Description

The Qualsafe Level 3 Award in Administering Emergency Medical Gases (RQF) has been specifically designed for those who have a responsibility for providing treatment to patients in prehospital care. This course focuses on the protocols for administering emergency medical gases, including Entonox, for individuals working in professions like the police, fire service, or private ambulance sector.

During this half-day course, learners will develop the necessary knowledge and skills for the safe, prompt, and effective administration of emergency oxygen and analgesic agents. Successful candidates will leave with the skills, knowledge, and competencies needed for administering emergency medical gases safely and promptly in an emergency.

What’s Covered?

• Understanding the use of oxygen therapy, including:
  • Health and safety principles for the use of oxygen
  • Benefits of oxygen administration
  • Indications for emergency oxygen therapy
  • Dangers of compressed gas
  • Administering emergency oxygen
  • Pre-operational inspections for oxygen therapy equipment
• The clinical need for oxygen therapy for:
  • Trauma
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
  • Hypoxia
  • Delivery devices
• Understanding the use of a mixture of nitrous oxide and oxygen
• Administering a mixture of nitrous oxide and oxygen

Entry Requirements

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

• Successfully completed a Level 3 First Aid at Work (QCF/RQF) (FAW) or a 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.