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EMS 20/20

EMS 20/20

Christopher M Pfingsten

Critical Care, Police, Paramedic School, Nremt, Ems, Education, Fire Fighter, Health & Fitness, Medical Science, Nurse, Ambulance, Rn, Life Sciences, Doctor, Study, Health, Emergency Room, Paramedics, Wellness, Registered Nurse, Exam, Paramedic, Case Study, Emergency Medical System, Transport, Science, Er, Emergency, Medicine, Hems, Medical, Courses, Emt

4.6775 Ratings

Overview

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.

179 Episodes

Special Edition: Who Wants To Be Not Dead?

Spencer winds his mind around a call where a patient is heroically pulled from a fire! But they are, unfortunately, lacking a pulse. How does Spencer stack up? Check our IG to vote!

Transcribed - Published: 6 February 2025

Neo Leaves the Matrix

Chris and Spence try and figure out what's real and what's not on a call where an altered man wounds up getting taken to the way wrong place. The result? Not good. Not good at all.

Transcribed - Published: 29 January 2025

Special Edition: Honey, I Shrunk the Airway

Spencer fires off a devious pediatric call where Chris is forced to weight something versus nothing! Vote on Chris' performance on Instagram!

Transcribed - Published: 22 January 2025

The View From Halfway Down

**WARNING this episode deals with the topic of suicide** Clinical Toxicologist and host of The Poison Lab Dr. Ryan Feldman is BACK! The thruple review a call where the patient intentionally ingests Sodium Nitrate and an EMS crew struggles to keep up with the patients rapid decline. What, if anything, can they do? Listen and find out!

Transcribed - Published: 15 January 2025

Special Edition: Drop Kick Syndrome

The Special Editions are back! We kick it off with an absolute doozy of a breathing problem and lungs that are so... clear? Listen and see if Spencer suffocates or if his performance is a breath of fresh air.

Transcribed - Published: 8 January 2025

SquKid Game

Attention Players: A crew heads to a traffic accident with multiple patients and is assigned to care for a 3.517892 year old child with a leg injury... or ARE THEY?

Transcribed - Published: 1 January 2025

Panic! At the OR

The guys get so emo when an outpatient clinic panics and... helps? Is this a case of a sick patient or patient made sick? Listen and find out!

Transcribed - Published: 18 December 2024

Special Edition: ENDGAME

In a bid to clench the win, Chris navigates a chest pain call from the Master Your Medics 100 Patient Scenarios Book! Can he put up a strong enough performance and force Spencer to enjoy Dutch Bros? Or will he be dining on Salmon Bisque? VOTE ON INSTAGRAM! THEIR FATES ARE IN YOUR HANDS!

Transcribed - Published: 11 December 2024

Out of Leadership

A trauma call with a complicated patient and a ship that desperately needs a captain. Does the crew get it together or is it the end of the world as we know it?

Transcribed - Published: 4 December 2024

Special Edition: Stroke of Genius

WE FINALLY KNOW THE PUNISHMENT FOR THE LOSER! Also, Spencer is given a complex stroke call that needs an airway! Does he recognize it? Does he act appropriately? Let us know how you think he did below!

Transcribed - Published: 27 November 2024

The Significant Intrusion Album

A car split hot dog style... a medic that is rude and disengaged... a massive med error... what isn't there to love about this week's episode?! Tune and find out just how wild things get in this week's episode!

Transcribed - Published: 20 November 2024

Special Edition: Heli Horror with Eric Bauer

Join Chris, Spencer AND SPECIAL GUEST **ERIC BAUER** as the team sift through a transfer that has all the bells and whistles: an intubation, a med error, a crew conflict... this one has it all!

Transcribed - Published: 13 November 2024

An AMS Call For Gifted EMT's

Spencer and Chris dive into an ALOC call that was perhaps inappropriately placed into the hands of an AEMT. Is this a case of call turfing, or a misguided educational opportunity? Listen and find out!

Transcribed - Published: 6 November 2024

Special Edition: Chris Seizes

We're back for another Master Your Medics Special Edition! Spencer tosses Chris a hot hot potato and Chris... well Chris tries. Does he need a thermometer or a calculator? Find out!

Transcribed - Published: 30 October 2024

Greased Lightning

Which is the best food product to cover a burn patient in? Spoiler: none. Join the guys as we learn from burn unit RN Erin Horrax that math sucks, patient advocacy is great, and pain meds are pretty darn cool too.

Transcribed - Published: 23 October 2024

Special Edition: Spencer Kills

First rule about EMS 20/20... talk about it, constantly. Second rule... judge Spencer on our Instagram! Does he nail this code 99 call? Does he leave a lot to be desired? Check out the poll on IG @ems2020show!

Transcribed - Published: 16 October 2024

We All Scream For Levophed!

Spence, Chris, and the host of Nine One One Nonsense SAMANTHA BRAWLEY take on a critical care transport that was cold from the get go. The fish truly rots from the head as a doctor sends a patient on the wrong medication and leaves a crew with no alternatives...

