Equine Injuriest and First Aid
Equine Science and Coaching
Vocational School of Kartepe Atcılık Vocational School
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equine Injuriest and First Aid | AAP116 | Elective | Associate degree | 1 | Spring | 2 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Assistant Prof. Dr. Erdener BALIKÇI
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Apply first aid in emergency situations.
2) Perfom first aid process in bleeding cases.
3) Perform emergency first aid procedure including fractures, traumas and wrench.
4) Perform first aid situations including animal bites.
5) Explain the equine safety rules.
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
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| 1 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | Low | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 2 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 3 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 4 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | 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 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
This course covers: first aid in the workplace, racetrack and exercise center, responsibilities of the first aider, action in an emergency, primary assessment, breathing and circulation, principles of resuscitation, disorders of respiration, airway obstruction, disorders of circulation, disorders of consciousness, wrenches,wounds and bleeding.
Weekly Schedule
1) Introduction to First Aid (Definitions and concepts)2) Primary first aid assessment for horses
3) Bleeding and bleeding control, nosebleeding
4) First aid principles for traumatic wounds
5) Head and neck traumas
6) First aid and emergency rules for foaling
7) Withers and back injuries
8) Midterm examination/Assessment
9) Thorax injuries
10) Foreleg lameness, carpus and metacarpus injures
11) Fetlock and pastern injuries
12) Pelvis and Femur injuries
13) Tibia and tarsus injuries
14) Hoof injuries
15) Hoof injuries
16) Final examination
Recommended or Required Reading
1- Equine Surgery, Auer J, Stick JA, 1999 5. Adams' Lameness in Horses, Stashak T, 2000
2- YÜCEL R. Atların ortopedik hastalıkları , Veteriner Özel Cerrahi
3- Emergency procedures, S.J. Plunkett; Harcourt Publishers Limited, 2000
4- Barkovizyon, powerpoint sunumları, ders notu, yerli ve yabancı kitaplar, eğitim yazılımları
5- Projector, PowerPoint presentations, lecture notes, domestic and foreign books, educational software
6- /At kazaları ve ilkyardım
7- Horse Accidents and First Aid
8- Arasınav, kısa sınav, final
9- Midterms, quiz, final
10- /Atkazaları
11- /Horseaccident
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Case Study
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade |
30% |
|---|---|
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
70% |
Total |
100% |
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required