Episode
Emergency!: Decision a.k.a. Problem
Overview
Roy and John rescue a man whose engine has fallen on him during his car repair work. When their two-way radio is broken, Roy treats the man without proper medical supervision, causing the man's doctor to attack the paramedic program. Also: a bull gores a motorcyclist, a doctor on a consult at the hospital dies of a heart attack, Roy rescues a child from a house fire.
Details
- Series
- Emergency!
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 1972-09-16
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
Decision a.k.a. Problem is Episode 1 in Season 2 of Emergency!. It aired on 1972-09-16. The runtime is 60 min.
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