Erciyes University - Info Package

Course unit title	Level of course unit	Course unit code	Type of course unit	Semester of course unit	Local credit	ECTS credit	Syllabus
EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICES IN DISASTERS	Second cycle	SEC 240		3	3.00	3.00	Print

Description of course unit

Prerequisites and course requisities	None
Language of instruction	Turkish
Coordinator	Lecturer Ali BAŞGÜN
Lecturer(s)	Lecturer Ali BAŞGÜN
Teaching assitant(s)	None
Mode of delivery	face to face
Course objective	To inform students about emergency health services in disasters and first aid practices in disasters.
Course description	Characteristics of disasters, Quick assessment of the situation, Features of emergency health services in disasters, Correct behavior in disasters, First aid and triage practices in disasters.)

Course contents

1	Course Introduction, Course Description, Plan and Purpose, Disasters/Extraordinary Situations
2	Classification of Disasters
3	Legislation on Disasters
4	Disaster and Its Importance in Turkey
5	Disaster Management and Planning
6	Disaster Management System
7	Disaster Management in Turkey
8	Midterm exams
9	Barriers in Providing Emergency Health Services in Disasters
10	Health Services in Disasters
11	triage in disasters
12	First Aid in Disasters I
13	First Aid in Disasters II
14	Right Behaviors During Disaster
15	Final Exam
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Learning outcomes of the course unit

1	Defines the characteristics of disasters
2	Have knowledge about disaster management
3	Indicates emergency health services organizations in disasters
4	Knows TRIAGE and first aid practices in disasters.
5	Defines correct behavior during disaster
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*Contribution level of the course unit to the key learning outcomes

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Number of stars refer to level of contribution from 1 (the least) to 5 (the most)

Planned learning activities, teaching methods and ECTS work load

	Quantity	Time (hour)	Quantity*Time (hour)
Lectures (face to face teaching)	14	2	28
Study hours out of classroom (study before and after the class)	0	0	0
Homework	0	0	0
Presentation / seminar	0	0	0
Quiz	0	0	0
Preparation for midterm exams	0	0	0
Midterm exams	0	0	0
Project (term paper)	0	0	0
Laboratuar	0	0	0
Field study	0	0	0
Preparation for final exam	0	0	0
Final exam	0	0	0
Research	0	0	0
Total work load			28
ECTS			1.00

Assessment methods and criteria

Evaluation during semester	Quantity	Percentage
Midterm exam	1	40
Quiz	0	0
Homework	0	0
Semester total		40
Contribution ratio of evaluation during semester to success		40
Contribution ratio of final exam to success		60
General total		100

Recommended and required reading

Textbook	None
Additional references	lecturer''''s notes

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