TM5576 - Adult Secondary Retrievals

Credit points:	03
Year:	2014
Student Contribution Band:	Band 3
Administered by:	Sch Public Health,Trop Medicine&Rehabilitation Sc (pre 2015)

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This subject provides students with the knowledge required to successfully provide clinical care in the adult secondary (interfacility) retrieval setting. Basic principles of interfacility care will be reviewed and form the contextual environment for the subject. Specific areas of clinical care likely to be encountered in the secondary retrievals environment will be examined in detail. There will also be a focus on the impact of the aeromedical environment on patients, procedures and equipment. The subject will provide students with not just the knowledge needed to provide patient care, but also knowledge of the evidence and theory underpinning these constructs.

Learning Outcomes

• Define secondary retrievals in the aeromedical retrievals;
• Outline how clinical care differs from standard hospital based health care through all phases of secondary retrievals;
• Describe common clinical conditions principles of resuscitation and clinical management likely to be encountered in secondary retrievals with particular emphasis of critical care patients;
• Outline the role of aeromedical retrieval services in potential or mass casualty incident with reference to site organizations and relationship with other key participants;
• Identify key aspects for communication and documentation for secondary retrievals.

Assumed Knowledge:	Students must have previous knowledge regarding the provision of medical care in critical care settings. This subject DOES NOT teach critical care medicine, it teaches the application of critical care medicine in the unique secondary retrievals environment.
Prerequisites:	N/AA medical, nursing or allied health degree/ qualification and at least 2 years full time experience (or equivalent part time experience) in a critical care environment". All applications will require approval from the subject coordinators prior to acceptance into subject
Corequisites:	N/A
Inadmissible Subject Combinations:	N/A

Availabilities
External, Study Period 2
Census Date 28-Aug-2014
Coordinator:	Ms Anita Robertson, Dr Stefan Mazur
Lecturers:	Ms Anita Robertson, Dr Stefan Mazur.
Method of Delivery:	WWW - LearnJCU
Assessment:	end of semester exam (40%); assignments (30%); (30%).
External, Study Period 1
Census Date 27-Mar-2014
Coordinator:	Ms Anita Robertson, Dr Stefan Mazur
Lecturers:	Ms Anita Robertson, Dr Stefan Mazur.
Method of Delivery:	WWW - LearnJCU
Assessment:	end of semester exam (40%); assignments (30%); (30%).

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.