MD3006 - Introduction to Emergency Medicine

Credit points:	03
Year:	2005
Student Contribution Band:	Band 3
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This subject will be a basic level introduction to emergency medicine, emphasising the scientific and medical rationale for treating some conditions on an emergency basis and the basic principles involved.

Learning Outcomes

• assess at a basic level patients with urgent problems and elicit a history of acute disease;
• develop respect for the importance of accurate diagnosis and appropriate treatment that recognise the importance of alleviating suffering and pain safely and with compassion;
• display a commitment to the relief of pain and suffering, including self inflicted illnesses;
• formulate a hypotheses of diagnosis, an appropriate plan of management, investigations and emergency treatment;
• understand the basic principles of diagnosis and management of urgent and acute medical problems;
• understand the interrelationships between community, general practitioners, ambulance and other paramedical services, social workers etc and A/E services.

Prerequisites:

All level 1 and level 2 subjects in MBBS program

Availabilities
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Census Date 06-May-2005
Coord/Lect:	jc146737.
Contact hours:	13 hours
Assessment:	(80%); (20%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	This subject is assessed within an integrated assessment program for all Year 3 subjects. The assessment as detailed below, is the integrated assessment schedule for all Level 3 subjects. Students must participate in all formative assessment tasks to be eligible to sit the summative assessments. Attendance at clinical placements is mandatory and completion to a satisfactory level is required.

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.