Bob Sullivan

The Practical Medic

Bob Sullivan, MS, NRP, is a paramedic instructor at Delaware Technical Community College and works as a field provider in the Wilmington, Del. area. He has been in EMS since 1999, and has worked as a paramedic in private, fire-based, volunteer and municipal EMS services. Contact Bob at his blog, EMS Theory to Practice.

LATEST ARTICLES

Capnography

5 things to know about capnography and respiratory distress

Understand how monitoring end-tidal carbon dioxide helps assess and treat a patient in respiratory distress

October 13, 2015 07:20 PM

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Airway management

Traumatic brain injury: 10 things you need to know to save lives

Proper assessment, treatment, and transport of patients with traumatic brain injury saves lives, here’s how

September 03, 2015 12:38 PM

Bob Sullivan

Stroke Care

Stroke scales: 10 things you need to know to save lives

From the NIH to the Cincinnati stroke scale, RACE or the Los Angeles Motor Score, stroke scales are a work in progress

July 23, 2015 06:58 PM

Bob Sullivan

Capnography

5 things to know about capnography

Understand the importance of monitoring end-tidal carbon dioxide and the valuable information it provides for patient assessment and treatment

April 27, 2015 12:12 PM

Bob Sullivan

Stroke: 10 things you need to know to save lives

Properly understanding, detecting, and treating strokes saves lives, here’s how

March 10, 2015 04:55 PM

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STEMI: 10 things you need to know to save lives

Properly understanding, detecting, and treating STEMI saves lives, here’s how

February 05, 2015 12:15 PM

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Airway Management

Tension Pneumothorax: Identification and treatment

Tension pneumothorax is a life threatening condition that can occur with chest trauma and is more likely to happen with trauma involving an opening in the chest wall

January 17, 2011 09:50 AM

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