Handbook : Unit informationEdith Cowan University

School: Medical and Health Sciences

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• Unit Title

  Prehospital Perspectives in Emergency Management

• Unit Code

  PST3210

• Year

  2020

• Enrolment Period

  2

• Version

  2

• Credit Points

  15

• Full Year Unit

  N

• Mode of Delivery

  On Campus
  Online

• Unit Coordinator

  Mr David REID

Description

This unit builds on the knowledge of a health care provider in the management of disasters and major incidents from a prehospital perspective. The roles within these approaches to disaster and major incident response will be critically analysed and contextualised to practice. The focus will be on the practical aspects of the front line practitioner working in an interdisciplinary team dealing with multi-casualty incidents.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

1. Interpret emergency management legislation as it applies to the paramedic in global prehospital environments.
2. Manage the paramedic response at the scene of a major incident.
3. Critically reflect on the paramedic's role in each phase of the emergency management cycle.

Unit Content

1. Concepts of emergency management.
2. Incident management.
3. Medical and humanitarian relief.
4. Agencies involved in the coordination of emergency management.

Learning Experience

ON-CAMPUS

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.

For more information see the Semester Timetable

ONLINE

Students will engage in learning experiences through ECU Blackboard as well as additional ECU learning technologies.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures are used to introduce the central concepts of the unit. On-campus students will receive these as weekly recordings. On-campus activities and seminars will provide students with the opportunity to discuss and analyse disaster and major incident responses from a paramedic perspective.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

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 Board of Examiners.