MECHATRONICS ENGINEERING
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
TGT2006 First Aid Fall 2 0 2 3
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction: Turkish
Type of course: Non-Departmental Elective
Course Level: Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Instructor FIRAT KARA
Course Lecturer(s): Instructor ERDAL ÇALIŞ
Recommended Optional Program Components: Imaging Center
Course Objectives: Objectives of this course are to introduce basic knowledge about principles for first aid, and gain assessment skills of injured person and maintaining safety at an incident scene, basic life support, first aid interventions in airway obstruction and suffocation, bleeding, injuries, burns, frostbite and heat exhaustion, and first aid interventions poisoning, and animal bites.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1- Define principles for first aid.
2- Define the conditions that require first aid interventions.
3- Assess the victim or injured person systematically from head to foot, and take measures for maintaining safety at an incident scene.
4- Describe basic life support interventions.
5- Apply first aid interventions in airway obstruction, suffocation, bleedings, injuries, conditions causing unconsciousness, burns, frostbite and heat exhaustion, poisoning, and animal bites.

Course Content

The course covers the basic principles for first aid, assessment of injured person and maintaining safety at an incident scene, basic life support, first aid interventions in suffocation, bleedings, injuries, unconsciousness, burns, frostbite and heat exhaustion, poisoning, animal bites and stings, and first aid interventions in injuries due to foreign objects in eye, ear and nose, and rescue drag and techniques for carrying patients or injured people.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Meet, What is First Aid? First Aid Principles
2) Evaluation of Sick or Injured Individual and Crime Scene, Systems
3) Primary and secondary assessment
4) Basic Life Support, Use of Automatic External Defibrillator (OED)
5) respiratory tract obstruction
6) First aid for bleeding, First aid for shock, First aid in limb ruptures, First aid in foreign body stings, First aid for natural puncture bleeding
7) First Aid for Fractures, Dislocation and Sprains
7) First aid for injuries First aid for foreign bodies in the eyes, ears and nose
8) First aid in unconsciousness, fainting, coma, febrile seizure, epilepsy, high and low blood sugar, first aid in heart attack and heart spasm
9) First aid in poisoning. First aid for animal bites
10) First Aid for burns and lightning and electric shock
11) First Aid for heat and sunstroke, frostbite, drowning
12) First Aid for Fractures, First Aid for Dislocations and Sprains,
13) Removal of Sick or Injured Individuals from the Accident Site and Transport Techniques
14) The method of removing people from the vehicle (Rentek Maneuver)

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Haftalık olarak dağıtılacaktır.

Weekly distributed by the course lecturer.
References: 1- Doç.Dr. Fatma Eti Aslan, İlkyardım, Yüce yayınları, 2005
2- İnan F H, Kurt Z, Kubilay İ. Temel İlkyardım Uygulamaları Eğitim Kitabı. T.C. Sağlık Bakanlığı Temel Sağlık Hizmetleri Genel Müdürlüğü. İlkyardım ve Acil Sağlık Hizmetleri Daire Başkanlığı. Ankara 2011.
3- Güleç MA, Akkaya M, Önen G, Çelik K. Temel İlkyardım Uygulamaları Eğitim Kitabı. T.C. Sağlık Bakanlığı Ankara İl Sağlık Müdürlüğü Acil ve Afetlerde Sağlık Hizmetleri Şube Müdürlüğü. Ankara 2012.
4- Aygören Dirim, İlkyardım, Esin yayınları, 1999
5- Halil İbrahim Somyürek, Huriye Kumaş, Ahmet Kumaş, İlkyardım Teknikleri Palme yayıncılık, 2007
6- Kürşat Karacabey, Recep Özmerdivenli, Sağlık, Yaşam Bilgisi ve İlkyardım, 2007

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Application 1 % 20
Midterms 1 % 30
Final 1 % 50
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 50
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 50
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 13 2 26
Study Hours Out of Class 6 7 42
Midterms 1 1 1
Final 1 2 2
Total Workload 71

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Low 3 Average 4 High 5 Highest
           
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) Build up a body of knowledge in mathematics, science and Mechatronics Engineering subjects; use theoretical and applied information in these areas to model and solve complex engineering problems.
2) Identify, formulate, and solve complex Mechatronics Engineering problems; select and apply proper modeling and analysis methods for this purpose.
3) Design complex Mechatronic systems, processes, devices or products under realistic constraints and conditions, in such a way as to meet the desired result; apply modern design methods for this purpose.
4) Devise, select, and use modern techniques and tools needed for solving complex problems in Mechatronics Engineering practice; employ information technologies effectively.
5) Design and conduct numerical or pysical experiments, collect data, analyze and interpret results for investigating the complex problems specific to Mechatronics Engineering.
6) Cooperate efficiently in intra-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary teams; and show self-reliance when working on Mechatronics-related problems.
7) Ability to communicate effectively in English and Turkish (if he/she is a Turkish citizen), both orally and in writing. Write and understand reports, prepare design and production reports, deliver effective presentations, give and receive clear and understandable instructions.
8) Recognize the need for life-long learning; show ability to access information, to follow developments in science and technology, and to continuously educate oneself.
9) Develop an awareness of professional and ethical responsibility, and behave accordingly. Be informed about the standards used in Mechatronics Engineering applications.
10) Learn about business life practices such as project management, risk management, and change management; develop an awareness of entrepreneurship, innovation, and sustainable development.
11) Acquire knowledge about the effects of practices of Mechatronics Engineering on health, environment, security in universal and social scope, and the contemporary problems of Mechatronics engineering; is aware of the legal consequences of Mechatronics engineering solutions.