MEDICINE
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 Spring 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) Integrates the knowledge, skills and attitudes acquired from basic and clinical medical sciences, behavioral sciences and social sciences, and uses them in health service delivery.
2) In patient management, shows a biopsychosocial approach that takes into account the socio-demographic and sociocultural background of the individual, regardless of language, religion, race and gender.
3) In the provision of health services, prioritizes the protection and development of the health of individuals and society.
4) Taking into account the individual, societal, social and environmental factors affecting health; does the necessary work to maintain and improve the state of health.
5) By recognizing the characteristics, needs and expectations of the target audience, provides health education to healthy/sick individuals and their relatives and other healthcare professionals.
6) Shows a safe, rational and effective approach in health service delivery, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, follow-up and rehabilitation processes.
7) Performs invasive and/or non-invasive procedures in diagnosis, treatment, follow-up and rehabilitation processes in a safe and effective way for the patient.
8) Provides health services by considering patient and employee health and safety.
9) In the provision of health services, takes into account the changes in the physical and socioeconomic environment on a regional and global scale, as well as the changes in the individual characteristics and behaviors of the people who apply to it.
10) Takes good medical practice into account while carrying out his/her profession.
11) Fulfills its duties and obligations within the framework of ethical principles, rights and legal responsibilities required by its profession.
12) Demonstrates decisive behavior in providing high-quality health care, taking into account the integrity of the patient.
13) Evaluates his/her performance in his/her professional practice by considering his/her emotions and cognitive characteristics.
14) Advocates improving the provision of health services by considering the concepts of social reliability and social responsibility for the protection and development of public health.
15) Can plan and carry out service delivery, training and consultancy processes related to individual and community health in cooperation with all components for the protection and development of health.
16) Evaluates the impact of health policies and practices on individual and community health indicators and advocates increasing the quality of health services.
17) The physician attaches importance to the protection of his/her own physical, mental and social health, and does what is necessary for this
18) Shows exemplary behavior and leads the healthcare team during service delivery.
19) Uses resources cost-effectively, for the benefit of society and in accordance with the legislation, in the planning, implementation and evaluation processes of health services in the health institution he/she is the manager of.
20) Establishes positive communication within the health team it serves and assumes different team roles when necessary.
21) Is aware of the duties and responsibilities of the health workers in the health team and acts accordingly.
22) In the professional practices, works in harmony and effectively with the colleagues and other professional groups.
23) Communicates effectively with patients, their relatives, healthcare professionals, other professional groups, institutions and organizations.
24) Communicates effectively with individuals and groups that require a special approach and have different socio-cultural characteristics.
25) In the diagnosis, treatment, follow-up and rehabilitation processes, shows a patient-centered approach that associates the patient with the decision-making mechanisms.
26) Plans and implements scientific research, when necessary, for the population it serves, and uses the results and/or the results of other research for the benefit of the society.
27) Reaches and critically evaluates current literature knowledge about his/her profession.
28) Applies the principles of evidence-based medicine in clinical decision making.
29) Uses information technologies to increase the effectiveness of its work on health care, research and education.
30) Effectively manages individual work processes and career development.
31) Demonstrates skills in acquiring and evaluating new knowledge, integrating it with existing knowledge, applying it to professional situations and adapting to changing conditions throughout professional life.
32) Selects the right learning resources to improve the quality of the health service it offers, organizes its own learning process