EMS 20/20 - podcast cover

EMS 20/20

Long Pause Media | FlightBridgeEDems-20-20.simplecast.com
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.
Last refreshed:
Follow this podcast in the Metacast mobile app to refresh it and see new episodes.
Download Metacast podcast app
Podcasts are better in Metacast mobile app
Don't just listen to podcasts. Learn from them with transcripts, summaries, and chapters for every episode. Skim, search, and bookmark insights. Learn more

Episodes

Lives Out: An EMS 20/20 Mystery

Dr. Will Heuser join the crew in a an altered LOC mystery! Intubation, a mystery of a history, and a blood pressure that is not cooperating with authorities. Will and the guys will also be at FAST26, get your tickets now! fbefast.com

May 23, 20262 hr 4 minEp. 246

Do Not Pass ER

Special Guest GEOFF MURPHY of Master Your Medics fame joins the guys for a trip around the game board as a Canadian crew navigate the harsh realities of the unknown reasons someone could be altered... with a STEMI. Maybe.

May 19, 20261 hr 52 minEp. 245

This Call is Baulder's Dash

Chris finds the effects button on the mixer as Spencer relays a call that shows everything that can go wrong when systemic, cultural apathy sets in deep in a system.

May 13, 20261 hr 47 minEp. 244

Special Edition: Stroke of (un)Luck

Chris has his worst luck yet, as he finds an altered patient, and angry wife, and absolutely no help. How does he do? Vote on our IG! @ems2020show!

May 06, 20261 hr 44 minEp. 243

Gravitating Towards Anaphylaxis?

A rapidly swelling tongue and plummeting saturations point a crew into EXACTLY the... wrong? Direction? Can you figure it out before the guys do? Let us know!

Apr 29, 20261 hr 34 minEp. 242

SUPER Special Edition: Split the Party!

TODAY IS AWESOME! For the first time ever, neither of us are in the hotseat! Instead, the crew from The RideAlong EMT School Podcast join us in an epic collab event! How does a pair of newly minted EMT's and an experienced Paramedic do against the madness that besets them? And no, we don't go easy on them...

Apr 22, 20262 hr 17 minEp. 241

Shake N Bake Boys, I Think We Got a BBQ

The guys welcome Special Guest Dr. Mike Lauria to the show! A crew attends a patient that is perfectly alive, but does NOT stay that way! Can this crew get in sync with what the patient needs, or do they head down a spiral of doom? And can Spencer and Lauria STOP adding movie references?

Apr 15, 20261 hr 47 minEp. 240

PREVIEW: Stranger Lungs

To the whole STRANGER LUNGS episode, head over ems2020.com and get signed up for the EMS 2020 CE platform!

Apr 13, 202615 min

Special Edition: Reacting to the Lake

Spencer is given a call that has everything from boats to mystery homemade sunscreen... how does he do? Check out our IG at @ems2020show and vote today!

Apr 08, 20261 hr 25 minEp. 239

Twisted Tongue Trauma (ish...)

The guys review a call that has blood coming from... somewhere in the mouth. Maybe. Maybe deeper. But there's a lot! Enough to cause some shock? Maaayyyybbeeeee....

Apr 01, 20261 hr 47 minEp. 238

Philip Gets Fried

A pediatric airway/neuro/ewww call! Can Chris and Spencer get this figured out? An error occurs... does the agency step up and future proof themselves? Or do they fall to the old ways of the past?

Mar 18, 20262 hr 6 minEp. 236

Special Edition: The Bottom Drops Out

Spencer is in the hotseat and for the life of him (or his pretend patient) him simply cannot get a good role. Did he do a good job, or will you score him lower than the dice did?

Mar 11, 20261 hr 13 minEp. 234

The Last POLST Bender

The guys handle a code that gets maybe too handled? Or not handled enough? When does a POLST form count? Listen and find out!

Mar 04, 20261 hr 23 minEp. 233

Special Edition: Signs Point to Fracture

Spencer causes Chris to bounce off the walls by giving him a pediatric trauma patient with a clueless dad! How does he manage? Vote now!

