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Responsible faculty or institute:
Health Science (principal)
Campus(es) Offered:
Hobart:
Course Duration: Minimum
3 yrs, Maximum
6 yrs.
Course Contact (faculty or school):
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Introduction
This is a professionally recognised course studied over three years part-time with concurrent full-time employment in the ambulance service.
Admission & Prerequisites
Entry to this course is open to students who satisfy the University's admission requirements for admission to an Associate Degree under Alternative Entry and who have clinical placements which are approved by licenced providers.
Course Objectives
Educational
By the completion of this course, the graduate will be able to:
- demonstrate the necessary attitudes and skills to meet the needs of the community, the industry and the profession as an Ambulance Paramedic and member of the health care team;
- recognise and assess appropriate symptom-syndrome patterns in patients with sudden illness or injury;
- demonstrate a patient orientated, preventive and systematic clinical approach to patient care that incorporates clinical problem solving processes in clinical decision making and the integration of theory, practical skills and clinical competence at the level of beginner Ambulance Paramedic;
- provide appropriate patient care during the transport of patients of all ages suffering from illness, injury or disability, whether physical or mental, acute or chronic;
- communicate and work effectively with other emergency services personnel and other members of the health care team;
- demonstrate insight into sociological, behavioural, ethnic, cultural, and disability issues and manage the associated social, cultural, religious, emotional and communication aspects of sick and injured persons, their relatives, carers and bystanders, and the "care of self" as an emergency services worker; and
- demonstrate the attributes of life-long learning by continuing to develop and further enhance their personal and professional development as an Ambulance Paramedic.
Vocational
By the completion of this course, the graduate will be able to:
- apply relevant principles of law, clinical protocols and administrative procedures to the care of patients within the operation of an Ambulance Service;
- practice as an Ambulance Paramedic within an appropriate ethical and professional construct;
- provide basic instruction to individuals and small groups;
- drive an ambulance vehicle safely and with comfort for the patient under all road conditions, within the legislation , existing regulations and Ambulance Service policies, and to maintain an ambulance vehicle and its equipment in optimal working order;
- initiate and/or assist with rescue techniques as appropriate to the Ambulance Paramedic and to initially manage multi-casualty incidents;
- contribute to Ambulance Services' quality management and clinical audit strategies, information technology and research programs and practice within an evidence-based paradigm.
Career Outcomes
Graduates will be qualified practicing paramedical professionals prepared to take leadership roles in emergency pre-hospital care situations and contribute to the expansion of practice knowledge.
Professional Recognition
Graduates will have met the professional requirements for employment as a Qualified Ambulance Paramedic and be eligible for membership of the Australian College of Ambulance Professionals
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