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.
Turtle Trouble
An alligator snapping turtle is clamped to a man's neck and won't let go; an ER physician races against an impending hurricane to clear the ER of patients before it hits; and a tree trimmer is 20 feet above ground when he is impaled by his chainsaw.
Skewered Skydivers
Two skydivers, impaled by the same fence post, are rushed to the ER; multiple patrons from a dance club suddenly stop breathing and Dr. Jasper must determine the cause; and a bride-to-be may miss her wedding after her finger gets stuck in a make-up jar.
Dr. Epi
A patient arrives with paralysis in her legs; a boy is crushed by an ATV and the hospital doesn't have the right equipment to treat him; a doctor accidentally injects herself with epinephrine
I Hate Doctors
A hospital worker feels like she's dying, but doctors can find nothing wrong; a physician's young son is a patient in her own ER, demanding her attention while she's trying to treat others; a woman's hobby of wild mushroom picking sends her to the ER.
Shredded!
A man is rushed to the ER, apparently clawed by a tiger, but he won't reveal the real source of his injuries; a patient says he's been shot in the head, but the bullet is nowhere to be found; a woman is brain dead, but one doctor thinks she can be saved.
Why Am I Blue?
A man arrives in the ER with blue skin and the doctor has no idea what's causing it; a teenage girl has abdominal pains that doctors have been unable to diagnose for years; and a doctor struggles to save the life of the only survivor of a plane crash.
Drama Mama
The real reason behind a teenager's bulging tummy and stomach pains shocks nurses, doctors, and even her meddling Mom; a delirious man yelling for his "car", reveals clues about his own attempted murder; and a college coed mysteriously stops breathing.
Clueless!
A man comes to the ER thinking he's constipated, but his condition is life-threatening, a doctor treating a young woman in cardiac arrest discovers she's treating two patients in one; and patient's family is clueless and a doctor could use some help.
Drunk & Drunker
Two patients arrive at the ER with bizarre fishing injuries; a martial arts instructor suffers abdominal pains that quickly turn into a deadly diagnosis; when teenage victims of a car crash fill his small ER, a doctor must make critical decisions.
Don't Touch That
An ER doctor is trying to solve why a student is having difficulty breathing, and what his fraternity brothers might be hiding; a man falls off a roof and is impaled by a shovel; a police officer has a heart attack that endangers the hospital staff.
Out Of Control
An unresponsive golfer needs immediate life-saving surgery but the surgeon is stalling; 3 near-naked adults wreak havoc in the ER; a marathon runner pushes his limits way too far; and a patient accidently shot by his brother, takes a turn for the worst.
Over-Juiced
A geriatric playboy comes into the ER with a minor injury that quickly turns deadly; a health fanatic's juice diet leaves him in a comatose state; doctors juggling multiple critical patients nearly misdiagnose one who has suddenly deteriorated.
Dr. Bikini
A resort doctor must treat a man critically injured by a boat propeller; a discharged patient sets off a deadly chain of events by getting a ride from his designated driver; the ER comes to a standstill when the computers and the head nurse are down.
Don't Push It
Three emergency deliveries in the ER cause a turf war with the labor and delivery department; two gunshot victims have a surprising connection; an unidentified jogger goes into a coma and the ER staff becomes detectives trying to find the woman's family.
Twist & Shout
A newlywed's hand gets stuck in a kitchen appliance and a college student is tormented by an injury down under; a heavy drinker is now sober and experiencing life-threatening complications; and a woman appears to only have blood flow to half of her brain.
Plastered
A college student is dropped off at the ER with her face covered in a plaster mask; doctors are baffled when a stroke patient's heart keeps stopping and restarting without intervention; two teens arrive separately with bizarre symptoms that are similar.
Punched
An injured ER doctor puts on a show to stop a patient's violent outbursts; a man's heart fails as his daughter and girlfriend fight; on Christmas Eve, a burn victim's family and doctor pray for miracles as she performs a rare treatment she's never done.
Cop-Shocker
An ER doctor gets his patient drunk to save his life and a guilty family member looks on; doctors are concerned when a patient is stiff after a fall and another is tasered by police in the ER; a boy is impaled in the neck by a bottle rocket.
Things Change
A psychotic patient threatens Abby; Dr. Weaver suspects a woman poisoned her own baby; Dr. Romano continues to make rash judgments.