Transcribed - Published: 9 October 2024

Special Edition: Ruptured Confidence

In this weeks MASTER YOUR MEDICS SPECIAL EDITION, Spencer throws Chris a call that requires both clinical prowess and bedside expertise as Spencer hopes to even the odds. VOTE ON OUR INSTA!

Transcribed - Published: 2 October 2024

How I (didn't?) Kill Your Mother

Let's go to the mall... today! ASHLYNN O'DELL joins the guys once again to go through everyone's favorite call: an uncomplicated refusal with absolutely nothing worry about whatsoever...

Transcribed - Published: 25 September 2024

Special Edition: Lung Blooder

CHECK OUT OUR INSTA AND VOTE! Spencer is dealt a HARD airway call by a cruel Chris! Listen and see how he does and vote to let us know how you feel!!

Transcribed - Published: 18 September 2024

Chest Burster

Spencer brings a call that is totally just anxiety. Honestly, no need to listen to the episode this week, nothing is wrong with the patient. Not at all. Move along. Sign this Refusal to Listen. Maybe have a friend listen if you really think you need it.

Transcribed - Published: 11 September 2024

Special Edition: Will Chris Choke?

As payback, Spencer gives Chris a pediatric airway call. Will Chris choke? Head to @ems2020show on Instagram and vote for Chris' score!

Transcribed - Published: 4 September 2024

Running Up That SpO2 (Hopelessly)

The SpO2 climbs while the patient declines? What?! A fed up patient and Paramedic who, if they only could, would swap places with just about anyone on this week's call!

Transcribed - Published: 28 August 2024

Special Edition: Spencer Gets Breathing Room

In today's Master Your Medics Special, Chris throws Spencer a pediatric breathing difficulty to see if he pulls ahead or falls behind in the currently 1-1 match between the the hosts!

Transcribed - Published: 21 August 2024

Speeding Towards Sedation

Is less more? Is more less? When a patient's mental baseline is uncertain, how much EMS is too much EMS? Listen and find out to see if the guys can right the speeding bus before thing blow up!

Transcribed - Published: 14 August 2024

Special Edition: Chris is on Shaky Ground

Master Your Medics has sponsored today's episode where Spencer tests Chris with an altered LOC call. Does Chris get the shakes or does he tie up the score?

Transcribed - Published: 7 August 2024

Wonka's Weedy Wallop!

Wow. Spencer tries to outright murder Chris with a litany of system issues and leaving equipment behind as a Paramedic gets assaulted and an EMT gets abandoned. Listen now and see if Chris survives this week's episode!

Transcribed - Published: 31 July 2024

Special Edition: Pass or Flail?

For the first time ever, Chris and Spencer will be squaring off to see who can pass the test the best as the guys test one another using the 100 Patient Scenarios book by Master Your Medics! In this episode, Chris serves up a trauma call to see if Spencer can manage. Check out the masteryourmedics.com bookstore and get a copy of the 100 Patient Scenarios Book today!

Transcribed - Published: 24 July 2024

UnTrue Lies

Chris becomes numb to crews leaving kits out in the rig... but no worries! His senses are revitalized as apathy encroaches upon an unsuspecting intern and things go from bad to worse to bullshit! Let's see what the guys think in this week's episode!

Transcribed - Published: 17 July 2024

We Did Not Plan For This

What happens when you have talented medics at a standby event... with no operation plan? Frustration and a little hilarity is what happens, and Spencer and Chris are here again to break it all down. PLUS! Are we going back to weekly content??? Maybe...

Transcribed - Published: 3 July 2024

Under the Bridge

Can you fall from a bridge onto a steel barge and survive? Maybe. Chris and Spence go on an adventure where vehicles are commandeered and daring rescues are made in one of the most atypical calls we've had in quite some time!

Transcribed - Published: 19 June 2024

Hurt

EMS can be dangerous. Though incidents that truly threaten the lives of responding crews are not common, his leadership responds and supports those on the front lines matters.

Transcribed - Published: 29 May 2024

All The Small Pills

Chris and Spencer need a little help from an expert. Enter Dr. Ryan Feldman, Clinical Toxicologist and host of The Poison Lab Podcast! A patient takes everything they can get their hands on, but of all the pills... which one is the worst? Find out on this weeks episode!

Transcribed - Published: 22 May 2024

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 the instructions and build a great call out of loose parts?

Transcribed - Published: 8 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!

Transcribed - Published: 24 April 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 following the teachings of Master Splinter.

Transcribed - Published: 10 April 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.

Transcribed - Published: 27 March 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!

Transcribed - Published: 13 March 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!

Transcribed - Published: 28 February 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.

Transcribed - Published: 14 February 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 our SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!

Transcribed - Published: 31 January 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 third!

Transcribed - Published: 17 January 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 bottom of the magic hat.

Transcribed - Published: 3 January 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!

Transcribed - Published: 21 December 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?!

Transcribed - Published: 6 December 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...

Transcribed - Published: 22 November 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 while, so you've been warned!

Transcribed - Published: 8 November 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 work cut out for them.

Transcribed - Published: 25 October 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.

Transcribed - Published: 11 October 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.

Transcribed - Published: 27 September 2023

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