Emergency

Season 1 Episode 11

Crash

Air date: Apr 15, 1972

Medical Cases in This Episode

These are the patient stories worth unpacking. Open any case for the real-world medicine, what the episode shows, what it leaves out, and source-backed context.

5 cases identified

Case 1

Football Player Injury

John and Roy treat a football player.

Episode shows
John and Roy treat a football player.
Clinical takeaway
Football Player Injury is included because episode evidence supports a concrete emergency, trauma, cardiac, neurologic, hazmat, poisoning, or patient-safety scenario.
Accuracy 3.6/5football-player-injuryemergency-medical-servicestrauma

Case 2

Burglar Heart Attack

They care for a burglar suffering from a heart attack.

Episode shows
They care for a burglar suffering from a heart attack.
Clinical takeaway
Burglar Heart Attack is included because episode evidence supports a concrete emergency, trauma, cardiac, neurologic, hazmat, poisoning, or patient-safety scenario.
Accuracy 3.5/5burglar-heart-attackemergency-medical-servicestrauma

Case 4

Light Plane Crash

John and Roy rescue occupants of a light plane that crashed in a tree.

Episode shows
John and Roy rescue occupants of a light plane that crashed in a tree.
Clinical takeaway
Light Plane Crash is included because episode evidence supports a concrete emergency, trauma, cardiac, neurologic, hazmat, poisoning, or patient-safety scenario.
Accuracy 3.6/5light-plane-crashemergency-medical-servicestrauma

Case 5

Brain Hemorrhage Death

Dr. Early says a woman died of a brain hemorrhage.

Episode shows
Dr. Early says a woman died of a brain hemorrhage.
Clinical takeaway
Brain Hemorrhage Death is included because episode evidence supports a concrete emergency, trauma, cardiac, neurologic, hazmat, poisoning, or patient-safety scenario.
Accuracy 3.5/5brain-hemorrhage-deathemergency-medical-servicestrauma

About the Episode

Before Dr. Brackett takes care of a football player, who tackles too hard, John and Roy rescues him, before they take care of a burglar that is suffering from a heart attack. John asks Roy to apologize for calling his partner, "some kind of nut." Realizing she is dying, except for the real problem is north of the neck, both the man and a woman asks Dixie and Dr. Early for help. A child, who swallowed pentobarbital, who's being brought in at Rampart, by a babysitter, and that Dixie talks to her about this situation. John and Roy both rescue the occupants of a light plane that had crashed in a tree.

Medical Relevance

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The Medical Verdict

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