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VOCATIONAL SCHOOL of HEALTH SERVICES / DEPARTMENT of MEDICAL SERVICES and TECHNIQUES
MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES
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VOCATIONAL SCHOOL of HEALTH SERVICES / DEPARTMENT of MEDICAL SERVICES and TECHNIQUES / MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES
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TLAB2026First Aid3+0+0ECTS:4
Year / SemesterSpring Semester
Level of CourseShort Cycle
Status Compulsory
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of MEDICAL SERVICES and TECHNIQUES
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of Delivery
Contact Hours14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week
LecturerÖğr. Gör. Dr Şahi Nur KALKIŞIM
Co-Lecturer
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
It is aimed to provide students with competencies regarding first aid methods that should be applied in emergency situations.
 
Learning OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
LO - 1 : Able to explain basic first aid rules and demonstrate the necessary behavioral skills in their application.3,101,
LO - 2 : Able to use rapid assessment, decision-making skills and relevant tools and equipment when necessary with correct application techniques during first aid.3,101,
CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome

 
Contents of the Course
Basic applications of first aid, first and second assessment, basic life support in adults, children and babies, first aid in respiratory tract obstruction, external and internal bleeding, wound and wound types, first aid in regional injuries, head and spine fractures, upper extremity, hip and First aid for lower extremity fractures, dislocations and sprains, first aid for diseases requiring emergency care, poisonings, heatstroke, burns and frostbites, foreign object escapes, emergency transportation techniques, fast transportation techniques in short distances, carrying the sick or injured by creating a stretcher.
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1Definition, importance and objectives of first aid, Preparing the first aid environment, Casualty evaluation and Triage
 Week 2Relationship between the human body and first aid, Evaluation of the casualty, First and second evaluation
 Week 3Providing Basic Life Support (cardiopulmonary resuscitation in newborns, infants, children and adults)
 Week 4Airway obstructions due to foreign objects, ensuring airway patency and rescue breathing application
 Week 5First aid for external and internal bleeding, Bleeding control (arterial, venous and capillary bleeding), First aid for shock and shock
 Week 6Wounds and wound types, Regional injuries, Soft tissue traumas, Injury types and first aid for injuries, Dressing, dressing and sling applications
 Week 7Head injuries and first aid, Eye injuries and first aid, Ear injuries and first aid, Foreign body in the ear, Nose injuries and first aid, Foreign body in the nose, Vertebra injuries and first aid
 Week 8Thorax Injuries, Costa and sternum fractures, Injuries of the esophagus, diaphragm, heart and great vessels, Evaluation and first aid of the patient with pneumothorax - hemothorax - thorax injury, Abdominal injuries, Types of abdominal trauma, Intra-abdominal organ traumas, Evaluation of the patient with abdominal injury and First aid, First aid for urogenital system traumas, Female and male genital organ injuries and first aid.
 Week 9Mid-term exam
 Week 10Muscular and bone system injuries, Sprain symptoms and first aid, Dislocation symptoms and types, First aid for dislocations, Fracture symptoms and types, First aid for fractures, First aid for shoulder and upper extremity fractures and dislocations, First aid for pelvis and lower extremity fractures and dislocations,
 Week 11Situations requiring first aid arising from the environment, Cold-related situations and first aid, Frostbite, Heat-related situations and first aid, Heat stroke, Burns
 Week 12Poisonings, Ways of poisoning and substances that cause the most poisoning, First aid according to ways of poisoning
 Week 13Stings and bites, Insect stings, Animal bites, Human bites, Injuries caused by marine animals
 Week 14Medical conditions requiring first aid, Epilepsy, MI, diabetic ketoacidosis, hypoglycemia, hyperglycemia, CVO, dyspnea, First aid in emergencies due to substance abuse
 Week 15Emergency transport techniques, Fast transport techniques in short distances, Carrying the sick or injured by creating a stretcher
 Week 16Final exam
 
Textbook / Material
1Özen, S., Tok Özen, A. 2020; Sağlık Profesyonelleri için İlk Yardım Uygulamaları, Hedef Yayıncılık, Ankara.
2Yüksel, S., Cücen, Z. 2011; İlk Yardım ve Temel Uygulamalar, Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık, Ankara.
 
Recommended Reading
1Süzen, B. 2008; Temel İlk Yardım, Bedray Basın Yayıncılık, İstanbul.
2Sözen, C. 2012; İlk Yardım, Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık, Ankara.
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 9 00/00/2024 1 50
End-of-term exam 16 00/00/2024 1 50
 
Student Work Load and its Distribution
Type of workDuration (hours pw)

No of weeks / Number of activity

Hours in total per term
Yüz yüze eğitim 3 14 42
Sınıf dışı çalışma 3 14 42
Arasınav için hazırlık 6 1 6
Arasınav 1 1 1
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık 8 3 24
Dönem sonu sınavı 1 1 1
Total work load116