PAR2013 Paramedic management of cardiovascular and respiratory conditions

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

1. 1

   Describe the epidemiology, population health, pathophysiology, and clinical manifestations of acute cardiovascular and respiratory conditions relevant to paramedic practice across the lifespan.

2. 2

   Describe the epidemiology, population health, pathophysiology, and clinical manifestations of chronic cardiovascular and respiratory conditions relevant to paramedic practice across the lifespan.

3. 3

   Systematically assess a patient experiencing a respiratory or cardiovascular emergency, and associate the assessment with respiratory and/or cardiovascular disease pathology

4. 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. 5

   Identify relevant drugs 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. 6

   Interpret common electrocardiographic (ECG) rhythms and waveforms relevant to paramedic practice.

7. 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. 8

   Implement a clinical problem solving approach when evaluating patients with respiratory and/or cardiovascular conditions.

9. 9

   Justify clinical decisions in simulated cases for patients with respiratory and/or cardiovascular conditions.

10. 10

    Demonstrate culturally sensitive management of patients, their carers and bystanders in cases of cardiovascular and respiratory conditions in a range of contexts .