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DRPS : Course Catalogue : Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies : Veterinary Sciences

Postgraduate Course: Patient Assessment, Critical Incidents and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (VESC11081)

Course Outline
SchoolRoyal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies CollegeCollege of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)
Course typeOnline Distance Learning AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryThis course will provide students with knowledge of how to assess an animal before, during and after anaesthesia, possible critical incidents and current guidelines on cardiopulmonary resuscitation and emergency treatment.
Course description Knowledge and understanding of identification of animals with deterioration of physiological function in the peri-anaesthetic period;
Knowledge and understanding of the theory behind current cardiopulmonary resuscitation guidelines
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2020/21, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  None
Course Start Flexible
Course Start Date 03/08/2020
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 98 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Formal summative written assessment will constitute 70% of the student's grade. Online assessment will incorporate a variety of activities will constitute 30% of their overall course grade and is taken to represent a formative assessment of learning throughout the programme.
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No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. To be able to recognise problems in the peri-anaesthetic period
  2. To be able to react to problems with timely and appropriate actions and treatments
  3. To be able to discuss factors which may lead to accidents and problems and how they can be reduced
  4. To demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of the process of cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the various variations in methods
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsAnaesthesia,resuscitation,accidents
Contacts
Course organiserDr Gudrun Schoeffmann
Tel: (0131 6)51 7478
Email: Gudrun.Schoeffmann@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMr Stephen Mitchell
Tel: (0131 6)51 7112
Email: stephen.mitchell@ed.ac.uk
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