Untold Stories of the E.R. is a medical show that dramatizes peculiar cases that actually occurred out in the field. The series also includes first-hand accounts from physicians and nurses who were apart of the actual procedures being recreated. Additionally, some victims have played themselves on the show.
Although the scripted dialogue and acting can be rather cheesy and over-the-top, Untold Stories of the E.R. is fairly informative as well as entertaining, making it worth a casual watch. There is an extremely wide array of operations and cases depicted in the show, and here are ten of the weirdest.
10 Stuck In A Toilet
Emergency physician Dr. David Zull receives a phone call regarding a bizarre case where a woman has been trapped in her own toilet. Unfortunately, all of this could have been avoided if her husband has remembered to put the seat down.
After discussion with the first-responder, Zull decides they will be unable to pull the victim out within the constricted area of her bathroom, so she will have to be brought to the E.R., toilet attached. The resulting image of firefighters hoisting the woman in the toilet over their shoulders is pretty comical.
9 Turtle Trouble
Three dopey outdoorsmen find themselves in the E.R. with physician Dr. Robert Slay. One of the three has a snapping-turtle's jaws lodged into his neck, and the bite is located near the carotid artery and his internal jugular vein; consequences are dire.
Slay, who is accompanied by a warden of the local wildlife commission, has to consider both the life of the turtle and his patient. Although, he recognizes that the patient's life is his priority even though the chance of death is fairly minimal. He finds the perfect solution: intubate the turtle and paralyze it temporarily.
8 Proving A Convict Was Faking It
This "operation" is one of the wildest and memorable cases shown in the show. A convict named Tyson shows up in the E.R. with an alleged neck-injury. The officers accompanying Tyson think he's faking his injury, and, after medical staff look at his X-Rays, they are obliged to agree.
In order to expose Tyson's charade, the physician had Tyson do an "eye-test," holding his finger out over his eyes, then used his other hand to grab his testicles by surprise. The alarmed Tyson jerked up showing that he had perfectly regular mobility in his neck. The physician laughs as the criminal breaks into a fit of rage.
7 Choking On Fish
A burly, bearded man comes into the E.R. speechless and breathless from getting an entire fish stuck in his throat—and, to make matters worse, it's Christmas! Craig Murray was the physician on the scene when this case actually occurred, and he helps to up the ante in terms of genre.
Upon further investigation, Murray finds that the man has a catfish in his throat, and it's alive. Luckily, the man was saved with the help of the ear, nose, and throat specialist who was on staff.
6 Toy Trouble
A man comes into the E.R. and is very short and timid with staff as if he is hiding something. He reluctantly reveals that he has gotten a sex toy stuck up his rectum, then he and the physician go back and forth playfully regarding how it got there. The man is obviously embarrassed.
Despite the embarrassment and the struggle to get the patient to describe his symptoms, the physician is able to remove the vibrator from his intestines in a short time.
5 Boat Cleat Stuck In Head
Making for one of the more graphic injuries shown in Untold Stories of the E.R., a patient is brought into the E.R. by his drunk buddy after a boat cleat is lodged into his skull. The stout piece of metal sticks out from the back of the boater's head, and it is clear he has lost a decent amount of blood.
Despite the physician's worries that the metal object could have penetrated the brain, the boater passes all of the neurological exams. It's rather creepy. Fortunately, they are able to remove the cleat and the patient made a full recovery.
4 Worms In Rectum
A patient comes into the E.R. with complaints of shortness of breath and coughing. Upon further investigation, they find skin-colored parasitic worms in the young woman's rectum. Both the patient and the medical staff are shocked.
To remove the worms, which the physician eerily describes as looking and moving like "pig-tails," the doctor has to consult an expert in the field. The patient breaks down in a severe panic at the lack of an immediate solution. Parasitic worms are complicated, and most types cannot simply be pulled out for them to be fully dealt with.
3 The Sorest Throat
A woman shows up in the E.R. with a rare disease called epiglottitis, which has caused her throat to swell severely and her airways to be blocked. The physician wants to do surgery immediately because the risk of death is imminent, but the woman's skeptical husband gets in the way.
When they stretch a camera down the patient's throat, the tissue is ribbed and spotted severely. Although the patient's husband wants to call his lawyer before they jump to surgery, her son and the physician are able to convince him that surgery is necessary just in time.
2 Fraternity Brother's 'Flukes'
Several fraternity brothers go to the E.R. with stomach pain after 'pledging activities' go awry. Dr. Kyle Holmes was the physician on the case and is shown demanding answers from fraternity brothers in the waiting room. The boys in question stand strong against his questioning, as they don't want to be exposed for hazing.
Dr. Holmes finds the sizable parasite, known as 'flukes,' in two of the fraternity brothers' systems. When a third brother dramatically falls to the floor with the same symptoms, the young men admit that they had eaten live frogs.
1 Small Child Has Stroke
Without a doubt, this has to be one of the weirdest cases shown on Untold Stories of the E.R. Tyler, a six-year-old is wheeled into the E.R. on a stretcher with symptoms of a stroke. Dr. Carlos Abanses is put on the case and finds that Tyler has a stroke index of 20, which is extremely high, as any score above 16 carries a high risk of death.
Luckily, Tyler was eventually saved and could walk out of the hospital. Abanses talks about the ultimate gratification of saving a child's life throughout his interviews.
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