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MODULE DESCRIPTOR
Module Title
Preparing for Emergency Care
Reference NU1996 Version 2
Created August 2017 SCQF Level SCQF 7
Approved SCQF Points 30
Amended September 2017 ECTS Points 15

Aims of Module
To enable the student to gain a foundation level in emergency care.

Learning Outcomes for Module
On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to:
1 Explain infection control and prevention procedures.
2 Demonstrate effective and safe moving and handling and infection control procedures.
3 Effectively use appropriate communication strategies.
4 Demonstrate effective and appropriate safe patient assessment including relevant patient surveys.

Indicative Module Content
Infection prevention and control; universal precautions; sharps safety; clinical waste disposal; moving and handling; moving and handling assessments; moving and handling legislation; anatomy of the spine; causes of back pain; unsafe systems of work; equipment use; risk assessments; communications; communication systems in out of hospital care; radio systems; phonetic alphabet; medical dispatching systems; emergency out of hospital care; introduction to the body; primary and secondary surveys; managing body temperature; oxygen therapy; basic life support of children and adults; unconsciousness; first responder; consent; capacity.

Module Delivery
This module will be delivered using a blended approach of online and face-to-face methods. The student will be expected to attend for 5 days of face-to-face contact at a designated site.

Indicative Student Workload Full Time Part Time
Contact Hours N/A 40
Non-Contact Hours N/A 70
Placement/Work-Based Learning Experience [Notional] Hours N/A 190
TOTAL N/A 300
Actual Placement hours for professional, statutory or regulatory body   375

ASSESSMENT PLAN
If a major/minor model is used and box is ticked, % weightings below are indicative only.
Component 1
Type: Coursework Weighting: 50% Outcomes Assessed: 1, 2, 3, 4
Description: Ongoing Record of Achievement (ORA).
Component 2
Type: Practical Exam Weighting: 50% Outcomes Assessed: 2, 3, 4
Description: Objective Structure Clinical Examination (OSCE).

MODULE PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTOR
Explanatory Text
C1 = ORA C2 = OSCE
Module Grade Minimum Requirements to achieve Module Grade:
A C1 = Pass; C2 = A
B C1 = Pass; C2 = B
C C1 = Pass; C2 = C
D C1 = Pass; C2 = D
E C1 = Fail; C2 = E.
F C1 = Fail; C2 = F.
NS Non-submission of work by published deadline or non-attendance for examination

Module Requirements
Prerequisites for Module None, in addition to course entry requirements or equivalent.
Corequisites for module None.
Precluded Modules None.

ADDITIONAL NOTES
The student is expected to attend 5 days of mandatory face-to-face contact hours. NB 375 placement hours are to be completed over modules NU1995 & NU1996.

INDICATIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY
1 ASSOCIATION OF AMBULANCE CHIEF EXECUTIVES and JOINT ROYAL COLLEGE AMBULANCE LIAISION COMMITTEE, 2013. UK Ambulance Service clinical practice guidelines. Coventry: University of Warwick.
2 CAROLINE, N., 2014. Emergency care in the streets. 7th ed. Burlington: Jones and Bartlett Publishers.
3 HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE (HSE), 2016. Health and Safety Executive: helping Great Britain work well.[online]. London: HSE. Available from: http://www.hse.gov.uk/
4 HEALTH and CARE PROFESSIONS COUNCIL (HCPC), 2016. Standards of conduct, performance and ethics. London: HCPC.
5 HEALTH and CARE PROFESSIONS COUNCIL (HCPC), 2014. Standards of proficiency: paramedics. London: HCPC.
6 INSTITUTE OF HEALTH CARE DEVELOPMENT (IHCD), 2010. First person on scene manual. London: IHCD.
7 WESTON, D., 2013. Fundamentals of infection and control. Chichester: John Wiley and Sons.

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