Episodes 246
Avg. Duration 1h 28m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.9 (894)
Since May 2020
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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About This Podcast

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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Recent Episodes

Special Edition | CSI: Truck Stop

Jun 10, 2026 1h 54m

Spencer is in the hot seat and performs quite well! He has the world's most annoying intern, but thankfully a helpful partner and PD as well. How does he do? Listen and find out!

My Heart Will (Not) Go On

Jun 05, 2026 2h 17m

Friend of the Show QANTU joins us for a Titanic Sized episode! Will the efforts to pace a patient be the life boat that's needed? Or will this patient be kicked off the floating door and die an icy…

Lives Out: An EMS 20/20 Mystery

May 23, 2026 2h 4m

Dr. Will Heuser join the crew in a an altered LOC mystery! Intubation, a mystery of a history, and a blood pressure that is not cooperating with authorities. Will and the guys will also be at FAST26,…

Do Not Pass ER

May 19, 2026 1h 52m

Special Guest GEOFF MURPHY of Master Your Medics fame joins the guys for a trip around the game board as a Canadian crew navigate the harsh realities of the unknown reasons someone could be…

This Call is Baulder's Dash

May 13, 2026 1h 47m

Chris finds the effects button on the mixer as Spencer relays a call that shows everything that can go wrong when systemic, cultural apathy sets in deep in a system.

Special Edition: Stroke of (un)Luck

May 06, 2026 1h 44m

Chris has his worst luck yet, as he finds an altered patient, and angry wife, and absolutely no help. How does he do? Vote on our IG! @ems2020show!

Gravitating Towards Anaphylaxis?

Apr 29, 2026 1h 33m

A rapidly swelling tongue and plummeting saturations point a crew into EXACTLY the... wrong? Direction? Can you figure it out before the guys do? Let us know!

SUPER Special Edition: Split the Party!

Apr 22, 2026 2h 17m

TODAY IS AWESOME! For the first time ever, neither of us are in the hotseat! Instead, the crew from The RideAlong EMT School Podcast join us in an epic collab event! How does a pair of newly minted…

Shake N Bake Boys, I Think We Got a BBQ

Apr 15, 2026 1h 47m

The guys welcome Special Guest Dr. Mike Lauria to the show! A crew attends a patient that is perfectly alive, but does NOT stay that way! Can this crew get in sync with what the patient needs, or do…

PREVIEW: Stranger Lungs

Apr 13, 2026 15m Trailer

To the whole STRANGER LUNGS episode, head over ems2020.com and get signed up for the EMS 2020 CE platform!

Special Edition: Reacting to the Lake

Apr 08, 2026 1h 25m

Spencer is given a call that has everything from boats to mystery homemade sunscreen... how does he do? Check out our IG at @ems2020show and vote today!

Twisted Tongue Trauma (ish...)

Apr 01, 2026 1h 46m

The guys review a call that has blood coming from... somewhere in the mouth. Maybe. Maybe deeper. But there's a lot! Enough to cause some shock? Maaayyyybbeeeee....

Special Edition: Chris Sucks at Electrolytes

Mar 25, 2026 1h 13m

Chris gets a call that he... isn't the most proud of. But Spencer feels he did OK+ ! What do you think? Vote now on Instagram!

Philip Gets Fried

Mar 18, 2026 2h 6m

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?

Special Edition: The Bottom Drops Out

Mar 11, 2026 1h 13m

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?

The Last POLST Bender

Mar 04, 2026 1h 22m

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

Special Edition: Signs Point to Fracture

Feb 25, 2026 1h 8m

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!

In The Wake of Stabby McStabberface

Feb 20, 2026 1h 43m

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?

Special Edition: I Have Better Things To Do

Feb 11, 2026 1h 7m

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?

Red Dead Redemption Too?

Feb 04, 2026 2h

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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How many episodes does EMS 20/20 have?

EMS 20/20 has published 246 episodes since May 2020, covering topics in Courses, Education.

Is EMS 20/20 still active?

EMS 20/20 is currently highly active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 1h 28m.

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