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School: Medical and Health Sciences

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Retrieval Medicine

  • Unit Code

    PST6105

  • Year

    2019

  • Enrolment Period

    1

  • Version

    3

  • Credit Points

    20

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online

  • Unit Coordinator

    Mr David John FORD

Description

This unit integrates the theory of emergency medicine and critical care to pre-hospital and retrieval practice. It aims to provide the theory of best clinical practice combined with expedient transport in the unique environment of aircraft and road retrieval.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded PST4106

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Analyse the complex pathophysiology of severe traumatic injury to guide clinical judgement and decision-making when treating patients in medical emergencies.
  2. Apply medical and paramedical theory and knowledge to develop effective, evidence-based, pre-hospital treatment and transport plans for life threatening and traumatic emergencies.
  3. Examine and correctly assess patients with life threatening illness and traumatic injury formulating advanced medical interventions and pre-hospital treatment plans.

Unit Content

  1. Rapid sequence induction intubation
  2. Assessment and management of the trauma patient
  3. Crews Resource Management in retrieval medicine.
  4. Special circumstances related to retrieval medicine.
  5. Management of retrieval medicine cases.
  6. Retrieval practice pharmacology, treatments, adjuncts, and equipment.
  7. Retrieval systems and strategies.
  8. Pathophysiology of life threatening illness and traumatic injury.

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, workshops, problem-solving exercises and audiovisual support.

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.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
PerformancePortfolio45%
ProjectAssignment25%
ExaminationEnd of Semester Examination30%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
PerformancePortfolio45%
ProjectAssignment25%
ExaminationEnd of Semester Examination30%

Core Reading(s)

  • D.V, S., & P.A., D. (2013). ABC of major trauma (4th ed.). Chichester, West Sussex: Wiley-Blackwell. Retrieved from https://ecu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/826652808?databaseList=638
  • ASTNA. (2018). ASTNA Patient Transport : Principles and Practice. (5th ed., pp. 1–848). London: Elsevier. Retrieved from https://ecu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/979561365

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

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.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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School: Medical and Health Sciences

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Retrieval Medicine

  • Unit Code

    PST6105

  • Year

    2019

  • Enrolment Period

    2

  • Version

    3

  • Credit Points

    20

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online

  • Unit Coordinator

    Mr David John FORD

Description

This unit integrates the theory of emergency medicine and critical care to pre-hospital and retrieval practice. It aims to provide the theory of best clinical practice combined with expedient transport in the unique environment of aircraft and road retrieval.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded PST4106

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Analyse the complex pathophysiology of severe traumatic injury to guide clinical judgement and decision-making when treating patients in medical emergencies.
  2. Apply medical and paramedical theory and knowledge to develop effective, evidence-based, pre-hospital treatment and transport plans for life threatening and traumatic emergencies.
  3. Examine and correctly assess patients with life threatening illness and traumatic injury formulating advanced medical interventions and pre-hospital treatment plans.

Unit Content

  1. Rapid sequence induction intubation
  2. Assessment and management of the trauma patient
  3. Crews Resource Management in retrieval medicine.
  4. Special circumstances related to retrieval medicine.
  5. Management of retrieval medicine cases.
  6. Retrieval practice pharmacology, treatments, adjuncts, and equipment.
  7. Retrieval systems and strategies.
  8. Pathophysiology of life threatening illness and traumatic injury.

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, workshops, problem-solving exercises and audiovisual support.

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.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
PerformancePortfolio45%
ProjectAssignment25%
ExaminationEnd of Semester Examination30%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
PerformancePortfolio45%
ProjectAssignment25%
ExaminationEnd of Semester Examination30%

Core Reading(s)

  • D.V, S., & P.A., D. (2013). ABC of major trauma (4th ed.). Chichester, West Sussex: Wiley-Blackwell. Retrieved from https://ecu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/826652808?databaseList=638
  • ASTNA. (2018). ASTNA Patient Transport : Principles and Practice. (5th ed., pp. 1–848). London: Elsevier. Retrieved from https://ecu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/979561365

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

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.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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