PAR5250 Aeromedical and retrieval: Clinical

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

4. 4

   Develop pharmacotherapeutic and fluid administration plans 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 which will predict and prevent potential aeromedical complications that affect safe and efficient patient transport.