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This unit develops proficiency in applying the systematic paramedic approach to assessing and treating sick and injured people in prehospital environments. Students will develop their step by step approach to scene and patient assessment, developing skills in prehospital emergency management processes and prehospital intermediate life support. Students will learn drug administration guidelines and intravenous access procedures in prehospital emergency settings. Students will develop their ability to interview and engage with people from diverse social and cultural populations, to support their progress towards a role as a professional paramedic.
Students will be required to attend an on-campus workshop at ECU Joondalup outside of the standard timetable.
Students must have passed PSP1108.
This unit must be studied with PST2235 Medical Studies for Paramedics 1 and PST2102 Trauma Studies for Paramedics.
Unit was previously coded PSP2102, SCH2205
On completion of this unit students should be able to:
Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU's LMS
| Joondalup | Mount Lawley | South West (Bunbury) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | 2 x 2 hour workshop | Not Offered | Not Offered |
For more information see the Semester Timetable
Clinical reasoning activities allow students to further develop their critical thinking and decision-making skills. Students are provided with self-directed revision activities and are required to complete pre-workshop activities in preparation for their intensive on-campus practical workshops which are facilitated by Paramedics. Objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) assessments are used to assess a range of patient assessment and treatment skills and students are assessed on their ability to use patient diagnostic and treatment equipment accurately.
GS2 GRADING SCHEMA 2 Used for Undifferentiated Pass/Fail units inc. practical units or work-integrated learning
Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.
Due to the professional competency skill development associated with this Unit, student attendance/participation within listed in-class activities and/or online activities including discussion boards is compulsory. Students failing to meet participation standards as outlined in the unit information may be awarded an I Grade (Fail - incomplete). Students who are unable to meet this requirement for medical or other reasons must seek the approval of the unit coordinator.
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Performance ^ | Simulations - Emergency medical and trauma care |
| Performance ^ | Clinical OSCEs. |
| Portfolio ^ | Clinical skills portfolio |
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Performance ^ | Simulations - Emergency medical and trauma care |
| Performance ^ | Clinical OSCEs. |
| Portfolio ^ | Clinical skills portfolio |
^ Mandatory to Pass
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.
Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. Informal vivas may be conducted as part of an assessment task, where staff require further information to confirm the learning outcomes have been met. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.
Integrity is a core value at Edith Cowan University, and it is expected that ECU students complete their assessment tasks honestly and with acknowledgement of other people's work as well as any generative artificial intelligence tools that may have been used. This means that assessment tasks must be completed individually (unless it is an authorised group assessment task) and any sources used must be referenced.
Breaches of academic integrity can include:
Copying the words, ideas or creative works of other people or generative artificial intelligence tools, without referencing in accordance with stated University requirements. Students need to seek approval from the Unit Coordinator within the first week of study if they intend to use some of their previous work in an assessment task (self-plagiarism).
Working with other students and submitting the same or substantially similar work or portions of work when an individual submission was required. This includes students knowingly providing others with copies of their own work to use in the same or similar assessment task(s).
Organising a friend, a family member, another student or an external person or organisation (e.g. through an online website) to complete or substantially edit or refine part or all of an assessment task(s) on their behalf.
Using or having access to unauthorised materials in an exam or test.
Serious outcomes may be imposed if a student is found to have committed one of these breaches, up to and including expulsion from the University for repeated or serious acts.
ECU's policies and more information about academic integrity can be found on the student academic integrity website.
All commencing ECU students are required to complete the Academic Integrity Module.
In some circumstances, Students may apply to their Unit Coordinator to extend the due date of their Assessment Task(s) in accordance with ECU's Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000001386.
Students may apply for Special Consideration in respect of a final unit grade, where their achievement was affected by Exceptional Circumstances as set out in the Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000003318.
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