Untold Stories of the ER
These true stories demonstrate the dramatic nature of medicine practiced under pressure, where every moment can be a turning point. See how a doctor's personal blend of expertise and decision-making ability are challenged by unpredictable circumstances.
Beyond Recognition
A man's face and body suddenly double in size; an ER physician races to determine why a young woman is burning up from the inside out after a day at the beach; a grumpy old man nearly dies before revealing an emotional secret.
Missing: 1 Finger
A pianist's finger is accidentally sawed off and missing until his wife and dog come to the ER; a man's pacemaker is killing him, yet keeping him alive; and after his bachelor party, a nurse's fiancé is behaving bizarrely and needs urgent medical care.
Perfect Storm
A pregnant woman is shot in the abdomen but refuses some testing and treatment jeopardizing her life and the baby's; a doctor is the victim of a car burglary and thinks her patient may be the culprit; a storm is preventing a patient's life-saving surgery.
Size Matters
A woman risks losing her finger after trying on an ill-fitting engagement ring; a body builder can't breathe; a doctor takes a break outside and is nearly struck by a car driven by her next patient, a gunshot victim.
Zombie Uprising
A Halloween zombie with a problem below the belt mystifies doctors; when two unconscious men are involved in an accident, a doctor helps police determine which one was the carjacker; a doctor makes a mistake that amazingly explains a patient's condition.
Face Off
A woman's face-lift goes terribly wrong; a hospital chaplain's sudden personality change baffles the ER staff; a pregnant woman's life-threatening symptoms need urgent treatment but the doctor must convince others of the diagnosis he saw in her eyes.
Oh, Deer!
A college student's head is impaled by a trophy deer's antlers; a car crash victim leads the doctor to believe her baby may still be at the accident scene; a nurse's ex-boyfriend brings his new girlfriend to the ER and the nurse must help save her life.
Medieval Mayhem
A man injured in a medieval roleplaying battle has a sword impaled in his head; a critically ill patient is so afraid of germs he won't allow doctors to treat him; two patients with the same life-threatening symptoms arrive separately from a fashion show.
Who Shot Who?
A doctor treats three gunshot victims who claim to be innocent bystanders; on his first day on the job, a doctor must perform emergency brain surgery in the ER; a young bride-to-be suddenly slips into a diabetic coma.
I'm So Dead
A woman stops eating because she believes she is dead; a runner goes blind in one eye during a marathon and takes a detour to the ER; doctors are baffled by an ER tech's stroke-like symptoms, until someone he loves also becomes ill.
