Below are links to my books, materials and multimedia presentations using various Podcast, Webcast and Screencasting tools. They are intended for continuing professional development (CPD) for paramedic students, working paramedics*, other health care professionals or anyone who simply wants to learn. Be sure also to follow the link on the right side of the page to the Georgian College iTunes U Podcast site. This is where I post the discussions from my classes.
* I use the term “paramedic” generically to describe ambulance service personnel since all ambulance in Canada are staffed with paramedics and my hope is that there will one day be global consensus to do away with other terms like AEMCA, EMA, EMT, EMT-A, EMT-P and the dozens of other terms and short forms that are at least partially responsible for perpetuating our identity crisis as a profession.
Some of these links are from my college YouTube page (ad free) and some of them are from my Paramedic Tutor YouTube page. If you see an ad, please let it play through from time to time or click on a link that interests you. Ads are the only source of income, and it’s not much, for those of us in the free open access “meducation” EMS (#FOAMems) world. And of course, if you’re studying ECCG rhythms and 12 Lead ECGs, please consider buying one of my workbooks on Amazon. Inside the books you’ll find QR codes on most pages that link to video content.
The following are just some sample videos.
Airway Assessment and Management
Airway anatomy
Airway Assessment – ACP
Endotrachial Tube Confirmation
Nasotracheal Intubation
Tactile Intubation
Breathing
Breathing Review – PCP
Oxygen Therapy – PCP
Oximetry
End Tidal CO2 (ETCO2)
Ventilation – PCP
Respiratory Trauma
Cardiovascular Concepts
Review of CVS Assessment – PCP
CVS Assessment part 2
CVS – acute pulmonary edema
CVS-Neuro Syncope
Paediatric CVS
Shock Review – PCP
Neuro
Neuro assessment
Neuro Trauma part 1
Neuro Trauma part 2
Trauma
Abd Trauma
Chest Trauma
Pelvic Trauma
Neuro Trauma
Burn Trauma
Chemical Burns
Electrical Burns
ECG Interpretation
Cardiac anatomy part 1
Cardiac anatomy part 2
Cardiac anatomy part 3
Electrophysiology
Electrophysiology – cellular level
Autonomic nervous system influence on the heart
ECG waves
Action potential
Action potential of a pacemaker cell
Graph paper
Heart rate caculation
Heart rate calculation exercises
ECG Components
P waves
P-R interval
QRS complex
T & U waves
Step by Step Approach to ECG Interpretation
ECG Rhythm Descriptions
Normal Sinus Rhythm (NSR)
Sinus Arrhythmia
Sinus Bradycardia
Sinus Tachycardia
Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT)
Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia (PSVT)
SVT/PSVT Due to AV Nodal Re-Entry
SVT/PSVT Due to Pre-Excitation Syndromes
Junctional Rhythms
Premature Atria Complex (PAC) and PJC and SVPB
Sinus Arrest / Sinus Pause
Sinus Exit Block
Atrial Fibrillation
Atrial Flutter
1st Degree AV Block
2nd Degree AV Block Type 1 (Wenckebach)
2nd Degree AV Block Type 2
3rd Degree AV Block
Aberrant Conduction
Idioventricular Rhythm
Premature Ventricular Complex (PVC)
PVCs in Various Patterns
Ventricular Tachycardia
Ventricular Fibrillation
Asystole
Pulseless Electrical Activity (PEA)
Part 6: ECG Exercises
If you have a copy of my book, I recommend that you review and interpret the ECGs in part 6 before viewing the following multimedia presentations. Alternatively once the ECG comes up on the screen I recommend pausing the slide show to analyze the ECG and write down your interpretation before viewing the rest of the narrated presentation.
#1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
#11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
#21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30
#31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40
Great news! You can now purchase my Cardiac Dysrhythmia Interpretation in either paper or eBook format at Amazon
Commonly used links:
Amazon Canada
Amazon Australia
Amazon U.S.
Amazon UK
Or go to your country’s Amazon site and do search for “Rob Theriault”.