Feb 25, 20261 hr 9 minEp. 232

In The Wake of Stabby McStabberface

The guys take a stab (lol) at a very chaotic scene that involves AT LEAST one stabbing... and little to know scene safety. Just how bad can a stand by go? Listen and find out?

Feb 20, 20261 hr 44 minEp. 231

Special Edition: I Have Better Things To Do

Chris gives Spencer the greatest challenge of all: a distracted Supervisor as a partner. Can Spencer redirect a partner who clearly has more important things to do? Or will he lose his famous cool?

Feb 11, 20261 hr 7 minEp. 230

Red Dead Redemption Too?

In a gunslinging adventure, the bullets may not be the biggest problem that comes from today's episode. Did we give up before we even got started? Listen and find out!

Feb 04, 20262 hrEp. 229

Special Edition: Fierce Resistance, Betrayal

Chris is given a scenario with a stubborn patient and… a stubborn ambulance Paramedic? Spencer puts Chris on the fire engine this time around, let’s see if he burns! Vote!

Jan 28, 20261 hr 21 minEp. 228

When Things Get Skrewy

How do you convince an unaltered but still kind of altered patient to go to the hospital? Especially when they claim they are being tormented by random people who are stealing their sandwich fixings? Listen and find out!

Jan 21, 20261 hr 43 minEp. 227

Special Edition: Branching Diagnosis

In a traumatic twist, Spencer finds himself planning to extricate a patient from... a tree? Does he make the right call? Can he remove this patient from a STICKy situation? Vote now on Instagram!

Jan 14, 20261 hr 33 minEp. 226

Control Bleeding and Emotions

The guys put themselves in the shoes of a crew that enters a chaotic and potentially dangerous scene. So come on down and meet some friends of mine as Special Guest Dave Horowitz, author of Medic - A Diary, joins the guys in this harrowing tale.

Jan 07, 20261 hr 49 minEp. 225

Special Edition: Sepsis on Shaky Ground

Chris digs deep on a patient assessment and also on the structural integrity of the building he's in. Will he do a commendable job, or will his plans... fall through?

Dec 31, 20251 hr 36 minEp. 224

Code Alone

Holy wow is this episode... wild. Every calamity that can occur, will occur, especially if you are unprepared. It's almost as though being unprepared invites a swinging paint can to the face. How does today's crew handle a heat related call? Or is it an MI... or is it respiratory?

Dec 17, 20251 hr 32 minEp. 223

Special Edition: Drowning Fool

Can Spencer manage some absolutely wrecked lungs? Or will he drown in the salty sea? Vote and let us know what you think! @ems2020show on Instagram!

Dec 10, 20251 hr 23 minEp. 222

The Toxicity of This Lady

Dr. Ryan Feldman from The Poison Lab joins us again to talk about a patient that took... all of it. Like all of it. All gone. Can she be saved?

Dec 03, 20251 hr 57 minEp. 221

Special Edition: Pregnant Pause

Chris is in the hotseat as Spencer gives him a chest pain call... that is interrupted by an MVA... that is interrupted by a pregnancy call... that is interrupted by a seizure call...

Nov 26, 20251 hr 7 minEp. 220

L.A.S.T. Call

The guys fumble through an interesting call with many odd findings... including a high-end hotel that is well prepared for the arrival of EMS. Can this all BLS crew come to the right conclusion?

Nov 19, 20251 hr 31 minEp. 219

Special Edition: The Shootout

Today Chris takes aim at Spencer with a call that is all about scene management and lotsa blood! Does Spencer hit the bullseye? Vote on our Instagram!

Nov 12, 20251 hr 42 minEp. 218

Freedom From Incompetence!

The guys follow a crew that is mired with questionable choices and potentially a lack in leadership? Should this call have ever been ran? Will the mighty bald eagle weep for this patient? Listen and find out!

Nov 05, 20251 hr 47 minEp. 217
For the best experience, listen in Metacast app for iOS or Android