INTRODUCTION TO PARAMEDIC PRACTICE
PAR3IPP
2020
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this subject students learn techniques and processes essential to patient assessment, and are introduced to history taking and decision making techniques. This subject also introduces the student to the principles of basic life support, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation, basic airway management and initial care of a patient in actual life threat. Safe workplace practices, including manual handling, are also covered. The subject will also facilitate the integration of communication skills into practice.
School: La Trobe Rural Health School (Pre 2022)
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Susan Furness
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 3 - UG
Available as Elective: No
Learning Activities: N/A
Capstone subject: No
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: Must be admitted in HZPPNB and must have passed HBS1HBA and HBS1HBB; OR must be admitted in HHPPB and must have passed HBS1HBA and HBS1HBB and PAR1FPP
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Quota Management Strategy: N/A
Quota-conditions or rules: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Minimum credit point requirement: N/A
Assumed knowledge: N/A
Learning resources
Paramedic Principles and Practice ANZ: A Clinical Reasoning Approach
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Johnson, M., Boyd, L., Grantham, H., Eastwood, K.
Year: 2015
Edition/Volume: N/A
Publisher: ELSEVIER, Victoria
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Clinical practice guidelines for ambulance and MICA paramedics
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Prescribed
Author: Ambulance Victoria - current version
Year: N/A
Edition/Volume: N/A
Publisher: BLUE STAR PRINT, MELBOURNE, VICTORIA
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Career Ready
Career-focused: Yes
Work-based learning: Yes
Self sourced or Uni sourced:
Uni Sourced
Entire subject or partial subject: Partial subject
Total hours/days required: 44 hours
Location of WBL activity (region): Flexible
WBL addtional requirements: Hours include clinical placement (20hrs) as well as professional engagement (24hrs): role plays and simulations on campus during workshops.
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
Graduate Capabilities
Intended Learning Outcomes
Bendigo, 2020, Semester 1, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Susan Furness
Class requirements
LectureWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.00 hour lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
Placement - Off SiteWeek: 10 - 22
Two 10.00 hours placement - off site per study period from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
two observation shifts with Ambulance Victoria during the semester
WorkShopWeek: 10 - 22
One 3.00 hours workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
2 x groups of 20 students (a.m. and p.m. class)
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1-hour written exam (1,000-word equivalent) | N/A | N/A | No | 50 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6 |
30-min individual prac exam & basic life support case sim (1,500-word equivalent)Hurdle Requirement | N/A | N/A | Yes | 35 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6 |
Online responses to key questions (1000-word)Weeks 2,4,6,8, 10 and 12 | N/A | N/A | No | 15 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5 |