Module Code - Title:
GM4013
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PRINCIPLES OF PRE HOSPITAL EMERGENCY CARE 2
Year Last Offered:
2025/6
Hours Per Week:
Grading Type:
N
Prerequisite Modules:
Rationale and Purpose of the Module:
The aim of this module is to explore the developing evidence base behind current Pre Hospital Emergency Care process and practice. Building on foundations from Pre Hospital Emergency Care 1 and further more complex reviews of treatments and protocols to include invasive interventions and pharmacological agents.
Syllabus:
This module comprises a combination of actual trauma care case presentations, supported by an online learning system providing interactive access to the seminal emergency care text content. Emergency care will reviewed under multiple acute headings reflecting the diverse and unpredictable nature of the profession. Course elements include: Torso trauma, musculoskeletal and extremity trauma, Burns trauma, Environmental emergencies.
Pharmological interventions include opioid analgesia, field anaesthesia, plasma expanders and whole blood replacement.
Learning Outcomes:
Cognitive (Knowledge, Understanding, Application, Analysis, Evaluation, Synthesis)
Understand the laws of physics associated with trauma mechanisms. Understand pathophysiology associated with traumatic injury. Demonstrate an associative pathway between system injury as a predictor of mortality and morbidity. To include the pharmaco kinetics and pharmacodynamics of selected drug agents.
Affective (Attitudes and Values)
Display a professional image and persona in the face of extreme circumstance and unpredictable environments. Provide empathy and understanding towards patients, relatives and fellow health professionals.
Psychomotor (Physical Skills)
Assess a trauma scene to predict injury patterns, complete rapid primary and secondary patient surveys and plan appropriate treatment regimes and strategies as a result, manage complex multi system trauma including patient assessment to definitive care pathways. Prepare drug calculations across a range of paediatric patients and medications.
How the Module will be Taught and what will be the Learning Experiences of the Students:
This element of the course will predominantly teach via distance learning. Modern IT infrastructure systems will be used to facilitate remote access to case based presentation's describing evolving emergent care cases. Links have been made with University Paramedic Programmes outside the state and international case review will form an integral part of gathering evidence. (Charles Strut University - Australia, Great Western Ambulance Service - Manchester, Sonny Brook Hospital - University of Toronto, Canada).
Candidates must demonstrate the ability to make rational decisions under extreme pressure. To demonstrate an understanding that vulnerable, in many cases non communicative patients have summoned 999 assistance and placed their trust in the Paramedic practitioner.
Act as a healthcare advocate in the wider community setting.
Research Findings Incorporated in to the Syllabus (If Relevant):
Prime Texts:
Beck E. R., Souhami R. L., Hannah M, Holdright D. (2003)
Tutorials in Differential Diagnosis
, London: Churchill Livingston
Dains J.E., Baumann L.C., Scheibel P. (2012)
Advanced Health Assessment and Clinical Diagnosis in primary Care (4th Edition)
, London: Mosby
Rutter P. (2008)
Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment
, London: Churchill Livingstone
Other Relevant Texts:
Programme(s) in which this Module is Offered:
Semester(s) Module is Offered:
Autumn
Module Leader:
shaun.oliphant@ul.ie