Drug Assisted Airway Management (DAAM) Refresher Short Course

Medicine

A course by

AUT

A refresher short course for healthcare professionals to update and practise skills in drug assisted airway management, including pharmacology, procedures, airway assessment, and clinical simulation.

NZ$275

inc GST

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This course starts anytime


Blended study

This is a mix of online learning & face-to-face sessions

Available in 2 locations

It will take a total of 9 weeks

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Refresh knowledge and practices in drug assisted airway management

Update theoretical understanding and practical skills necessary for safe and effective drug assisted airway interventions.

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Recognise and troubleshoot difficult airways

Identify patients with anticipated airway challenges and implement appropriate troubleshooting strategies.

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Demonstrate DAAM procedures and use of equipment

Practise core airway management techniques and use devices relevant to DAAM, including ventilator use, cricothyroidotomy, and intubation variants.

What You're Signing Up For

This intensive short course, run by AUT's paramedicine team and industry partners, is designed for prehospital emergency services, intensive care paramedics, and those seeking endorsement in rapid sequence intubation. It delivers updated theory and hands-on practice in drug assisted airway management through online modules and a single-day face-to-face practical session.

Course Content

  • Pharmacology relevant to drug assisted airway management
  • DAAM procedures
  • Recognition and troubleshooting of difficult airways
  • Mechanical ventilation review
  • Skill stations (ventilator troubleshooting, airway assessment, reasoning for RSI/DSI/truncated intubation, cricothyroidotomy, inotropic support)
  • Clinical simulations
  • Case study discussions
  • Compulsory formative MCQ assessment

What you need to know first

Primarily for prehospital emergency services and intensive care paramedics with rapid sequence intubation (RSI) endorsement, or those wishing to gain this endorsement.

Must be a health professional working in the emergency or paramedicine sector.

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What sort of industry will this job lead to

  • Emergency Medical Services

  • Healthcare

  • Prehospital Care

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Future employment opportunities might be

  • Enhance skills for paramedic practice

  • Support or retain rapid sequence intubation endorsement

  • Advance professional competency in drug assisted airway management