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Course description

Trauma & Environmental Emergencies will build on the knowledge obtained in the foundational science (ANAT1100, BIOM1100, PATH1000, PCOL2000) and clinical skills (PMDC2100) courses, and will be supported by concurrent learning in Paramedic Clinical Skills 2 (PMDC2200) and Paramedic Clinical Placement 2 (PMDC2203). Students will gain specific knowledge of common traumatic and environmental emergencies encountered by paramedics. Teaching will include the presentation, history, risk factors & clinical management of each of these emergencies. Students will also discuss relevant population statistics related to traumatic & environmental injuries, and will learn the significance of mechanism of injury, pattern of injury and time criticality. The aim of the course is to enable students to correctly diagnose and competently manage any trauma and environmental emergency/potential emergency relevant to their practice as a paramedic. Students will also be expected to use an evidence-based practice approach to the clinical management of their patients. This course will be delivered in block mode to accommodate Paramedic Clinical Placement 2 (PMDC2203).