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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.

Hosted byChris Pfingsten, Spencer Oliver
268 episodes Education 192 with CE

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EMS 20/20 Special Edition: Face the Pain
Episode 203 Jul 23, 2025 1:29:56

Chris is in the hot seat! Spencer pulls out a rare but immediately life threatening disorder that threatens to crush Chris under the weight of airway management. Does Chris prevail? VOTE NOW ON INSTAGRAM! @ems2020show

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EMS 20/20 Special Edition: Little Altered Man
Episode 201 Jul 2, 2025 1:26:50

Spencer is given a 'kitchen sink' type call as Chris leaves him looking around every corner to see if he can walk down Holland road. Does Spencer eek out a 2, or is he leaving you waiting for more? Vote on IG!

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EMS 20/20 Sus 4 CO
Episode 200 Jun 25, 2025 2:03:25

Hey wait... that's not Oxygen! Call an emergency meeting! Does the crew in this week's episode get to the bottom of the problem BEFORE it's too late? Listen and find out on this OD turned CO!

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EMS 20/20 Special Edition: Gambling with Grumpy
Episode 195 May 14, 2025 1:29:08

Spencer rolls the dice for Chris as he presents him with one grumpy customer... can Chris get through the interpersonal obstacles or will he fall flat on his face? Vote on our Instagram!

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EMS 20/20 Get Out of My Head!
Episode 194 May 7, 2025 1:32:02

Is it an overdose? Is it trauma? Is it... something else entirely unhinged? Yes. Listen and find out what the guys have to deal with in today's exciting and surprising episode!

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EMS 20/20 No Right Answers!
Episode 193 Apr 30, 2025 1:52:25

Chris gives Spencer a maze with no end... or a maze with too many endings? Can Spencer pull his patient out of jeopardy and save the day? Or will he miss a vital intervention that leads to a dead end?

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EMS 20/20 Special Edition: Crafting a Plan
Episode 191 Apr 16, 2025 1:34:53

Chris is given the mother of all scenarios where a pediatric patients takes... well, all the medications. PLUS! We introduce the coveted DICE ROLL to spice things up! Just because Chris asks for it doesn't mean he'll get it! Luck of the draw is at play in this week's episode. VOTE ON INSTAGRAM!

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EMS 20/20 Phony Chest Pain
Episode 186 Mar 12, 2025 1:23:38

Chest pain? Check. Sus ECG? Check. STEMI? Not check. A very tired Chris and a nerded out Spencer (12-leads... go figure) give MAXIMUM effort in today's call with a curious conclusion.

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EMS 20/20 Special Edition: Frat House Fever
Episode 185 Mar 5, 2025 46:37

Can Spencer handle the heat? Or really... can his patient? How does Spencer do when faced with a "tough" frat bro who has a fever that just won't quit? Vote now on our Instagram!

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EMS 20/20 The EMT and The Sea
Episode 184 Feb 26, 2025 1:40:30

...of bodily fluid. The guys set sail on an adventure to see what they can find on a particularly... sticky... call. Also... IT ENDS WITH A SONG!

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EMS 20/20 Neo Leaves the Matrix
Episode 180 Jan 29, 2025 1:51:32

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.

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EMS 20/20 The View From Halfway Down
Episode 178 Jan 15, 2025 1:49:55

**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? List…

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EMS 20/20 Special Edition: Drop Kick Syndrome
Episode 177 Jan 8, 2025 1:18:53

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.

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EMS 20/20 Panic! At the OR
Episode 175 Dec 18, 2024 2:02:03

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!

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EMS 20/20 Special Edition: ENDGAME
Episode 174 Dec 11, 2024 57:25

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!

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EMS 20/20 An AMS Call For Gifted EMT's
Episode 169 Nov 6, 2024 1:51:37

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!

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EMS 20/20 Greased Lightning
Episode 167 Oct 23, 2024 1:34:15

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.

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EMS 20/20 We All Scream For Levophed!
Episode 165 Oct 9, 2024 2:03:45

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...

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EMS 20/20 How I (didn't?) Kill Your Mother
Episode 163 Sep 25, 2024 1:55:55

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...

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EMS 20/20 Speeding Towards Sedation
Episode 157 Aug 14, 2024 1:39:26

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!

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EMS 20/20 Wonka's Weedy Wallop!
Episode 155 Jul 31, 2024 1:38:12

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!

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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.