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Introduction: The golden hour -- PART I.A CAST HOLDS TOGETHER MORE THAN A BROKEN LEG. The helping hands without an MD: the EMS, nurses, physician's assistants, and clerks -- "I'm not a doctor, but I play one on TV" -- High drama: the story of 'Hell or high water". -- PART II. MEDICAL MANUAL. ER at war: a look back at emergency medicine -- Lifeline: the heart of the matter -- Trauma: damage control -- Sleuthing for illness: diagnoses -- Things not normally found in your body -- A little too Greene: the story of "Love's labor lost". -- PART III. LAUGHTER AND TEARS. Lightning can strike twice: unusual occurrences -- Triage: the "Blizzard" episode and real-life disasters -- The madness: dangers, bloopers, and gallows humor -- Fast as McDonald's at Tiffany prices. -- Epilogue: The viewing hour -- Acknowledgments -- Index. |
