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HEM3029 | First Aid and Emergency Care | 2+0+0 | ECTS:3 | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | Level of Course | First Cycle | Status | Compulsory | Department | DEPARTMENT of NURSING | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | Mode of Delivery | Face to face, Group study | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week | Lecturer | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Bahar CANDAŞ ALTINBAŞ | Co-Lecturer | ASSOC. PROF. DR. Dilek ÇİLİNGİR, | Language of instruction | Turkish | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | The aim of the course: | To enable the students to gain information on first aid and natural disasters related to nursing applications, to teach the skill of application in urgent cases by considering the first aid knowledge and the fundamental principles in nursing. |
Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | LO - 1 : | uses knowledge related to nursing interventions which are required in case of first aid | 4,13,14,16 | 1, | LO - 2 : | uses the technical skills related to first aid interventions. | 4,13,14,16 | 1, | LO - 3 : | uses the skills of fast assesment,decision making and application | 4,13,14,16 | 1, | LO - 4 : | applies related equipments of first aid in required time and speed. | 4,13,14,16 | 1, | LO - 5 : | Leads the team and takes responsibility in situations requiring first aid | 4,13,14,16 | 1, | LO - 6 : | Updates first aid information | 4,13,14,16 | 1, | 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 | |
1. Importance and objectives of first aid 2. Rescue and transport of injured person 3. Victim assesment and triaj 4. Basic life support 5. First aid in case of bleeding and shock 6. First aid for wounds 7. First aid for the victims with traumas 8. Fist aid for the victims with bone and muscle injuries 9. First aid for the clients with intoxications 9. First aid for the victims with burns and freezes 10. First aid for medical diseases, natural disaster and institutions related to first aid. |
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Course Syllabus | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | Week 1 | Disclosure of the program | | Week 2 | 1. Definition of first aid
- The definition and importance of first aid.
- The purposes of first aid
-To arrange of firs aid area, first aid team and their responsibilities.
2. The Assessment of Victim and Triage
- Victim assessment
- Triage
- Rescue and transport of victim
| | Week 3 | 3. Providing Basic Life Support
- Airway obstruction because of foreign body
- Opening airway and giving breath
- Basic life support (CPR for newborn, baby, child and adult).
- Defibrilation application
| | Week 4 | 4. Bleeding and Shock
- External bleeding and first aid
- Internal bleeding and first aid
- Shock and first aid in shock.
5. Wound Injuries
- Wound injury types and first aid in wound
- Wound dressing applications
| | Week 5 | 6. Head trauma
- Open and closed head trauma
- Brain injury
- Assesment of victim with head trauma
- First aid in head trauma
7. Eye Injuries
- Eye injuries types
-Foreing body in eye
- Eye burning
- First aid in eye injuries
| | Week 6 | 8. Ear İnjuries
- Foreing body in ear
- Ear bleeding, otorrhea
- Auricle injuries
- First aid in ear injuries
9. Nose Injuries
- Foreing body in nose
-Epistaxis, rhinorrhea
- Nose fractures
- First aid in nose injuries
10. Vertebra Trauma
- Servical, thoracal, lomber ve sacral vertabra injuries
- Assesment and first aid of victim with vertebra injuries
| | Week 7 | 11. Thorax Trauma
- Rib and sternum fractures
- Esophagus, diaphragma and big vessel injuries.
- Pneumothorax (tension pneumothorax, mediastinal shift, mediastinal flutter)
- Hemothorax,
- Assessment and firs aid of victim with thorax trauma
| | Week 8 | 12. Abdominal Trauma
- Abdominal trauma types
- Intra abdominal organs injuries
- Assessment of victim with abdominal injury
13. Urogenital System Trauma
- Kidney, bladder and urethra injury
- Male and female genital organ injuries
- Some cases related to labour requiring first aid and first aid
| | Week 9 | Mid-term exam | | Week 10 | 14. Muscle and Bone Injuries
- Strain symptoms and first aid
- Dislocation types and symptoms
- First aid in dislocation
- Fractures types and symptoms
- First aid in fractures
15.Shoulder and upper extremity fractures and dislocations
- Shoulder and upper extremity fractures and first aid
- Shoulder and upper extremity dislocations and first aid | | Week 11 | 16. Pelvis and Lower Extremity Fractures and Dislocations
- Pelvis and lower extremity fractures and first aid
- Pelvis and lower extremity dislocations and first aid
17. Multibl Trauma
- First aid of victim with multibl trauma
18. Insertions and Bites
- Insect insertions ( bee, scorpo, spider, mite etc)
- Animal bites (snake, dog etc)
- Human bites
- Wound because of sea animal
| | Week 12 | 19. Intoxications
- The way of ıntoxications (oral, parenteral, inhalation etc) and the common toxic substance
- First aid in according to intoxication ways.
| | Week 13 | 20. The Cases related to Heat
- The cases related warm ( heat exhaustion, sunstroke, burn) and first aid.
| | Week 14 | 21. The Cases related to Heat
- The cases related warm ( heat exhaustion, sunstroke, burn) and first aid.
| | Week 15 | 22. Medical Cases requiring First Aid
- Epilepsy
- MI
- Diabetic coma, hypoglisemi, hyperglisemi
- Stroke
-Dispne
- Substance abuse
| | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | |
1 | Gürsoy, A., Çilingir, D. 2018; Temel İlk Yardım Bilgi ve Uygulamaları, Çukurova Nobel Tıp Kitabevi, Adana. | | |
1 | Yüksel, S., Cücen, Z. 2013; İlkyardım ve Temel Uygulamalar, Güncellenmiş 4. Basım, Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık, Ankara | | 2 | Erdil, F., Bayraktar, N., Şenol Çelik, S. 2009; Temel İlk Yardım, Eflatun Yayınevi, Ankara | | |
Method of Assessment | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | Mid-term exam | 9 | 20/11/2024 | 1 | 50 | End-of-term exam | 16 | 08/01/2025 | 1 | 50 | |
Student Work Load and its Distribution | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | Yüz yüze eğitim | 2 | 14 | 28 | Arasınav için hazırlık | 4 | 8 | 32 | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 5 | 5 | 25 | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | Total work load | | | 87 |
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