Unit Outline

In this unit you will affirm the importance of employing a systems-based approach to healthcare in the management of major incidents and multi-casualty situations. You will further develop a systematic approach to trauma assessment and care of emergent patients and refine and integrate current knowledge, clinical reasoning, ethical considerations, patient communication and critical thinking in the context of patients experiencing a severity range of injuries or illnesses following trauma or environmental exposure. Attendance and active engagement are important in gaining the required level of understanding and clinical practice. This unit requires significant participation as part of the learning process.

Intended Learning Outcomes

As per the Assessment and Results Policy 1.3, your results will reflect your achievement against specified learning outcomes.

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


1.	Apply principles of communication and leadership to inform best-practice approaches to trauma and environmental situations and major incident out-of-hospital systems
2.	Justify and demonstrate systematic evidence-based clinical approaches for the ethical and culturally safe management of trauma or environmental conditions in diverse groups of patients
3.	Apply clinical thinking and skills in the management of trauma and environmental patients in diverse settings

Requisites


REQUISITE TYPE	REQUISITES
Pre-requisite	CAA111
Anti-requisite (mutual excl)	CAA306 & CAA305

Alterations as a result of student feedback

No alterations have been made as a result of student feedback.

How will I be Assessed?

For more detailed assessment information please see MyLO.

Assessment schedule


ASSESSMENT TASK #	ASSESSMENT TASK NAME	DATE DUE	WEIGHT	LINKS TO INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES
Assessment Task 1:	Written Assignment	Week 6	30 %	LO2, LO3
Assessment Task 2:	Written Assignment	Week 10	30 %	LO2, LO3
Assessment Task 3:	Objective Structured Clinical Exam	Week 12	0 %	LO1, LO2, LO3
Assessment Task 4:	Final Exam	Exam Period	40 %	LO2, LO3

Assessment details

Assessment Task 1: Written Assignment

Task Description:

You are required to complete a case study exploring the evidence-based approach to the management of a trauma case.

Task Length:

1500 words (excluding reference list)

Due Date:

Week 6

Weight:

30 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Present an evidence-based approach, to outline the strategies applicable to the management of severe trauma patients.	LO2, LO3
2	Propose an appropriate management strategy applicable to the patients presenting condition.	LO2, LO3
3	Communicates in writing using correct grammar and appropriate terminology.	LO2
4	Demonstrates effective selection, use, and management of references	LO2

Assessment Task 2: Written Assignment

Task Description:

You are required to complete a case study exploring the evidence-based approach to the management of an environmental trauma case. The case study should allow the identification and justification of appropriate management strategies and disposition.

Task Length:

1500 words (excluding reference list)

Due Date:

Week 10

Weight:

30 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Analyse the evidence-based approach to support the clinical strategies applicable to the management of an environmental trauma patient.	LO2, LO3
2	Propose an appropriate management strategy applicable to the patients presenting condition.	LO2, LO3
3	Communicates in writing using correct grammar and appropriate terminology.	LO2
4	Demonstrates effective selection, use, and management of references.	LO2

Assessment Task 3: Objective Structured Clinical Exam

Task Description:

Summative skills assessment. On campus students must demonstrate appropriate use and practice of skills and case management. HURDLE TASK

On-line students on conversion pathways will be required to upload video evidence of competency as per details provided on MyLO and matched to assessment criteria and ILO measurement.

Task Length:

As per details provided on MyLO

Due Date:

Week 12

Weight:

0 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Implement safe practice of the advanced level skills applicable to the management of trauma and environmental patients	LO1, LO2, LO3
2	Justify clinically reasoned assessment and management of trauma and environmental patients	LO1, LO2, LO3

Assessment Task 4: Final Exam

Task Description:

A final written examination. The final exam will include multi-choice, short and long answer questions.

Task Length:

3 Hours

Due Date:

Exam Period

Weight:

40 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Apply knowledge of assessment and management of severe trauma or environmental trauma to provide correct responses to multiple choice, short and long answer questions.	LO2, LO3

How your final result is determined

To pass this unit, you need to demonstrate your attainment of each of the Intended Learning Outcomes, achieve a final unit grade of 50% or greater, and pass any hurdle tasks.

Submission of assignments

Where practicable, assignments should be submitted to an assignment submission folder in MYLO. You must submit assignments by the due date or receive a penalty (unless an extension of time has been approved by the Unit Coordinator). Students submitting any assignment in hard copy, or because of a practicum finalisation, must attach a student cover sheet and signed declaration for the submission to be accepted for marking.

Requests for extensions

If you are unable to submit an assessment task by the due date, you should apply for an extension.

A request for an extension should first be discussed with your Unit Coordinator or teaching support team where possible. A request for an extension must be submitted by the assessment due date, except where you can provide evidence it was not possible to do so. Typically, an application for an extension will be supported by documentary evidence: however, where it is not possible for you to provide evidence please contact your Unit Coordinator.

The Unit Coordinator must notify you of the outcome of an extension request within 3 working days of receiving the request.

Late penalties

Assignments submitted after the deadline will receive a late penalty of 5% of the original available mark for each calendar day (or part day) that the assignment is late. Late submissions will not be accepted more than 10 calendar days after the due date, or after assignments have been returned to other students on a scheduled date, whichever occurs first. Further information on Late Penalties can be found on the Assessments and Results Procedure.

Review of results and appeals

You are entitled to ask for a review of the marking and grading of your assessment task if there is an irregularity in the marking standards or an error in the process for determining the outcome of an assessment. Details on how to request a review of a mark for an assignment are outlined in the Review and Appeal of Academic Decisions Procedure.