Emergency Room: Life and Death at VGH
Emergency Room: Life and Death at VGH follows a dedicated medical team as they face the challenges of working in British Columbia’s busiest emergency department.
Emergency Room: Life and Death at VGH follows a dedicated medical team as they face the challenges of working in British Columbia’s busiest emergency department.
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A climbing accident and a rare condition bring two young couples into the ER on Valentine's Day.
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Dr. McKnight tries his best to diagnose a patient who is deaf and blind. Deborah, the ER's social worker, plays...
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The full moon takes its toll on the ER as it is threatened to be overwhelmed by traumas. Dr. Shirzad treats a young ER...
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Staff must deal with violence and drug abuse in the ER, while Dr. Rose confronts the horror of a multi-vehicle accident.
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Dr. Campbell treats a patient with severe head injuries. An ER nurse is given a medal for her military service, and the...
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Yasmin takes a Unit Coordinator-in-training under her wing as the ER's veteran social worker begins her last shift...
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No case, large or small, is turned away by the emergency department of Vancouver General Hospital...and it's taking its...
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Mondays are the worst in the emergency department, with staff tackling a wide range of medical emergencies.
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The staff faces overwhelming traffic from elderly patients suffering a range of medical issues. Doctors and nurses...
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Summer hits the ER and the air conditioning is down. From a nail in a boot to an agonizing escharotomy following a...
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It's last days at VGH for Jo-Anne, the charge nurse of the ER. Despite being surrounded by pain and suffering on a daily...
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ER staff, patients and family members confront the limitations of medicine and face the truth of their own mortality.
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The bustle as people get ready for the holidays makes for a busy emergency room.
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The holidays are in full swing and it's taking its toll on the emergency department.
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