners must be at least 16 years old on the first day of the training.
Before they can register on to this qualification, Learners must have:

• Successfully completed a Level 3 First Aid at Work (QCF/RQF) (FAW) or QA recognised equivalent, and

• Knowledge/awareness of an automated external defibrillator (AED) if it isn’t incorporated into the FAW

There are no other formal entry requirements but to benefit from the learning we advise that Learners have a mminimum of Level 2 in literacy or equivalent and a basic understanding of first aid.

Assessment Process

      • 1 x Learner workbook
      • 1 x Practical assessment.

Requalification requirements

This qualification is valid for a period of 1 year. The Learner needs to retake the qualification before the certificate expiry date to remain qualified.

 

 

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