Information Package / Course Catalogue
Child Health and First Aid
Course Code: OÖÖ153
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

To learn rules for child to live a healthy life, To learn child diseases and and prevention methods, To know what to do in emercency cases

Course Content

Definition of child health, child health status in Turkey and the world, pregnancy, physical development in early childhood, family planning methods, health problems of women in different periods of lifetime, sexual maturation, first aid.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Nilgün YENİCE
Learning Outcomes
1.Explain the factors affecting child health
2.Explain what healthy nutrition is
3.Tell the developmental stages starting from embryo
4.Know about child diseases
5.Know about house accidents related to children
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Akyıldız, N. 2000; Anne Çocuk Sağlığı -1, Kaptan Ofset, Ankara
2.Uysal Kitapçı, F. 2005; Anne Çocuk Sağlığı, Kaptan Ofset, Ankara.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Definiton of child health
Week 2 - Theoretical
The situation of maternal and child health in Türkiye and the world
Week 3 - Theoretical
Effects of different illnesses during pregnancy on child's health and development
Week 4 - Theoretical
Monitoring growth and development of 0-6 years of children
Week 5 - Theoretical
Health problems of female according to life stages and family planning
Week 6 - Theoretical
Common respiratory diseases in 0-6 years of children
Week 7 - Theoretical
Common Infectious Diseases of 0-6 years of Children
Week 8 - Theoretical
Common parasitic diseases of children (Midterm Exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Vaccines
Week 10 - Theoretical
Aches and First Aid
Week 11 - Theoretical
Burns and First aid
Week 12 - Theoretical
Stings and First Aid
Week 13 - Theoretical
Poisoning-toxination and First Aid
Week 14 - Theoretical
Swallowing foreign material and First Aid
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142256
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination1718
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)75
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
OÇ-1
4
3
2
2
1
3
OÇ-2
3
3
1
1
2
3
OÇ-3
4
3
2
2
2
OÇ-4
4
3
2
2
3
2
OÇ-5
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026