Emergency! (1972) Season 6 Episode 17 - Bottom Line

Airdate: 1977-Feb-26

Episode summary:

Responding to a man with back pain, Roy and Johnny question Dixie about the over-cautious Dr. Morton's judgment in handling patients. A man comes into Rampart with a phosphorous burns on his arm, later a young boy is brought in after being hit in the head by a baseball, before Dixie and Dr. Brackett talk to the boy's coach. The paramedics help a man with trouble breathing, then his neighbor nearly drowns in a hot tub while the paramedics do an IV on the first victim. LASD officer Vince is involved in a traffic accident which leaves one man dead and two injured, including Vince, who begins pointing his loaded gun at John.

About Emergency! (1972) series:

Filmed in a semi-documentary style, Squad 51 takes on life-or-death challenges.