Health Matters: Television for Life

EMERGENCY MEDICINE

Season 12 Episode 7 | 58m 30s

136 million Americans visit emergency departments each year. What should you expect if you need to visit one too? Our panel features doctors, nurses, and EMT's on the front line of emergency medicine. And see how ambulance service Medstar brings ER capabilities to the scene of life-threatening accidents.

Aired: 04/16/15 | Rating: TV-G

Production Support provided by Providence Health Care

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