Level 4 Certificate in First Response Emergency Care (RQF)
£500.00 per learner
Book nowFREC 4 Course Overview
The QA Level 4 Certificate in First Response Emergency Care (RQF), also known as FREC 4, is a regulated and nationally recognised prehospital care qualification specifically designed for those looking to progress their career within the NHS or private ambulance services as an emergency care assistant, intermediate ambulance practitioner, event medical provider, associate practitioner or healthcare assistant. It is also ideal for those looking to work within specialist roles in the military, police and fire services.
Widen Your Knowledge In Prehospital Care Emergencies
As the next step for those who have completed the QA Level 3 Certificate in First Response Emergency Care (RQF), this qualification provides learners with a wider scope of practice in prehospital care emergencies, allowing for greater employment opportunities. It also forms part of a progressive suite of prehospital care qualifications.
Fulfilling the competencies set out in the PHEM skills framework at descriptor level E, this fantastic qualification provides learners with the knowledge and skills needed to be able to respond to a wide range of prehospital care emergencies, such as major incidents, fracture immobilisation, sick and injured children, mental health crisis and more.
What's Covered?
- Initial patient assessment
- Medical gases – including dosages and administration
- Major incidents
- Psychosocial development in children
- Physiological observations
- Thoracic trauma
- Emergency care for sick and injured children
- Anatomy and physiology
- Sepsis
- Heart disease
- Maternity care
- Electrocardiogram application and monitoring
- Respiratory disorders and infections
- Mental health crisis
- Managing a patient's airway – supraglottic airways
- Mechanisms of injury and kinetics
- Assisting the clinician with clinical interventions
- Triage
- Full body and limb immobilisation
- Sexual assault
Frequently Asked Questions
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Key Information
Length:
39 hour course (minimum) + 141 hours of self-directed study
Expiration:
Certificate remains valid by maintaining CPD portfolio and ILS certification
Entry Requirements:
Must hold a valid, in-date FREC 3 certificate
PHEM Framework:
Descriptor Level E
Info:
Course hours: 09:00 - 17:00 (approx. finish time).
What to bring: Photographic ID, comfortable clothing.
Please be prepared to submit your CPD hours and FREC 3 certificate for pre-course prerequisites. Our team will contact you shortly to collect these, so please have them ready.
Address:
Milton Keynes Gemini House, Sunrise Parkway, Milton Keynes, MK17 6LPThe Health & Safety Academy Plymouth, Office 106 Airport Business Centre, 10 Thornbury Road, Estover Industrial Estate, Plymouth, PL6 7PPThe Health & Safety Academy Thetford, The Bull Pen Scales Farm, Hargham Rd, Old Buckenham, Attleborough, NR17 1PE
| Date | Price | Length | Expiration | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/06/26 - 05/06/26 | £500.00 per learner | 5 Days Course, Milton Keynes | Certificate remains valid by maintaining CPD portfolio and ILS certification | Add to Basket |
| 29/06/26 - 03/07/26 | £500.00 per learner | 5 Days Course, Norfolk | Certificate remains valid by maintaining CPD portfolio and ILS certification | Add to Basket |
| 04/07/26 - 05/07/26 & 18/07/26 - 19/07/26 & 01/08/26 | £500.00 per learner | 5 Days Course, Milton Keynes | Certificate remains valid by maintaining CPD portfolio and ILS certification | Add to Basket |
| 06/07/26 - 10/07/26 | £500.00 per learner | 5 Days Course, Milton Keynes | Certificate remains valid by maintaining CPD portfolio and ILS certification | Add to Basket |
| 13/07/26 - 17/07/26 | £500.00 per learner | 5 Days Course, Plymouth | Certificate remains valid by maintaining CPD portfolio and ILS certification | Add to Basket |
| 03/08/26 - 07/08/26 | £500.00 per learner | 5 Days Course, Milton Keynes | Certificate remains valid by maintaining CPD portfolio and ILS certification | Add to Basket |
| 24/08/26 - 28/08/26 | £500.00 per learner | 5 Days Course, Norfolk | Certificate remains valid by maintaining CPD portfolio and ILS certification | Add to Basket |
| 05/09/26 - 06/09/26 & 19/09/26 - 20/09/26 & 03/10/26 | £500.00 per learner | 5 Days Course, Milton Keynes | Certificate remains valid by maintaining CPD portfolio and ILS certification | Add to Basket |
| 14/09/26 - 18/09/26 | £500.00 per learner | 5 Days Course, Plymouth | Certificate remains valid by maintaining CPD portfolio and ILS certification | Add to Basket |
| 28/09/26 - 02/10/26 | £500.00 per learner | 5 Days Course, Milton Keynes | Certificate remains valid by maintaining CPD portfolio and ILS certification | Add to Basket |
| 05/10/26 - 09/10/26 | £500.00 per learner | 5 Days Course, Norfolk | Certificate remains valid by maintaining CPD portfolio and ILS certification | Add to Basket |
| 09/11/26 - 13/11/26 | £500.00 per learner | 5 Days Course, Milton Keynes | Certificate remains valid by maintaining CPD portfolio and ILS certification | Add to Basket |
| 09/11/26 - 13/11/26 | £500.00 per learner | 5 Days Course, Plymouth | Certificate remains valid by maintaining CPD portfolio and ILS certification | Add to Basket |
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