PMSC11004 - Paramedic Medical Emergencies 1

General Information

Unit Synopsis

In this unit, you will develop the skills to recognise, diagnose and manage patients with commonly encountered acute and life-threatening disease processes throughout their life span. You will integrate your developing knowledge of anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology and pharmacology with patient assessment, diagnostic evaluations, and clinical history taking to formulate a provisional diagnosis. You will use this information to apply the most appropriate clinical management in line with contemporary professional guidelines, protocols, and emerging evidence-based practices. You will also utilise appropriate communication styles, including verbal, non-verbal, and written, to communicate with patients and other professionals to convey information. Case-based learning will assist you to contexualise your essential clinical skills, decision-making, and problem-solving abilities. Throughout this process, you will explore the legal, ethical, and professional responsibilities required to practice as a paramedic.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 1
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Pre-requisite – BMSC11010 Human Anatomy and Physiology 1 or BMSC11001 Human Body Systems 1

Pre-requisite – PMSC11002 Foundations of Paramedic Clinical Practice

Co-requisite - PMSC12001 Procedures & Skills in Paramedic Care

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

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Unit Availabilities from Term 3 - 2024

Term 1 - 2025 Profile
Mixed Mode

Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

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This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).

Consult the University's Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades

Past Exams

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Previous Feedback

Term 2 - 2024 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 93.75% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 19.19% response rate.

Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Source: SUTE Teacher Report
Feedback
Students mentioned some lectures were hard to follow when the lecturer spoke outside of what was on the PowerPoint slide: there was also mention of a lecturer sounding monotonic as if they were reading from the slide.
Recommendation
Adjust the content delivery to include emerging technologies to support engaging lecture activity. The use of a green screen and more refined presentations were well received in the other week's course content: ensure consistency in this space throughout the whole unit.
Action Taken
Lectures were updated in 2024 with a new unit coordinator. The lectures were presented in an engaging format with the use of green screen and expressive presentation style.
Source: SUTE Teacher Report via emails and on Moodle Forums.
Feedback
Due to the amount of content in the unit, students provided feedback regarding the possibility of opening all content early for the best learning outcomes.
Recommendation
Consider opening all of the week's content or larger blocks to support students to work through content in a manner that suits their work/life/study balance.
Action Taken
All content was open and accessible two weeks before the term. Students had the opportunity to work ahead through content to suit their work/life/study balance.
Source: SUTE Unit Comment Report
Feedback
Feedback for practical assessment items could be improved to support student progression.
Recommendation
All student assessment feedback will be reviewed and implemented before the next offering to ensure consistency in the quality and tone of feedback across different markers. Review the guidelines for assessment feedback.
Action Taken
Written practical assessment feedback quality and quantity varied between academics. Academics were reminded of the importance of quality feedback. Rubrics and mark allocation were very prescriptive however, variations in written feedback still exist.
Source: Student unit and teaching evaluation.
Feedback
Students enjoyed the subject and the delivery style of the lecturer.
Recommendation
Continue to create lectures with the green screen and present in an engaging format to share enthusiasm for the teaching of paramedic medical emergencies.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: Student unit and teaching evaluation.
Feedback
There was a lot of content to cover prior to residential school, but felt it was structured logically and explained to convey understanding.
Recommendation
Continue to deliver content in manageable lectures and explain complex concepts by breaking them down into smaller, more digestible parts, using relatable examples, visual aids, and analogies. to support students understanding.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: Student unit and teaching evaluation.
Feedback
Students expressed disappointment this class was not delivered internally with weekly classes alongside PMSC12001.
Recommendation
Consider how internal classes can be delivered to support student experience.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes
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