Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
3İAY231Emergency Medicine Applications2+0+02209.09.2026
Course Details
Language of Instruction English
Level of Course Unit Associate Degree
Department / Program First and Emergency Aid
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Elective
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course At the end of this course, students will be able to apply drugs in the field and in hospital emergency services in accordance with the rules and techniques.
Course Content Define the professional and legal responsibilities of healthcare personnel in drug applications, To apply emergency drugs in coronary syndromes, To apply drugs in toxicity, To administer emergency drugs in respiratory distress, To administer drugs in unconsciousness and neurological emergencies,
He will be able to administer medication for advanced life support, and will be able to administer medication in cases of anaphylaxis.
Course Methods and Techniques
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator Fatma Sinem SAMİM
Name of Lecturers None
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources ECG and Advanced Life Support Applications in Prehospital Emergency Care. (2021). Ekşi A. (Ed.). Ema Medical Bookstore, Ankara.
Course Notes Prehospital Emergency Patient Care vol-I-II Editor. Assist. Assoc. Dr. Ali EKSI. Main publication. Izmir, 2015, Lecture Notes

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 1 % 40
Final examination 1 % 60
Total
2
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 2 14 28
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 2 14 28
Mid-terms 1 2 2
Final examination 1 2 2
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 2 60

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Will be able to define the professional and legal responsibilities of health personnel in drug applications.
2 Able to administer emergency drugs in coronary syndromes
3 To be able to apply drugs in toxicities
4 Able to administer emergency medications in respiratory distress
5 Will be able to administer drugs in unconsciousness and neurological emergencies
6 Able to administer medication for advanced life support
7 Able to administer medication in cases of anaphylaxis

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Introduction to the course introduction Basic drug knowledge, Classification and effect of drugs Obtaining course related resources
2 Professional and legal responsibilities of healthcare personnel in drug administration Reading related resources
3 Emergency drug administration principles, most preferred routes, calculation of drug doses Reading related resources
4 Emergency drug applications in acute coronary syndromes Drugs used, mechanisms of action, therapeutic benefit, indications for prehospital use, contraindications, points to be considered, route and dosage, adverse reactions and side effects, paramedics should pay attention to, drug interactions Reading related resources
5 Drug applications in the patient evaluated with respiratory distress Drugs used, mechanism of action, therapeutic benefit, indications for prehospital use, contraindications, points to consider, route and dosage, adverse reactions and side effects, paramedics should pay attention to, drug interactions Reading related resources
6 Drug applications in toxications Drugs used, mechanism of action, therapeutic benefit, indications for prehospital use, contraindications, points to be considered, route and dosage, adverse reactions and side effects, paramedics should pay attention to, drug interactions Reading related resources
7 Drug applications, drugs used, mechanism of action, therapeutic benefit, indications for prehospital use, contraindications, points to be considered, route and dosage, adverse reactions and side effects, paramedics should pay attention to, drug interactions in patients with unconsciousness Reading related resources
8 Reading related resources
9 Drug administration in psychiatric emergencies and withdrawal syndrome, drugs used, mechanisms of action, therapeutic benefit, indications for prehospital use, contraindications, points to be considered, route and dosage, adverse reactions and side effects, paramedics should be aware of, drug interactions Reading related resources
10 Drug applications in anaphylactic shock and allergic emergencies, drugs used, mechanism of action, therapeutic benefit, indications for prehospital use, contraindications, points to be considered, route and dosage, adverse reactions and side effects, paramedics should pay attention to, drug interactions Reading related resources
11 Drug applications in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, drugs used, mechanism of action, therapeutic benefit, indications for prehospital use, contraindications, considerations, route and dosage, adverse reactions and side effects, paramedics should pay attention to, drug interactions Reading related resources
12 Drug applications in pediatric emergencies, drugs used, mechanisms of action, therapeutic benefit, indications for prehospital use, contraindications, points to be considered, route and dosage, adverse reactions and side effects, paramedics should pay attention to, drug interactions Reading related resources
13 Drug Applications in Obstetrics Emergencies, drugs used, mechanism of action, therapeutic benefit, indications for prehospital use, contraindications, points to be considered, route and dosage, adverse reactions and side effects, paramedics should pay attention to, drug interactions Reading related resources
14 Emergency Medicine Cards Reading related resources

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10
All 4 5 3 5 4 5 3 4 5 3
C1
C2
C3
C4
C5
C6
C7

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