Emergency Room: Life + Death at VGH

Yasmin takes a Unit Coordinator-in-training under her wing as the ER's veteran social worker begins her last shift. Doctors Campbell, Shirzad and Lee mentor the next generation of ER physicians.

It's a shift of give and take as Dr. Campbell receives a patient with severe head injuries from the Air Ambulance. An ER nurse is given a medal for her military service, and the family of a deceased patient provides a stranger with a precious gift.

Paramedics Rick and Kelly hit the streets of Vancouver. Staff must deal with violence and drug abuse in the ER, while Dr. Rose confronts the horror of a multi-vehicle accident.

The full moon takes its toll on the ER as it is threatened to be overwhelmed by traumas. Dr. Shirzad treats a young ER nurse who collapses on duty, and Dr. Campbell is faced with a doctor’s most difficult decision.

Dr. McKnight tries his best to diagnose a patient who is deaf and blind. Deborah, the ER’s social worker, plays detective to track down the identity of a “John Doe”.

A climbing accident and a rare condition bring two young couples into the ER on Valentine's Day. Dr. Campbell must deal with a 10-inch blade sticking out of a patient's chest, while Dr. Theoret is faced with a heartbreaking case.

In an episode that’s full of life-saving technology, remarkable treatments and heart - warming recoveries, we witness ER staff, patients and family members confront the limitations of medicine and face the truth of their own mortality.

It's last days at VGH for Jo - Anne, the matriarch/charge nurse of the ER. Despite being surrounded by pain and suffering on a daily basis, most nurses love the challenge and share their secrets to surviving in “Emerge”.

Summer hits the ER and the air conditioning is down. From a nail in a boot, to an agonizing escharotomy following a severe burn, everybody is feeling the heat. An ER resident winds up in treatment after a head - injury on the water.

The staff faces overwhelming traffic from elderly patients suffering a range of medical issues. Doctors and nurses struggle with the conflicting issues of “living long” versus “living well.”

Mondays are the worst in the emergency department, with staff tackling a wide range of medical emergencies. Meanwhile, patients from the overflowing psychiatric assessment unit have filled up the beds and some are literally fighting to get out.

Triage sorts through bike accidents, severed fingers, a patient who has fallen off a mountain and one who barely needs a bandage. No case, large or small, is turned away by the emergency department of Vancouver General Hospital… and it’s taking its toll.

The holidays are in full swing and it's taking its toll on the Emergency Department.

The bustle as people get ready for the holidays makes for a busy emergency room. Icy roads, a distracted meat slicer and hours of travel are recipes for Christmas heartbreaks and disasters big and small, but it also brings some surprisingly uplifting moments.