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PMSC20002 Advanced Critical Skills Application
Advanced Critical Skills Application
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General Information

Overview

In this unit you will address the paramedic management of patients with medical and trauma conditions at the critical care level. Upon completion of this unit you will be able to identify the indications, precautions, risks and contraindications of the skills and interventions involved in critical care practice; employ critical thinking and clinical decision making; and demonstrate the skills and interventions required at a critical care level. The unit will include clinical skills laboratory and simulation scenarios designed to enable you to develop the essential communication, assessment, clinical problem-solving, decision making and management skills required at a critical care level.

Details

Career Level: Postgraduate
Unit Level: Level 8
Credit Points: 6
Student Contribution Band: 8
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load: 0.125

Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Pre-requisites PMSC20001 Advanced clinical assessment and decision making PMSC20003 Pharmacological application in the critical care setting

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).

Offerings For Term 2 - 2026

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).

Website

This unit has a website, within the Moodle system, which is available two weeks before the start of term. It is important that you visit your Moodle site throughout the term. Please visit Moodle for more information.

Class and Assessment Overview

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This information will be available on Monday 18 May 2026
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Previous Student Feedback

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.

Feedback from Student feedback.

Feedback

A student stated that they would like more theory, such as pathophysiology, to be covered at the residential school.

Recommendation

All content related to the theory is thoroughly covered on the unit's Moodle page during the eight weeks leading up to the residential school blocks. While we do cover some theoretical components (such as pathophysiology) in each skill session, it is impossible to condense eight weeks of theory content into a few days without sacrificing the opportunity for adequate skill application and clinical decision-making practice. Students have been repeatedly reminded to study and review all material before attending the residential school. It is recommended that this message be emphasised more strongly in future iterations of the unit.

Feedback from SUTE Feedback

Feedback

Students requested additional video resources.

Recommendation

No Qualitative data was provided regarding the additional video resources. The content of this unit will be reviewed before the next offering of this unit. Additional and updated video resources will be provided as needed.

Feedback from SUTE Feedback

Feedback

A student shared that they thought the unit was excellent and expressed appreciation for the Unit Coordinator's (UC) experience and knowledge in the specialised discipline area. They also found the UC's methods of delivering the content to be very effective.

Recommendation

We will continue to offer contemporary evidence-based content that is student-centred, both online and in the classroom.

Unit Learning Outcomes

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This information will be available on Monday 18 May 2026
Alignment of Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Graduate Attributes

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Textbooks and Resources

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This information will be available on Monday 22 June 2026
Academic Integrity Statement

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