Staff profile

Mr David S. Lighton M.Ed., B.A., Cert. tra. & Ass., Cert. App. Sci. (A.O.), CELTA, Intensive Care Paramedic

Lecturer in Paramedicine

Faculty of Health Sciences

La Trobe Rural Health School
Department of Paramedical Studies

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Qualifications

M.Ed., B.A., Cert.Tra.& Ass., Cert. App.Sci.(A.O.), CELTA., Intensive Care Paramedic

Membership of professional Associations

Australian College Ambulance Professionals

Area of study

Paramedicine

Brief Profile

David has over 20 years experience as a practising Intensive Care Paramedic with 10 of those years being as a sole responder in rural Tasmania. Additionally, his paramedic experience has included additional qualifications and experience in Road and Industrial Rescue, Wilderness Response and Rescue and Helicopter and Marine Response and Rescue. Following upon his operational practice David has performed a number of training and educational roles within both the ambulance industry and university settings. These have included Course Coordinator of the Tasmanian Ambulance Service Intensive Care Paramedic programme, Lecturer in Prehospital Emergency Care at Charles Sturt University, Paramedic Programme Leader and Senior Lecturer at Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand and most recently as Paramedic Programme Leader and Principal Lecturer at Oxford Brookes University, England. Upon returning to Australia David has joined the development and teaching team of the Bachelor of Health Science and Master of Paramedicine Programme within the La Trobe Rural Health School. 

 

Teaching Units

PAR5SPP Specific Populations, PAR3PMT Paramedic Management Trauma, PAR4ATM Advanced Trauma Management, PAR4PMB paramedic management medical B.

Recent Publications

 

Gregory, P.Woollard, M. Lighton, D. Munro, G. Jenkinson, E. Newcombe, R. O'Meara, P. Hamilton. L. Malleable stylet vs. re-useable and disposable bougies by paramedics in a model of difficult intubation: a randomised cross-over trial. Aneasthesia (2012)   O’Meara, P. Tourle, V. Madigan, V.and Lighton, D. Getting in touch with paramedic student career intentions, Health Education Journal published on line 2 June 2011   Woollard, M. Lighton, D. Mannion, W. Johns, I. O’Meara, P. Cotton, C & Smyth, M. Airtraq versus standard laryngosocopy by experienced pre-hospital laryngoscopists managing a model of difficult intubation: a randomized cross-over trial. Anaesthesia. [2008] Impact Factor: 2.512.   Woollard, M. Lighton, D. Watt, J. McCrea, C. Hamilton, L. O’Meara, P. & Smyth, M. Use of the Airtraq laryngoscope in a model of difficult intubation by pre-hospital providers not previously trained in laryngoscopy. Anaesthesia. [2007] Impact Factor: 2.512.  

Research projects

David's research and practical interests lie in developing, delivering and assessing novel and authentic methods of teaching and learning for prehospital emergency care providers. David is especially interested in developing methods of teaching and learning that simulate real life situations and in including student paramedics in situations that reinforce and expand upon their previous learning and which helps to prepare them for their career real life experiences.