PAR2022 Paramedic management of trauma conditions
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
PAR2022 Paramedic management of trauma conditions is a level 2, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2021 in Semester 2 at Peninsula. It needs PAR2011 and PAR2031.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2021
- Semester 2
- Peninsula
- Assessment
- Exam 65%
- and 3 other tasks
This is the 2021 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before PAR2022
Prerequisites
Pass these before you enrol.
After PAR2022
No unit lists PAR2022 as a prerequisite in the 2021 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Corequisite: Course code M2011
Prohibitions: EPP2042, BEH2022
Overview
This unit continues to develop the role of the paramedic as a clinician by extending clinical examination and decision making skills that were introduced in previous clinical units.
The unit addresses injury and injury prevention across the lifespan, with specific reference to commonly encountered acute and chronic musculoskeletal conditions, injury.
The unit will be case based, and will include clinical skills laboratories and simulation to develop essential clinical skills, clinical problem solving and decision making competencies. The scope of the unit includes developing the skills needed to provide general health care as well as care at an advanced life support level.
Offerings in 2021
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Peninsula | On campus |
Assessment
- Weekly short MCQ tests (10 minutes)10%
- Mid-semester examination.Threshold hurdle25%
- Clinical portfolio.25%
- End of semester examination (2 hours and 10 minutes)Threshold hurdle40%
- End of semester practical scenario (Pass / Fail)Competency hurdle-
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Describe the epidemiology, population health and pathology related to injuries and commonly encountered in paramedic practice.
- 2
Describe criteria used to identify major trauma and demonstrate the application of pre-hospital trauma triage guidelines.
- 3
Identify and evaluate evidence that informs paramedic clinical practice guidelines used to care for patients with injury.
- 4
Relate the pharmacology of drugs and fluids used by paramedics for the management of injury to drug indications and actions.
- 5
Demonstrate the ability to integrate the theoretical knowledge and clinical skills to the assessment and management of patients with injury in real time simulation.
- 6
Demonstrate clinical reasoning skills related to the management of trauma patients.
Workload and teaching
- Practical activities36 hours
A combination of online lecture, tutorials and online activities (6 hours per week), and self-directed study (6 hours per week).
Learning resources
Required resources
See Moodle for details about required resources.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Mr Brian Haskins
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Cameron Gosling