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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 Systemic Failure
Episode 142 Feb 14, 2024 2:12:12

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.

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EMS 20/20 Salmon Stabs Spaghetti
Episode 137 Dec 6, 2023 1:43:06

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?!

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EMS 20/20 Railroading Rod
Episode 134 Oct 25, 2023 2:55:53

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.

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EMS 20/20 You're Tearing Up My Heart
Episode 133 Oct 11, 2023 2:16:30

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.

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EMS 20/20 12.875 Kilometer
Episode 131 Sep 13, 2023 1:42:36

Crossing into Canadian terrain, Spencer and Chris delve into a call where a patient does their best attempt at refusing treatment for their... gunshot wound?

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EMS 20/20 You Can't Make Me!
Episode 128 Aug 2, 2023 1:31:09

Sometimes patients don't just say no, but sometimes they say f&^$ no! What happens when two responders are confronted by a verbally hostile patient? Does fighting fire with fire work? Spoiler: no, it does not. Check out this episode's sponsor at getincase.com/EMS2020, and use PROMO CODE EMS2020 for $5 off!

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EMS 20/20 Snapping Necks and Calling Helis
Episode 124 Jun 7, 2023 1:34:30

So we might not be COPS, but this episode is still bound to make you sweat as an accident in treacherous terrain interrupts the Catalina Wine Mixer. From hiking to helicopters, Chris puts Spence through the paces in this week's episode!

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EMS 20/20 Bad to the (T)Bone
Episode 118 Mar 15, 2023 1:30:51

Spencer gives Chris some supervisor flashbacks as the guys analyze a call that may send the patient... and maybe even the crew... to their final destination. Listen and find out who lives, who dies, and who escapes death for at least two sequels.

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EMS 20/20 The One Where Bad Stuff Happens
Episode 113 Jan 4, 2023 1:21:05

Spencer and Chris are there for you in today's episode where a patient is "checked for police". Was the check good enough or should the crew have been more thorough? We also discuss the value of good... and honest... charting.

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EMS 20/20 Severus Arterious!
Episode 104 Sep 1, 2022 1:39:56

SORRY FOR THE DELAY! BLAME CHRIS! The guys review a call with a patient that needs just a touch of magic to a large neck wound. Was the crew able to cast the right spell? Listen and find out!

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EMS 20/20 Never Ending Plot Twists
Episode 90 Mar 2, 2022 1:15:51

The guys are given a call that takes place in a precarious system with a patient that has no memory... and a never ending stream of twists and turns that take this call from "eh" to WTF in a hurry.

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EMS 20/20 Stay Frosty
Episode 83 Jan 19, 2022 1:46:19

Chris (finally) brings a call that involved an upside down truck, a frozen patient, and a frozen crew... at least when it comes to deciding on exactly what to do! Do they ever figure it out? Listen and find out!

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EMS 20/20 It Won't Stop Bleeding
Episode 78 Dec 8, 2021 1:39:04

Like a leaky faucet, a patient's leg has sprung a leak and a BLS crew does their best to stop the out of control flow. Do they dam the river? Find out on this week's episode!

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EMS 20/20 Tough Crowd
Episode 75 Nov 10, 2021 2:10:34

Caught between quelling both a grumpy crowd and an unruly airway, a group of Care Bears are faced with problems from every angle. Do they prevail? Could they have prevailed? The guys go the distance to find out in this weeks episode!

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EMS 20/20 Flying or Lying?
Episode 67 Sep 15, 2021 1:16:45

In this weeks episode the guys run through a call about trust and helicopters in our first ever call from a Flight Paramedic! Can our crew sort out the truth before committing limited resources to a patient? Listen and find out!

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EMS 20/20 It Takes Two To Trauma
Episode 61 Aug 4, 2021 1:29:45

In this weeks episode Chris brings not one, but two trauma calls! The guys delve into common injury masks as well as the ever present backboard controversy.

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EMS 20/20 Trauma Induced Chaos
Episode 56 Jun 30, 2021 1:24:25

Confusions sets in as a Paramedic attempts to locate a trauma patient and... their partner? The guys work their way through a chaotic scene, so listen and find out if this weeks crew finds the right ingredients to pull it all together.

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EMS 20/20 To Tube or Not to Tube...
Episode 46 Apr 21, 2021 1:05:52

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? Find out!

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EMS 20/20 Soft Touch for a Hard Hit
Episode 30 Dec 23, 2020 1:14:32

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 Falcor that really couldn't care less.

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EMS 20/20 Sed8tion Lessons from the Sk8ter Boy
Episode 10 Jul 29, 2020 54:40

Spencer and Chris talk about Sedatives and Paralytics commonly used in EMS. Why should you pick one over the other? What are the pros and cons of each? Did you know that paralysis does not equal sedation? Because it really doesn't.

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EMS 20/20 The Sk8ter Boy
Episode 9 Jul 22, 2020 50:43

Nicknames return! A crew secures an airway in a calm, decisive manner and begins transport on their trauma patient. Easy going from here on in, right? ...right?

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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.