Author · Paramedic · EMS leader

Rod
Brouhard.

Rod Brouhard writes about capable people confronting institutions, technologies, disasters, illness, and mortality—and discovering what loyalty costs.

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Terminal Autonomy

San Francisco, 2049. A paramedic discovers that the algorithm directing emergency care is optimizing something other than survival.

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Latest note · November 1, 2026

Terminal Autonomy Is Coming in May

My first novel is planned for May 20, 2027. Sign up for a free advance review copy.

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From the field

Four decades inside the system.

Paramedic, operational leader, educator, journalist, and author of two traditionally published nonfiction books.

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Occasional notes about Terminal Autonomy, future books, and the real-world systems behind the stories.