)Clinical PHARM D(

College of Pharmaceutical
Academic Year 2022/2023 Sciences and Drug Manufacturing
Quality Assurance Unit

Course Specification of
First Aid and Basic Life Support
(BLS)
MDC 505

A) Basic information:
Program on which the course is
: Bachelor of Pharmacy (Clinical Pharm D)
given

Title : First Aid and Basic Life Support (BLS)

Code : MDC 505

Department offering the course
Department teaching the course
Level / Semester
Contact hours (credit hours)
Lectures
Tutorial/ Practical
Pre-requisite
: Pharmacology and Toxicology
: Pharmacology and Toxicology
: Level 3/ Fall Semester (5)
: Lecture: 1 (1), Practical: 2 (1), Total: 2 Credit hour
: 1
: 1
: MD 302

B) Professional information:
1. Overall aims of the course upon successful completion of this course :
This course covers topics of basic life support and medical emergency of different situations
including bleeding, shock, poisoning, bone fractures, soft tissue injuries, rescue and
transportation. It includes: introduction to first aid ABCs, medical emergencies, effect of
temperature, transportation of an injured casualty and first aid kits, respiratory emergencies,
fractures and dislocations, bleeding and surgical emergencies, burns and scalds, animal bites or
stings and poisoning.

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College of Pharmaceutical
Academic Year 2022/2023 Sciences and Drug Manufacturing
Quality Assurance Unit

2. Course learning outcomes:

DOMAIN 2: PROFESSIONAL AND ETHICAL PRACTICE

2-1- competency:
Work collaboratively as a member of an inter-professional health care team to improve
the quality of life of individuals and communities, and respect patients’ rights.
This competency will be achieved via the following key elements:

Key elements: Program Key elements: Course learning outcomes:

2-1-3 Recognize own personal
and professional limitations
and accept the conditions of
referral to or guidance from
other members of the health
care team.
2-1-3-13 Specify own personal 1. Work as a member of
and professional limitations a team and be able to
and accept the conditions of participate in team work.
referral to or guidance from
other members of the health
care team.

2-4- COMPETENCY: Actively share professional decisions and proper actions to save
patient’s life in emergency situations including poisoning with various xenobiotics, and
effectively work in forensic fields.

Key elements: Program Key elements: Course learning

outcomes:
2-4-1 Ensure safe 2-4-1-25 Ensure safety 2. Protect victims from
handling/use of poisons handling and use of poisons exposure to poisons.
to avoid their harm to originating from different 3. Deal as soon as
sources to avoid their harm to
individuals and possible with different
population and communities
communities. types of poisons.

2-4-2 Demonstrate 2-4-2-26 Demonstrate 4. Follow international

understanding of the first understanding of the procedures and
aid measures needed to principles of first aid measures guidelines to ensure
for management of toxicities safety.
save patient’s life.
and medical emergencies
2-4-3 Take actions to Select the proper 2-4-3-27 5. Deal appropriately
solve any identified actions to solve any identified with different
medicine-related and medicine-related and emergency cases.
.pharmaceutical care problems
pharmaceutical care
problems.

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College of Pharmaceutical
Academic Year 2022/2023 Sciences and Drug Manufacturing
Quality Assurance Unit

DOMAIN 3: PHARMACEUTICAL CARE

3-2- COMPETENCY Provide counseling and education services to patients and

communities about safe and rational use of medicines and medical devices.

Key elements: Program Key elements: Course learning

outcomes:
3-2-4 Provide information 3-2-4-43 Raise awareness of 6. Protect patients from
about toxic profiles of patients and community
administration of
drugs and other about toxicity of drugs and
other xenobiotics including overdose of drugs.
xenobiotics including
sources, identification,
sources, identification, 7. Avoid tasting or
symptoms, and management
symptoms, and control. touching any unknown
management control.
substances or plants.

3-2-6 Maintain public 3-2-6-45 Promote public 8. Follow instructions for

awareness on social health awareness on drug misuse drug administration.
hazards of drug misuse and and abuse.
9. Advise people to take
abuse
drugs only if needed.

DOMAIN 4: PERSONAL PRACTICE

4-2- COMPETENCY: Effectively communicate verbally, non-verbally and in writing
with individuals and communities.
Key elements: Program Key elements: Course learning outcomes:
4-2-1 Demonstrate 4-2-1-50 Interact and 10. Overcome problems
effective communication communicate clearly by
raised due to
skills verbally, non- verbal, non-verbal and
writing with professional miscommunication between
verbally, and in writing
health care teams, patients,
with professional health and community. patients and first aiders.
care team, patients, and 4-2-1-51 Use effective 11. Good communicate to
communities. communication skills with
ensure the best response
other health care
professionals, patients and from patients.
community.

