Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
2İAY 128Emergency Patient Care II4+10+09910.09.2026
Course Details
Language of Instruction Turkish
Level of Course Unit Associate Degree
Department / Program First and Emergency Aid
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Compulsory
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course This course aims to provide the knowledge and skills related to medication administration, assessing medical and infectious diseases, and providing emergency care in trauma cases and environmental emergencies.
Course Content Administering Medication, Digestive System Terminology, Assessing Digestive System Diseases and Providing Emergency Care, Providing Emergency Care to the Patient with Abdominal Pain, Diabetes, Fluid-Electrolyte Balance, Acid-Base Balance, Assessing Metabolic Diseases and Providing Emergency Care, Assessing Infectious Diseases and Providing Emergency Care, Assessing Urogenital Diseases and Providing Emergency Care, Assessment and Emergency Approach in General and System Trauma Cases, Providing Emergency Care in Environmental Emergencies, Stings, Bites and Poisonings, Case Study.
Course Methods and Techniques Lecture, question-and-answer, discussion, case study, and demonstration techniques are used.
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator Instructor İbrahim BİLİR ibrahim.bilir@hku.edu.tr
Name of Lecturers Instructor M. Erdi BİLECEN merdi.bilecen@hku.edu.tr
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Pre-Hospital Emergency Care (Emergency Patient Care for Paramedics I-II-III). (2020). Ali Eksi (Ed.). Ema Medical Bookstore, Istanbul.
Paramedic - Emergency Care Principles and Practices. (2021). Mehmet Altuntas (Ed.). Nobel Academic Publishing, Ankara.
Course Notes 1. Nancy Caroline s Emergency Care in the Streets - USA Version Paramedic, Ed: Prof. Dr. Eyüp Sabri UCAN, Lect. See. Semra ÇELİKLİ, Lect. See. Nursun U. BARUŞ, Assist. Assoc. Dr. Gürkan ERSOY. The year 2000. Aegean Publications.
2. Trauma Case Studies for the Paramedic ISBN-10: 0763725838 ISBN-13: 9780763725839 ISBN: 0763725838
3. Trauma Case Studies for the Paramedic ISBN-10: 0763725838 ISBN-13: 9780763725839 ISBN: 0763725838
4. TRAUMA in Prehospital Emergency Health Services. Ekşi, A., Gümüşsoy, S. ISBN- 9786050611465.

Course Category
Health %100

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Mid-terms 2 % 40
Practice 1 % 10
Final examination 1 % 50
Total
4
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 15 9 135
Assignments 15 6 90
Mid-terms 15 2 30
Final examination 15 1 15
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 9 270

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Safely and effectively administers emergency medications in accordance with emergency health service legislation and regulations.
2 Systematically assesses the patient and provides appropriate emergency care in cases of digestive, metabolic, infectious, and urogenital system diseases, as well as acute abdomen; learns to perform bladder and nasogastric catheterization.
3 Applies general approach principles for trauma cases, hemorrhage control methods, and emergency interventions for soft tissue injuries.
4 Conducts clinical assessments and implements emergency care steps for regional traumas involving the head, face, neck, spine, chest, abdomen, pelvis, and extremities.
5 Applies principles of toxicological and environmental emergency care for cases involving environmental factors (thermal, electrical), drowning, poisoning, and bites/stings.

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Medication administration principles and dosage calculation Obtaining recommended resource books Reading resources related to the topic
2 Ensuring safety in medication preparation and administration Reading the resources related to the topic Repeating the practices of the previous lesson, reading the resources related to the topic
3 Enteral medication administration (indications and contraindications) Reading the resources related to the topic Repeating the practices of the previous lesson, reading the resources related to the topic
4 Assessing digestive system disorders; digestive system emergencies; providing emergency care to patients with abdominal pain Reading related resources
5 Assessing metabolic disorders; metabolic disorders (diabetes); metabolic disorders (fluid-electrolyte and acid-base balance); providing emergency care for metabolic disorders Reading the resources related to the topic, repeating the practices of the previous lesson, reading the resources related to the topic
6 Assessing urogenital disorders; providing emergency care for urogenital disorders Reading the resources related to the topic, repeating the practices of the previous lesson, reading the resources related to the topic
7 Applying the general approach to trauma cases; providing emergency care for external bleeding Reading related resources
8 Midterm Exam I
9 Providing emergency care for spinal injuries; providing emergency care for chest injuries Repeating the practices of the previous lesson, reading the relevant resources
10 Emergency Care for Extremity Injuries Repeating the practices of the previous lesson, reading the relevant resources
11 Providing emergency care for abdominal injuries; providing emergency care for pelvic injuries Repeating the practices of the previous lesson, reading the relevant resources
12 Emergency care for extremity injuries Repeating the practices of the previous lesson, reading the relevant resources
13 Providing emergency care for special trauma cases; emergency care for foreign bodies; emergency care for poisonings; emergency care for bites and stings Reading related resources
14 Emergency care for electrical injuries and lightning strikes; providing emergency care for burns Review the previous lesson ` s practical applications, read the resources related to the topic
15 Bladder catheterization for the patient/injured person; nasogastric tube insertion for the patient/injured person Review the previous lesson ` s practical applications, read the resources related to the topic

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10
All 5 4 5 5 5
C1 5 5 5 5 3
C2 5 5 5 5 3
C3 5 5 5 5 3
C4 5 5 5 5 3
C5 5 5 5 5 3

  Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant