Professional paramedic practice can often occur within social contexts that are legally and ethically complex. This topic provides careful guidance on the statutory and common law components of paramedic practice and introduces students to the relevant legislation and cases for South Australia in particular, and the national scene in general. The ethics of emergency care is covered in two ways; first, via examination of the construction of ethical guidelines for clinical-practice disciplines, and second, a discursive ethical debate is encouraged about the quality of actions undertaken in extreme situations.
This topic aims to provide students with a clear appreciation of the legal and ethical parameters for provision of emergency care in pre-hospital settings.
Timetable details for 2021 are no longer published.