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 )Clinical PHARM D(
College of Pharmaceutical
Academic Year 2022/2023 Sciences and Drug Manufacturing
Quality Assurance Unit

3. Contents:
Lectures Practical/ Tutorial
Week

Credit Credit Total

Topic Topics
hrs. hrs.
1 Introduction 1 First aid kits 1 2
Action at an 1 Vital signs assessment 1 2
2
emergency
3 The Human Body 1 Body systems 1 2
4 Basic life support 1 Responsiveness check 1 2
5 CPR&AED 1 Training on CPR 1 2
6 Bleeding 1 Shock 1 2
7 Wounds 1 Dressings and Bandages 1 2
8 Burns 1 Management of burns 1 2
Injuries (Part 1) 1 First aid care for head 1 2
9
injuries
Injuries (Part 2) 1 Musculoskeletal injuries 1 2
10
and splinting
11 Sudden illnesses 1 Diabetic emergencies 1 2
Poisoning 1 Management of 1 2
12
poisoning
Bites and stings 1 First aid care for Bites 1 2
13
and stings
Heat illnesses 1 Drowning 1 2
14
First aid kits
Total 14 14 28

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 )Clinical PHARM D(
College of Pharmaceutical
Academic Year 2022/2023 Sciences and Drug Manufacturing
Quality Assurance Unit

4. Teaching and learning methods:

Lectures √
ONLINE Lectures -
Practical √
Tutorial -
Role play √
Flipped classes/ peer learning -
Brain storming -
Peer reviewing -
Computer-based learning (any kind of learning with the help of √
computers - Audio-visual, VR, e-learning, free downloadable
software usage, Webinar, and mobile training)
Team-based learning (group dissuasion, presentation) √
Virtual labs -
Case study -
Problem solving -
Self-learning -
Blended learning/ hybrid learning -
Community-based learning (Field trip, site visit) √
Others (Write the name of any other method not Listed above) -
………………………………………………..

5. Student assessment methods:

Periodicals (semester work ) √
Formative assessment ☐
Self-assessment with rubric. ☐
Practical exam √
Oral exam ☐
Written exam √

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 )Clinical PHARM D(
College of Pharmaceutical
Academic Year 2022/2023 Sciences and Drug Manufacturing
Quality Assurance Unit

6. Assessment Timing and Grading:

Assessment Method Week No. (Schedule) Weight (%)
Semester Work 2nd -14th 15 %
Practical 15 th
25 %
Oral exam - 0 %
Written exam *16th -18th 60 %
Total 100 %
*According to the faculty time table

7. Facilities required for teaching and learning:

Adequate to
Adequate Inadequate
some extent
- Class rooms √ ☐ ☐
- Data Show √ ☐ ☐
- Computers ☐ ☐ √
- Library √ ☐ ☐
- Internet √ ☐ ☐
- Other )Microsoft Teams,
E-learning) √ ☐ ☐

8- Administrative Constraints
List any difficulties encountered: non

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College of Pharmaceutical
Academic Year 2022/2023 Sciences and Drug Manufacturing
Quality Assurance Unit

9. List of references:
9.1 Course handout:
Prepared by staff members & uploaded by course coordinator on Banner platform.
9.2 Essential books:
* Emergency First Aid: A Folding Pocket Guide to the Recognition of & Response to
Medical Emergencies (Outdoor Skills and Preparedness) Pamphlet – January 31, 2019
* Sugar-Lowering Drugs for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Metabolic Syndrome -
Strategies for In Vivo Administration: Part-II, J Clin Med. 2019 Sep; 8(9): 1332.
* Color Atlas and Text of Clinical Medicine. 2010
9.3 Recommended books:
Text books available on the university platforms, Elseiver, McGraw Hell, EBSCO
9.4. Available Platforms for the students
Mc GrowHill
EBISCO HOST
9.5 Periodicals, Web sites, etc.:
EKB / Wikipedia (free encyclopaedia).

