Information Package / Course Catalogue
First Aid Information
Course Code: HF366
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

It aims to have and apply the knowledge necessary to protect individuals’ / community’s health, to prevent loss of life and to ensure that individuals suffer the least harm during natural disasters, accidents and injuries

Course Content

Definition and objectives of first aid, patient assessment, shock, basic life support, bleeding, wounds, burns, sudden loss of consciousness, poisoning, exposure to heat / cold, head and spinal traumas, fractures / dislocations / sprains and muscle cramps, triage, transportation and recovery of patients.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.1. To be able to identify the definition and principles of first aid and to list first aid practices applied during disasters, injuries and accidents
2.2. To be able to explain the rules of patient evaluation applied at the scene
3.3. To be able to explain the principles of triage during the transportation of patients and the injured
4.4. To be able to apply basic life support
5.5. To be able to adopt the code of ethics when applying all kinds of first aid to patients or the injured
Recommended or Required Reading
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Definition and principles of first aid
Week 2 - Theoretical
Patient assessment
Week 3 - Theoretical
Shock
Week 4 - Theoretical
Basic life support
Week 5 - Theoretical
Bleeding
Week 6 - Theoretical
Injuries
Week 7 - Theoretical
Burns
Week 8 - Theoretical
Sudden loss of consciousness
Week 9 - Theoretical
Poisonings
Week 10 - Theoretical
Exposure to heat and cold
Week 11 - Theoretical
Head trauma and spinal injuries
Week 12 - Theoretical
Fracture-dislocations-sprains and muscle cramps
Week 13 - Theoretical
Triage-patient transport and rescue
Week 14 - Theoretical
Triage-patient transport and rescue
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory144284
Midterm Examination1819
Final Examination112113
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)106
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes