FPS300 Foundations of Paramedical Science 4 (16)
Abstract| In this subject students will be able to integrate pathophysiological principles and assessment findings to formulate a problem definition and implement a treatment plan for the patient with infectious and communicable diseases; allergies, anaphylaxis and immune system responses; gastrointestinal; endocrine; haematological and cardiovascular disease; and non-traumatic neurological emergencies. Students will also investigate the pathophysiology and Prehospital care management of patients with environmentally induced or exacerbated medical conditions, as well as patients with burns; soft tissue; musculoskeletal; head; facial; spinal; thoracic and/or abdominal trauma. |
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+ Subject Availability Modes and Location
| Session 1 | | Internal | Bathurst Campus | Session 2 | | Internal | Bathurst Campus |
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: FPS300
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
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Subject information| Duration | Grading System | School: |
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| Two sessions | HD/FL | School of Biomedical Sciences |
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Enrolment restrictions| Bachelor of Clinical Practice (Paramedic) and Bachelor of Nursing / Bachelor of Clinical Practice (Paramedic) students only. |
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Learning OutcomesUpon successful completion of this subject, students should:
be able to:
Demonstrate an appropriate level of knowledge of the physiology that underpins altered health states, acute health states and acute trauma states in the prehospital care setting that pertain to: cardiovascular conditions, neurological conditions, gastrointestinal conditions, environmental conditions, toxicology, soft tissue injury, head trauma, facial trauma, spinal trauma, thoracic trauma, musculoskeletal trauma and abdominal trauma.
Demonstrate correlations between clinical manifestations and the management of altered health states, acute health emergencies and acute trauma states in the prehospital care environment that pertain to the above conditions/states.
Demonstrate correct application of a prehospital care plan to create an appropriate plan of response to a prehospital care health emergency or trauma situation.
Apply the use of reflective and critical thinking to identify opportunities for improvement in clinical reasoning or patient care skills in the prehospital care setting.
Demonstrate an ability to utilise practical, valid and reliable research to support and enhance learning, and to show evidence of an appreciation for best practice in the prehospital care environment.
Demonstrate competence in medication calculations to industry standards using recognised formula.
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SyllabusThe subject will cover the following topics:
The subject will cover the following topics as they relate to the Prehospital care setting:
Aetiology, pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, assessment and Prehospital management of patients experiencing the following:
- Anaphylaxis and immune system responses
- Infectious and communicable diseases
- Cardiovascular diseases
- Gastrointestinal disorders
- Non-traumatic neurological emergencies
- Endocrine
- Head, facial, spinal, thoracic and abdominal trauma
- Haematological disorders
- Burns, soft-tissue injury, crush injury and musculoskeletal trauma
- Environmental emergencies |
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The information contained in the 2015 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 01 October 2015. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.
