PAR5430 Intensive care management of respiratory conditions and airway emergencies

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

1. 1

   Demonstrate an in-depth understanding of respiratory anatomy and physiology;

2. 2

   Perform effective differential diagnoses of airway and respiratory emergencies;

3. 3

   Evaluate available evidence related to airway and respiratory emergencies to determine current best practice approaches;

4. 4

   Apply current best practice approaches to appropriately manage airway and respiratory emergencies at an advanced level;

5. 5

   Construct safe and effective treatment pathways with flexibility to manage a diverse range of patients and progressions;

6. 6

   Formulate appropriate pharmacotherapeutic regimes for airway and respiratory conditions in the intensive care paramedic setting;

7. 7

   Critically analyse the role and effect of human factors in the management of airway and respiratory emergencies.