Untold Stories of the ER - Season 12

First aired: 10/7/2016 10 episodes

Episodes

1. Raining Cats & Dogs

Aired: 10/7/2016

Involves three patients sneaking their pets into the hospital, which quickly turns into a full-blown mess in the ER, forcing staff to manage both human and animal emergencies A man whose paralysis begins in his legs and gradually moves upward, eventually affecting his lungs and threatening to suffocate him. A war veteran suffering from phantom pain in his amputated hand

2. ER Runaround

Aired: 10/14/2016

A patient appears to be hallucinating and sends ER staff on a wild goose chase A new nurse making a shocking mistake that puts a patient’s care at risk p Doctors trying to help a former EMT who is found lethargic and slurring his words, adding another layer of urgency and complexity to the ER’s workload

3. Wipeout!

Aired: 10/21/2016

A surfer is impaled between the legs; a football player's severe leg pain leads to an unexpected diagnosis; a woman is given a clot-busting drug to cure her stroke, but she has another condition that could cause that same drug to kill her.

4. Bit By a Boa

Aired: 10/28/2016

A boa constrictor has wrapped around a man's arm and won't let go; a young woman has a severe laceration, but doctors begin to suspect there may be more to her case than the injury; a young man goes into anaphylactic shock after a dinner out.

5. Temperature Rising

Aired: 11/4/2016

An urgent care physician must think outside the box to care for two emergencies at once; a woman with abdominal pain receives an unexpected diagnosis; a yoga instructor has a dangerously high temperature for no obvious reason.

6. Shark

Aired: 11/11/2016

A patient is brought to the ER with a live shark clamped onto his thigh, and he wants to save the shark! Complications arise for a woman with a life-threatening condition, and the mysterious condition that caused a man to pass out.

7. Blackout

Aired: 11/18/2016

Police officers bring in a criminal that is comatose; a man found passed out in the snow with no jacket or shoes arrives in the ER and a doctor is faced with a family emergency on her day-off.

8. Hooked

Aired: 11/25/2016

A fishing lure embedded in a man's face turns out to be the least of his problems; a pair of unconscious teenagers get brought to the ER, where dramatic family secrets come out; an ER technician collapses and refuses traditional medical treatment.

9. Can't Stop Itching

Aired: 12/2/2016

A man's itchy rash turns out to be more than just poison oak; a young woman bleeds profusely from the inside of her lip, but there is no obvious cause; a family of three is admitted as car accident victims, but the doctor makes a shocking discovery.

10. Rear Ended

Aired: 12/9/2016

Two separate car crash victims are brought to the ER in their underwear; a woman is acting delusional and refuses to allows the ER staff to touch her; and a doctor struggles to diagnose a dehydrated and nauseous 10-year-old.