Emergency Care of Women and Children

Program Overview

This online module, designed for paramedics and healthcare professionals, focuses on clinical management and assessment skills in obstetric, neonatal, and pediatric emergencies. It includes a 20-credit module, "Emergency Care of Women and Children," and is part of the BSc (Hons) Paramedic: Practice Development top-up program. The module is delivered over 12 weeks via Blackboard and includes formative and summative assessments.

Program Outline

Outline:

• Course summary:
For paramedics, first responders and other appropriately qualified health professionals, this module aims to inform your application of clinical management and assessment skills in emergency situations pertaining to obstetric, neonatal and paediatric service users.
• Modules:
• Emergency Care of Women and Children, 20 credits at level 6
• Programme Specification:
• Programme specification (PDF)
• Assessment, Feedback, and Teaching and Learning methods Full details are available in the programme specification.
• Timetables The teaching timetable should be available from the end of August.
Access to the timetable is through the Student Hub – you will be able to access the Student Hub after you have completed online registration. The teaching day is 9am to 6pm, Monday to Friday; please keep your other commitments open until confirmation of your teaching timetable, and bear in mind that many courses will offer placements or fieldwork which sometimes extends into the evenings and weekends.

Assessment:

• Formative assessment: Practical skills assessment with oral exposition (1 hour)
• Summative assessment: 3,500 word written assignment

Teaching:

• The 20 credit module runs online via the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), Blackboard over a period of 12 weeks.

Careers:

• This module can be studied as part of the BSc (Hons) Paramedic: Practice Development top-up programme.

Other:

• Location: Online
• Duration: Part-time, 12 weeks, Part-time, Single Module
• Start date: January and April
• Entry Requirements: Programme specification (PDF)
• The closing date for applications is 21 days prior to the module start date.
Please be advised that where demand for a module is high, we may close to applications at an earlier stage.
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