Past Medical History: The Story of EMS

Step inside the ambulance of history. Past Medical History: The Story of EMS is a cinematic documentary podcast that unearths the wild, untold, and sometimes downright eerie origins of modern emergency medicine. Hosted by flight paramedics Evan Claunch and Sophie Fuller, this isn’t your typical medical lecture, it’s an adventure through time.

Through immersive soundscapes, cinematic scoring, and audio-drama-style storytelling, Evan and Sophie bring history to life — from battlefield medicine and bizarre experiments to the birth of paramedicine itself. Each episode drops you into the moments, voices, and chaos that shaped how we save lives today.

Creators and Guests

Host
Evan Claunch
Flight/Critical Care Paramedic, Co-Founder of FlightBridgeED, Developer, Writer, Producer, Podcaster
Host
Sophie Fuller
Flight/Critical Care Paramedic, President TN Paramedics Assoc., Educator, Speaker, Creator, Podcaster

What is Past Medical History: The Story of EMS?

Past Medical History: The Story of EMS is an immersive audio drama that dives deep into the incredible, often untold history of Emergency Medical Services and the medical world that shaped it.

Hosted by paramedics Evan Claunch and Sophie Fuller, two seasoned clinicians and self-proclaimed EMS history nerds, each episode brings to life the defining moments, forgotten figures, and unlikely innovations that built Emergency Medical Services from the ground up.

Through cinematic storytelling, rich soundscapes, and dramatic narration, the PMHX podcast explores how heroes, disasters, and ideas collided to create the world of EMS we know today. Sometimes it’s dark, sometimes it’s inspiring, but it’s always real, raw, and rooted in the passion of those who answer the call.

Whether you’re an EMT, flight paramedic, nurse, or just someone fascinated by the stories that built emergency medicine, this is your history… told like never before.