EMS 20/20
EMS 20/20 is podcast hosted by two experienced Paramedics. Spencer Oliver and Christopher Pfingsten discuss real calls run by real responders and pull out the lessons you won't find in a text book. This podcast is aimed at Paramedic students, seasoned Paramedics looking to refresh, or any one interested in a deeper dive into pre-hospital health care.
- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Average duration
- 86 minutes
- Episodes
- 206
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
LEGO my V-Tach!
"Stop shocking me!!" Is the quote of the day when listening to this episode! Spencer and Chris delve into a fall patient then ends up being just a little bit more than a band-aid. Can the crew follow…
01:38:11 |
Wed 08 May 2024
T is for Terrible Manners
N is for neuro symptoms, S is for stroke, and U is for uncaring agency that needs a reality check. What do you do when a responding agency is responding angrily? Listen and find out!
01:43:29 |
Wed 24 Apr 2024
Please Don't Take Me There
So what do you do when the nearest "appropriate" hospital is actually the lair of the Shredder? Do you pass it up or go by the book? Listen to this week's episode and see if the Turtles go rogue or f…
02:18:20 |
Wed 10 Apr 2024
It's Just My Arm... Promise.
When is it ever really as easy at it seems? Take a helluva dive with the guys as they figure out what was missed as a vaping patient complains about their arm.
01:32:13 |
Wed 27 Mar 2024
Quick! To The Bat Scanner!
Well now here's a fun one: what happens when a fall patient who just needs a hand up suddenly becomes an altered patient? Find out in this week's totally copyright infringement free episode!
01:44:05 |
Wed 13 Mar 2024
Put The Bunny Back
Does this weeks crew get conned into using air for their cardiac patient? Spencer and Chris talk nitro, 90's movies, and Nicholas Cage in this weeks clip filled episode!
01:37:27 |
Wed 28 Feb 2024
Systemic Failure
Each and everyone of Chris' triggers are pulled in this harrowing tale of herding cats. A severely injured/ejected patient is treated by a severely injured system... and the result is... not great.
02:12:12 |
Wed 14 Feb 2024
It's All About the Delivery
Everyone's favorite call type is front and center as an expecting mother does what expecting mothers do. Listen as Chris makes terrible guesses at this episodes theme... but also be sure to listen to…
01:36:34 |
Wed 31 Jan 2024
Vaguely Non-Emergent?
Does a crew let the dispatch information lead them astray? Are they able to see through the smoke screen of a convoluted history? Listen and find out if being sick for two days means you won't see a …
01:49:11 |
Wed 17 Jan 2024
Pulling a Code Out of a H.A.T.
Sometimes illusions of trauma can get the better of us. Spencer and Chris see if the crew in today's episode is fooled by sleight of... car, or if they manage to see past the tricks and get to the bo…
01:52:05 |
Wed 03 Jan 2024
That's Kenough Ketamine!
It's just a code one leg pain... how hard could it be? Spencer and Chris find out in today's episode as the guys examine easy errors with difficult consequences!
01:36:27 |
Thu 21 Dec 2023
Salmon Stabs Spaghetti
Chris and Spence review a call that goes clinically... fine. But what happens when the patient suddenly doesn't like the direction the call is going? And what happens when a doctor is.... WRONG?!
01:43:06 |
Wed 06 Dec 2023
Choosy Medics Choose STEMI
The guys review a nutty situation where a responder is sandwiched between a DNR and a very serious diagnosis... and also their partner...
01:48:58 |
Wed 22 Nov 2023
A *Very* Sticky Case
Spencer and Chris bring in the big guns from the Standard of Care podcast, Samantha Johnson and Nick Adams! This episode is probably one of the most disturbing cases of neglect we've reviewed in a wh…
01:40:25 |
Wed 08 Nov 2023
Railroading Rod
Ashlyn O'Dell joins Chris and Spence as the trio try and be very useful engines on a trauma call! With an object stuck... somewhere and a rather un-useful little engine on scene, the team has their w…
02:55:53 |
Wed 25 Oct 2023
You're Tearing Up My Heart
It might sounds crazy, but it ain't no lie... Spencer and Chris try to navigate what to do when a big mistake is made on a severe trauma patient... and it's not a mistake that is hard to make, either…
02:16:30 |
Wed 11 Oct 2023
Avoiding SeDEADtion
The guys try to figure out exactly where the line between sedation and death is, and as a bonus, Spencer teaches you how to smoke meth.
01:31:10 |
Wed 27 Sep 2023
12.875 Kilometer
Crossing into Canadian terrain, Spencer and Chris delve into a call where a patient does their best attempt at refusing treatment for their... gunshot wound?
01:42:36 |
Wed 13 Sep 2023
MI Bleed?
Chris and Spencer see if they can solve why a man with the most rancid of toots can't stay upright. And also... Chris totally screws up!
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01:43:30 |
Wed 30 Aug 2023
Who has the Baby!?
Spencer throws Chris for a loop by making him critique... himself(ves)? In today's VERY strange episode, two BLS responders care for a sick baby, make a last minute switch on who is doing what, whil…
02:02:13 |
Wed 16 Aug 2023
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