PMSC29003 - Critical Care Management in Trauma

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit will allow you to synthesise your knowledge of common traumatic and environmental emergencies, incorporating contemporary evidence-based knowledge into new critical care trauma treatment paradigms. In addition, you will be able to apply critical care paramedic skills and interventions to the management of traumatic and environmental emergencies and to exercise leadership and engage in teamwork within trauma management systems.

Details

Level Postgraduate
Unit Level 9
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Co-requisites

PMSC20002 Advanced Clinical Skills Application

PMSC20005 Advanced Assessment, Diagnostic Interpretation and Management

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 2 - 2025 Profile
Mixed Mode
Term 2 - 2026 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 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. Case Study 50%
2. Presentation 50%
3. Practical Assessment 0%

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 2 - 2023 : 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: SUTE
Feedback
Overall the unit was fantastic, I really enjoyed being pulled out of my comfort zone. Most learning takes place outside of the comfort zone. The instructors' knowledge was fantastic, and the application in a practical manner was great. The instructors were also compassionate, caring and honest throughout the whole course.
Recommendation
Promoting high-fidelity simulations is always an ongoing process, and the unit will continue to foster a positive training environment.
Action Taken
High fidelity scenarios and simulations where provided during the residential schools.
Source: SUTE
Feedback
Really enjoyed the topic, but would be good if there was potentially a greater focus on paediatric and pregnancy trauma.
Recommendation
Paediatric and obstetric trauma is incorporated into the unit. This content will be reviewed and encompassed into the residential school component.
Action Taken
An additional day of scenarios was dedicated to pediatric and obstetric trauma.
Source: Unit coordinator
Feedback
No actionable feedback was received by students through formal or informal avenues, but students appeared to benefit from the practical aspect of the residential schools.
Recommendation
Students must be reminded of the importance of feedback to ensure ongoing improvements in future iterations of the unit, practical scenarios will continue to form the foundation of the residential school.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Synthesise knowledge of common traumatic and environmental emergencies
  2. Assess contemporary evidence for incorporation into new trauma treatment paradigms
  3. Apply evidence-based knowledge in the management of trauma and environmental emergencies
  4. Demonstrate advanced critical care paramedic skills and interventions in the management of traumatic and environmental emergencies
  5. Exercise leadership and engage in teamwork within trauma management systems.

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Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
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Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
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Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
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5 - Self-management • • •
6 - Ethical and Professional Responsibility • • • •
7 - Leadership • • •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Professional Level
• Advanced Level
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