EMS 20/20
Episodes
It's All About the Delivery
31 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Everyone's favorite call type is front and center as an expecting mother does what expecting mothers do. Listen as Chris makes terrible guesses at thi...
Vaguely Non-Emergent?
17 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Does a crew let the dispatch information lead them astray? Are they able to see through the smoke screen of a convoluted history? Listen and find out ...
Pulling a Code Out of a H.A.T.
03 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes illusions of trauma can get the better of us. Spencer and Chris see if the crew in today's episode is fooled by sleight of... car, or if the...
That's Kenough Ketamine!
21 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's just a code one leg pain... how hard could it be? Spencer and Chris find out in today's episode as the guys examine easy errors with difficult co...
Salmon Stabs Spaghetti
06 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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? ...
Choosy Medics Choose STEMI
22 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The guys review a nutty situation where a responder is sandwiched between a DNR and a very serious diagnosis... and also their partner...
A *Very* Sticky Case
08 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Spencer and Chris bring in the big guns from the Standard of Care podcast, Samantha Johnson and Nick Adams! This episode is probably one of the most d...
Railroading Rod
25 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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-us...
You're Tearing Up My Heart
11 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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... an...
Avoiding SeDEADtion
27 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The guys try to figure out exactly where the line between sedation and death is, and as a bonus, Spencer teaches you how to smoke meth.
12.875 Kilometer
13 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Crossing into Canadian terrain, Spencer and Chris delve into a call where a patient does their best attempt at refusing treatment for their... gunshot...
MI Bleed?
30 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Chris and Spencer see if they can solve why a man with the most rancid of toots can't stay upright. And also... Chris totally screws up! Also be sur...
Who has the Baby!?
16 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Spencer throws Chris for a loop by making him critique... himself(ves)? In today's VERY strange episode, two BLS responders care for a sick baby, mak...
You Can't Make Me!
02 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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? D...
Methany and the Frog
19 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, Spencer tells Chris a tale about meth, altered levels of consciousness, and maybe even child protective services. Also, frogs....
Hive-way to the Danger Zone
05 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Can the guys see where (or if) a handful of secret agents went wrong? Did they go wrong? Try to keep up with the twists and turns of this weeks episod...
Making a List... For Low SaO2
21 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In a Lucky Charms fueled rage, Chris shares his thoughts on what it takes to be a Paramedic before the guys try and figure why a patient is so short o...
Snapping Necks and Calling Helis
07 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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. F...
The Legend of Vent Machina
24 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Spencer and Chris roll the dice on today's episode as we follow brave adventurers into the unknown as they set out with a vented patient to a nearby k...
LetterSTEMI Problems
10 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Breaking Blood Vessels
26 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this BLS focused episode, what you get is quintessential EMS 20/20. Multiple treatment options, CVA symptoms with hypotension, complicated crew dyn...
Seizure Victim Unit
12 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Is this episode's patient faking a seizure? Does it even matter? Or at least, does it matter more than the anger of a salty medic who terrorizes thei...
A-Hip-A
29 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
After Chris defends his position on TXA, Spencer UTTERLY STUMPS him in this week's episode where a patient is KILLED by HIP PAIN! Spoiler: Patient not...
Bad to the (T)Bone
15 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 desti...
You Give Love... A Bad Name
01 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Spencer let's his playlist decide the title, but can the crew in today's episode decide where all the blood is coming from? Listen and find out! Liste...
Concert Concern
15 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today we fly our F-18's while launching our AAM's at some MDMA during and EDM concert! Or maybe it's SSRI's, or SS, or MAO-I's, or TCA's... or maybe w...
Pandammonia
01 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Can Chris navigate his way and find the right direction as Spencer pitches an ALOC curveball? How does the crew do? And why is the receiving doctor so...
Pacing/Pressor Pressure
18 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Special Guests from GuardianCME! Jason Seitz and Dr. Chris Seitz join the guys as they attempt to cook up an answer to a fork in the road on this week...
The One Where Bad Stuff Happens
04 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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...
