Tom Bouthillet, NREMT-P

EMS 12-Lead

Tom Bouthillet, NREMT-P, is the battalion chief of EMS for Hilton Head Island Fire Rescue. He is a member of NHTSA's High Performance CPR Working Group, program director of the South Carolina Resuscitation Academy, member of the Editorial Advisory Board of EMS World, content reviewer for the British Paramedic Journal, co-producer of the Code STEMI web series, and editor of EMS12Lead.com. Tom is interested in system performance, process improvement, and evidence-based performance measures for time-sensitive diagnoses.

He graduated with a paramedic/paramedicine degree from Parma Community Hospital EMS Education Program. His writings have been referenced in the American Heart Journal, the Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Interventions and the EP Lab Digest.

Full list of Tom Bouthillet, NREMT-P results

ECG Solution: A horse or a zebra?
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EMS responds to a 68-year-old male with chest discomfort. Should the treating paramedic call a Code STEMI? Part 2 of 2
ECG Challenge: A horse or a zebra?
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EMS responds to a 68-year-old male with chest discomfort. Should the treating paramedic call a Code STEMI? Part 1 of 2
What’s the perfect ePCR program?
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Selecting a system for electronic patient care is like picking a spouse, so choose carefully
ECG Solution: A shocking revelation!
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Haven't read the initial case presentation? Read: ECG Challenge: A shocking revelation! When I first started in EMS, pacemakers were quite common but ICDs were quite rare. I would see them inside t...
ECG Challenge: A shocking revelation!
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EMS is called to the residence of a 70-year-old male whose ICD had reportedly discharged. At the time of EMS arrival the patient is found sitting up in bed. He appears anxious and says, "It just ha...
ECG Solution – Get to the point!
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Haven't read the initial case presentation? Read: ECG Challenge: get to the point! This is the solution to the ECG Challenge – The turning of the point! Let's take another look at the 12-lead ECG. ...
ECG Challenge: Get to the point!
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What is happening to this patient?
ECG Solution: The court's verdict?
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Do the math to detect subtle changes in an AMI
ECG Challenge: The court's verdict?
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How would you treat this patient and why?
ECG Solution: Nitroglycerin, right?
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So, was it okay to deliver it?
ECG Challenge: Nitroglycerin, right?
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To give or not to give, that is the question
Excellence in EMS: Have we done our best?
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A visit to London this year made me realize culture is everything in an organization
ECG Solution: The missed match
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Did you pick the right treatment based off the patient's ECGs?
ECG Challenge: The missed match
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EMS is called to residence of 67-year-old male complaining of shortness of breath; what's happening with this patient?
ECG Solution: Winter, spring or summer
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Did you pick the right treatment based off the patient's ECGs?
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