Emergency Patient Care-i
First and Emergency Aid
Vocational School of Kocaeli Health Services
Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emergency Patient Care-i | AYP121 | Compulsory | Associate degree | 1 | Fall | 5 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Dr. Elif YAKA
Lecturer Serap ARSAL YILDIRIM
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Plan principles of managing emergency patient.
2) Tell differences between emergent and nonemergent patient.
3) Assess vital signs quickly.
4) Distinguish interventions in life threatening conditions.
5) Practice according to Basic and Advanced Life Support guidelines
6) Recognize arrhytmias on EKG and monitor.
7) Make noninvasive and invasive airway of management.
8) Apply appropriate hemorrhage control.
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
| Program Competencies | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| 1 | High | High | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 2 | No relation | No relation | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 3 | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | No relation | High | No relation | No relation | |
| 4 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 5 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | No relation | |
| 6 | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 7 | No relation | No relation | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | No relation | |
| 8 | High | No relation | High | No relation | No relation | High | No relation | No relation | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Not Required
Course Contents
The lessons include primary survey of emergency patient after presentation of the lecture. This encapsulates assessment of mental status, airway, breathing and circulation. The lessons also include secondary survey of emergency patient, knowledge about basic and advanced cardiac life support, cardiac arrhytmias, airway management techniques and hemorrhage control.
Weekly Schedule
1) Introduction and Course Overview2) Getting the Story
3) Primary Assessment
4) Assessment of Level of Consciousness
5) Evaluation of circulation
6) Evaluation of the Airway
7) Respiratory Assessment
8) Midterm examination/Assessment
9) Secondary Assessment
10) Basic Life Support (CPR)
11) Advanced Cardiac Life Support
12) Arrhythmias I
13) Arrhythmias II
14) Treatment of Respiratory Support
15) Control of bleeding
16) Final examination
Recommended or Required Reading
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Drill and Practice
4) Group Study
5) Brain Storming
6) Self Study
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade |
40% |
|---|---|
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
60% |
Total |
100% |
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required