Information Package / Course Catalogue
Emergency Care and First Aid
Course Code: EBL304
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)
Assoc. Prof. Keziban AMANAK
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.Lewis SL, Dirksen SR, Heitkemper MM, Bucher L, Camera IM (2011) Medical Surgical Nursing: Assessment and Management of Clinical Problems, Vol:1, Ed 8, Mosby, St Louis.
2.Karadakovan, A., Aslan Eti, F (2010) Dahili ve Cerrahi Hastalıklarda Bakım, Nobel Kitabevi, Adana.
3.Dramalı, A., Kaymakçı, Ş., Özbayır, T., Yavuz, M., Demir, F (2003) Temel İlk Yardım Uygulamaları, Ege Üniversitesi Basımevi, İzmir.
4.T. C Sağlık Bakanlığı Ankara İl Sağlık Müdürlüğü Acil Sağlık Hizmetleri Şubesi Temel İlkyardım Uygulamaları Eğitim Kitabı (2006) Ankara.
5.American Red Cross. First Aid/CPR/AED Participant's Manual (2021).
6.American Health Association. Emergency Medical Response: First on Scene (2021).
7.Akdeniz, N. Afetlerde İlk Yardım: Genel İlkeler ve Kanama Kontrolü. Uluslararası Afet Tıp Dergisi, (2021) 4(2), 69-72
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Definition and principles of first aid
Week 1 - Laboratory
Definition and principles of first aid
Week 2 - Theoretical
Victim assessment
Week 2 - Laboratory
Victim assessment
Week 3 - Theoretical
Positions of Shock
Week 3 - Laboratory
Application of Shock Positions
Week 4 - Theoretical
Basic life support
Week 4 - Laboratory
Application of Shock Positions
Week 5 - Theoretical
Bleeding first aid
Week 5 - Laboratory
Approach to the bleeding patient
Week 6 - Theoretical
First aid injuries
Week 6 - Laboratory
Approach to the injured patient
Week 7 - Theoretical
Burns first aid
Week 7 - Laboratory
Approach to the burn patient
Week 8 - Theoretical
Sudden loss of consciousness and first aid
Week 8 - Laboratory
Approach to an individual experiencing sudden loss of consciousness
Week 9 - Theoretical
Poisoning first aid
Week 9 - Laboratory
Poisoning first aid
Week 10 - Theoretical
Exposure to heat and cold and first aid
Week 10 - Laboratory
Exposure to heat and cold and first aid
Week 11 - Theoretical
First aid head trauma and spinal injuries
Week 11 - Laboratory
First aid head trauma and spinal injuries
Week 12 - Theoretical
Fracture-dislocation, sprains and muscle cramps first aid
Week 12 - Laboratory
Fracture-dislocation, sprains and muscle cramps first aid
Week 13 - Theoretical
Triage-patient transport and rescue
Week 13 - Laboratory
Triage-patient transport and rescue
Week 14 - Theoretical
First aid in disasters
Week 14 - Laboratory
First aid in disasters
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination2%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Laboratory141242
Midterm Examination1415
Final Examination1415
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
OÇ-1
5
OÇ-2
5
OÇ-3
5
OÇ-4
5
OÇ-5
5
OÇ-6
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026