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 )Clinical PHARM D(
College of Pharmaceutical
Academic Year 2022/2023 Sciences and Drug Manufacturing
Quality Assurance Unit

Course's Plan & Matrix

Teaching and
Program Key Course learning Student Assessment
Course Contents Learning
Elements outcomes Methods
Methods
Theoretical & Practical 2.1.3.13
2.4.2.26 - Lectures - Written exam
Week Introduction - Discussion - Periodicals (Semester
1
2.4.3.27 1, 4, 5, 10,11 - E-Learning work)
4.2.1.50 - Practical exam
4.2.1.51
Theoretical & Practical 2.1.3.13
2.4.2.26 - Lectures - Written exam
Week Action at an emergency - Discussion - Periodicals (Semester
2
2.4.3.27 1, 4, 5, 10,11 - videos work + role play)
4.2.1.50 - E-Learning - Practical exam
4.2.1.51
Week Theoretical & Practical - Lectures
3 The Human Body 2.4.2.26 4 - E-Learning - Periodicals (Semester
work)

Theoretical & Practical 2.1.3.13 - Lectures

2.4.2.26 - Written exam
Week Basic life support - Discussion
- Periodicals (Semester
4
2.4.3.27 1, 4, 5, 10,11 - videos
work + role play
4.2.1.50 - E-Learning
- Practical exam)
4.2.1.51
Theoretical & Practical 2.1.3.13 - Lectures
2.4.2.26 - Written exam
Week CPR&AED - Discussion
- Periodicals (Semester
5
2.4.3.27 1, 4, 5, 10,11 - videos
work + role play)
4.2.1.50 - E-Learning
- Practical exam
4.2.1.51
Theoretical & Practical 2.1.3.13 - Lectures
2.4.2.26 - Written exam
- Discussion
Week - Periodicals (Semester
2.4.3.27 1, 4, 5, 10,11 - videos
6 Bleeding and shock 4.2.1.50 - E-Learning
work + role play)
- Practical exam
4.2.1.51
Theoretical & Practical 2.1.3.13
Wounds 2.4.2.26 - Lectures - Written exam
Week
2.4.3.27 1, 4, 5, 10,11 - Discussion - Practical exam
7 Dressing and Bandaging 4.2.1.50 - E-Learning
4.2.1.51
Theoretical & Practical 2.1.3.13
2.4.2.26 - Lectures
Week Burns - Discussion
- Written exam
8
2.4.3.27 1, 4, 5, 10,11 - E-Learning
- Role play
4.2.1.50 - Practical exam
4.2.1.51
Theoretical & Practical 2.1.3.13 - Lectures
Injuries (Part 1) 2.4.2.26 - Discussion - Written exam
Week
9
2.4.3.27 1, 4, 5, 10,11 - videos - Practical exam
4.2.1.50 - E-Learning
4.2.1.51
Theoretical & Practical 2.1.3.13
2.4.2.26 - Lectures
Week Injuries (Part 2) - Discussion
- Written exam
10
2.4.3.27 1, 4, 5, 10,11 - videos
- Practical exam
4.2.1.50 - E-Learning
4.2.1.51

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 )Clinical PHARM D(
College of Pharmaceutical
Academic Year 2022/2023 Sciences and Drug Manufacturing
Quality Assurance Unit

Course Teaching and Student Assessment

Program Key
Course Contents learning Learning Methods
Elements
outcomes Methods
Theoretical & Practical 2.1.3.13 - Lectures
Sudden illnesses 2.4.2.26 - Discussion - Written exam
Week
11
2.4.3.27 1, 4, 5, 10,11 - videos - Role play
4.2.1.50 - E-Learning - Practical exam
4.2.1.51
Theoretical & Practical 2.1.3.13
Poisoning 2.4.1.25
Week 2.4.2.26 - Written exam
- Lectures
12 2.4.3.27 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, - Practical exam
- Discussion
3.2.4.43 8, 9, 10,11 - E-Learning
3.2.6.45
4.2.1.50
4.2.1.51
Theoretical & Practical 2.1.3.13
Bites and stings 2.4.1.25 - Written exam
2.4.2.26 - Lectures - Practical exam
Week 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,
13
2.4.3.27 - Discussion
10,11 - E-Learning
3.2.4.43
4.2.1.50
4.2.1.51
Theoretical & Practical 2.1.3.13 - Lectures
Heat illnesses 2.4.2.26 - Discussion - Written exam
Week
2.4.3.27 1, 4, 5, 10,11 - videos - Practical exam
14 Drowning - E-Learning
4.2.1.50
First aid kits 4.2.1.51

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 )Clinical PHARM D(
College of Pharmaceutical
Academic Year 2022/2023 Sciences and Drug Manufacturing
Quality Assurance Unit

Course Coordinator : Prof. Dr. Naglaa Abd El Khalik Gobba

Head of the Department : Ass.Prof.Dr. Naglaa Assaf

Department Councilor Approval Date : 20/9/2022 ‫) بتاريخ‬13( ‫مجلس القسم رقم‬

21/9/2022 ‫) بتاريخ‬129( ‫مجلس كلية الصيدلة رقم‬

Faculty Councilor Approval Date :

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