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First Aid

Course Code	: AMH254
Course Type	: Area Elective
Couse Group	: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language	: Turkish
Work Placement	: N/A

Theory	: 2
Prt.	: 0
Credit	: 2
Lab	: 0
ECTS	: 3

Objectives of the Course

The main purpose of this course is to provide competencies in the basic principles of first aid, basic life support, first aid applications in injuries, fractures-dislocations-sprains and other emergency situations

Course Content

Basic application of first aid First and second assessment Basic life support on adults Basic life support on children and babies First aid at respiratory tract occlusion External and internal bleeding Scar and variety of scar First aid at local injuries, head and spine fractures First aid at upper extremity fractures,dislocations and sprains First aid at hip and lower extremity fractures, dislocations and sprains First aid at requiring emergency care disease Poisoning, heat-stroke, burnt and freezing First aid at taking foreign body

Name of Lecturer(s)

Lec. Nurcan BOYACIOĞLU

Learning Outcomes

1.	Explains the fundamental principles and concepts of first aid and interprets their importance in emergency situations.
2.	Analyzes primary and secondary assessment processes and evaluates the condition of a patient or injured person systematically.
3.	Describes the principles and procedural steps of basic life support for adults, children, and infants according to current guidelines.
4.	Differentiates types of bleeding, injuries, fractures, dislocations, and sprains and determines appropriate first aid approaches.
5.	Evaluates airway obstructions and other emergency conditions (such as poisoning, burns, and hypothermia) and selects appropriate first aid interventions.

Recommended or Required Reading

1.	İlk yardım ve acil bakım(Cemil Sözen), Göktuğ yayıncılık, ,2006, İstanbul.
2.	Temel ilk yardım uygulamaları(Alev Dramalı, Şenay Kaymakçı, Türkan Özbayır), Ege Üniversitesi basımevi, 2005, İzmir.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week 1 - Theoretical

Basic application of first aid

Week 2 - Theoretical

First and second assessment

Week 3 - Theoretical & Practice

Basic life support on adults

Week 4 - Theoretical & Practice

Basic life support on children and babies

Week 5 - Theoretical & Practice

First aid at respiratory tract occlusion

Week 6 - Theoretical

External and internal bleeding

Week 7 - Theoretical

Scar and variety of scar

Week 8 - Theoretical

First aid at local injuries, head and spine fractures- Midterm Exam

Week 9 - Theoretical

First aid at local injuries, head and spine fractures

Week 10 - Theoretical

First aid at fractures,dislocations and sprains

Week 11 - Theoretical

First aid at requiring emergency care disease

Week 12 - Theoretical

First aid at requiring emergency care disease

Week 13 - Theoretical

First aid for poisonings, animal bites, heatstroke, burns and frostbite

Week 14 - Theoretical

First aid for poisonings, animal bites, heatstroke, burns and frostbite

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Type of Assessment	Count	Percent
Midterm Examination	1	%40
Final Examination	1	%60

Workload Calculation

Activities	Count	Preparation	Time	Total Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory	14	0	2	28
Lecture - Practice	14	0	0	0
Assignment	6	5	0	30
Midterm Examination	1	10	1	11
Final Examination	1	10	1	11
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)				80

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PÇ-1	PÇ-2	PÇ-3	PÇ-4	PÇ-5	PÇ-6	PÇ-7	PÇ-8	PÇ-9	PÇ-10	PÇ-11	PÇ-12	PÇ-13
OÇ-1	2	2	2	4	5	5	1	3	4	5	4	5	1
OÇ-2	2	4	2	5	4	3	1	4	3	3	3	4	1
OÇ-3	2	4	2	5	4	3	1	5	3	4	4	4	4
OÇ-4	2	4	5	4	3	1	2	3	3	3	4	4	1
OÇ-5	2	4	2	5	5	5	2	5	4	4	4	4	1

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