| Semester 3, 2022 Online | |
| Units : | 1 |
| Faculty or Section : | Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences |
| School or Department : | School of Health and Medical Sciences |
| Grading basis : | Graded |
| Course fee schedule : | /current-students/administration/fees/fee-schedules |
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Requisites
Pre-requisite: PMC1105 and PMC1000
Overview
Paramedicine Principles 2 is the second course that specifically addresses common medical and surgical conditions and emergencies that are encountered in paramedic practice. This course will enable students to further develop essential knowledge and skills in assessment, provisional and differential diagnosis as well as management of individuals who may present with an undifferentiated medical condition. Therefore, a broad range of topics related to practice are presented.
Medical and surgical emergencies account for a significant portion of the cases attended by paramedics. Therefore, this course will examine a diverse range of conditions including neurological, endocrine, metabolic, renal and gastrointestinal. The epidemiological, pathophysiological and clinical presentations of these conditions will also be covered. This course will also develop the students' ability to acquire and critically appraise evidence and determine the relationship between provisional and differential diagnosis.
Course learning outcomes
On successful completion of this course students should be able to:
- Demonstrate anatomical, physiological and pathological knowledge related to specific medical and surgical conditions;
- Examine epidemiological and demographic factors associated with various medical conditions;
- Apply clinical reasoning skills required to manage individuals with specific medical and surgical conditions and emergencies;
- Analyse treatment modalities associated with specific medical and surgical conditions and emergencies;
- Apply evidence-based practice to assess and manage individuals with specific medical and surgical conditions and emergencies, in a pre-hospital context.
Topics
| Description | Weighting(%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Epidemiology of key medical conditions requiring paramedic assistance | 20.00 |
| 2. |
Neurological emergencies Stroke Seizures Intracranial diseases |
40.00 |
| 3. | Metabolic disorders | 10.00 |
| 4. | Endocrine conditions | 10.00 |
| 5. | Renal conditions | 10.00 |
| 6. | Gastrointestinal disorders | 10.00 |
Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed
Student workload expectations
To do well in this subject, students are expected to commit approximately 10 hours per week including class contact hours, independent study, and all assessment tasks. If you are undertaking additional activities, which may include placements and residential schools, the weekly workload hours may vary.
Assessment details
| Description | Group Assessment |
Weighting (%) | Course learning outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quiz | No | 20 | 1,2,5 |
| Case 精东传媒app | No | 30 | 3,4,5 |
| Time limited online examinatn | No | 50 | 1,2,3,4,5 |