PAR2013 Paramedic management of cardiovascular and respiratory conditions
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
PAR2013 Paramedic management of cardiovascular and respiratory conditions is a level 2, 12-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2020 in Full year at Peninsula. It needs BMA1012 and PAR1012.
- Credit points
- 12
- Offered in 2020
- Full year
- Peninsula
- Assessment
- Exam 70%
- and 2 other tasks
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before PAR2013
Prerequisites
Pass these before you enrol.
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After PAR2013
No unit lists PAR2013 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Full year | Peninsula | On campus |
Assessment
- iSAP Case Study x 2 (1500 words each) (20%)Other20%
- Fortnightly online quiz x 12 (10%)Other10%
- Mid-year written examination (2 hours, 10 minutes) (30%)Exam30%
- Mid-year practical examination (20 mins) (ungraded)Exam-
- End of year examination (2 hours, 10 minutes) (40%) (Hurdle)ExamCompetency hurdle40%
- End of year practical examination (20 mins) (Pass/Fail) (Hurdle)ExamCompetency hurdle-
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Describe the epidemiology, population health, pathophysiology, and clinical manifestations of acute cardiovascular and respiratory conditions commonly encountered in paramedic practice across the lifespan
- 2
Describe the epidemiology, population health, pathophysiology, and clinical manifestations of chronic cardiovascular and respiratory conditions commonly encountered in paramedic practice across the lifespan.
- 3
Systematically assess a patient experiencing a respiratory or cardiovascular emergency, and associate the assessment with respiratory and/or cardiovascular disease pathology
- 4
Plan and implement appropriate and safe management for a patient experiencing a respiratory and/or cardiovascular emergency and accurately document and communicate the care provided
- 5
Identify drugs commonly used by advanced life support paramedics for the management of respiratory and/or cardiovascular conditions evaluate the appropriateness of their use whilst cognisant of their clinical actions
- 6
Interpret common electrocardiographic (ECG) rhythms and waveforms within the scope of paramedic practice.
- 7
Outline the diagnostic reasoning process that determines the care of patients with respiratory and/or cardiovascular conditions in order to evaluate and justify management.
- 8
Implement a clinical problem solving approach when evaluating patients with respiratory and/or cardiovascular conditions.
- 9
Justify clinical decisions in simulated cases for patients with respiratory and/or cardiovascular conditions.
- 10
Demonstrate culturally sensitive management of patients, their carers and bystanders in cases of cardiovascular and respiratory conditions in a range of contexts .
Workload and teaching
On-campus: A combination of lectures, tutorials, practical classes, and online activities (6 hours per week), and self-directed study (6 hours per week).
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Cameron Gosling
- Unit Coordinators
- Mr Craig Taylor