Paramedical Science

Overview

The Bachelor of Paramedical Science offered at Edith Cowan University will help you develop practical skills, like pre-hospital diagnostic techniques, that are critical in this profession.

You’ll be taught by AHPRA registered industry professionals with on-road experience, with many still actively working in the profession. They’ll help you develop an understanding of professional and ethical practice, communication and safe practice within the public health, social, cultural and clinical paramedical science environments.

When you graduate, you can consider further specialisation across a range of postgraduate courses, including Critical Care Paramedicine, Extended Care Paramedicine and Disaster and Emergency Response.

 Course Learning Outcomes 

• Apply in depth knowledge of paramedicine principles, concepts and procedures, in accordance with legal, ethical and professional regulations.

• Communicate with diverse professional practitioners, patients and observers using appropriate literacies, language and interpersonal skills.

• Demonstrate autonomy and accountability for ongoing learning, professional practice and development of self and others.

• Demonstrate respect for cultural diversity, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, and provide patient care with dignity and sensitivity.

• Think critically to analyse, interpret and synthesise complex information from multiple sources to provide patients with safe clinical care.

• Use clinical reasoning, judgement and problem-solving skills to formulate appropriate paramedic responses to patient problems in the emergency care environment.

• Use digital technologies and multiple literacies to access, evaluate and share the key concepts of paramedic practice from globally diverse sources.

• Work collaboratively with health practitioners, maintaining and enhancing the safety and health of self, patients and others in diverse work environments.

Employment opportunities

This course prepares graduates to practise high quality paramedicine in a wide spectrum of healthcare and cultural settings, and to lead Australian and international trends in healthcare provision.

Possible future job titles

Paramedic, Critical Care Paramedic, Community Paramedic, Industrial Paramedic, Ambulance Officer, Intensive Care Paramedic, Retrieval Paramedic

Accreditation

Accredited by: Council of Ambulance Authorities (CAA)