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PMC2203 Paramedic Placement 2

Semester 2, 2020 On-campus Ipswich
Short Description: Paramedic Placement 2
Units : 1
Faculty or Section : Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences
School or Department : School of Health and Wellbeing
Student contribution band : Band 2
ASCED code : 069905 - Paramedical Studies
Grading basis : Pass/Not Pass

Staffing

Examiner:

Requisites

Pre-requisite: PMC1303 and PMC2102

Other requisites

Co-requisite: PMC2202 Paramedic Skills 4

Rationale

Paramedic Placement 2 provides students with their second block of four weeks full-time practical experience with the Queensland Ambulance Service. Students will work as the third officer on an emergency ambulance vehicle and will be expected to perform as a functional team member under the instruction of the ambulance crew. Students will be expected to demonstrate a higher level of knowledge and skills as compared to Paramedic Placement 1 (PMC1303) as they will have undertaken further study in the interim period.

Synopsis

The second practical placement of 163 hours provides the students with the opportunity to perform as a functional member of a paramedic team under the supervision of a qualified paramedic. The student should incorporate their increased knowledge and skills by contributing to assessment and management of patients who present with cardiovascular and respiratory conditions, as well as the general assessment of other patients.

Objectives

On successful completion of this course students will be able to:

  1. Evaluate own performance in a practical situation with regard to skills and attitude
  2. Demonstrate effective communication skills and the ability to interact with people from diverse age groups and cultures including team members
  3. Demonstrate active participate in decision making regarding the assessment and management appropriate to Year 2 student
  4. Assess and appropriately manage individuals presenting with cardiovascular, respiratory, and behavioural conditions
  5. Apply evidence-based practice to the manage individuals in an ambulance environment or pre-hospital setting
  6. Demonstrate ethical and professional behaviour in an ambulance environment.

Topics

Description Weighting(%)
1. Mandatory guidelines and legislation 20.00
2. Effective teamwork 20.00
3. Communication skills 20.00
4. Ethical and professional behaviour 20.00
5. Reflective practice 20.00

Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed

ALL textbooks and materials available to be purchased can be sourced from (unless otherwise stated). (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/textbooks/?year=2020&sem=02&subject1=PMC2203)

Please for alternative purchase options from USQ Bookshop. (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/info/contact/)

Queensland Ambulance Service Clinical Practice Manual (2015).

Reference materials

Reference materials are materials that, if accessed by students, may improve their knowledge and understanding of the material in the course and enrich their learning experience.
Australian Resuscitation Council Guidelines.
Garcia, T. (2015). 12-Lead ECG: The Art of Interpretation 2nd ed. Jones & Bartlett.
Gregory, P. & Ward, A. (2019). Sanders' Paramedic Textbook. 5th edn. Mosby ( available as an eBook).
Gregory, P., & Mursell, I. (2010). Manual of Clinical Paramedic Procedures. Wiley-Blackwell: UK.
Marx, J.A., Hockberger, R. S., Walls, R. M., et al. (2017). Rosen鈥檚 Emergency Medicine concepts & clinical practice 9th Ed, Vol. 1. Mosby/ Elsevier.
Talley, N. J., & O鈥機onnor, S. (2017). Talley and O'Connor's Clinical Examination, 8th ed. Elsevier. (including DVD).

Student workload expectations

Activity Hours
Clinical Experience 163.00
Lectures 2.00

Assessment details

Description Marks out of Wtg (%) Due Date Notes
PLACEMENT ATTENDANCE 1 1 14 Jul 2020 (see note 1)
PLACEMENT SUPERVISOR REPORT 1 14 14 Jul 2020 (see note 2)
REFLECTIVE PRACTICE PORTFOLIO 1 85 14 Jul 2020 (see note 3)

Notes
  1. Assessment item due 9 days after completion of clinical placement
  2. Assessment item due 9 days after completion of clinical placement
  3. Assessment item due 9 days after completion of clinical placement

Important assessment information

  1. Attendance requirements:
    It is the students' responsibility to attend and participate appropriately in all activities (such as lectures, tutorials, laboratories and practical work) scheduled for them, and to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration.

  2. Requirements for students to complete each assessment item satisfactorily:
    To satisfactorily complete an individual assessment item a student must achieve 100% of the marks (mark of 1) for that item.

  3. Penalties for late submission of required work:
    Students should refer to the Assessment Procedure (point 4.2.4)

  4. Requirements for student to be awarded a passing grade in the course:
    To be assured of receiving a passing grade a student must attempt and receive 100% (mark of 1) for all assessment items in the course.

  5. Method used to combine assessment results to attain final grade:
    As P is the only passing grade available for this course, all students who are qualified for a passing grade will be given a grade of P. Other students will be given either a failing grade or an incomplete grade.

  6. Examination information:
    NO EXAM: There is no examination in this course.

  7. Examination period when Deferred/Supplementary examinations will be held:
    NO EXAM: There is no examination in this course, there will be no deferred or supplementary examinations.

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Assessment notes

  1. Students must familiarise themselves with the USQ Assessment Procedures (.

  2. Referencing in Assignments must comply with the APA referencing style. This system should be used by students to format details of the information sources they have cited in their work. The APA referencing style to be used is defined by the USQ library鈥檚 referencing guide. These policies can be found at

Evaluation and benchmarking

In meeting the 精东传媒app鈥檚 aims to establish quality learning and teaching for all programs, this course monitors and ensures quality assurance and improvements in at least two ways. This course:
1. conforms to the USQ Policy on Evaluation of Teaching, Courses and Programs to ensure ongoing monitoring and systematic improvement.
2. forms part of the Bachelor of Paramedicine
o internal USQ accreditation/reaccreditation processes which include (i) stringent standards in the independent accreditation of its academic programs, (ii) close integration between business and academic planning, and (iii) regular and rigorous review.

Other requirements

  1. Computer, e-mail and Internet access:
    Students are required to have access to a personal computer, e-mail capabilities and Internet access to UConnect. Current details of computer requirements can be found at .

  2. Students can expect that questions in assessment items in this course may draw upon knowledge and skills that they can reasonably be expected to have acquired before enrolling in this course. This includes knowledge contained in pre-requisite courses and appropriate communication, information literacy, analytical, critical thinking, problem solving or numeracy skills. Students who do not possess such knowledge and skills should not expect the same grades as those students who do possess them.

Date printed 6 November 2020