Emergency/Selective - MFAC3508
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine
School: Faculty of Medicine
Course Outline: http://www.med.unsw.edu.au
Campus: Sydney
Career: Undergraduate
Units of Credit: 10
EFTSL: 0.20833 (more info)
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 10
CSS Contribution Charge: 3 (more info)
Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule
Further Information: See Class Timetable
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Description
OBJECTIVES - Upon completion of the Emergency attachment you should be able to:
- recognise the clinical features of a patient whose life or health is threatened by an acute illness;
- identify and understand the pathophysiological processes which are occurring in acute presentations;
- appreciate the urgency of priority setting in the acutely ill patient;
- intervene to interrupt the processes which are threatening life (ie: apply the skills of cardiopulmonary-cerebral resuscitation);
- plan the management of patients with common acute life threatening or serious problems;
- feel comfortable in the emergency care environment;
- understand the principles in the effective interaction with patients and relatives in th critical care environment;
- be aware of ethical dilemmas in emergency care;
- appreciate that acute emergency care is a multidisciplinary endeavour.
Learning will be based primarily on clinical experiences during the attachment to an Emergency Department. This will be supported by a tutorial program.
Assessment will include satisfactory completion of the generic learning plan, observed patient assessments (if applicable to attachment).