This video sets the scene for the course. You will learn what FREC 3 involves, what is expected of you, and how the course is structured. It covers the types of situations you may face and what you do and do not need to know before Day 1, helping you start thinking in a calm, structured way from the outset.

This video explains how to assess capacity and gain valid consent in real situations. You will learn when patients can make their own decisions, when they cannot, and what to do if they refuse care. It also covers acting in a patient’s best interests and staying within legal and professional boundaries.

When you arrive at a patient, everything can feel busy and chaotic. The primary survey gives you a clear structure to cut through that.

DR C ABC is about one thing: finding and fixing what will kill your patient first. You work through it step by step - danger, response, catastrophic bleeding, airway, breathing, circulation - and you don’t move on until life threats are managed.

It’s not a checklist you do once. It’s something you repeat, again and again, as the patient changes.

Before airway, before breathing - if there’s severe bleeding, that comes first.

Catastrophic bleeding can kill in minutes. You don’t have time to hesitate or second guess it. You need to recognise it quickly and act with purpose.

In this lesson, you’ll learn how to control major bleeding using simple, effective techniques - from direct pressure and tourniquets to wound packing - and how to apply them confidently under pressure.

If the airway isn’t open, nothing else matters.

This lesson focuses on the core airway skills you’ll use again and again - simple, effective techniques that make a real difference in the first few minutes of care.

You’ll learn how to open and maintain an airway, clear obstructions, and use basic adjuncts - all without overcomplicating it.

Once the airway is open, your next priority is breathing - because air moving in and out isn’t enough on its own. It needs to be effective.

In this lesson, you’ll learn how to assess breathing properly, spot early signs that something isn’t right, and recognise when a patient is starting to deteriorate.

We’ll keep it practical - what to look for, what it means, and what to do about it in those first few minutes.

When someone goes into cardiac arrest, what you do in the first few minutes matters most.

This lesson focuses on the core actions that save lives - recognising cardiac arrest, starting effective CPR, and using an AED without hesitation.

We keep it simple and practical. No overthinking. Just a clear structure you can rely on when it counts.

Once life threats are under control, this is where you slow things down and get methodical.

The secondary survey is about building a full picture - a structured top-to-toe assessment alongside a clear patient history.

In this lesson, you’ll learn how to spot less obvious problems, ask the right questions, and gather the information that shapes your handover and next steps.

Observations help you understand what’s really going on with your patient - and whether they’re getting better, staying the same, or starting to deteriorate.

In this lesson, you’ll learn how to take and interpret key vital signs like pulse, respiratory rate, and oxygen saturations, and what those numbers actually mean in context.

It’s not about memorising figures. It’s about spotting change and acting on it.

Good history taking gives you the story behind the patient.

Using the P-SAMPLER structure, you’ll learn how to ask the right questions, spot red flags, and build a clear picture of what’s going on - even before you reach for any kit.

This lesson focuses on keeping it simple, natural, and effective, so you can gather the information that really matters on scene.

Oxygen is one of the most common things you’ll use - but it’s not just air, it’s a treatment.

In this lesson, you’ll learn when to give oxygen, when not to, and how to use it safely and effectively. We’ll cover delivery devices, flow rates, and the reasoning behind your decisions.

It’s about using oxygen with purpose - not just putting it on because you can.

Medical terms can sound complicated, but most of them follow simple patterns.

In this lesson, you’ll learn how to break words down into prefixes and suffixes so they actually make sense - turning long, unfamiliar terms into something you can understand quickly.

It’s not about memorising everything. It’s about recognising patterns so you feel more confident when the language comes up.

To treat patients properly, you need a basic understanding of how the body works.

In this lesson, we break down the respiratory and cardiovascular systems - how oxygen gets in, how it moves around the body, and what happens when things start to fail.

It’s kept simple and relevant, so you can link what you’re learning directly to what you’ll see on scene.

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