Information Package / Course Catalogue
Emergency and First Aid
Course Code: HE903
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.

Course Content

Definition and objectives of first and emergency 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.To be able to identify the definition and principles of first aid
2.To be able to define the definition and principles of emergency aid
3.To be able to list first aid practices applied during disasters, injuries and accidents
4.To be able to count emergency aid applications
5.To be able to apply basic life support
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Dramalı, A., Kaymakçı, Ş., Özbayır, T., Yavuz, M., Demir, F (2003) Temel İlk Yardım Uygulamaları, Ege Üniversitesi Basımevi, İzmir.
2.T. C Sağlık Bakanlığı Ankara İl Sağlık Müdürlüğü Acil Sağlık Hizmetleri Şubesi Temel İlkyardım Uygulamaları Eğitim Kitabı (2006) Ankara.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Definition and principles of first aid
Week 2 - Theoretical
Definition and principles of emergency aid
Week 3 - Theoretical
Patient assessment
Week 4 - Theoretical
Patient assessment
Week 5 - Theoretical
Basic life support
Week 6 - Theoretical
Basic life support
Week 7 - Theoretical
Basic life support in emergency service
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Midterm
Week 9 - Theoretical
Bleeding
Week 10 - Theoretical
Injuries
Week 11 - Theoretical
Burns
Week 12 - Theoretical
Sudden loss of consciousness
Week 13 - Theoretical
Poisonings
Week 14 - Theoretical
Head trauma and spinal injuries
Week 15 - Final Exam
Final Exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory144284
Midterm Examination1314
Final Examination1516
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)94
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes