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| AFT6005 | Triage in disasters | 2+2+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | Third Cycle | | Status | Compulsory | | Department | Department of Disaster Medicine (Interdisciplinary) | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures and 2 hours of practicals per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Abdülkadir GÜNDÜZ | | Co-Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Abdülkadir GÜNDÜZ | | Language of instruction | | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The aim of the course is to provide information on the essential concepts of triage in disasters and to gain the ability to apply triage in disasters. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | express opinion on current disaster threats and its future perspective on disasters | 2,4,7 | 1,5, | | PO - 2 : | provide organization and coordination in the execution of emergency health services and public health services in disasters that occur within the borders of the country and worldwide | 2,4,7 | 1,5, | | PO - 3 : | contribute to the scientific development of the field of disaster medicine based on ethical rules and using scientific methods. | 2,4,7 | 1,5, | | 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), PO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Triage Principles, triage process, prioritization and leveling in triage, pain assessment as part of the triage process, disaster triage and its history, Triage systems components and approaches used in disasters and mass events, Differences of triage systems applied in case of disasters from other triage systems, START Triage system, Jump START Triage system, SALT Triage system, SAVE Triage system, Sieve Triage system, Special occasions (CBRN) triage, Ethical dilemmas in disaster triage, Case studies
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Triage Principles triage process | | | Week 2 | Prioritization and leveling in triage | | | Week 3 | Pain assessment as part of the triage process, | | | Week 4 | Disaster triage and its history, | | | Week 5 | Triage systems components and approaches used in disasters and mass events, | | | Week 6 | Differences of triage systems applied in case of disasters from other triage systems | | | Week 7 | START Triage system | | | Week 8 | Jump START Triage system | | | Week 9 | Midterm exam | | | Week 10 | SALT Triage system | | | Week 11 | SAVE Triage system | | | Week 12 | Sieve Triage system | | | Week 13 | Special occasions (CBRN) triage | | | Week 14 | Ethical dilemmas in disaster triage, Case studies | | | Week 15 | Case studies | | | Week 16 | Final exam | | | |
| 1 | Crews, C. M. (2018). Disaster Response: Efficacy of Simple Triage and Rapid Treatment in Mass Casualty Incidents. California State University, Long Beach. | | | 2 | Koenig, K. L.,& Schultz, C. H. (Eds.). (2010). Koenig and Schultz's disaster medicine: comprehensive principles and practices. Cambridge University Press. | | | |
| 1 | Glarum, J., Birou, D., & Cetaruk, E. (2009). Hospital Emergency Response Teams: Triage for Optimal Disaster Response. Butterworth-Heinemann.
| | | 2 | Koenig, K. L.,& Schultz, C. H. (Eds.). (2010). Koenig and Schultz's disaster medicine: comprehensive principles and practices. Cambridge University Press. | | | 3 | Einav, S., Feigenberg, Z., Weissman, C., Zaichik, D., Caspi, G., Kotler, D., & Freund, H. R. (2004). Evacuation priorities in mass casualty terror-related events: implications for contingency planning. Annals of surgery, 239(3), 304. | | | 4 | Lerner, E. B., Schwartz, R. B., Coule, P. L., & Pirrallo, R. G. (2010). Use of SALT triage in a simulated mass-casualty incident. Prehospital emergency care, 14(1), 21-25. | | | |
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