HEALTH INFORMATION AND FIRST AID PROGRAMME COURSE DESCRIPTION

Code	Name of the Course Unit	Semester	In-Class Hours (T+P)	Credit	ECTS Credit
PES119	HEALTH INFORMATION AND FIRST AID	1	3	3	4

GENERAL INFORMATION
Language of Instruction :	English
Level of the Course Unit :	BACHELOR'S DEGREE, TYY: + 6.Level, EQF-LLL: 6.Level, QF-EHEA: First Cycle
Type of the Course :	Compulsory
Mode of Delivery of the Course Unit	-
Coordinator of the Course Unit	Assoc.Prof. MEHMET SOYAL
Instructor(s) of the Course Unit
Course Prerequisite	No

OBJECTIVES AND CONTENTS
Objectives of the Course Unit:	The objective of this course is to help students gain the knowledge and skills on the basic principles of healthy life and first aid intervention to be applied in emergency situations.
Contents of the Course Unit:	Course content covers issues such as definitions and concepts related to health information, current developments related to health practices, methods of protection from infectious and fatal diseases, methods of improving healthy life, hygiene and environmental conditions, bad habits and their effects on children and young people, respiration and circulation problems , hemorrhages, shock conditions, skeletal, muscular and spinal injuries, and life saving in water.

KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT (On successful completion of this course unit, students/learners will or will be able to)
Define basic concepts related with health first aid techniques
Explain methods of protection from infectious and fatal diseases.
Explain the basic principles for a healthy life.
Explain the relation between health and hygiene and environmental conditions
Recognize the emergency services to be called when needed.
Apply emergency response first aid

WEEKLY COURSE CONTENTS AND STUDY MATERIALS FOR PRELIMINARY & FURTHER STUDY
Week	Preparatory	Topics(Subjects)	Method
1	-	Health Concept and Definition	slide, narration
2	Literature review	Rules to be observed regarding Body and Soul Health	slide, narration
3	Literature review	Body forming systems	slide, narration
4	Literature review	First aid and basic concepts	Lecture, demonstration method and applied group studies
5	Literature review	adult basic life support	Lecture, demonstration method and applied group studies
6	Literature review	child and baby basic life support	Lecture, demonstration method and applied group studies
7	Literature review	Respiratory problems, airway obstructions	Lecture, demonstration method and applied group studies
8	-	MID-TERM EXAM	-
9	Visual and written literature review	Internal bleeds and shock	Lecture, demonstration method and applied group studies
10	Visual and written literature review	First aid in case of injury	Lecture, demonstration method and applied group studies
11	Visual and written literature review	Neurological, allergic reactions and poisoning	Lecture, demonstration method and applied group studies
12	Visual and written literature review	first aid in disorders of consciousness	Lecture, demonstration method and applied group studies
13	Visual and written literature review	first aid in broken sprained sprails	Lecture, demonstration method and applied group studies
14	watch videos	bony ears, foreign body escape	Lecture, demonstration method and applied group studies
15	watch videos	Patient transport techniques	Lecture, demonstration method and applied group studies
16	-	FINAL EXAM	-
17	-	FINAL EXAM	-

SOURCE MATERIALS & RECOMMENDED READING
Yüksel, S. ve Cücen, Z. (2012). İlkyardım ve Temel Uygulamalar, Nobel Akademik yayıncılık, İstanbul.ardağ
Kanbir, O. (2017). Sporda Sağlık Bilinci ve İlk Yardım, Ekin Kitabevi Yayınları, Bursa.
Thygerson, A.L. ve Thygerson S.M. (2015). Standard First Aid, CPR, and AED 7th Edition, American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), US.
Önder, R. (2015). Anne Çocuk Sağlığı Ve İlk Yardım-Rıfkı Önder, Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık, İstanbul.

ASSESSMENT
Assessment & Grading of In-Term Activities	Number of Activities	Degree of Contribution (%)	Description

Level of Contribution
0	1	2	3	4	5

WORKLOAD & ECTS CREDITS OF THE COURSE UNIT
Workload for Learning & Teaching Activities
Type of the Learning Activites	Learning Activities (# of week)	Duration (hours, h)	Workload (h)
Lecture & In-Class Activities	14	3	42
Preliminary & Further Study	13	2	26
Land Surveying	0	0	0
Group Work	0	0	0
Laboratory	0	0	0
Reading	0	0	0
Assignment (Homework)	0	0	0
Project Work	0	0	0
Seminar	0	0	0
Internship	0	0	0
Technical Visit	0	0	0
Web Based Learning	0	0	0
Implementation/Application/Practice	0	0	0
Practice at a workplace	0	0	0
Occupational Activity	0	0	0
Social Activity	0	0	0
Thesis Work	0	0	0
Field Study	0	0	0
Report Writing	0	0	0
Final Exam	1	1	1
Preparation for the Final Exam	8	3	24
Mid-Term Exam	1	1	1
Preparation for the Mid-Term Exam	3	2	6
Short Exam	0	0	0
Preparation for the Short Exam	0	0	0
TOTAL	40	0	100