UnitLevel 2Undergraduate

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 2022 in Semester 2 at Peninsula. It has no prerequisites.

Credit points
6
Offered in 2022
Semester 2
Peninsula
Assessment
Exam 65%
and 3 other tasks

This is the 2022 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.

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Requisites

Before PAR2022

No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.

After PAR2022

No unit lists PAR2022 as a prerequisite in the 2022 handbook.

Enrolment rules

Prerequisite: PAR2011 AND PAR2031
Corequisite: Must be enrolled in 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 2022

Teaching periodCampusMode
Second semesterPeninsulaOn campus

Assessment

  • Weekly short MCQ tests (10 minutes)
    10%
  • Mid-semester examination.Competency hurdle
    25%
  • Clinical portfolio.
    25%
  • End of semester examination (2 hours and 10 minutes)Competency hurdle
    40%
  • End of semester practical scenario (Pass / Fail)Competency hurdle
    -

Learning outcomes

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

  1. 1

    Describe the epidemiology, population health and pathology related to injuries and commonly encountered in paramedic practice.

  2. 2

    Describe criteria used to identify major trauma and demonstrate the application of pre-hospital trauma triage guidelines.

  3. 3

    Identify and evaluate evidence that informs paramedic clinical practice guidelines used to care for patients with injury.

  4. 4

    Relate the pharmacology of drugs and fluids used by paramedics for the management of injury to drug indications and actions.

  5. 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. 6

    Demonstrate clinical reasoning skills related to the management of trauma patients.

Workload and teaching

  • Lectures24 hours
  • 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

Chief Examiners
Mr Brendan Shannon
Unit Coordinators
Maddi Pearson

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for PAR2022?

PAR2022 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.

When is PAR2022 offered?

In 2022, PAR2022 runs in Semester 2 at Peninsula.

Does PAR2022 have an exam?

Yes. The exam is worth 65% of the final mark, alongside 4 other tasks.

More details

Credit points
6
Level
2
Study level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Organisational unit
Department of Paramedicine
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.125
Student contribution
SCA Band 2
Study abroad
Available