Special Edition: The Bottom Drops Out

Special Edition: The Bottom Drops Out

Author: FlightBridgeED March 11, 2026 Duration: 1:13:23

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?


Hosted by paramedics Spencer Oliver and Christopher Pfingsten, EMS 20/20 turns the ambulance bay into a classroom without walls. Each episode is built around the raw, unfiltered details of real emergency calls, dissecting the split-second decisions and complex scenarios that define pre-hospital care. The conversation moves beyond textbook protocols to examine the human factors, the unexpected complications, and the critical thinking that truly matters when the pressure is on. You’ll hear a frank analysis of what worked, what didn’t, and the practical lessons that only come from years on the road. This podcast serves as an ongoing dialogue for the EMS community, whether you’re a student building your foundation, a veteran medic refreshing your perspective, or simply someone curious about the realities of emergency medicine. The focus is always on the granular details of the job-the kind of insight that changes practice. It’s a deep dive into the art and science of field medicine, produced by Long Pause Media and FlightBridgeED. Tune in for a candid look at the challenges and nuances faced by responders every day, where every call has a story and every story has a takeaway you can use.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 50

EMS 20/20
Podcast Episodes
SUPER Special Edition: Split the Party! [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:17:00
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 EMT's and an experienc…
Shake N Bake Boys, I Think We Got a BBQ [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:47:22
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 they head down a spir…
PREVIEW: Stranger Lungs [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 15:10
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 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:25:26
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...) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:46:35
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 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:13:48
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 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:06:20
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?
The Last POLST Bender [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 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!
Special Edition: Signs Point to Fracture [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:08:57
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 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 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?