PAR5480 Critical care management of medical emergencies
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
PAR5480 Critical care management of medical emergencies is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2025 in Semester 1 at Peninsula. It needs PAR5430.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Semester 1
- Peninsula
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before PAR5480
Prerequisites
Pass these before you enrol.
After PAR5480
No unit lists PAR5480 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Corequisite: Must be enrolled in one of the following course codes: 3876, 3877, 3878, M6015
Overview
In this unit you will address the theoretical underpinnings required to develop an appropriate level of knowledge and skills related to the provision of care to the adult population in commonly encountered medical emergencies.
You will explore epidemiology, and evidence-based management of medical conditions enabling you to formulate treatment pathways and regimes. You will also analyse and evaluate the role that critical care paramedics play within the health system when caring for patients with medical emergencies.
You will evaluate your past clinical experience, and begin to recognise the importance of experience in identifying the key differences in the advanced life support measures and interventions available to manage these conditions as a critical care paramedic.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Peninsula | Flexible |
Assessment
- Vodcast (20 mins)Artefact35%
- Literature Review (2,500 words)Written35%
- Test x 2 (60 minutes total)Quiz / Test30%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Interpret the epidemiology of a range of acute and chronic medical conditions.
- 2
Synthesise the contemporary evidence to inform approaches to the management of medical emergencies.
- 3
Construct treatment pathways for medical patients through the application of clinical decision-making frameworks and problem-solving.
- 4
Formulate appropriate pharmacotherapeutic regimes using the relevant medications available for the critical care management of medical conditions.
- 5
Professionally manage medical emergencies at a critical care paramedic level.
- 6
Examine the role of critical care paramedics in holistic management of medical conditions.
Workload and teaching
- Lectures24 hours
- Tutorials24 hours
You will be expected to complete at least 6 hours of distance education directed learning and a minimum of 6 hours of private study and self-directed learning per week.
If completed on-campus, you will be expected to complete the equivalent of 6 hours of lectures, seminars or online tutorials per week in addition to 6 hours of self-directed learning.
Learning resources
Required resources
See Moodle for details about required resources.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Mr Tim Andrews
- Unit Coordinators
- Michael Walker
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for PAR5480?
You need PAR5430 before you enrol. Enrolment rules also apply.
When is PAR5480 offered?
In 2025, PAR5480 runs in Semester 1 at Peninsula.
Does PAR5480 have an exam?
No. PAR5480 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.