This Call Bugs Me
21 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 som...
Teenage Heartbreak
07 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 ox...
The Fallout of Fallot
23 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 e...
Type 1 For Doctor
09 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 argume...
The Bourne Lift Assist
26 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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...
G.I. Joe!
12 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 (an...
Falling into Hypoglycemia
28 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 th...
What's in the Salad? (AMS)
14 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Severus Arterious!
02 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 c...
Drop It Like It's Hot
17 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
The Request For Calcium Is Denied
03 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 succ...
Bicycles and Minivans
20 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Check the body cam footage!https://youtu.be/FIJxaIUjhfo
worst. chaser. ever.
06 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Fight and Flight
22 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 b...
Lawsagna
08 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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. A...
Altered LOC Quest
25 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 (an...
The Unimaginable Weight of Incredible Trauma
11 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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... decomp...
Boldly Going (To The Birthing Center)
27 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Spencer and Chris Boldly examine a call that occurs in a birthing center where a patient is hypotensive for obvious reasons... or are they?
Overdosed on AMS
13 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 wro...
Do Not Resuscitate The 80's
30 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Bill and Bob's Excellent Misadventure
16 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 o...
The Queen's Gambit
09 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 a...
Never Ending Plot Twists
02 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 t...
Is This Even Legal?
23 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 pr...
(Please) Free CO2
16 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A crew find a patient that rapidly deteriorates, prompting quick action. Baffling monitor readings are the result, so the Chris and Spence bring in ba...
Never Tell Me The Odds!
09 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In an-almost-Valentines-Day special, the guys pick a part a call that has some unusual possibilities for symptoms that started during unusual circumst...
STEMTRAUMI
26 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 a...
Stay Frosty
19 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Ambulance Ambush
12 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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?...
The Devil Wears 5.11
05 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode features a simpler call that absolutely has some clinical errors in it... but are they a result of a bad partnership? Which is mor...
The Usual Suspects
22 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the 80th Episode of EMS 20/20, a car crash leads to a highly symptomatic patient... but why? Is it trauma, or was there a medical event that caused...
Respiratory "S" Word Virus
15 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Spencer and Chris dive into a call where parental controls are in play as a pediatric patient struggles to breathe. How do you both treat a patient an...
It Won't Stop Bleeding
08 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Hit or Stay?
01 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
LISTENER FEEDBACK WANTED! A crew has to make a hard choice... stay and play or load and go? With a rapidly closing window to make a hard decision does...
Interpersonal Transfer
24 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week's call takes us to a chaotic and tense ER as a crew picks up a very sick patient to transfer them to a higher level of care. Interpersonal C...
Tough Crowd
10 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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? Cou...
Suspicious Heartache
03 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A patient presents with classic signs of a heart attack... but is it? Spencer attempts to stump Chris (and possibly succeeds) in this weeks episode! A...
Venti Sized Suckage
27 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A Paramedic orders a Grande but ends up with a Venti sized problem on their hands. The guys try to answer one question: is there such a thing as too m...
Should I Touch It?
20 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A patient with a OW troubling and painOWful experience is treated by a OW crew OW that may be jumping to conclusions. Can our hosts offer up some sage...
Indiana Jonesing
13 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A young patient is mentally stranded in space as a crew tries their best to figure out what, if anything could be wrong with this patient. Is it drugs...
The Devil's Lettuce
06 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In our 70th episode we talk about a call with a very difficult and vibrating (yes, vibrating) patient that is paired with a difficult partner. Just ho...
Drinking with a Broken Heart
29 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode we learn that Chris cannot take a scooter seriously as the guys analyze the treatment of a patient with an incredibly rare conditio...
Fuster Cluck
22 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
An EMT Advanced finds themselves helming a call that just cannot seem to take a right turn. Can Spence and Chris spot the problem(s)? Have a listen an...
Flying or Lying?
15 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 th...
Dead Versus Half Dead
08 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A crew of responders finds themselves evacuating a hoarder home after finding one body and one patient who is really trying to be a body. Listen in to...