Educators can get a copy of the instructor slides that accompany the Cardiac Dysrhythmia Interpretation or 12-15 Lead ECG Interpretation workbooks by sending me an e-mail from your college, university or training agency e-mail address.
12-15 Lead ECG Interpretation
Multimedia presentations to accompany my 12-15 Lead ECG workbook. This book is NOW available from Amazon.
Commonly used links:
Amazon Canada
Amazon Australia
Amazon U.S.
Amazon UK
The concept of voltage vs. time
Step by step approach to 12 Lead Interpretation
Signs of myocardial infarction
The importance of clinical presentation
Sample of an acute inferior wall MI
Sample of an acute anterior wall MI
Sample of an evolving MI
Sample of an old inferior MI
Reciprocal changes
Management principles of AMI
STEMI bypass criteria
Ventricular hypertrophy
Atrial hypertrophy
Right bundle branch block (RBBB)
Left bundle branch block (LBBB)
VT vs. SVT with aberrancy
12 Lead exercise 1 12 Lead exercise 2
12 Lead exercise 3 12 Lead exercise 4
12 Lead exercise 5 12 Lead exercise 6
12 Lead exercise 7 12 Lead exercise 8
12 Lead exercise 9 12 Lead exercise 10
Imposter 1 Imposter 2
Imposter 3
Advanced Life Support Drug Guide for Paramedics
In 2007 I published a book with Elsevier entitled The Canadian Paramedic: An Introduction. The chapter on medical legal for paramedics is excellent and is still current.
Paramedic Tutor 
This is really well done. Helps me a lot. Greetz from Germany.
I found this to be very helpful! It really helped me gain an understanding of cardiology especially the section on 12 lead interpretations. Thank you for making this available to us!
Caleb Mullins
Excellent material Rob, the 12 lead presentations are of a really good standard, learnt a lot.
Was listening to your med – legal itunes lessons & thought the following link might be of interest.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8369374.stm
Keep up the good work on the podcasts with the rest of the guys – entertaining and educational.
I highly enjoyed reading your article, keep on creating such interesting articles.
This information about ECG’s is the best ever. I was not taught this in my ECG class.
I LOVE IT!!!!!!!
CAN I GET A BOOK? IF SO, WHERE AT? CAN THIS MATERIAL BE DOWNLOADED?
MICHELLE GUILBEAU
COULD YOU PLEASE GET ME A BOOK. THIS TEACHING IS SO MUCH EASIER TO UNDERSTAND COMPARED TO THE TEACHINGS I GET AT SCHOOL. WOW!!!!!!
THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
MICHELLE
This material has already been so helpful! I’ve just moved to Ontario and am preparing to sit the AEMCA but am finding it hard to get study material. This is a big help though so thank you.
Hey Rob,
Just had to say that these podcasts are fantastic. They have been helping me greatly going through the ACP course. Thanks!
Thank you for great understandable presentations.
I’m an EMT -I preparing for paramedic school (next year) and yours is the best free ECG material I’ve found after a lot of searching.
Thanks again.
C.
Thank you Rob for all your help! I appreciate it.
This is amazing! Thank you so much for your generosity and time in preparring and sharing all this! I’m currently trying to learn ecg interpretation on my own to have the restrictions lifted on my AB license (licensed in BC as a PCP) and I think I will be spending a lot of time looking at your presentations!! Loved your story, too, btw!
Great material! Please don’t remove any of it. I have learned so much.
Thank you. Would like to get the cardiac workbooks. Where can I purchase them.
Dianne
Very Good Rob this helped us through ECGs last year………..
Woud you have anything that could help for PCT 3 most of us are flunking?
Great presentation, thank you for simplifying ecg interpretation.
Cardiac Technologist Student
I teach anatomy and physiology to paramedic students and I found your resources valuable to the students.
Many thanks for allowing a free access to these materials.
Thank you so much! i have found your resources presented as the effective system for learning and review. It is very valuable for the independent study.
