L2 Principles Community First Response

Service Description

QA L2 Principles of Community First Response RQF This qualification forms part of the QA Prehospital Care suite of qualifications. The qualification and learning outcomes are based on the recommendations of: • Resuscitation Council (UK) • Assessment Principles for Regulated First Aid Qualifications • Skills for Health UK Core Skills Training Framework This QA qualification is: • For people who will respond to emergency or life-threatening incidents • For Community First Responders This QA qualification has been developed to prepare Learners to become Community First Responders. It has been designed to give Learners a basic level of prehospital care knowledge and clinical practice to deal with life-threatening emergencies such as cardiac arrest. Effective early interventions by community first responders have been shown to have a positive impact on patient outcomes and are reflected in the qualification content. Objective The objective of the qualification is to benefit Learners by providing them with the knowledge and skills to administer initial emergency care at life-threatening incidents prior to the arrival of further medical assistance. Learners will gain the necessary skills associated with basic life support. Whilst achievement of this qualification confirms Learners have met both the theoretical and practical requirements, this does not imply a ‘license to practice’ – the scope of practice for which will be determined by the organisation responsible for the governance of community first responders. Intended audience This qualification is for people who are performing or aspiring to perform as a community first responder. Entry requirements Learners must be at least 18 years old on the first day of the training. To generate evidence of community first response to complete this qualification, Learners must have access to a minimum of 12 hours mentored practice. There are no other formal entry requirements but to benefit from the learning we advise that Learners have a minimum of Level 1 in literacy or equivalent. Progression The Qualsafe Level 2 Award in Principles of Community First Response (RQF) qualification can be used as a stepping-stone to progress onto higher levels of prehospital care qualifications, such as the Qualsafe Level 3 Award for Community First Responders (RQF), which will provide Learner’s with further knowledge and skills to deal with a broader range of emergency incidents.