PAR5330 Extended care paramedicine 2

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

1. 1

   Examine and apply knowledge of normal gastrointestinal and genitourinary anatomy and physiology to describe the structure and function as well as common abnormalities and significant acute or chronic pathologies associated with these two systems;

2. 2

   Analyse the common causes, clinical assessments, complications and outcomes associated with foreign body objects in both adult and paediatric patients;

3. 3

   Implement knowledge, skills and evidence based practice to safely and professionally manage acute complications associated with urinary catheters, PEG's and non-complicated foreign body object removal;

4. 4

   Formulate appropriate pharmacotherapeutic regimes using the relevant drugs available for the extended care paramedic in the management of acute or chronic gastrointestinal and genitourinary conditions including appropriate and judicious use of antibiotics, non-opioid analgesics, anti-inflammatories and antipyretic drugs;

5. 5

   Synthesise how community emergency health practitioners might relate to and coordinate with hospital emergency departments, general practitioners and other healthcare services for optimal patient-centred outcomes in the management of these conditions.

6. 6

   Reflect on the acute or chronic presentations beyond the technical skill, scope of clinical practice or diagnostic capabilities of an extended care paramedic as it relates to the management of gastrointestinal, genitourinary or foreign body object removal presentations.