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Untold Stories of the ER

2004TV-PG15 seasons8.2 / 10

Doctors recount the most memorable cases they’ve ever encountered. Unusual, touching, humorous or life-changing – no story is too big or too small when it comes to the ER.

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Synopsis

Doctors recount the most memorable cases they’ve ever encountered. Unusual, touching, humorous or life-changing – no story is too big or too small when it comes to the ER.

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Episode 1

Heart in Hand

45m

A nurse who collapses in the ER, and a doctor must open her chest and manually take her heart in his hand to try to save her life Greek festival chaos: the ER goes nuts during a Greek festival when a child has an unknown allergic reaction Two teens are brought in saying that they had been attacked by a scimitar-wielding gang.

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Episode 2

Life & Limb Too

45m

A pregnant woman's leg pain turns out to be a flesh-eating virus, threatening life and limb. A veteran who swallows razor blades on a dare. A young bride who collapses just before her wedding.

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Episode 3

Ice Cold Mom

45m

The screaming man A grown man calls 911 and screams incessantly for no obvious reason. The ice‑cold mother A young mother arrives alert but with a dangerously low body temperature (around 88°F). This “ice cold” state could indicate severe underlying illness, shock The boy who denies overdosing A young boy is suspected of overdosing on drugs, but he insists he did not take anything.

Episode credits

Guest stars Terry Foster

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Episode 4

Grandma's Back

45m

A college student collapses in the ER, and doctors do hours of CPR, hoping she'll revive. A young woman is admitted with bulging neck veins A man has an erection that will not subside A doctor struggles with how to break the bad news about a woman who had collapsed at her 70th birthday party.

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Episode 5

Short-Circuited Heart

45m

A Young nurse collapses – A 25‑year‑old nurse suffers a seizure and cardiac arrest in the ER. Her colleagues must perform CPR and attempt to restart her heart Baby with “maggots” in her hands – A young father brings his infant daughter into the ER, convinced she has maggots in her hands Woman with “cursed” liver – A patient is in severe pain, claiming her liver is cursed by a demon

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Episode 6

Minutes to Live

45m

Internal bleeding in an unconscious woman A woman arrives at the ER unconscious and is found to be bleeding internally. Four‑day erection A man presents with an erection that has lasted four days, a rare and medically complex situation. Knife in the chest The episode also includes a woman who comes in with a knife protruding from her chest

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Episode 7

Man with Two Faces

45m

House fire victim – A woman is pulled from a burning building and immediately suffers a heart attack in the ER, requiring urgent medical intervention. Schizophrenic patient – A man with schizophrenia believes he has someone else’s face, leading to finding out he has cancer Untrained student delivers a baby – An inexperienced medical student is mistakenly identified as a doctor and must deliver a newborn under pressure.

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Episode 8

Death Breath

45mfinale

Husband’s strange breath – An ER nurse brings her delirious husband to the hospital. She notices an unusual clue: his breath smells like mothballs Postpartum seizure – A first-time mother, after delivering her baby, becomes incoherent and goes into life‑threatening convulsions Twin doctors and a scam – Identical twin doctors working at different ERs encounter a patient attempting to fraudulently obtain painkillers

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Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026

More about Untold Stories of the ER

Cast

Armando Valdes-KennedySelf - Narrator (voice)
Michael Q. Schmidt
Saida AliNurse Kate
Blaze BrooksJack
Francisca DennisDr. Katz
Yemi George Jr.Orin
Beth HornbyOfficer Fisk
Laura MannionNurse Ava

Production details

Status
Returning Series
Series type
Scripted
Episodes
205
Original language
English

Networks & production

  • TLCUnited States
  • GRB EntertainmentUnited States

Themes

emergency roomhospitalreenactment