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
Dead Versus Half Dead
A crew of responders finds themselves evacuating a hoarder home after finding one body and one patient who is really trying to be a body. Listen in to this weeks episode to see if this cluster of a c…
01:09:07 |
Wed 08 Sep 2021
PB and Code
Spencer brings a code with a very sticky problem while Chris brings unrelated science. Listen and find out if Chris and Spence can get to the bottom of this harrowing call.
01:23:05 |
Wed 01 Sep 2021
Diagnosis: Everything
In what may be our longest episode to date, Spencer and Chris tackle a call in which a patient has... everything. They have everything. So what can one do with so many paths to take? Listen and find …
01:41:04 |
Wed 25 Aug 2021
Ego Contusion
This time Spencer takes a swing at making a double episode as Chris tries to spot a common theme. Sometimes calls can be so easy they're hard. Have a listen and see if you can guess what gets missed …
01:20:15 |
Wed 18 Aug 2021
Fast and Furious (and Futile?)
A patient continues to slide downhill while an ambulance crew acts quickly to stop the decline... but can they? Could they have? Listen this week as the guys go through a difficult pediatric call to …
01:17:42 |
Wed 11 Aug 2021
It Takes Two To Trauma
In this weeks episode Chris brings not one, but two trauma calls! The guys delve into common injury masks as well as the ever present backboard controversy.
01:29:45 |
Wed 04 Aug 2021
Shouldering the Weight of the World
A Paramedic shoulders the weight of a hectic call. Sedation, Intubation, Ventilation, Defibrillation, Exasperation... all the ations are present in this weeks absolutely epic episode!
01:42:04 |
Wed 28 Jul 2021
A Secret Crush
A 700 pound patient just needs a hand up... or at least that's what this weeks crew were hoping for. We'll hold the spoilers, but this call tips the scales when it comes to twists, turns, and diagnos…
01:27:46 |
Wed 21 Jul 2021
Narcan Needs A Break
A pair of medics take on a call with a pretty straight forward history with what should have been a pretty straight forward solution. But this is EMS 20/20...
00:54:19 |
Wed 14 Jul 2021
Drowning In Uncertainty
WTF is wrong with this patient... is the perfect way to introduce today's episode! A seemingly basic call turns into a near death experience that is saved by... a pothole?
01:13:10 |
Thu 08 Jul 2021
Trauma Induced Chaos
Confusions sets in as a Paramedic attempts to locate a trauma patient and... their partner? The guys work their way through a chaotic scene, so listen and find out if this weeks crew finds the right …
01:24:25 |
Wed 30 Jun 2021
Are We There Yet?
The guys pick apart a call where the provides look too closely and find something no one saw coming, but only after challenging YOU, the listeners to come up with the best code 3 driving music!
As w…
01:08:37 |
Wed 23 Jun 2021
Always Play the Odds
The guys review a call that involves a COVID patient that really keeps trying to die and Spencer ruins French cuisine. Does the crew pull it out and save the day? Listen and find out!
01:17:19 |
Wed 16 Jun 2021
One is (Almost) Never Enough
Like frames in a hit movie about landing a plane in the Hudson River, EKG's are but a single moment in time. Dr. Seitz joins in this weeks episode and guys read YOUR responses from last weeks EKG. Do…
01:36:25 |
Thu 10 Jun 2021
Won the Battle, Lost the War
A call that will make your jaw drop with just how many battles had to be fought just to lose out in the end. This one was a hard one to review, but the guys plowed through it and brought you over an …
01:24:22 |
Wed 02 Jun 2021
The Petty Difference
Petty assumptions get critically in the way as friction between crews cause some waves. Do they recover? Chris and Spencer pull out way too many lessons from just a single call in this weeks episode.…
01:01:41 |
Wed 26 May 2021
Use Restraint(s)
In their 50th episode, Chris and Spencer analyze a call where a provider finds themselves one on one with a combative mental health patient. Could this have been avoided?
01:35:02 |
Wed 19 May 2021
All The Sound We Cannot Hear
What would Spencer do becomes the name of the game as the guys pull apart a call that is more about what you can't hear than what you can. Does the crew pull it off? Listen and find out!
01:18:34 |
Wed 12 May 2021
Syncope Suspects
An absolutely killer episode where Chris is put to the test as he evaluates a syncope patient that... refuses care? Should they have refused? Does Chris miss something? Listen and find out!
01:09:34 |
Wed 05 May 2021
Legally Drunkabetic
Spencer and Chris examine a case where the medical treatment goes smoothly... but the question remains: Who can refuse transport? And is sharing information with police a HIPAA violation? You asked f…
00:53:27 |
Wed 28 Apr 2021
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