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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 Legal Lessons for a Full Kart
Episode 259 Sep 2, 2026 2:06:31

SPECIAL GUESTS SAMANTHA JOHNSON (a real attorney!) and NICK ADAMS from the Standard of Care Podcast join the guys today as we go over an amazing episode with a diabolical twist... A well run trauma call turns into... another well run trauma call? Chris and Nick go in blind while Samantha and Spencer hang back and blue…

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EMS 20/20 Pregnancy Trouble is Afoot!
Episode 255 Aug 5, 2026 1:46:44

HOOLLDD ME NOW, I'M 8cm FROM THE EDGE... Chris and Spence follow the surprise of a lifetime as a crew navigates a pregnancy call where things get... stuck.

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EMS 20/20 Trouble In The PlayPlace
Episode 215 Oct 22, 2025 1:44:14

Special guest Patrick Pianezza, the writer of CODE 3 (streaming now on Apple and Amazon) joins the guys on a pediatric case with ever so helpful 'nurse' bystander. Do the guys sort things out and figure out what's what (and importantly, whose who)? Listen and find out!

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EMS 20/20 Rage Against The EKG
Episode 192 Apr 23, 2025 1:33:22

Is this EKG even for the right patient? A wild call with everything from pediatric to... significant OLMC considerations causes the guys to call in some backup... this time in the form of Dr. Michael Lauria! Can the team find some useful lessons with a little help? Listen and find out!

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EMS 20/20 SquKid Game
Episode 176 Jan 1, 2025 1:45:58

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?

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EMS 20/20 It's All About the Delivery
Episode 141 Jan 31, 2024 1:36:34

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!

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EMS 20/20 A *Very* Sticky Case
Episode 135 Nov 8, 2023 1:40:25

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!

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EMS 20/20 Who has the Baby!?
Episode 129 Aug 16, 2023 2:02:13

Spencer throws Chris for a loop by making him critique... himself(ves)? In today's VERY strange episode, two BLS responders care for a sick baby, make a last minute switch on who is doing what, while the patient's mother seems to lose faith. Check out this week's sponsor, In Case at getincase.com/EMS2020 !

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EMS 20/20 Teenage Heartbreak
Episode 111 Dec 7, 2022 2:29:59

Maybe don't overthink the cover art, but do Chris and Spence finally argue about what to do about a really, really sick pediatric patient? Stir the oxygen tanks as the guys try and solve Houston's problem, and check our Facebook and Instagram for the EKG's associated with this episode!

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EMS 20/20 Respiratory "S" Word Virus
Episode 79 Dec 15, 2021 1:44:23

Spencer and Chris dive into a call where parental controls are in play as a pediatric patient struggles to breathe. How do you both treat a patient and calm scared parents? Listen and find out!

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EMS 20/20 Fast and Furious (and Futile?)
Episode 62 Aug 11, 2021 1:17:42

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 try and find some answers.

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EMS 20/20 Are We There Yet?
Episode 55 Jun 23, 2021 1:08:37

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 we announced in this weeks episode, we want to hear your favorite code 3 (that's driving with lights and sirens) song! Ad…

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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.