Episode
ER: Blizzard
Overview
A severe blizzard leaves the ER utterly devoid of patients, leaving the staff free to goof off. In the middle of their fun, a call comes from dispatch, informing the ER of a 40-car pile-up with dozens of casualties. The ER goes from being deserted to capacity. All surgeons are called in. Bob surprises everyone with a quick and life-saving decision. A new doctor, Angela Hicks, arrives just at the right time. Ross and Linda return from the Caribbean just as Carol makes a surprise announcement.
Details
- Series
- ER
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 10
- Air date
- 1994-12-08
- Runtime
- 46 min
Episode context
Blizzard is Episode 10 in Season 1 of ER. It aired on 1994-12-08. The runtime is 46 min.
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Episode 9: ER Confidential
Carter and Benton treat a suicidal transgender woman. Doug feels like a 'kept man' in his relationship with Linda Farrell. A patient entrusts Carol with the particulars in an accident. Cvetic continues to battle his demons, ending up wandering down the middle of a crowded street.
Episode 11: The Gift
Benton makes a critical error when he publicizes the availability of a dying man's organs before obtaining the wife's permission. Lewis discovers that Cvetic has quit his job at the hospital, moved out of his apartment, and dropped out of sight. Carter makes a move on Susan. Chloe announces her pregnancy.
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Episode 7: Another Perfect Day
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Episode 13: Luck of the Draw
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Episode 6: Chicago Heat
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Episode 14: Long Day's Journey
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Episode 5: Into That Good Night
A business contractor with a bad heart gathers his family around him in the ER as he prepares for the end. Dr. Ross helps an asthmatic teenage girl when her mother doesn't have the funds. Carter worries that he may have contracted an STD from Liz. Dr. Lewis treats a teenager with alcohol poisoning. Jenn Greene prepares to move to Milwaukee.
Episode 15: Feb 5, '95
Morganstern invites Mark to join the staff as an attending physician. Mark treats an woman with breast cancer, who begs him to kill her. Deb "wows" Benton with her amazing presentation, leaving Carter in the rear again. Benton offends Haleh, who spends her day making his job extremely more difficult. The ER gets new crash carts, which are promptly stolen by cardiology.
Episode 4: Hit and Run
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Episode 16: Make of Two Hearts
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