Drug Assisted Airway Management (DAAM) Refresher Short Course
Allied Health
A course by
AUT
A short course designed to refresh knowledge and practice in drug assisted airway management for prehospital emergency services and intensive care paramedics.
NZ$275
inc GST
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Core skills this course teaches
Refresh knowledge of pharmacology related to DAAM
Review and strengthen understanding of pharmacological principles essential for drug assisted airway management.
Update and practise DAAM procedures
Reinforce current protocols and hands-on techniques for drug assisted airway management.
About This Course
This refresher course provides up-to-date knowledge and hands-on practice in drug assisted airway management. It includes online multimedia modules and practical classroom learning covering topics such as pharmacology, DAAM procedures, recognition and troubleshooting of difficult airways, and mechanical ventilation. The programme is delivered by AUT's paramedicine team in partnership with industry, and is specially tailored for practicing intensive care paramedics and those interested in obtaining or renewing their rapid sequence intubation endorsement.
Course Content
- Pharmacology
- Drug Assisted Airway Management (DAAM) procedures
- Recognition and troubleshooting the difficult airway
- Review of mechanical ventilation
- Skill stations: ventilator troubleshooting, airway assessment, reasoning for RSI/DSI/truncated intubation, cricothyroidotomy, inotropic support
- Clinical simulations
- Case study discussions
- Compulsory formative MCQ assessment
Entry Requirements
Primarily for prehospital emergency services staff and intensive care paramedics with rapid sequence intubation endorsement or those wishing to challenge for this endorsement.
Build towards these roles
Continued endorsement for drug assisted airway management procedures for paramedicsRole and skills refresh for intensive care paramedics and prehospital clinicians
Build skills in these industries
Emergency ServicesHealth ServicesAmbulance Services
