The aviation environment; principles and theory of aeromedical care; air ambulance/aeromedical operations; risk management in aeromedical retrieval and transportation work; critical reflection.
This practical paper details the clinical and operational aspects of the transfer of critically ill patients by air.
| Paper title | Aeromedical Studies for Nurses and Paramedics |
|---|---|
| Paper code | AVME719 |
| Subject | Aviation Medicine |
| EFTS | 0.25 |
| Points | 30 points |
| Teaching period | Semester 1 (Distance learning) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees (NZD) | $3,018.75 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Restriction
- AVMX 719
- Limited to
- MAvMed, MHealSc, PGCertHealSc, PGDipHealSc
- Eligibility
Healthcare professionals currently employed, or interested in working, in a flight nursing or flight paramedic role.
If you have not already done so, please contact the department for course advice before selecting your programme, oamu@otago.ac.nz.
- Contact
- OAMU@otago.ac.nz
- More information link
- View more information on the Department of Occupational and Aviation Medicine Unit's website
- Teaching staff
Course Director: Russell Clarke, Peter Fortes
- Paper Structure
- Core paper for the Postgraduate Certificate in Health Sciences endorsed in Aeromedical Retrieval and Transport. Part of the Master of Health Sciences endorsed in Aeromedical Retrieval and Transport (MHealSc(AeroRT).
- Teaching Arrangements
This Distance Learning paper is taught remotely.
It is taught each year in the first semester.
- Textbooks
Patient Transport – Principles & Practise, fifth edition, Mosby, St. Louis
Editied by Renee’ Semonin Holleran, Allen C. Wolfe, Michael A, Frakes
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Communication,
Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Ethics, Environmental literacy, Information
literacy, Research, Self-motivation, Teamwork, global perspective, lifelong learning,
communication, critical thinking, self-motivation, teamwork.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
- Students who successfully complete the paper will have
- An understanding of the general organisation and structure of aeromedical retrieval and transfer systems
- Developed a sound knowledge of the aeromedical environment and the physiological changes it causes to patients and fellow team members
- Demonstrated an understanding of aeromedical aircraft and the aviation processes and procedures that are utilised during aeromedical retrievals and transfers
- Developed an understanding of the principles of survival and critical actions required after an aircraft accident/incident
