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PAR-10005 - Module Specification
School of Medicine
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

For academic year: 2025/26 Last Updated: 04 December 2025

PAR-10005 - Fundamentals of Paramedic Practice
Coordinator: Stuart Vallance Room: N/A Tel: 07891260553
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 4
Credits: 30
Study Hours: 300
School Office: 01782 733928

Programme/Approved Electives for 2025/26

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2025/26

The Fundamentals of Paramedic Practice module will provide you with the knowledge, skills, and understanding to assess and manage patients in paramedic practice settings. An introduction to the range of equipment commonly used in paramedic practice and developing psychomotor skills will afford you a range of clinical skills for providing timely and appropriate care to service users. An introduction to patient care pathways and the principles of 'see and treat' will develop clinical decision-making skills paramount to your development through the MSci in Paramedic Science programme and your advancement towards an autonomous paramedic practitioner.

Aims
This module will provide learning opportunities for students to gain experience of paramedic practice, to gain knowledge and skills that are fundamental to the MSci Paramedic Science.



Talis Aspire Reading List
Any reading lists will be provided by the start of the course.
http://lists.lib.keele.ac.uk/modules/par-10005/lists

Intended Learning Outcomes

Describe the assessment and management of a range of life-threatening conditions applying clinical practice guidelines.: 2
Perform appropriate clinical interventions to meet patients' needs.: 1
Demonstrate the ability to provide safe, effective, and appropriate resuscitation of a simulated adult patient in accordance with evidence-based practice.: 1
Apply current health and safety regulations, including the appropriate use of universal precautions, infection prevention, and personal protective equipment (PPE).: 1

Study hours

Lectures - 50 hours
Practical Skills - 30 hours (In situ)
Demonstration - 10 hours (Asynchronous)
Assessment Tutorial - 1 hour (Synchronous)
Independent Study - 209 hours to include -
Guided assessment practice sessions -12 hours
Directed reading - 80 hours
Independent research and revision of subject areas and assessment preparation - 117


School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Objective Structured Skills & Clinical Examination weighted 30%
Objectively Structured Skills Examination - 15 minutes Duration
Students are expected to perform adult intermediate life support, including effective management of the airway using basic adjuncts, ventilation using a bag-valve mask and safe defibrillation using an Automated External Defibrillator

2: Speaking Assessment weighted 70%
Oral Examination - 20 minutes
In-situ oral examination - Students are expected to provide answers to 3 of 5 seen questions. Questions require students to answer signs and symptoms of common life-threatening conditions encountered in paramedic practice, the assessment of such conditions and the prehospital management of the conditions, per national clinical guidelines. Questions are provided to students in advance of the assessment date to allow students time to revise national clinical guidelines in readiness for the assessment.

The University undertakes a continuous review of its teaching and research provision to ensure programmes are of a high quality and changes may be made to modules where it is necessary and reasonable to do so. Please be aware that minor changes to modules, such as a change to an individual assessment, can occur up until enrolment, although we endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes. Details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/legalgovernancecompliance/governance/actcharterstatutesordinancesandregulations/studenttermsconditions/

Last Updated: 04 December 2025