EPP2011 - Clinical concepts of paramedic practice 2 - 2017

6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Organisational Unit

Department of Community Emergency Health and Paramedic Practice

Coordinator(s)

Mr Craig Taylor

Unit guides

Offered

Peninsula

  • First semester 2017 (Day)

Synopsis

This unit builds on the foundation of the paramedic clinician and expands on the patient assessment skills developed in clinical concepts 1.

This unit's primary focus is on the recognition and management of the unconscious and cardiac arrest patient.

Students will gain an understanding of the major causes of an altered conscious state and develop the skills required to safely and effectively manage a patient in cardiac arrest.

In the practical setting students will practice advanced airway management, drug administration and defibrillation.

In addition, this unit encourages students to explore the concept of evidence based practice and gain a deeper understanding of the evolution of practice in relation to resuscitation.

Paramedic clinical practice will be contextualised through supervised clinical experience with an emergency ambulance service.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. Demonstrate the standard clinical approach and patient centred interview techniques;
  2. Identify the role research evidence plays in informing paramedic protocols and practice;
  3. Describe the causes of altered consciousness, and describe and demonstrate the effective management of these patients;
  4. Perform safe and effective practice in relation to drug administration, defibrillation and manual handling of patients;
  5. Explain the concept of perfusion and the shock process and the implications of this in the out of hospital setting;
  6. Identify and demonstrate the management of safe and effective resuscitation techniques including ventilation, external cardiac compressions and defibrillation.

Fieldwork

Clinical Placement - 4 x ambulance placements (40 hours)

Assessment

  • In semester quiz x 2 (1 hour each) (30%)
  • Essay (3,000 words) (30%)
  • End of semester exam (2 hours) (40%) (hurdle)
  • End of semester practical exam (Pass/Fail) (Hurdle)
  • Clinical placement (4 x paramedic placements) (Pass/Fail) (Hurdle)

Hurdle requirements: To pass this unit the student must complete 4 x paramedic clinical placements AND pass the written and practical examinations.

Workload requirements

A combination of lectures, tutorials, practicals and online activities (6 hours per week), and self-directed study (6 hours per week).

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Chief examiner(s)

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Prerequisites

Co-requisites

3445, M20021