| Semester 1, 2023 Ipswich On-campus | |
| Units : | 1 |
| School or Department : | School of Health and Medical Sciences |
| Grading basis : | Graded |
| Course fee schedule : | /current-students/administration/fees/fee-schedules |
Staffing
Course Coordinator:
Requisites
Pre-requisite: PMC1000 and PMC2000
OR (from 2023)
Pre-requisite: PMC1000 and PMC1110 and PMC2000
Overview
Attending to non-acute patients constitutes a growing percentage of ambulance service presentations and consequently forms a significant part of a paramedic鈥檚 practice. Therefore, the focus of Paramedicine Principles 3 is on lower acuity presentations that do not require emergency treatment. Meeting the needs of these lower acuity individuals involves utilisation of enhanced higher-order diagnostic skills, decision making and clinical reasoning to refer them to appropriate resources that may include other healthcare organisations or alternative treatment pathways.
Non-acute care includes assistance provided to pregnant women or women experiencing childbirth with associated non-urgent complications. Other individuals that require management for non-acute presentations may include minor injuries or illnesses, social issues, complex or chronic illness, or palliative care issues. Additionally, this course will address the management of conditions relating to the urogenital, renal and reproductive systems, inclusive of childbirth and neonatal resuscitation. It will also explore the alternate and complementary management pathways for patients with various low acuity illness or injuries, complex or chronic illnesses, palliative care and/or those who fit into one or more of the vulnerable client demographic groups.
Course learning outcomes
On successful completion of this course students should be able to:
- Apply knowledge of anatomical, physiological, pathological and epidemiological concepts associated with obstetric, gynaecological and genitourinary/renal, palliative care to low acuity conditions and presentations.
- Implement alternative or complementary management pathways for vulnerable, low acuity and/or palliative care patients.
- Develop clinical management plans for patients experiencing obstetric, gynaecological, genitourinary/renal, palliative care or low acuity conditions and presentations.
- Examine strategies to effectively assess, diagnosis and manage obstetric, gynaecological, genitourinary/renal, palliative care or low acuity conditions and presentations.
- Conduct the assessment and clinical management of the new-born, including performing neonatal resuscitation.
- Determine effective communication with patients, their family members, and with other health professionals who will be involved with their care, inclusive of clinical handovers and referral.
Topics
| Description | Weighting(%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Genitourinary and renal conditions and emergencies | 10.00 |
| 2. |
Emergency Birth (normal) Common complications associated with birth |
20.00 |
| 3. |
The newborn Thermoregulation APGAR Resuscitation |
15.00 |
| 4. |
Low acuity Minor injuries, Non-emergency episodes Work related injuries Referrals to other practitioners Acopia |
20.00 |
| 5. | Palliative Care | 10.00 |
| 6. | Chronic pain | 10.00 |
| 7. | Miscellaneous multi-speciality conditions | 15.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reflection (personal/clinical) | No | 25 | 1,3,4 |
| Report | No | 25 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
| Time limited online examinatn | No | 50 | 1,2,3,4 |