This first year of the Bachelor of Emergency Health (Paramedic) aims to provide adequate preparatory coursework for students to enter the professional phase of the degree which commences in the second year. In year one, students enroll in two BMS units and a social work unit in order to obtain the necessary introduction to the biomedical, physical and health social sciences which underpin clinical paramedic practice. This unit has been developed to provide a professional context and correlation to the other units being studied in the first year.

By the completion of this unit, the student should be able to:

This unit introduces fundamental clinical concepts underpinning paramedic practice. It will assist in the transition to first year university studies by applying a paramedic context for learning and in developing essential analytical, information seeking and written communication skills. It will use a first aid course, the principles of patient transport and the essential practical skills required for non-emergency patient care and transport to develop the clinical concepts. The unit will identify factors affecting learning in the clinical environment and the concepts of the health care team as they relate to patient transport and emergency care. It will include supervised clinical visits to patient transport and ambulance services for students to gain the context of paramedic practice.

Worksheets 40% Students are required to complete four short worksheets. The first two worksheets will have short answer questions relating to topics relevant to first aid. These will be administered partway through the unit. The remaining two worksheets have been designed to provide the students with particular learning activities that they are required to complete whilst on supervised clinical visits. (Objectives 2, 5, 6) Examination 30% Students are required to sit a two hour examination comprising both multiple choice and short answer questions. This examination is designed using questions relating to clinical cases to measure the level of understanding of principles of paramedic practice, first aid and the role of the health care team. (Objectives 1, 2, 4, 7) Assignment 30% Students are required to complete a 1500 word written assignment that deals with a particular clinical case. Students are expected to apply the unit content to the management of this case. (Objectives 1, 4 - 7) Essential Practical Skills Pass/Fail Students will be required to reach a level of competency in essential first aid skills and those practical skills relating to the safe transport and care of non-emergency patients. This will be achieved through use of simulations for clinical skills practice and assessment. (Objectives 2, 3,)

• Software Title:
• Vendor:
• Version:
• OS: MS Windows XP ( ) and/or LINUX ( )
• License Details: (A valid software license certificate/s or Vendor permission must be available upon request if the software is to be installed for teaching)
• Are we currently licensed: Yes ( ) or No ( ) (If unsure, please check with your local IT support )
• If (Yes), who is the contact person for this software?:
• If (No), will the software license be arranged by: Staff member requesting the software ( ) or Technical Services* ( ) ? *If the latter is selected, please discuss your requirement/s with myself ASAP, prior to finalising your request, as there could be financial or resourcing implications.
• Is the software to be installed and accessed from a: Client/Workstation ( ), or Server ( ) ?
• Type of license: Site License ( ), Freeware ( ), FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) ( ), Shareware ( ), Lab based ( ) # of Licenses needed ____
• In what week will you commence using the software in class? Semester 1 (Week ___ ) and/or Semester 2 (Week ___ ):
• Nominated Staff For Acceptance Testing Software: (Name) (Phone) (Email)
• Additional Information: Special Requirements, Software Configuration/Installation Requirements, etc:

Nil