DEGREE PROGRAMMES

History

The Ambulance and Emergency Care Technician Program, launched in the 1993-1994 academic year within the School of Health Services (SHMYO) at Dokuz Eylül University (DEU), marked a first in Turkey. This program represented a significant step forward in the field of "first aid and emergency care," a field Turkey desperately needed but for which no significant research had been conducted until then. The program was launched in collaboration with Cambrian College, Canada, with the contributions of the program's founder and then-Director, Prof. Dr. Necla ÇEVİK, who played a significant role in bringing this step forward for our country. It pioneered programs established at other universities across Turkey and commenced training in 1993-1994.

Paramedics have become essential and essential personnel due to new initiatives in ambulance systems and radical changes in the prehospital emergency system. Our program, which meets this critical need in the sector, aims to assume and maintain a leading role in training paramedics equipped with superior knowledge, skills, and equipment. Our program aims to train paramedics who are driven to develop throughout their lives, create a difference, and possess sufficient knowledge and skills in their field, aligning with the expectations and needs of the healthcare sector. Our program aims to equip our students with professional knowledge and skills, as well as effective communication, teamwork, and the ability to recognize and solve problems.

In-hospital practices, 112 practice, and a mandatory first-year summer internship allow our students to gain field experience before entering their professional careers. As a profession of increasing importance and effectiveness, employment opportunities are quite extensive. Recent changes in pre-hospital healthcare services in our country have significantly increased the employment opportunities of program graduates as Health Technicians in 112 Ambulances.

Almost all graduates now work in the public sector, and they can also take advantage of job opportunities in private ambulance companies and private hospital emergency rooms. Regarding the educational activities, employment opportunities, and planning requirements of the program, the following are included: Cooperation is made with the Ministry of Health, Health Directorates, public and private health institutions (hospitals, clinics, medical centers, etc.), private ambulance companies, municipalities, non-governmental organizations and professional chambers.


Program Mission: To train qualified healthcare technicians who can provide on-site, timely, and accurate treatment to patients and injured in pre-hospital emergency healthcare services, provide basic and advanced life support, recognize all types of systemic trauma and implement the appropriate emergency management approach, and ensure that patients and injured individuals who have received initial intervention safely arrive at hospitals by ambulance.

Program Vision: To undertake and maintain a leading role in training first and emergency aid technicians equipped with advanced skills and equipment by following all international scientific innovations and developments in the field of first and emergency aid.


Our Internal Stakeholders:
*Our Students
*Our Faculty
*Our Student Affairs Staff
*Our Rectorate's Quality Commission and Education Commission

Our External Stakeholders:
*The Ministry of Health
*Our Past Graduates
*112 Ambulance Workers
*Public and Private Hospitals
*112 Stations

Qualification Awarded

First and Emergency Aid Technician, Short Cycle

Level of Qualification

Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)

Specific Admission Requirements

Vocational high school diploma or high school diploma, placement through a nation-wide Student Selection Examination.

Specific Arrangements for Recognition of Prior Learning (Formal, Non-Formal and Informal)

Students take courses in the same program at another university credits, the program continued with the approval of the recommendation of the Directorate and the Health Services Vocational College are accepted as credits counted towards the program.

Qualification Requirements and Regulations

In order to graduate from the program are defined curriculum, professional for 90 ECTS compulsory courses and internships, for a total of 30 ECTS of elective courses must be taken and the ECTS must complete 120. Courses in grade 60 and above. Attendance is mandatory, 70% of theoretical courses, practical courses must attend 80%. Pre-requisite courses that are defined curriculum, which is a prerequisite for the course or courses must be achieved more.

Profile of the Programme

The program includes courses in basic medical sciences such as physiology, anatomy, medical terminology, and pharmacology, as well as general knowledge courses. Vocational courses include Emergency Patient Care, Emergency Health Services, Resuscitation, Trauma, Advanced Life Support Practices, and Physical Education and Bodybuilding. Elective courses in the curriculum support professional, social, and cultural development. At the end of the first year, students complete a 32-day internship at DEU Hospital, other hospitals approved by the program director (Faculty of Medicine Hospital, State Hospitals, Private Hospitals), or at 112 Ambulance Services. Students take basic English courses in their first year and professional English courses in their second year. Students are trained to be individuals who adhere strictly to medical ethics and deontological principles, respect patient rights, and possess the mental and physical strength to perform assigned duties at all times and under all circumstances.

