Monash University

Leader(s): A/Prof Frank Archer, Ms Andrea Wyatt

Offered

Peninsula First semester 2009 (Day)
Peninsula First semester 2009 (Off-campus)
Peninsula Second semester 2009 (Day)
Peninsula Second semester 2009 (Off-campus)

Synopsis

This unit will specifically address the requirements of providing international retrieval and repatriation of sick and injured travellers using commercial aircraft to their country of origin for definitive care.

This unit is open to ambulance and MICA paramedics, registered nurses and doctors
who are employees of public or private aeromedical retrieval providers and
operational Australian military flight paramedics or those with an interest in
retrieval medicine.

Objectives

By the end of this unit, the student will be able to:

1. describe the organisational and communication requirements of international retrieval

and the roles of the insurer and other personnel involved in the retrieval;

2. describe the facilities and use the equipment available on commercial airlines to

facilitate care of the patient during flight;

3. describe the roles of the Captain and cabin crew and relationship with the

aeromedical retrieval team;

4. describe the safety requirements on board and aircraft escape and evacuation

procedures;

5. discuss the implications of common international travel conventions and legal

requirements related to moving patients, equipment and drugs from port to port to the
successful and safe retrieval of the patient;

6. apply the knowledge of the influence of long haul aeromedical retrieval to the

management of the patient's clinical condition;

7. discuss the role and interrelationships between major international emergency

medical services operations; and

8. describe how cultural issues and health beliefs can impact on the successful

repatriation of patients from overseas ports.

Assessment

Assignment (40%)
Worksheets (60%)

Contact hours

76 hours comprising lectures, tutorials, practical sessions, clinical scenarios, self-directed learning materials and WebCT; and 80 hours individual study

Prerequisites

PAR4201, PAR4202