Ep 9. How Can This Happen
- May 30, 2005
- 44 min
In season 2, episode 9 of Untold Stories of the E.R., titled "How Can This Happen," viewers are taken on a journey through a day in the life of busy emergency room doctors and nurses. The episode focuses on three different cases that present various challenges for the medical staff.
The first case involves a young girl who has been found unconscious in a bathtub, her appearance and vital signs indicating that she has been underwater for some time. The medical team springs into action, trying to revive her and stabilize her breathing. As they struggle to understand the cause of her condition, her parents are brought into the hospital, leading to a heartbreaking discovery about what may have happened to their daughter.
In the second case, a man walks into the ER with a severe, mysterious infection that has spread across his entire body. The medical team works frantically to diagnose and treat the condition, with each symptom revealing more and more about the true cause of the infection.
Finally, in the third case, a woman comes into the ER with abdominal pain that has been ongoing for weeks. The initial diagnosis doesn't reveal anything serious, but when the woman's pain intensifies and she begins to show worrisome symptoms, the medical staff scrambles to figure out what is really going on.
Throughout the episode, viewers get an inside look at the stresses and challenges that accompany emergency medicine – the highs and lows, the urgency and the uncertainty. From desperate searches for answers to moments of relief and joy, "How Can This Happen" takes viewers along for the ride as doctors and nurses fight to save lives and solve the mysteries of the human body.