Hobart, Rozelle - Sydney
This unit has been discontinued.
Professional Experience Placement (PEP)
To be eligible to undertake PEP, all students must be “Verified” as meeting College of Health and Medicine PEP Safety in Practice Compliance as per the Course Entry Requirements. Students who cannot or do not comply with these requirements will not be allocated PEP and therefore will not be able to complete this unit.
Introduction
CAA206 is the second of two medical emergency units. This unit will provide you with the necessary knowledge and skills to identify, assess and manage the common cardiovascular and respiratory medical emergencies that may be encountered in the out-of-hospital setting. The unit will also explore the epidemiology and pathophysiology of these conditions, as well as clinical challenges that have arisen from contemporary research. CAA206 will build on previous knowledge by affirming the importance of utilising 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. This unit will be supplemented by short clinical placements in hospital settings where airway management is a routine part of the patient care, such as an operating theatre, a recovery room, or an emergency department.
In order to enrol in CAA206 students must have successfully completed CAA109 and CAA205. CSA236 (Pharmacology in Paramedic Practice) and CXA204 (Bioscience 1) are co-requisite units for CAA206
Summary 2020
| Unit name | Medical Emergencies for Out-of-Hospital Practice 2 |
|---|---|
| Unit code | CAA206 |
| Credit points | 12.5 |
| Faculty/School | College of Health and Medicine Tasmanian School of Medicine |
| Discipline | Paramedicine |
| Coordinator | Jonothan Sward |
| Teaching staff | Suzanne Avis |
| 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
- CAA205, CAA109
Co-requisites
- CXA204, CAA236
Teaching
| Teaching Pattern | Recorded lectures available online, 2 hour tutorial sessions every 3 weeks and 3 hour weekly practical. |
|---|---|
| Assessment | Task 1: Essential clinical skills Ongoing Pass / Fail 1 - 5 |
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
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