PAR5220 Aeromedical and retrieval clinical 1: Advanced life support/critical care

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

1. 1

   Evaluate the equipment and facilities available to facilitate care of a patient on non-dedicated aeromedical aircraft including commercial airlines;

2. 2

   Analyse the implications of legal requirements and common international travel conventions related to transferring patients, equipment and medications from port to port to achieve a safe, successful patient retrieval;

3. 3

   Predict the effects of altitude on susceptible medical, surgical and traumatic conditions;

4. 4

   Develop pharmacotherapeutic and fluid administration plans appropriate to the professional practice level of the student to manage common conditions requiring aeromedical transport, demonstrating effective planning to manage potential complications that may arise;

5. 5

   Formulate holistic patient care plans appropriate to the professional practice level of the student, demonstrating a comprehensive knowledge of medical equipment; and

6. 6

   Devise clinical management strategies appropriate to the professional practice level of the student which will predict and prevent potential aeromedical complications that affect safe and efficient patient transport.