HEALTH SERVICES IN DISASTER

Course Description

The content of this course; general definitions and concepts related to disastrous situations, causes of disastrous situations and prevention methods, disaster and disaster culture, disaster management, emergency action and evacuation plans, health and support services in disastrous situations are included. These are definition of catastrophic situations, common characteristics, natural disasters and man-made disasters and preparedness for disastrous situations, epidemiological characteristics of catastrophic situations, assessment of the health of individuals in disastrous situations and triage, rapid assessment, response to disastrous situations-emergency phase organization of aid, recognition and protection of risk groups, nutrition in catastrophic situations, environmental health services, temporary shelters and approaches to protection from communicable diseases, evaluation and protection of individuals' mental health in disastrous situations, recognition and prevention of ethical violations in disastrous situations.

HEALTH SERVICES IN DISASTER

Evaluation Tools (Active Term)

Course outcomes

No course outcomes have been defined yet.

Course Syllabus

Reference Books & Course Materials

1. 01 Osman Karababa. OLAĞANDIŞI DURUMLARDA SAĞLIK HİZMETLERİ SAĞLIK ÇALIŞANININ EL KİTABI, Aralık 2002.
2. 02 Havva TEL. OLAĞANÜSTÜ DURUMLAR VE HEMŞİRELİK, Anadolu Hemşirelik ve Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, 2016;19:4.

Learning Outcomes

1. L01 Must be able to define emergency and disaster SOLO 3
2. L02 Prepares, implements and supervises theories and approaches in the use of health services in disasters. SOLO 3
3. L03 To knows disaster and crisis management, creates and implements risk maps and disaster plans SOLO 3
4. L04 To shouldbe planned shelter, water, immunization, nutrition and implemented in disasters SOLO 4
5. L05 Should be able to know and apply triage SOLO 4

Program Outcomes

1. P01 It is knowledgeable about Türkiye, TRNC and World Emergency Health Services.
2. P02 It has basic knowledge in the fields of human anatomy, physiology and pathology.
3. P03 Has knowledge about the use of emergency vehicles, mechanical and technical equipment, and medical equipment used in the pre-hospital Emergency Medicine system.
4. P04 Performs physical evaluation of the patient in emergency situations and knows the principles of primary and secondary examination.
5. P05 Has the ability to use patient handling and transport methods and position patients or injured people appropriately.
6. P06 Knows the general rules of approach to trauma patients and has the skills to use and maintain trauma equipment; Knows simple rescue/extraction techniques in traffic accidents.
7. P07 Knows infection control methods, ensures asepsis-antisepsis conditions as well as infection controls of emergency vehicles and equipment.
8. P08 Knows and applies the principles of pre-hospital emergency care in medical emergencies (shock, poisoning, emergency labor, pediatric, geriatric, oncological emergencies, psychiatric, etc.).
9. P09 Knows and applies personal and environmental safety measures in ordinary and extraordinary situations.
10. P10 Performs basic and advanced life support; Performs defibrillation and cardioversion, knows basic ECG rhythm analysis.
11. P11 Controls bleeding, interprets blood gas values, performs peripheral intravenous intervention, and knows drug administration methods.
12. P12 Knows professional duties, authorities and responsibilities.
13. P13 Establishes healthy human relationships with people in the work area and those it serves.
14. P14 He/she has the awareness of individual awareness by improving himself/herself socially and culturally.
15. P15 Works in interdisciplinary teams and has social responsibility awareness.
16. P16 It has knowledge of Turkish language and the ability to use the language, and has foreign language knowledge at a level to follow professional developments.
17. P17 Knows scene management and team command in disaster situations.
18. P18 Knows and applies search and rescue principles in case of disaster.
19. P19 It knows First Aid practices and can direct someone else to do it by voice.
20. P20 Can use emergency response equipment and provide emergency aid in war situations.

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