Doctors recount the most memorable cases they’ve ever encountered. Unusual, touching, humorous or life-changing – no story is too big or too small when it comes to the ER.
In order to get a snakebite victim the correct anti-venom, a doctor has to find the type of snake that he has been bitten by.
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The Big Save
2004-05-03
The doctors treat patients with various problems. Two patients have internal bleeding, one passes out after drinking cold water, and a man who cut off his own hand with a meat cleaver because he was tired of the problems it was giving him.
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We Have a Heartbeat
2004-06-21
An artist has to have his hand reattached after accidentally cutting it off while working on a new project.
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How Can This Happen
2005-05-30
A 6-year-old boy who punctured his skull with a pitchfork is rushed into surgery; a woman refuses treatment by a black doctor.
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Call the Code
2005-06-06
Victims of a plane crash bring reporters when they come to the small E.R. Meanwhile, a doctor faces a difficult decision about a teen patient.
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What a Day
2005-06-13
A 33-year-old is declared brain-dead from a gunshot wound, and the victim's wife agrees to keep her husband on life support until his organs can be harvested and donated.
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We Need Further Tests
2005-06-27
Cops arrive at the E.R. with a suspected criminal. Meanwhile, the doctors try their best to save a boy with severe head injuries.
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Surgery Won't Help
2005-07-11
An X-ray reveals a five-inch piece of glass lodged in a man's brain.
