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.
Raining Cats & Dogs
Three patients sneak their pets into the hospital, causing pandemonium in the ER.
ER Runaround
A patient appears to be hallucinating and sends the ER staff on a wild-goose chase around the hospital.
Wipeout!
A surfer is impaled between the legs by the fin of his surfboard.
Bit by a Boa
A live boa constrictor wrapped around a man's arm is biting his wrist and won't let go.
Temperature Rising
An urgent care physician must invent creative ways to save a choking child.
Shark!
A woman's pregnancy veers toward tragedy as eclampsia threatens both her life and that of her child.
Blackout
A violent patient faking a coma holds doctors and police hostage after stealing a policeman's gun.
Hooked
A fishing lure embedded in a man's face turns out to be the least of his problems.
Can't Stop Itching
A man itching from poison oak exposure turns out to also have maggots burrowing into an injury on his back.
Rear Ended
Two car crash victims, a man and a woman, arrive separately and nearly naked.
