COURSE UNIT TITLE

: EMERGENCY MEDICINE

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
VSD 4005 EMERGENCY MEDICINE ELECTIVE 1 0 0 1

Offered By

Veterinary Medicine

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR SEMIH ALTAN

Offered to

Veterinary Medicine

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to train veterinarians who will practice clinical medicine to a level where they can intervene in cases within the scope of emergency medicine as soon as possible and use the necessary diagnostic applications and treatment opportunities.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Learns the diseases seen in small animals within the scope of emergency medicine.
2   Can identify specified diseases using their analysis abilities.
3   He can treat the diseases he identifies by choosing the right medicine and methods.
4   Learns to communicate correctly with patient owners
5   Learns to intervene in the disease encountered within the scope of emergency disease and to take a maintenance treatment approach.
6   May recommend euthanasia when necessary and implement it within the framework of the rules

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 1 Emergency and critical cases, classification, organization, patient evaluation, emergency clinic equipment
2 2 Analgesia, sedation and pain control of emergency patients
3 3 Anesthesia of emergency patients according to systems
4 4 Fluid management, evaluation and treatment of shock patients
5 5 Some basic surgical methods applied in emergency and critical cases
6 6 Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
7 7 Cardiovascular emergency surgery
8 8 Midterm
9 9 Trauma emergency surgery
10 10 Environmental effects and dermatological emergencies
11 11 Gastrointestinal system emergency surgery
12 12 Urogenital system emergency surgery
13 13 Neurological emergency surgery
14 14 Ophthalmic emergency surgery
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1.Küçük Hayvan Pratiğinde Acil ve Kritik Olgu Hekimliği, O.S. Görgül, ve ark. Istanbul, 2005
2. Emergency procedures, S.J. Plunkett; Harcourt Publishers Limited, 2000
3. Veteriner Acil Klinik. Özaydın I.; Eser Ofset Matbaacılık, Erzurum, 2004
4. Airway management and ventilation; in: Veterinary Anesthesia, Hartfields, S.M; Ed: Thurmon, J., Tranquilli WJ, Benson GJ; Lumb and Jones, London,1996
5. Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Procedures;T. Hackett and E. Mazzaferro, Blackwell, 2006
6. Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care for Veterinary Technicians Andrea Battaglia Saunders; 2007

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Visual-based lecture, problem-based teaching and discussion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The student will be evaluated with the questions asked in the midterm and final exams.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

The student is responsible for attending 70% of theoretical courses throughout the semester. Class hours and, if requested, the specified time for homework submission must be observed. Action will be taken within the framework of the relevant regulations regarding unethical behavior that may occur in classes and exams.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

semih.altan@dicle.edu.tr

Office Hours

will be announced

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 1 14
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 30

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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CONTACT INFORMATION
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