L.A. Doctors

Season 1 Episode 24

Forty-Eight Minutes

Air date: May 10, 1999

Medical Cases in This Episode

These are the patient stories worth unpacking. Open any case for the real-world medicine, what the episode shows, what it leaves out, and source-backed context.

2 cases identified

Case 1

Bridge Road Accident

The doctors are involved in a serious road accident on a bridge.

Episode shows
The doctors are involved in a serious road accident on a bridge.
Clinical takeaway
Bridge Road Accident is included because episode evidence supports a concrete cancer, amputation, pregnancy, genetic disease, ALS, neurologic symptom, coma, seizure, trauma, consent, or care-safety issue.
Accuracy 3.6/5bridge-road-accidentpatient-safetyinformed-consent

Case 2

Ambulance, Bus, and Car Crash

The crash involves an ambulance, an empty bus, and other cars.

Episode shows
The crash involves an ambulance, an empty bus, and other cars.
Clinical takeaway
Ambulance, Bus, and Car Crash is included because episode evidence supports a concrete cancer, amputation, pregnancy, genetic disease, ALS, neurologic symptom, coma, seizure, trauma, consent, or care-safety issue.
Accuracy 3.6/5ambulance-bus-car-crashpatient-safetyinformed-consent

About the Episode

Roger, Tim, Evan and Sarah are on their way to a medical conference in Palm Springs when they are suddenly involved in a serious road accident on a bridge. An ambulance, an empty bus and some other cars are also involved. Everyone seems to be alright but Sarah, who was driving, is stuck behind the wheel. While Evan attends to her, Roger and Tim look after the other injured victims. Vinny, a guy from the ambulance, is getting much worse. Roger tries to get one of the less injured crash victims, Burt, to help out but Burt is not the helpful type. Instead he lights a cigarette - causing the ambulance to go up in the air in a giant explosion. Vinny suffers cardiac arrest and thanks to traffic jam, it's impossible to get him to a hospital. Roger rushes to pharmacy to get some adrenalin but gets into major problems when he is unable to pay. Meanwhile, Sarah starts to get weaker. She can't feel her legs and she has internal bleedings.

Medical Relevance

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The Medical Verdict

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