Overview
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.
About this paper
| Paper title | Aeromedical Studies for Nurses and Paramedics |
|---|---|
| Subject | Aviation Medicine |
| EFTS | 0.25 |
| Points | 30 points |
| Teaching period | Semester 2 (Distance learning) |
| Delivery mode | The Distance Learning offering of this paper is taught and assessed remotely |
| Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) | $3,486.75 |
| 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
- The aviation environment
- Principles and theory of aeromedical care
- Air ambulance/aeromedical operations
- Risk management in aeromedical retrieval and transportation work
- Critical reflection
- Teaching Arrangements
This Distance Learning paper is taught remotely.
It is taught in alternate years in the second 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.
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