I have been out of critical care for about 8 months on a leave so I was just happened to be looking to brush up on my strips, and I would recommend this to every nurse, new or old. The teaching is excellent. Thanks for my review. 🙂
A man so generous in making his education to help others free of charge is the greatest gift to fellow beings, with many far reaches beyond immediate presentations. Thank you for you study materials and presenting it in such a way that is comprehensible with out the daunting factor.
Rob: I just past skills for my paramedic, I’ve been going over your Free informatiom, which is the greatest study aid I used, I credit your presentations on rhythm strips an all the other helpful info in my success! Thank you so much, outstanding educational form.
Lew!
That’s great! Thanks for the fedback 🙂
Great pt. care starts with the knowledge from those willing to share. Thank you for sharing all of your work.
Thank you for Sharing your lectures and videos on Line, It is very generous of you to share such informative teachings in your website.
I have learned so much here than my nursing class in the school !!!
Thank you Rob!!!
Got the results of my paramedic exams yesterday. Just wanted to say thanks for sharing your knowledge (and methodology, and humour!). I’ve no doubt that your videos made the difference between “erm, just another squiggly line?” and “that’s an anterolateral MI, with reciprocal changes”. Thanks Rob. We all stand on the shoulders of giants.
hello is it possible to help me with some questions? and to show me how you have got the answers?
If a patient is on a high flow of oxygen using a non rebreathing mask; how long would your full CD cylinder last for? (in minutes)
A patient is having a life threatening allergic reaction “anaphylaxis” and the patient requires 500mcg of adrenalin! you only have 1000mcg of adrenalin in 1ml ampoule. how much should you administer in ml and mcg?
A patient goes into cardiac arrest at 17:12 the ambulance arrives at 17:21 the crew take 6 minutes to intubate and gain IV access. The crew perform 18 minutes of ALS before the patient starts breathing again and has cardiac output. How long has the patient been in cardiac arrest?
You have been tasked with transporting a patient from london to blackpool the journey will take five hours and the patient is on 3 litres of oxygen. How much oxygen will be used on the journey?
thank you, i hope you can help.
Jake.
Hi Jake,
Sorry, I don’t do that sort of on-the-spot tutorials. Paramedic Tutor is the name of my company and you’ll find tons of free resources for paramedic students.
Your lectures are top gun! What happened to the itunes U page with all the lectures. I had a fair amount of them downloaded to the iphone but the page is gone
Unfortunately the original iTunes U site was taken down. My long term plan is to create hundreds of paramedic related short videos for YouTube…but I’m not sure how soon I’ll have time to start that work.
Hello from northern Alberta! I am working on the development of a new paramedic program and stumbled across your resource page–wow, and thank you. We will be sure to direct our students here. I am especially interested in the Advanced Life Support Drug Guide for Paramedics as that is the course I am working on just now. Is it possible to get permission to include this resource in a learning package for students (that we do not charge for)?
HI Julia,
Yes, by all means feel free to download the drug guide and share it will your students as it is. The only I ask is that you not use the material for other documents.
If there are drugs your students need to know about that are not listed, please send me a message at paramedictutor.canada@gmail.com and I will add them to the guide. The guide was intended for Ontario originally and we carry fewer drugs than some of the provinces.
Many, many thanks, Rob! I will share your request with our paramedic faculty and will thankfully use this resource for our students. Your site is amazing!
Rob, this continues to be my go-to for review.
Thank you for sharing!!!
I miss the lecture on oxygenation vs ventilation. It really simplified the oxyhemoglobin disassociation curve for me.
Take care.
You’re the best.
Your you tube videos on rhythm interpretation were the most helpful and to-the-point resources. I passed the yearly required test for bedside RN’s with 100% accuracy. In one week I start my new position as nurse educator; I’ll be using (and promoting) your materials frequently, I’m sure. Thank you!
Are the sample videos posted here just portions of videos that come with book purchase ?
All of the videos in my book are are here as well 🙂
Your books are super simplified and amazing… The commentary videos the same. Then add your podcast. You do a great service to the Paramedic Student community for anyone looking to be the best they can be… Thank you!