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Hi, I'm Bob Sullivan. Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I am an educator with a community college paramedic program and work as a field provider in the Wilmington, DE area. I also have a column at EMS 1 and have worked as a paramedic with a variety of delivery models. I hope to share tips that EMS providers can apply, for students to succeed, and for educators to engage learners.

A Difference in Culture

Last week Dr. Juliette Saussy’s resignation letter as medical director from DC Fire/EMS went viral. Rather than pencil whip the clinical skill verification for 700 provider’s National Registry recertification, she quit. She described a “toxic culture” at DFEMS and named names, from the fire chief, city council, the union, and crews who don’t answer their …

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Book Review: Cardiac Dysrhythmia Interpretation Workbook by Rob Theriault

The eight edition of former EMS Educast cohost Rob Theriault’s self published Cardiac Dysrhythmia Interpretation Workbook is out, which I believe is the biggest EMS-book bargain out right now. The book begins with an explanation of cardiac A&P and electrophysiology, along with diagrams and metaphors for explanation. For example, Theriault describes conduction as like pebbles …

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Book Review: Extreme Medical Services

I recently had the pleasure of reading Extreme Medical Services, a novel written by EMS podcaster, author, and educator Jamie Davis. It follows Dean, a rookie paramedic assigned to a station that responds for “unusual” patients – vampires, werewolves, and sirens. I was quickly drawn into the storyline, and stayed up late a few nights …

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