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
To Tube or Not to Tube...
Two Paramedics approach a patient with vastly different treatment plans in mind... Chris and Spencer are called in to judge who is right and who is wrong. Can they do it? Is there even a clear winner…
01:05:52 |
Wed 21 Apr 2021
One of Our Own
Sometimes we are put in the terrible position to treat one of our own! The guys call in Dr. Seitz from Seitz and Sirens to dissect the treatment of a reaction caused by a sneaky strawberry.
01:37:11 |
Wed 14 Apr 2021
Peanut Butter Spider Sandwich
The Delayed Sequence Intubation episode you've all been waiting for! Plus Spiders! Plus Mmmhopps beer! What a time to be alive, and hopefully the crew in this call can keep a very sick patient from f…
01:21:30 |
Wed 31 Mar 2021
Minor Mistake, Major Consequence
The guys break down a call where too much of a good thing is administered with catastrophic consequences. What could have prevented this, or could it have been prevented at all? And what should happe…
01:13:34 |
Wed 24 Mar 2021
We're Gonna Need A Bigger Rig
Mandy Krekora joins the guys to answer your airway questions (RSI vs DSI, anyone?) and dive into a hectic airway nightmare that involves a sleepy giant, vanilla Ensure and an oddly placed trashcan.
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01:27:14 |
Wed 17 Mar 2021
Shoulda Woulda Coulda
Chris and Spence review a call where a missed opportunity leads to... an accurate diagnosis? The guys analyze a call that illustrates that while recovering from a mistake is good, not making the mist…
01:03:48 |
Wed 10 Mar 2021
The Critical Truth
Spencer and Chris go over an interfacility transfer gone awry... and they dig deep into the issue of crew integrity. A septic patient with a drug abuse history misses out on critical treatments that …
01:09:17 |
Wed 03 Mar 2021
Gut Feeling
A psychic EMT makes a prediction... but are his psychic abilities any match for another responders experience? Does anyone even make a mistake in this episode? Find out as the guys explore an unpredi…
01:18:51 |
Wed 24 Feb 2021
Everything But The Gun
In this week's episode, Spencer and Chris dissect a call where two problems met: a tired crew and an oddly presenting patient. Did the crew overcome their fatigue to perform in a way that makes EMS p…
00:56:58 |
Wed 17 Feb 2021
When School Gets It Wrong
Chris and Spencer examine a call where a patient goes from pretty OK to really, really bad. Is this something that school could have prepared the crew for? Or is this one of those reality check momen…
01:16:16 |
Wed 10 Feb 2021
Help Wanted!
An unusual pairing of Paramedics in an unusual setting in an unfamiliar area creates for an ungood circumstance. Spencer and Chris go the distance in dissecting a call that takes place in the middle …
01:13:14 |
Wed 03 Feb 2021
This Shouldn't Be Happening...
The guys review a substantially disjointed call in which a patient is coded... or are they? How can a densely, perhaps even over-resourced system miss THIS?
01:09:26 |
Wed 27 Jan 2021
Forgetting How To Walk
Leading your first code with minimal resources can be likened to being birthed as a baby giraffe learning what legs are for. Spencer and Chris review a new Paramedic doing exactly that as they come b…
00:45:53 |
Wed 20 Jan 2021
Four Years Versus Twelve Leads
Spencer nerds out over an interesting 12-lead and flexes his EKG knowledge as the guys analyze a call in which a responder misses a STEMI... or did he?
01:05:43 |
Wed 13 Jan 2021
Wait... You Did What?
Crew's respond to a care facility where a medication was given incorrectly... and that's not even the worst thing that happens... Listen to this weeks episode of EMS 20/20 to find out how a bad situa…
01:00:55 |
Wed 06 Jan 2021
Going the Distance
What happens when a patient starves themselves (almost) to death? What's the difference between a clinical overreaction and a Dr. House moment? In an EMS 20/20 first ever double header, the guys expl…
01:29:20 |
Wed 30 Dec 2020
Soft Touch for a Hard Hit
Alcohol, boyfriends, alcohol, a dog, and more alcohol. Spencer and Chris analyze a call where an experienced crew deal with an untrusting patient, a loud (but hilarious) boyfriend, and a dog named Fa…
01:14:32 |
Wed 23 Dec 2020
Sounds Like A Duck...
If it sounds like a duck, it must be one, right? Have a listen as Paramedics Baller, Shot Caller, and Impala unsuccessfully shock a patient. You too can be shocked: For the first time ever in the his…
01:09:31 |
Wed 16 Dec 2020
A Lazy Game of Hot Potato
Spencer and Chris unravel a complicated scene that didn't need to happen. The only thing harder to find than this patients pulse is the history of his present illness! Do they ever find it? Have a li…
00:58:38 |
Wed 02 Dec 2020
I Wanna Roc!
Chris and Spencer review one helluva a breathing call! That's right, two back to back breathing episodes, but this one has a special twist: what happens when the thing that always works... doesn't? A…
00:59:24 |
Wed 25 Nov 2020
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