PB and Code
01 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Spencer brings a code with a very sticky problem while Chris brings unrelated science. Listen and find out if Chris and Spence can get to the bottom o...
Diagnosis: Everything
25 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In what may be our longest episode to date, Spencer and Chris tackle a call in which a patient has... everything. They have everything. So what can on...
Ego Contusion
18 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This time Spencer takes a swing at making a double episode as Chris tries to spot a common theme. Sometimes calls can be so easy they're hard. Have a ...
Fast and Furious (and Futile?)
11 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A patient continues to slide downhill while an ambulance crew acts quickly to stop the decline... but can they? Could they have? Listen this week as t...
It Takes Two To Trauma
04 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 contro...
Shouldering the Weight of the World
28 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A Paramedic shoulders the weight of a hectic call. Sedation, Intubation, Ventilation, Defibrillation, Exasperation... all the ations are present in th...
A Secret Crush
21 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A 700 pound patient just needs a hand up... or at least that's what this weeks crew were hoping for. We'll hold the spoilers, but this call tips the s...
Narcan Needs A Break
14 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A pair of medics take on a call with a pretty straight forward history with what should have been a pretty straight forward solution. But this is EMS ...
Drowning In Uncertainty
08 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
WTF is wrong with this patient... is the perfect way to introduce today's episode! A seemingly basic call turns into a near death experience that is s...
Trauma Induced Chaos
30 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Are We There Yet?
23 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The guys pick apart a call where the provides look too closely and find something no one saw coming, but only after challenging YOU, the listeners to ...
Always Play the Odds
16 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The guys review a call that involves a COVID patient that really keeps trying to die and Spencer ruins French cuisine. Does the crew pull it out and s...
One is (Almost) Never Enough
10 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Like frames in a hit movie about landing a plane in the Hudson River, EKG's are but a single moment in time. Dr. Seitz joins in this weeks episode and...
Won the Battle, Lost the War
02 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A call that will make your jaw drop with just how many battles had to be fought just to lose out in the end. This one was a hard one to review, but th...
The Petty Difference
26 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Petty assumptions get critically in the way as friction between crews cause some waves. Do they recover? Chris and Spencer pull out way too many lesso...
Use Restraint(s)
19 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In their 50th episode, Chris and Spencer analyze a call where a provider finds themselves one on one with a combative mental health patient. Could thi...
All The Sound We Cannot Hear
12 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What would Spencer do becomes the name of the game as the guys pull apart a call that is more about what you can't hear than what you can. Does the cr...
Syncope Suspects
05 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
An absolutely killer episode where Chris is put to the test as he evaluates a syncope patient that... refuses care? Should they have refused? Does Chr...
Legally Drunkabetic
28 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Spencer and Chris examine a case where the medical treatment goes smoothly... but the question remains: Who can refuse transport? And is sharing infor...
To Tube or Not to Tube...
21 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 wr...
One of Our Own
14 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes we are put in the terrible position to treat one of our own! The guys call in Dr. Seitz from Seitz and Sirens to dissect the treatment of a ...
Peanut Butter Spider Sandwich
31 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Delayed Sequence Intubation episode you've all been waiting for! Plus Spiders! Plus Mmmhopps beer! What a time to be alive, and hopefully the crew...
Minor Mistake, Major Consequence
24 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The guys break down a call where too much of a good thing is administered with catastrophic consequences. What could have prevented this, or could it ...
We're Gonna Need A Bigger Rig
17 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Mandy Krekora joins the guys to answer your airway questions (RSI vs DSI, anyone?) and dive into a hectic airway nightmare that involves a sleepy gian...
Shoulda Woulda Coulda
10 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Chris and Spence review a call where a missed opportunity leads to... an accurate diagnosis? The guys analyze a call that illustrates that while recov...
The Critical Truth
03 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Spencer and Chris go over an interfacility transfer gone awry... and they dig deep into the issue of crew integrity. A septic patient with a drug abus...