Confined Space First Responder.
(CSRTA)
IN ORDER TO ENROL ON THIS CONVERSION COURSE YOU MUST HOLD A CURRENT VALID FREC 3 QUALIFICATION.
Who is this course for?
This training course has been specifically designed for confined space rescue operators by the CSRTA in order to provide a dedicated curriculum that is fit for purpose. Although other courses have been historically used in this application, none of those predecessors were ever designed specifically for confined space applications.
This course meets the competencies set out in the Faculty of Pre-Hospital Care (PHEM) skills framework at descriptor level E
What is covered on the course?
Although this is not an exhaustive list some of the key skills and knowledge you will gain include:
Principles of Casualty Centred Rescue
Critical incident decision making
Management of entrapments and protracted incidents
Treatment of confined space toxicity injury and respiritory complications
Obtaining and recording basic observations
Nebuliser use
PERL assessment
How long is the course?
This conversion course is delivered over 1 day with a focus on practical skill application.