The purpose of the FIRST and EMERGENCY AID Program is to train level 5 qualified First and Emergency Aid Technicians (Paramedics) who can provide up-to-date and scientific first and emergency aid practices to patients and injured people in medical emergencies in Turkey's pre-hospital emergency health services and, when necessary, ensure that these patients and injured people are transported safely and quickly to health institutions by ambulance.

The training objectives of the First and Emergency Aid Program are:
1) To train students who possess basic and clinical medical knowledge related to pre-hospital emergency care and rescue,
2) To possess sufficient skills and knowledge for ambulance emergency calls and patient transport,
3) To possess and apply the skills and knowledge to assess the scene,
4) To apply the professional skills required for preliminary diagnosis and pre-hospital emergency treatment,
5) To perform emergency medical care and interventions,
6) To perform intravenous and intraosseous interventions,
7) To administer emergency medications and fluids, as specified by the Ministry of Health, to the patient through appropriate routes until transport to the hospital,
8) To administer oxygen therapy,
9) To perform basic and advanced airway procedures, endotracheal intubation, and, when necessary, cricothyrotomy and invasive/noninvasive mechanical ventilation,
10) To perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation and defibrillation,
11) To perform trauma stabilization and pulmonary needle decompression,
12) To perform appropriate The aim is to train paramedics who are knowledgeable and able to apply transport techniques,
13) able to perform rhythm assessments using ECG and monitoring, and who can administer electrical treatments such as defibrillation, cardioversion, and external pacemaker application,
14) able to stabilize fractures, dislocations, and sprains,
15) able to perform wound closure and simple bleeding control,
16) able to assist in labor in emergency labor,
17) who act in accordance with professional values, ethical principles, and legal regulations,
18) who aim to acquire the knowledge and skills to perform their profession effectively and are equipped to ensure professional development,
19) able to communicate effectively while providing prehospital emergency care,
20) who undertake the responsibility of lifelong learning and engage in self-assessment.

The educational objectives of the First and Emergency Aid Program are:
1) able to apply the knowledge, skills, and behaviors required for prehospital emergency patient care,
2) who possess the social and cultural knowledge to contribute to personal and societal development while also practicing their profession effectively.

Key Learning Outcomes

Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples

This degree enables the holder to exercise the profession in the public or private sector.The graduates of this program, public or private health care organizations or services provided from the Ministry of first aid and emergency ambulance services and private ambulance 112 enterprises, health technicians (paramedics) work as.

Access to Further Studies

Students graduating from our program can apply to ÖSYM and, if they pass the Vertical Transfer Exam, they can vertically transfer to the Emergency Aid and Disaster Management, Nursing, and Nursing and Health Services departments to pursue undergraduate education.

Course Structure Diagram with Credits

Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

In courses, student assessment is based on the ratios specified in the course description forms. Midterm exams, either theoretical or practical, or both theoretical and practical, are used in accordance with the course credits. Homework assignments are evaluated based on the nature of the course and the instructor's preference. One final exam is administered. A make-up exam is administered to students who fail the midterm exam. Homework assignments may also be evaluated during the final and make-up exams, if specified in the course description forms. A minimum grade of 60 is required to pass the course.

Graduation Requirements

In order to graduate, students must successfully complete 120 ECTS credits for courses and internships. Course passing system is being implemented in each of the students to be successful in a course grade point average of at least 60 out of 100 is required to provide the final grade. One course exam grade is 50.

Mode of Study (Full-Time, Part-Time, E-Learning )

Full-time

Programme Director or Equivalent

Prof. Dr. Sedat YANTURALI
e-mail: sedat.yanturali@deu.edu.tr
Tel: 0232 412 27 07

Doç. Dr. Bennur KOCA
e-mail: bennur.koca@deu.edu.tr
Tel: 0232 412 4703/24737