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EMS 20/20

Long Pause Media | FlightBridgeED

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.

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02:06:20

Philip Gets Fried

EMS 20/20 ·

2026/03/18

A pediatric airway/neuro/ewww call! Can Chris and Spencer get this figured out? An error occurs... does the agency step up and future proof themselves? Or do they fall to the old ways of the past?

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01:13:23

Special Edition: The Bottom Drops Out

EMS 20/20 ·

2026/03/11

Spencer is in the hotseat and for the life of him (or his pretend patient) him simply cannot get a good role. Did he do a good job, or will you score him lower than the dice did?

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01:22:50

The Last POLST Bender

EMS 20/20 ·

2026/03/04

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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01:08:57

Special Edition: Sings Point to Fracture

EMS 20/20 ·

2026/02/25

Spencer causes Chris to bounce off the walls by giving him a pediatric trauma patient with a clueless dad! How does he manage? Vote now!

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01:43:44

In The Wake of Stabby McStabberface

EMS 20/20 ·

2026/02/20

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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01:07:17

Special Edition: I Have Better Things To Do

EMS 20/20 ·

2026/02/11

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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02:00:25

Red Dead Redemption Too?

EMS 20/20 ·

2026/02/04

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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01:21:07

Special Edition: Fierce Resistance, Betrayal

EMS 20/20 ·

2026/01/28

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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01:42:53

When Things Get Skrewy

EMS 20/20 ·

2026/01/21

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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01:32:30

Special Edition: Branching Diagnosis

EMS 20/20 ·

2026/01/14

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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01:49:28

Control Bleeding and Emotions

EMS 20/20 ·

2026/01/07

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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01:35:47

Special Edition: Sepsis on Shaky Ground

EMS 20/20 ·

2025/12/31

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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01:32:10

Code Alone

EMS 20/20 ·

2025/12/17

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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01:22:53

Special Edition: Drowning Fool

EMS 20/20 ·

2025/12/10

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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01:56:39

The Toxicity of This Lady

EMS 20/20 ·

2025/12/03

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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01:07:08

Special Edition: Pregnant Pause

EMS 20/20 ·

2025/11/26

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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01:30:31

L.A.S.T. Call

EMS 20/20 ·

2025/11/19

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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01:42:01

Special Edition: The Shootout

EMS 20/20 ·

2025/11/12

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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01:46:40

Freedom From Incompetence!

EMS 20/20 ·

2025/11/05

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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01:39:28

Special Edition: Did They Slip or Knot?

EMS 20/20 ·

2025/10/29

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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