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About the course
This Diploma of Emergency Health Care prepares you for pre-hospital and out-of-hospital patient care roles in the emergency health and patient-transport sector. You build clinical skills to assess patients, provide life support and deliver appropriate interventions before hospital arrival, alongside infection control, incident-scene management and safe work practices. You also develop communication skills for working with diverse patients in high-pressure situations in this health sciences diploma.
Career outcome
Graduates may work in emergency health care and patient-transport services supporting ambulance operations and clinical care. The course builds capability for patient assessment, basic to advanced life-support support functions, infection control and communication in urgent settings. Career pathways can include roles assisting paramedics and ambulance drivers, and providing support within hospital-linked transport and community health services in this diploma-level health sciences field. Preparing graduates for nursing assistant, care worker, and clinical support roles, or degree articulation.
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