Information Package / Course Catalogue
First Aid
Course Code: HF205
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 2
ECTS: 3
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)
Lec. Büşra ŞAHİN
Lec. Neşe ERDEM
Res. Assist. Ezgi ARSLAN
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to identify the definition and principles of first aid
2.To be able to list first aid practices applied during disasters, injuries and accidents
3.To be able to explain the rules of patient evaluation applied at the scene
4.To be able to explain the principles of triage during the transportation of patients and the injured
5.To be able to apply basic life support
6.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
1.Kaplan, M., Çakar, F. (2023). Temel İlk Yardım Uygulamaları. İstanbul: İstanbul Tıp Kitabevleri.
2.Erden, S. ( 2021). Sağlık Bilimlerinde İlk Yardım ve Uygulamaları. Ankara: Akademisyen Kitabevi.
3.Yenigün, M. (2019). İlk Yardım. Ankara: Akademisyen Kitabevi.
4.Gürsoy A., Çilingir, D. (2018). Temel İlk Yardım Bilgi ve Uygulamaları. Adana: Çukurova Nobel Tıp Kitabevi.
5.Özel, G., Akbuğa Özel, B., Özcan, C., Sarugan, M. (2017). Üniversiteler, Hemşirelik Fakülteleri ve SHMYO'lar için İLK YARDIM. Güneş Tıp Kitabevleri.
6.Süzen, L.B. (2015). Temel İlk Yardım. İstanbul: Nobel Tıp Kitabevleri.
7.Polat H. (2015). Çalışma Hayatında İlk Yardım El Kitabı. Ankara: Başak Matbaacılık Tan. Hiz. Ltd. Şti.
8.Temel İlk Yardım Eğitimi Kitabı. https://ilkyardim.akut.org.tr/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/AKUT-Temel-Ilk-Yardim-Egitim-Kitapcigi-2021.pdf
9.İlk Yarım Cep Kitabı. Türk Kızılay https://www.ilkyardim.org.tr/dokumanlar/ilkyard%C4%B0m-cep-kitabi-2023-orjinal.pdf
10.İnan, H.F., Kurt, Z., Kubilay, İ. (2011). Temel İlk Yardım Uygulamaları Eğitim Kitabı. Ankara: T.C. sağlık Bakanlığı
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Definition and principles of first aid
Week 1 - Laboratory
CPR practice
Week 2 - Theoretical
Patient assessment
Week 2 - Laboratory
CPR practice
Week 3 - Theoretical
Basic life support
Week 3 - Laboratory
CPR practice
Week 4 - Theoretical
Basic life support
Week 4 - Laboratory
CPR practice
Week 5 - Theoretical
Bleeding
Week 5 - Laboratory
CPR practice
Week 6 - Theoretical
Injuries
Week 6 - Laboratory
Heimlich Maneuver
Week 7 - Theoretical
Burns
Week 7 - Laboratory
Heimlich Maneuver
Week 8 - Theoretical
Sudden loss of consciousness (Exam)
Week 8 - Laboratory
Heimlich Maneuver
Week 9 - Theoretical
Sudden loss of consciousness
Week 9 - Laboratory
Heimlich Maneuver
Week 10 - Theoretical
Poisonings
Week 10 - Laboratory
Heimlich Maneuver
Week 11 - Theoretical
Exposure to heat and cold
Week 11 - Laboratory
First aid for spinal injuries
Week 12 - Theoretical
Head trauma and spinal injuries
Week 12 - Laboratory
First aid for spinal injuries
Week 13 - Theoretical
Fracture-dislocations-sprains and muscle cramps
Week 13 - Laboratory
First aid for spinal injuries
Week 14 - Theoretical
Triage-patient transport and rescue
Week 14 - Laboratory
First aid for spinal injuries
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Laboratory140228
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination112113
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)80
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
2
2
4
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3
3
3
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OÇ-2
3
3
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2
2
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4
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1
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4
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1
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5
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3
4
3
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1
3
OÇ-6
4
4
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3
3
5
3
2
1
2
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026