An anesthesiologist has a heart attack; a pregnant woman has a cerebral aneurysm; doctors are sprayed with blood from a man who was stabbed in the heart; a prostitute's unusual hiding place for money is found.

Untold Stories of the ER

The Big Save

A man injured in a medieval roleplaying battle has a sword impaled in his head; a critically ill patient is so afraid of germs he won't allow doctors to treat him; two patients with the same life-threatening symptoms arrive separately from a fashion show.

My Job Is Mayhem

A carjacker has shot a policewoman in the chest; A homeless woman has cellulitis; A drug dealer is unresponsive after having been beaten. Two middle-aged men with severe burns; A man in his 70s has been found unresponsive in a public place.

We Have A Heartbeat

Pluto

A patient with a severe headache is seizing, then bruises erupt on her legs, and her doctor has no idea why.  A beautiful naked woman is behaving so oddly that her doctor assumes she's on drugs - but she's not

My Head's Exploding

A bridesmaid drinks herself into a dangerous coma; a man's eyeball pops out of his head; a premature infant is left in a hospital toilet and must be quickly revived in the ER.

Bridesmaid Meltdown

A man is impaled through the skull with a crowbar; a woman's cough turns out to be an internal worm infection; a bride is sewn into her wedding dress, and refuses to take it off, even though she needs treatment for a kidney stone.

Crowbar In Head

An entire fraternity is plagued with blue urine; a pregnant woman may lose her baby to a spider bite, and a comatose patient turns out to be a drug runner who swallowed heroin.

Frat Boy Blues

A patient can't remember the past 20 years, but in order to treat her, her doctor desperately needs to know what she's forgotten.  After reviving his cardiac arrest victim, a doctor packs him in ice, hoping to preserve his brain function.

I Can't Remember

A pregnant woman can't get to the hospital in time and must deliver in the front seat of her car.  A bride can't go through with her wedding because she feels possessed by creatures crawling in her head.

Delusional Bride

A wheezing woman comes to the ER with a difficult-to-diagnose breathing problem, and a very angry husband!   A grown man suddenly begins acting bizarrely like a child; is his medication helping him, or making him worse?!?

Deadly Sore Throat

A teen is bleeding internally from an ectopic pregnancy, but denies ever having sex, so her doctor must find a clever way to prove her pregnancy before he can treat her.  A young mother mysteriously goes in and out of flatline.

Diagnose Me

On Christmas Eve, a man dressed as Santa is near death - his wife asks his doctor for a special favor: harvest her husband's semen.  A man can't breathe because a live fish is stuck in his throat.

Holiday 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.

S7 E707 My Head's Exploding

Full Episodes

Season 7, 9 Episodes