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Ultrasound For Paramedics - Practical (MEDI90144)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 6.25Not available in 2026
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Students will learn how to use ultrasound to improve clinical assessment and procedures for patients in the pre-hospital setting. After completion of this subject, students will have the knowledge and skill to perform and interpret focused clinical ultrasound to identify the cause of shock and cardiac arrest (peri-arrest), including focused ultrasound assessment of the heart, lungs, abdomen, and deep venous thrombosis (eFAST), and vascular systems and estimation of bladder volume. Students will perform, interpret, write a report and submit a log-book of 15 peri-arrest studies on simulators and/or patients with a wide range of pathology, and interpret and write a report on an additional 10 online peri-arrest ultrasound studies.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Comprehensively understand the indications, uses and limitations of focused clinical ultrasound in assessment of pathology relevant to prehospital care of the lung, heart, deep venous system, sternum, and bladder
- Perform, interpret and write a structured interpretive report of focused clinical ultrasound for pathology relevant to prehospital care of the lungs, heart, deep venous system of the lower limbs, and bladder
- Evaluate the requirements for training, competence and certification of focused ultrasound in prehospital care
Generic skills
- Improved analytical and interpretive skills
- Improved procedural skills for students who select a practical subject
- Enhanced time utilisation
- Improved written skills and problem-solving skills
Last updated: 19 November 2025