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| ILAY2050 | Trauma | 2+2+0 | ECTS:6 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | Short Cycle | | Status | Compulsory | | Department | DEPARTMENT of MEDICAL SERVICES and TECHNIQUES | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures and 2 hours of practicals per week | | Lecturer | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Melih İMAMOĞLU | | Co-Lecturer | | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | In the trauma course, the aim is to teach students the principles of the initial assessment of trauma patients and to provide theoretical and practical knowledge and skills in managing traumatic injuries according to systems. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | Explain the first evaluation steps of trauma patients. | 1,4,6 | 1, | | LO - 2 : | Explain the principles of stabilization of trauma patients at the scene. | 1,4,6 | 1, | | LO - 3 : | Apply emergency care protocols on traumatized patients. | 1,4,6 | 1, | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| General approach to trauma patients, triage, evaluation of multiple trauma patients; Shock and crush injury, blood loss pathophysiology; Head, face and neck traumas, soft tissue traumas, amputated organ transportation, Thoracic traumas, pneumothorax diagnosis and treatment, cardiac tamponade, traumatic cardiac arrest; Abdominal traumas; Spinal traumas, sensory examination, spinal fractures; Musculoskeletal injuries, pain management, trauma team; Environmental emergencies, thermoregulation, hot and cold emergencies, hypothermia, frostbite, drowning, diving emergencies, high altitude diseases; Thermal injuries, resuscitation and primary examination in burn patients, body surface area calculation, burn depth, treatment, chemical burns, electrical burns, burn center indications |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | General approach to trauma patients - I, crime scene evaluation, triage, evaluation of multiple trauma patients, primary care, airway provision and cervical stabilization, breathing and ventilation, circulation and bleeding control, neurological status, resuscitation
| | | Week 2 | General approach to trauma patients - II, primary care and resuscitation additional interventions, evaluation of the need for transport, secondary care, re-evaluation, definitive treatment
| | | Week 3 | Shock, crush injury; definition of shock, common findings in shock, pathophysiology of shock, pathophysiology of blood loss, when to suspect shock, shock classification, hemorrhage classification, hemorrhagic shock first aid, initial fluid therapy, patient's response
| | | Week 4 | Head, face and neck traumas, soft tissue traumas; anatomy and pathophysiology, intracranial pressure, glaskow coma scale, clinical findings of skull base fracture | | | Week 5 | Epidural and subdural hematoma, contusion, intracerebral hematoma, subarachnoid hemorrhage, evaluation of the patient with head trauma, open bleeding, amputated organ transportation
| | | Week 6 | Thoracic traumas, initial examination, airway evaluation, respiratory evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of tension pneumothorax, open pneumothorax and massive hemothorax, circulatory evaluation, cardiac tamponade, traumatic cardiac arrest, secondary examination
| | | Week 7 | Abdominal trauma and anatomy, blunt trauma, penetrating trauma, evaluation steps, specific organ injuries | | | Week 8 | Spinal trauma, spine and spinal cord injuries, anatomy, sensory examination, neurogenic shock / spinal shock diagnosis and treatment, classification of spinal cord injuries, spinal fractures, pre-hospital approach, placing the patient on the trauma board | | | Week 9 | Midterm Exam
| | | Week 10 | Musculoskeletal injuries - I, primary examination, major arterial bleeding, bilateral femur fractures, crush syndrome, immobilization of fractures, secondary examination
| | | Week 11 | Musculoskeletal injuries - II, limb-threatening injuries, fracture management, immobilization techniques, pain management, trauma team; Crush syndrome, compartment syndrome, field treatment approach in crush syndrome, diagnosis and management of hyperkalemia
| | | Week 12 | Environmental emergencies - I, thermoregulation, heat and cold emergencies, hypothermia and frostbites
| | | Week 13 | Environmental emergencies - II, drownings, diving emergencies, high altitude illnesses
| | | Week 14 | Thermal injuries - I, resuscitation and primary examination in burn patients, fluid resuscitation, body surface area calculation
| | | Week 15 | Thermal injuries - II, burn depth and treatment, chemical burns, electrical burns, burn center indications
| | | Week 16 | Final Exam | | | |
| 1 | Committee on Trauma. 2018; Advanced Trauma Life Support Student Manual, 10th Edition. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 00/00/2024 | 1 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 00/00/2024 | 1 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 4 | 5 | 20 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Uygulama | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 8 | 6 | 48 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Total work load | | | 168 |
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