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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 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 This Call Bugs Me
Episode 112 Dec 21, 2022 1:35:59

Are we dealing with another Peanut Butter Spider Sandwich situation, or is this title just clickbait? Or is it neither? An altered LOC patient has some curious and life threatening symptoms in this week's episode, and Chris briefly discusses how EMS 20/20 does advertising business at the end... if that's your thing.

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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 The Fallout of Fallot
Episode 110 Nov 23, 2022 1:34:21

The title is not the give away you think it is! The guys follow a BLS crew that responds to the call no one ever wants to respond to. (WARNING: This episode contains sensitive subject matter.)

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EMS 20/20 Type 1 For Doctor
Episode 109 Nov 9, 2022 1:32:09

Type 2 for Billing... Type 1 For Doctor. In today's episode the guys (finally) follow a BLS crew through a confusing call that involves spousal arguments and a good old fashioned dollup of just plain winging it when a patient scares the $*#@ out of his wife.

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EMS 20/20 The Bourne Lift Assist
Episode 108 Oct 26, 2022 1:53:52

Chris and Spence are joined by Dr. Ritu Sahni and Mike Verkest of the EMS Show! Have a listen to this uplifting cross over episode that suffers from a little bit of title confusion.

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EMS 20/20 G.I. Joe!
Episode 107 Oct 12, 2022 1:30:11

The guys go to battle with Snake Eyes and Duke against the evils of confirmation bias and... coffee grounds? Have a listen and see what goes right (and wrong) in this week's episode!

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EMS 20/20 Falling into Hypoglycemia
Episode 106 Sep 28, 2022 1:44:04

A patient is found in the bottom of a flooded ditch and the only thing lower than their temperature is their blood sugar... a crew navigates a call that could go in any direction. Do they choose the right path? Listen and find out!

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EMS 20/20 What's in the Salad? (AMS)
Episode 105 Sep 14, 2022 1:40:13

In these week's episode, Spencer and Chris pick apart a BLS call with really, really weird symptoms. Chris is put through the gauntlet as he tries to figure out what's causing the patient's odd behavior. Spoiler: Chris fails.

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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 Drop It Like It's Hot
Episode 103 Aug 17, 2022 1:41:38

With help from gravity, two EMT's find themselves doing the one thing we swore to never do. Is today's episode a master class in recovery, or did the crew grab shovels and dig even deeper? Listen to find out as Spencer dishes out the story and Chris rants about naming medical conditions after people.

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EMS 20/20 The Request For Calcium Is Denied
Episode 102 Aug 3, 2022 1:35:10

On today's episode Spencer and Chris exam a broken system and some broken... Calcium Channels? A sweetly named crew takes on an overdose! Do they succeed? Listen and find out!

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EMS 20/20 Bicycles and Minivans
Episode 101 Jul 20, 2022 2:08:27

Check the body cam footage! https://youtu.be/FIJxaIUjhfo

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EMS 20/20 worst. chaser. ever.
Episode 100 Jul 6, 2022 1:11:00

EPISODE 100!!! The guys follow the ups and downs of a call that gets some rarely used, but often talked about treatments. Did the guys learn something new? Will you? Listen and find out!

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EMS 20/20 Fight and Flight
Episode 99 Jun 22, 2022 1:36:52

The guys get to talk about helicopters and weather and flight things in today's episode where a flight crew walks in on a call at a local ER that is being run perfectly. They have very little to add and things go smoothly. Except the opposite. Can they ultimately put the pieces of the puzzle back together to help this…

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EMS 20/20 Lawsagna
Episode 98 Jun 8, 2022 2:22:53

Chris and Spencer bring on Samantha (a REAL LAWYER!) and Nick from the Standard of Care podcast for a call that is plagued with legal complications. An EMT is put in the awkward position of taking a patient that may not want to go to the hospital. We touch on everything from justified assault to kidnapping to false im…

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EMS 20/20 Altered LOC Quest
Episode 97 May 25, 2022 1:19:26

Chris and Spencer make an attempt to unravel the mystery behind an altered level of consciousness and more importantly, they try to figure what to (and not to) do about it.

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EMS 20/20 The Unimaginable Weight of Incredible Trauma
Episode 96 May 11, 2022 1:36:20

With deep, full bodied flavors of trauma and some light herbal notes of scene management during an MCI, the guys pour you a glass of wine to... decompress with.

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EMS 20/20 Boldly Going (To The Birthing Center)
Episode 95 Apr 27, 2022 1:30:28

Spencer and Chris Boldly examine a call that occurs in a birthing center where a patient is hypotensive for obvious reasons... or are they?

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EMS 20/20 Overdosed on AMS
Episode 94 Apr 13, 2022 1:28:54

Spencer and Chris try to stay with a crew as they wind down the treacherous rabbit hole that is an altered mental status patient. Do they take the wrong path? In short... probably, but listen and find out why they go where they go on this week's episode!

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EMS 20/20 Do Not Resuscitate The 80's
Episode 93 Mar 30, 2022 1:42:34

You ever want to intubate someone, but they tell you no? Chris swears a little less (barely) in today's episode that examines DNR's, POLST forms, and inaccurate SaO2 probes. We also get another rant from Chris!

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EMS 20/20 Bill and Bob's Excellent Misadventure
Episode 92 Mar 16, 2022 1:39:28

Spencer and Chris go on a crazy adventure as they explore the choices made by Bill and Bob, two partners taking care of a patient that either stayed on or fell off the wagon... with a hard thud. Is it trauma? Is it alcohol? Did they miss something? Listen and find out on this week's episode!

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EMS 20/20 The Queen's Gambit
Episode 91 Mar 9, 2022 1:57:50

The guy's review a call where the patient is deep trouble long before anyone arrives. In one of our longer and more serious episodes, the guy's talk about what it means to lead a call and how to talk to family members when things aren't going well.

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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 Is This Even Legal?
Episode 89 Feb 23, 2022 1:14:19

On this weeks episode a very sick patient is taken to the hospital... but do issues of patient abandonment arise when a Paramedic refused to be the primary provider? Listen to this weeks call and find out if Spencer and Chris can close the case.

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EMS 20/20 (Please) Free CO2
Episode 88 Feb 16, 2022 2:07:20

A crew find a patient that rapidly deteriorates, prompting quick action. Baffling monitor readings are the result, so the Chris and Spence bring in back up: Nicole Johnson, a seasoned ICU RN and host of the Found Down podcast join the team to figure out some crazy numbers in one of our biggest episodes yet!

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EMS 20/20 Never Tell Me The Odds!
Episode 87 Feb 9, 2022 1:01:24

In an-almost-Valentines-Day special, the guys pick a part a call that has some unusual possibilities for symptoms that started during unusual circumstances that results in an unusual diagnosis. Can the guys shed any light on this unusual episode?

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EMS 20/20 STEMTRAUMI
Episode 84 Jan 26, 2022 1:54:20

A drunk patient decides that a new Paramedic and their partner need a one stop shop for possible problems, and they absolutely deliver. But do Chris and Spencer deliver on the education? Listen and find out!

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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 Ambulance Ambush
Episode 82 Jan 12, 2022 1:44:38

A crew of three Paramedics finds themselves in a situation that no responder ever wants to be in when a patient goes Super Saiyan. Medicate? Evacuate? Also, Chris questions the validity of checking for painful stimuli and challenges the internet... will he regret it?

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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.