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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 Phingsten, Spencer Oliver
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EMS 20/20 The Last POLST Bender
Episode 233 Mar 4, 2026 1:22:50

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

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EMS 20/20 In The Wake of Stabby McStabberface
Episode 231 Feb 20, 2026 1:43:44

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?

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EMS 20/20 Special Edition: I Have Better Things To Do
Episode 230 Feb 11, 2026 1:07:17

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?

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EMS 20/20 Red Dead Redemption Too?
Episode 229 Feb 4, 2026 2:00:25

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!

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EMS 20/20 Special Edition: Fierce Resistance, Betrayal
Episode 228 Jan 28, 2026 1:21:07

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!

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EMS 20/20 When Things Get Skrewy
Episode 227 Jan 21, 2026 1:42:53

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!

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EMS 20/20 Special Edition: Branching Diagnosis
Episode 226 Jan 14, 2026 1:32:30

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!

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EMS 20/20 Control Bleeding and Emotions
Episode 225 Jan 7, 2026 1:49:28

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.

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EMS 20/20 Special Edition: Sepsis on Shaky Ground
Episode 224 Dec 31, 2025 1:35:47

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?

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EMS 20/20 Code Alone
Episode 223 Dec 17, 2025 1:32:10

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?

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EMS 20/20 Special Edition: Drowning Fool
Episode 222 Dec 10, 2025 1:22:53

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!

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EMS 20/20 The Toxicity of This Lady
Episode 221 Dec 3, 2025 1:56:39

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?

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EMS 20/20 Special Edition: Pregnant Pause
Episode 220 Nov 26, 2025 1:07:08

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...

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EMS 20/20 L.A.S.T. Call
Episode 219 Nov 19, 2025 1:30:31

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?

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EMS 20/20 Special Edition: The Shootout
Episode 218 Nov 12, 2025 1:42:01

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!

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EMS 20/20 Freedom From Incompetence!
Episode 217 Nov 5, 2025 1:46:40

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!

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EMS 20/20 Special Edition: Did They Slip or Knot?
Episode 216 Oct 29, 2025 1:39:28

On today's special edition, Chris is put in the hotseat by Spencer on an altered LOC patient with a significant language barrier. Can Chris translate this difficult call into a success? Vote now on Instagram!

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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 Slay Thy Assumptions!
Episode 214 Oct 15, 2025 1:33:26

Spencer brings a call riddled with stumbles from both the patient and a seasoned Paramedic. Does this field training need some training of their own? Listen and find out!

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EMS 20/20 Special Edition: Heated Reaction
Episode 213 Oct 8, 2025 1:19:12

Spencer finds himself in the hot seat on a hot day in a hot field with unresponsive patient. What could be the problem? Or problems? Does Chris make things harder? Of course he does. VOTE now!

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EMS 20/20 Altered Addison's
Episode 212 Oct 1, 2025 1:36:38

A crew runs a call with an altered patient. Could it be a rare endocrine disorder? Hypotension? Hypoglycemia? Bad cyberware? Find out on this week's episode!

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EMS 20/20 Special Edition: Unhappy Meal
Episode 211 Sep 24, 2025 1:33:17

Chris is in the hotseat as he does a call hungry, making each roll harder and each success a little more out of reach. Are his efforts a super sized success, or does his clinical skill belong on the dollar menu? Vote now!

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EMS 20/20 Hot Pursuit, Hotter Patient with RAINN WILSON
Episode 210 Sep 17, 2025 1:34:13

RAINN WILSON joins Chris and Spencer (no, really) as they discuss a methamphetamine marathon runner who gets brought up to medium rare. Can an EMT push against the tide to get the right thing done? Can Chris expand his vocabulary? Check out CODE 3 starring RAINN WILSON in select theaters NOW!

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EMS 20/20 Special Edition: Damnit Jerry!
Episode 209 Sep 10, 2025 1:26:40

Spencer is in the hot seat, but this time he has the help of Jerry the helpful RN at the local nursing facility / rehab / pit of despair! How does he do? Visit our Instagram to find out!

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EMS 20/20 Ding Dong, The Patient's... Dead?
Episode 208 Sep 3, 2025 1:21:27

When a code 99 comes in for a frequent flyer, a crew finds themself in a classic case of "there's more than meets the eye". Do they follow the yellow brick road to get their questions answered? Click your rube red slippers three times and be transported away to a land of not quite death but maybe some destruction.

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EMS 20/20 Special Edition: It Can't Be THAT Simple... Can It?
Episode 207 Aug 20, 2025 1:41:52

Chris is in the hotseat and immediately starts over thinking a call involving a possible stroke... or UTI... or hypoglycemia... or alcohol? Check out @ems2020show in Instagram and vote on his performance!

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EMS 20/20 Paralyzing Yourself to Refuse
Episode 206 Aug 13, 2025 1:35:23

What does Carhart pants, Fireball Whiskey, weed, and an allergy to authority have in common? They're all in this episode! Follow the Paramedic of Darkness into the fray as we sort out and angry MVA patient that has more issues than they realize.

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EMS 20/20 Special Edition: Oops! All Trauma!
Episode 205 Aug 6, 2025 1:44:07

Spencer is in the hotseat trying to fix all the problems with a severe trauma patient. Also, Chris cannot count. Vote on Instagram now!

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EMS 20/20 Self Inflicted Surgery
Episode 204 Jul 30, 2025 1:44:55

Hands down, this is the weirdest episode. So many twists and turns. Chris rants about TXA again (start the emails), Spencer gets weird about barnyard animals, and a goat is suspect for attempted murder. Maybe.

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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.