First Aid and Emergency Care Technician is a two-year associate degree program that educates students to perform significant interventions in pre-hospital emergency healthcare services, either in ambulances or emergency healthcare vehicles, and provide treatment following specified protocols when there is no physician present.
Purpose
The purpose of Gedik Vocational School’s First Aid and Emergency Care Program is to train qualified healthcare technicians who can efficiently identify and solve health problems in pre-hospital emergency services. The program aims to equip students with the ability to provide basic and advanced life support, recognize all kinds of system traumas, and apply appropriate emergency approaches. These trained technicians will ensure the safe transportation of patients who have received initial interventions to hospitals via ambulances while working collaboratively with their teams.
Objective
At Gedik University’s Gedik Vocational School, the goal is to nurture students of the First Aid and Emergency Care Program to become individuals with international professional competencies in their field.
Who Can Apply to This Program?
Prospective students should:
- Be able to adapt to flexible working hours.
- Possess the necessary physical endurance for patient transportation.
- Have aptitude for manual dexterity and acquiring practical skills.
- Be capable of making quick and accurate decisions.
- Demonstrate attentiveness and composure.
- Be inclined to work in a team.
- Enjoy performing active tasks.
- Show interest in and excel in science subjects.
- Be willing and diligent in helping others.
- Exhibit a sense of responsibility.
- Possess good communication skills, especially in managing stressful situations.
- Have no physical or psychological impediment in dealing with blood, body fluids, and wounds.
Post-Graduation Opportunities
Upon graduation, individuals from this program can find employment in hospital emergency departments, 112 emergency call centers, and ambulance services. The definitions and legal regulations provided by the Ministry of Health allow for the employment of graduates from this program in emergency services, 112 centers, and ambulance services.
Vertical Transfer to Bachelor’s Degree Programs:
Graduates of the First Aid and Emergency Care associate degree program can pursue vertical transfer to the following bachelor’s degree programs:
- Emergency Aid and Disaster Management
- Nursing
Double Major Programs
Students have the option to pursue double major programs in the following fields:
- Anesthesia
- Medical Imaging Techniques
Clubs
There are health-related clubs available for students, including:
- Health Club
- First Aid Club