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SAY 327 - Basic Health Information and First Aid

Sports Science Faculty · Sport Management · Undergraduate

ECTS: 4 T+P+L: 2+1+0 Compulsory
Coordinator: Arş. Gör. Mustafa Burak UYAR
Instructors: Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Canan CEYLAN

Course Objective

The purpose of the Health Information and First Aid course is to train students to be first aid providers in emergency situations that require assistance, in accordance with the Ministry of Health and European standards.

Required Resources

1. European First Aid Guidelines, Stijn Van de Velde et al., Resuscitation, 72, 240-251, 2007.
2. European Resuscitation Council Guidelines for Resuscitation, Jerry P. Nolan et al., Resuscitation, 81, 1219-1276, 2010
3. İlk Yardım, Macide Tüzün, Elif Taşkın, Funda Gülay Ünal, ODTÜ, Ankara, 2008.

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. Defines the principles of Health and First Aid
  2. Recognizes various situations requiring emergency assistance
  3. Recognizes basic concepts related to health.
  4. Checks the injured person's state of consciousness
  5. Intervenes in airway obstruction

Core Area Distribution

(72) Health%100

Teaching Methods

ExpressionExercise and PracticePresentationGuided PracticeCase StudyExperiment - Test / Lab/ Workshop / Field Practice

Assessment & Evaluation

Performance Assignment ( Lab / Workshop / Field Work / Seminar / Presentation / Completion Study / ThesisTesting (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)

ECTS / Workload

ActivityQuantityDuration (h)Total Workload
Course Duration (Including Exam Week)16348
Out of Class Study Period14342
Midterm111
Quiz000
Assignment000
Practice000
Final133

Course Schedule

WeekSubjectPreparation
1Principles of first aid
2Evaluation of emergency aid situations
3First aider and protection of the injured
4Assessment of the accident scene and the injured person's condition
5Intervention to a conscious injured person
6Intervention to an unconscious casualty
7Midterm exam
8Principles of Basic Life Support
9Principles of Basic Life Support
10Intervention in airway obstructions
11Intervention in bleeding
12Intervention in burns
13Intervention in fractures and soft tissue injuries
14General review of first aid principles
15General review of all topics
16fınal exam