Hobart, Rozelle - Sydney
This unit has been discontinued.
Introduction
CAA205 is the first of two medical emergency units.This unit provides the knowledge and skills to identify, assess and manage common medical emergencies encountered in the out-of-hospital setting.
The epidemiological and pathophysiological aspects as well as contemporary management issues of the following topics will be covered: neurological, abdominal, renal and endocrine medical emergencies as well as infectious diseases and bariatric medicine.
This unit will reaffirm the importance of employing a systematic approach to all patient care and will prepare you for practice as a beginning practitioner. You will further develop clinical reasoning skills, patient communication, clinical judgement and critical thinking.
Summary 2020
| Unit name | Medical Emergencies for Out-of-Hospital Practice 1 |
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| Unit code | CAA205 |
| Credit points | 12.5 |
| Faculty/School | College of Health and Medicine Tasmanian School of Medicine |
| Discipline | Paramedicine |
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| Teaching staff | |
| Level | Intermediate |
| Available as student elective? | No |
| Breadth Unit? | No |
Availability
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* The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (see withdrawal dates explained for more information).
Fees
Requisites
Prerequisites
- CXA107, CAA108
Co-requisites
Mutual Exclusions
You cannot enrol in this unit as well as the following:
Teaching
| Teaching Pattern | 2 hour lectures face to face recorded and online, 2 hour tutorial sessions weeks 2, 4, 7 or during intensive, 3 hour practical sessions weekly or during the intensive. This unit will be delivered over 7 weeks or as an intensive |
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| Assessment | OSCE pass/fail, 3 hour examination paper 60%, Essential paramedic skills assessment -pass/fail, 2,500 word Assignment 40% Students must pass the OSCE assessment and written exam and complete all assessment items to achieve an overall pass for this unit. |
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
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