L3 Administering Emergency Medical Gases

Service Description

QA L3 Administering Emergency Medical Gases RQF This qualification forms part of the QA Prehospital Care qualifications. It will provide the Learner with the knowledge and understanding to be able to administer emergency medical gases in a prehospital care setting. The qualification and learning outcomes are based on the recommendations of: • Resuscitation Council (UK) • Assessment Principles for First Aid Qualifications • The British Thoracic Society • UK Ambulance Services Clinical Practice Guidelines (JRCALC) Learners should be able to demonstrate the safe and prompt administration of, and effective use of, emergency medical gases that can be used when providing emergency treatment and/or management in prehospital care situations. Objective The objective of the qualification is to benefit Learners through making sure they are competent to carry out their role and responsibilities, in line with agreed ways of working when administering emergency medical gases. Note: This does not imply a ‘licence to practice’ – the scope of practice will be determined by the organisation responsible for medical gases provision. This qualification does not allow a Learner to obtain, store or administer medical gases without clinical governance. Intended audience 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. 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 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 minimum of Level 2 in literacy or equivalent and a basic understanding of first aid.