What STEMI patients need paramedics to know

Our co-hosts sit down with Rob Theriault, a 35-year paramedic veteran, and a recent STEMI patient, who gives listeners both sides of the emergency

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In this episode, co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson are joined by paramedic and educator Rob Theriault. Rob was the co-host of the EMS Educast for four years and recently retired from the ambulance service after a 35-year career.

In November 2018, Rob experienced a STEMI that came out of the blue. He shares that experience with our listeners and takes us through the angioplasty. Rob also outlines what a paramedic needs to know from a patient perspective, and what a patient needs to know from a paramedic perspective.

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Inside EMS is a weekly podcast delivering industry news and hot topics to EMS personnel. Every Friday, hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson, discuss EMS life through good-natured banter and expert perspectives. Cebollero, now an executive leadership coach, is a former EMS chief, while Louisiana-based Grayson is a critical care paramedic and respected EMS educator. Their vehicle for delivering the news and know how is that of two medics sitting on the truck between calls. Their mission is to make all listeners, EMS insiders.

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