Information Package / Course Catalogue
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, and correct patient/injured transportation methods.

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.To apply basic principles of first aid
2.Performs basic life support effectively
3.Applies first aid to injuries
4.Applies first aid for fractures, dislocations and sprains
5.To apply first aid at another emergency case
6.Carries sick or injured people with correct techniques
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
Basic life support on adults
Week 4 - Theoretical
Basic life support on children and babies
Week 5 - Theoretical
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 AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Lecture - Practice14000
Assignment65030
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination110111
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
OÇ-1
4
4
4
5
OÇ-2
4
4
4
5
OÇ-3
4
4
4
5
OÇ-4
4
4
4
5
OÇ-5
4
5
5
5
OÇ-6
4
5
5
5
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2026