TM5566 - Clinical Care Skills in Aeromedical Retrievals
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2013 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 3 |
| Administered by: | Sch Public Health,Trop Medicine&Rehabilitation Sc |
Available to postgraduate students enrolled in public health and tropical medicine courses only or by permission of Head of School.
This subject provides students with the knowledge and skills to successfully provide clinical care in the aeromedical retrieval environment. Basic principles of aeromedical care will be reviewed and form the contextual environment for the subject. This will cross the spectrum of care from intial patient management, whether that is pre hospital or at the bedside in the referring hospital through to inflight care and the handover process at the end of the mission. Specific areas of clinical care likely to be encountered in aeromedical retrievals will be examined in detail. This will consist of best practise and the theory underpinning this. How this best practice may vary between the hospital situation and the aeromedical environment as a result of aviation physiology, flight characteristics or aircraft configuration will be reviewed and students will be aided in understanding the rationale for this. There will also be a focus on the impact of the aeromedical environment on equipment used and procedures performed with respect to selection, outcomes and use. The subject will provide students with not just the knowledge and practical skills to achieve this but also the knowledge, evidence and theory underpinning this to help promote the deeper level of understanding expected of leaders in the field.
Learning Outcomes
- Assess a patients clinical condition and determine the major issues in optimising patient outcome with specific reference to the need for immediate treatment, immediate transport or both Describe and discuss how clinical care differs from standard hospital based health care through all phases of aeromedical retrieval activity Describe and use best practice for common or important clinical conditions likely to be encountered in the aeromedical retrieval environment;
- Apply the principles of resuscitation and clinical management to patients in the aeromedical environment (pre flight and in flight) Prepare and package a patient for aeromedical transport. Describe the roles of aeromedical retrieval services in the prehospital environment( including multiple patient incidents and disasters) with particular reference to site organisation and relationships with other participants;
- Describe and perform key clinical procedures in the aeromedical retrieval environment and discuss indications, limitations and rationale for these List pack contents efficiently locate specific items of equipment and begin to develop a personal culture of checking equipment Use appropriately and properly key pieces of equipment in the aeromedical retrieval environment and discuss indications, limitations and rationale for these Identify the key aspects of communication and documentation ion aeromedical retrievals and begin to develop strategies for improving performance in these areas.
Graduate Qualities
- The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
- The ability to define and to solve problems in at least one discipline area;
- The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments, and to reason and deploy evidence clearly and logically;
- The ability to deploy critically evaluated information to practical ends;
- The ability to evaluate that information;
- An understanding of the economic, legal, ethical, social and cultural issues involved in the use of information;
- The ability to select and organise information and to communicate it accurately, cogently, coherently, creatively and ethically;
- The acquisition of coherent and disciplined sets of skills, knowledge, values and professional ethics from at least one discipline area;
- The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning, and to learn independently in a self directed manner;
- The ability to manage future career and personal development;
- The ability to read complex and demanding texts accurately, critically and insightfully;
- The ability to speak and write clearly, coherently and creatively;
- The ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences;
- The ability to lead, manage and contribute effectively to teams;
- The ability to work with people of different gender, age, ethnicity, culture, religion and political persuasion;
- The ability to work individually and independently;
- The ability to select and use appropriate tools and technologies;
- The ability to use online technologies effectively and ethically.
| Prerequisites: | Participants will be required to have a medical or nursing degree or equivalent as approved by the HOS |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Limited, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 29-Aug-2013 | |
| Face to face teaching 08-Aug-2013 to 10-Aug-2013 (Face-to-face teaching will be held in Gold Coast) | |
| Coordinator: | Ms Anita Robertson, Dr Peter Aitken |
| Lecturers: | Dr Peter Aitken, Dr Stefan Mazur. |
| Contact hours: |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50% - 60%); presentations (20% - 30%); assignments (30% - 40%). |
| Special Assessment Requirements: | Students must attendattend the three day mini-block |
| Restrictions: |
An enrolment quota applies to this offering. |
| Townsville, Limited, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 28-Mar-2013 | |
| Non-standard start/end 07-Feb-2013 to 21-Jun-2013 | |
| Face to face teaching 07-Feb-2013 to 09-Feb-2013 (Face-to-face teaching will be held at Gold Coast) | |
| Coordinator: | Ms Anita Robertson, Dr Peter Aitken |
| Lecturers: | Dr Peter Aitken, Dr Stefan Mazur. |
| Contact hours: |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50% - 60%); presentations (20% - 30%); assignments (30% - 40%). |
| Special Assessment Requirements: | Students must attend the three day mini-block. |
| Restrictions: |
An enrolment quota applies to this offering. |
| Townsville, Limited, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 28-Mar-2013 | |
| Non-standard start/end 31-Jan-2013 to 21-Jun-2013 | |
| Face to face teaching 31-Jan-2013 to 02-Feb-2013 (Face-to-face teaching will be held in Adelaide) | |
| Coordinator: | Ms Anita Robertson, Dr Peter Aitken |
| Lecturers: | Dr Peter Aitken, Dr Stefan Mazur. |
| Contact hours: |
|
| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50% - 60%); presentations (20% - 30%); assignments (30% - 40%). |
| Special Assessment Requirements: | Students must attend attend the three day mini-block |
| Restrictions: |
An enrolment quota applies to this offering. |
| Townsville, Limited, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 29-Aug-2013 | |
| Face to face teaching 01-Aug-2013 to 03-Aug-2013 (Face-to-face teaching will be held in Adelaide) | |
| Coordinator: | Ms Anita Robertson, Dr Peter Aitken |
| Lecturers: | Dr Peter Aitken, Dr Stefan Mazur. |
| Contact hours: |
|
| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50% - 60%); presentations (20% - 30%); assignments (30% - 40%). |
| Special Assessment Requirements: | Students must attend the three day mini-block |
| Restrictions: |
An enrolment quota applies to this offering. |
| Townsville, Limited, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 29-Aug-2013 | |
| Face to face teaching 02-Oct-2013 to 04-Oct-2013 (Face-to-face teaching will be held in Townsville) | |
| Coordinator: | Ms Anita Robertson, Dr Peter Aitken |
| Lecturers: | Dr Peter Aitken, Dr Stefan Mazur. |
| Contact hours: |
|
| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50% - 60%); presentations (20% - 30%); assignments (30% - 40%). |
| Special Assessment Requirements: | Students must attend the three day mini-block |
| Restrictions: |
An enrolment quota applies to this offering. |
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.