PMSC20007 - Aeromedical, Retrieval and Tactical Medicine

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit will give you the specific knowledge and skills to function in aeromedical, retrieval and tactical medicine areas as a critical care paramedic. The unit looks at the core aspects of aeromedical and retrieval medicine covering physics, planning and preparing strategies for successful operations within aeromedical, retrieval and tactical areas, rotary vs fixed wing transport, functioning in confined or limited spaces, human factors and operational concerns, the clinical issues, risks and challenges involved in transporting critically ill patients in the aeromedical environments. You will demonstrate an understanding of the concepts regarding risk analysis, safety concerns, teamwork and identify the effective communication and collaboration skills utilised within aeromedical, retrieval and tactical environments.

Details

Level Postgraduate
Unit Level 8
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites There are no pre-requisites for the unit.

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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Residential School No Residential School

Unit Availabilities from Term 3 - 2024

There are no availabilities for this unit on or after Term 3 - 2024

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 Postgraduate 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

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Presentation 30%
2. Written Assessment 30%
3. Portfolio 40%

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

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Previous Feedback

Term 1 - 2021 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 100.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 20% 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: Have your Say
Feedback
I enjoyed the use of guest lecturers who are currently employed within the specialty field of aeromedicine.
Recommendation
We will continue to include these specialty resources within the unit.
Action Taken
We have continued to use these specialty resources within the unit.
Source: Have your Say
Feedback
I appreciated how approachable the Unit coordinator was and how understanding they were of real-world issues that may be impacting on students within the prehospital profession.
Recommendation
Continue to offer students academic support, acknowledging the challenges that affect their studies.
Action Taken
We continue to offer students academic support, acknowledging the challenges that affect their studies.
Source: Have your Say
Feedback
"I think the utilisation of 4 weeks to the tactical medicine component whilst highly valuable may have been too much based on current terrorism threat level and real world application currently in Australia."
Recommendation
We also received feedback from a student on My Experience asking for more Tactical Medicine content to be included. As this unit will not be offered in the future, there are no further recommendations.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Plan, prepare and implement strategies for successful operation within aeromedical, retrieval or tactical areas
  2. Integrate critical care clinical knowledge and functionality in aeromedical, retrieval and tactical operations
  3. Identify communication and collaborative skills utilised within aeromedical, retrieval and tactical environments
  4. Examine the clinical issues, risks and challenges involved in transporting critically ill patients in the aeromedical environment
  5. Develop an understanding of the concepts of risk analysis, team safety and teamwork in the aeromedical, retrieval and tactical environment.

A Graduate Diploma is now the standard requirement for many state ambulance services for advanced positions in the paramedic field. These positions have speciality areas that include aeromedical, retrieval and tactical areas.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
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1 - Presentation • • •
2 - Written Assessment • • • •
3 - Portfolio • • •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Professional Level
• Advanced Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
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1 - Knowledge • • • • •
2 - Communication • • •
3 - Cognitive, technical and creative skills • • • • •
4 - Research • •
5 - Self-management • • •
6 - Ethical and Professional Responsibility • •
7 - Leadership • •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Professional Level
• Advanced Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
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