7A004E - Resuscitation and Critical Care 01 Sep 2027 - 31 Aug 2033 | Version 0

Associated Module Information

Module Code: 7A004E
Module Title: Resuscitation and Critical Care
Faculty: Faculty of Life Sciences and Education
Faculty Group: Nursing and Allied Health
Faculty Sub Group: Nursing and Allied Health
Module Leader: Karl New
Module Team:
First Intended Intake: SEP 2027 Final Year of Intake: 2032
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 20 Credit Level: 7
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: 0
Equivalent Module:
HECOS codes: 100258 - clinical physiology
HECOS Code Weighting: 100

Document Version Information

Version 0
Valid From 01 Sep 2027
Valid To 31 Aug 2033

Module Aims

The main aims of the module are: 

  • To develop advanced competence in the assessment, resuscitation, and management of critically ill or arrested patients within high-acuity emergency settings. 

  • To critically examine emergency department critical care principles, including ventilatory support, haemodynamic monitoring, point-of-care ultrasound, and safe escalation of care. 

  • To synthesise resuscitation science, trauma systems, and crisis resource management principles to support leadership and decision-making during complex resuscitation and major incident responses. 

Content Summary

Resuscitation & Critical Care develops the advanced clinical knowledge, leadership skills, and situational awareness required to manage critically ill and life-threatening emergencies in the emergency department. The module focuses on the recognition, stabilisation, and ongoing management of patients with severe physiological compromise, preparing you to lead effectively in high-pressure clinical environments. 

Students will critically examine the principles and evidence base underpinning cardiac arrest management, airway emergencies, respiratory failure, shock, sepsis, major trauma, and critical care delivery within the emergency department. Topics include advanced life support, ventilation strategies, haemodynamic monitoring, point-of-care ultrasound, sedation, retrieval medicine, and major incident management. The module also emphasises crisis resource management, non-technical skills, ethical decision-making, and leadership within multidisciplinary teams. 

As a central component of the Emergency Medicine programme, this module integrates and extends the clinical reasoning and trauma management skills developed earlier in the programme. It will equip graduates to manage complex, critically ill patients safely and systematically, while developing the professional confidence, teamwork, and leadership capabilities expected of advanced emergency medicine practitioners in diverse healthcare settings. 

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Seminars 40
Independent Study 80
Directed Study 40
Problem/Challenge based learning 40
Total Hours Selected 200

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 Critically evaluate and apply advanced resuscitation science and leadership skills for the management of life-threatening emergencies, and justify advanced, patient-centred management strategies for the critically ill emergency department patient.
LO2 Critically appraise and integrate emergency care principles within a crisis resource management framework to lead complex resuscitation responses and support safe, effective escalation of care.

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Asynchronous Assessment Case study N/A 0 2500 40 No 40
Asynchronous Assessment Project N/A 0 1000 20 No 40
Asynchronous Assessment Self Reflective Assessment 1 N/A 0 600 10 No 40
Synchronous Online Assessment  Classroom Test - Time Constrained (Online)  N/A 60 N/A 30 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2
Case study ✔ ✔
Project ✔ ✔
Self Reflective Assessment 1 ✔ ✔
Classroom Test - Time Constrained (Online)  ✔ ✔

Reading List

The module reading list is available to the students to access via electronic links on the learning platform (Moodle). 

 

In addition to the list below, each list is supplemented with up-to-date peer-reviewed journal articles and studies that are continually refreshed as guidelines change and new treatments and technologies emerge. 

 

Additional reading resources are also provided where relevant by the tutors during the running of the module in the discussion forum to keep the reading resources current and relevant. 

 

Textbooks 

 

  1. Wyatt JP, Illingworth RN, Graham CA, Hogg K. Oxford Handbook of Emergency Medicine. 5th ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press; 2020. 

  1. Cameron P, Little M, Mitra B, Deasy C, editors. Textbook of Adult Emergency Medicine. 6th ed. Edinburgh: Elsevier; 2025. 

  1. Soni NJ, Arntfield R, Kory P, editors. Point of care ultrasound. 2nd ed. Philadelphia: Elsevier; 2019. 

  1. Singer M, Webb AR. Oxford Handbook of Critical Care. 3rd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press; 2009. [Reprinted 2021]. 

 

Guidelines 

 

  1. Adult advanced life support guidelines [Internet]. London: RCUK; 2025 [updated 2025]. 

  1. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. Sepsis: recognition, diagnosis and early management (NICE Guideline NG51) [Internet]. London: NICE; 2016 [last updated 2024]. 

  1. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. Major trauma: assessment and initial management (NICE Guideline NG39) [Internet]. London: NICE; 2016 [last updated 2023]. 

  1. Intensive Care Society. Guidance on the Transfer of the Critically Ill Adult. 5th ed [Internet]. London: ICS; 2026. 

  1. NARU: National Ambulance Resilience Unit. Command and Control Guidance: The Joint Emergency Services Interoperability Principles (JESIP) [Internet]. London: JESIP; 2024.