Die Notaufnahme eines städtischen Krankenhauses ist Schauplatz dieser packenden Serie. Sekundenschnell zu treffende Entscheidungen, Freude über gelungene Rettungsmaßnahmen und Trauer über vergebliche Versuche - der Alltag setzt den Ärzten und Schwestern zu. Die Arbeit unter hoher seelischer Anspannung beeinflusst auch ihr Privatleben, doch jeder verarbeitet den Druck auf seine Weise ...
One for the Road (Folge 1) 7.7
Autor: Joe Sachs
Sendedatum: 2004-09-23
Laufzeit: 44 min
Übersicht: After being shot at, Pratt, Jing-Mei and Elgin are trying to get of their sinking car. Sam took Alex with her while fleeing for Steve, Kovac is considering to go after them. Abby wants to go to bed since tomorrow is her first day as a doctor, but is thwarted by Weaver, whose custody battle might take a dramatic turn. A young drug-dealer is brought in with "a foreign object" in her tunnel of life.
Damaged (Folge 2) 7.7
Autor: David Zabel
Sendedatum: 2004-10-07
Laufzeit: 44 min
Übersicht: Neela is still struggling with her decision not to continue becoming a doctor. We discover that Ray is in a band. Kovac and Sam are amoureux, but where does that leave them?
Try Carter (Folge 3) 7.7
Autor: R. Scott Gemmill
Sendedatum: 2004-10-14
Laufzeit: 44 min
Übersicht: It's a busy Fourth of July and Carter is the only attending working.
Fear (Folge 4) 7.8
Autor: Dee Johnson
Sendedatum: 2004-10-21
Laufzeit: 44 min
Übersicht: Carter, Pratt, Kovac and Abby are dealing with a woman and her three children who've jumped from a three floor apartment trying to escape from the father. Meanwhile Dr. Lewis becomes Chief of Emergency Medicine, Howard quits his internship and Dr. Corday is facing dismissal.
An Intern's Guide to the Galaxy (Folge 5) 7.6
Autor: Lisa Zwerling
Sendedatum: 2004-11-04
Laufzeit: 44 min
Übersicht: Neela starts a new job in the emergency room after working at the convenience store near the hospital. On Neela's first day, Pratt expects the interns, Abby, Ray and Neela, to take on a large patient load during their shifts. Pratt turns processing the patients into a competition, in which Ray is clearly going to be the winner.
Time of Death (Folge 6) 8.0
Autor: David Zabel
Sendedatum: 2004-11-11
Laufzeit: 45 min
Übersicht: The last 44 minutes of ex-con & alcoholic Charlie Metcalf's life are in the ER, as he slowly succumbs to end-stage liver failure.
White Guy, Dark Hair (Folge 7) 7.3
Autor: Lydia Woodward
Sendedatum: 2004-11-18
Laufzeit: 44 min
Übersicht: A rape victim, barely able to speak, does all she can to help police find her attacker.
A Shot in the Dark (Folge 8) 7.7
Autor: Joe Sachs
Sendedatum: 2004-12-02
Laufzeit: 44 min
Übersicht: A wounded police officer's teenage son must make a life or death decision. Abby tries to convince a girl needing appendicitis surgery to stay at County, but her fathers wants her transferred to another hospital.
Twas the Night (Folge 9) 7.3
Autor: Julie Hébert
Sendedatum: 2004-12-09
Laufzeit: 44 min
Übersicht: Abby has a dialysis patient in critical condition, but she cannot find his physician, who does not want to be bothered during the holidays.
Skin (Folge 10) 7.9
Autor: Dee Johnson
Sendedatum: 2005-01-13
Laufzeit: 44 min
Übersicht: Gang members kidnap Abby hoping she can save one of their members with a gunshot wound. Ray starts treating a patient, but when she requests a new doctor, he gets offended.
Only Connect (Folge 11) 7.2
Autor: Yahlin Chang
Sendedatum: 2005-01-20
Laufzeit: 44 min
Übersicht: Two teens enter the ER with gunshot wounds. When one dies, Neela botches telling the next of kin, making the woman hysterical.
The Providers (Folge 12) 8.4
Autor: David Zabel
Sendedatum: 2005-01-27
Laufzeit: 44 min
Übersicht: When a 16-year-old girl who had received a kidney transplant from her father arrives at the emergency room feeling dizzy, Carter traces the problem to a new drug that the girl was taking to control seizures related to her kidney dysfunction.
Middleman (Folge 13) 7.5
Autor: Lisa Zwerling
Sendedatum: 2005-02-03
Laufzeit: 44 min
Übersicht: While examining a young boy, Pratt finds a suspicious gash across his chest and calls Wendall for a consult. Kovac and Pratt examine a man who was shot when he confronted his boss with a gun. Jake tries to convince Abby to date him despite his being a student.
Just As I Am (Folge 14) 7.1
Autor: Lydia Woodward
Sendedatum: 2005-02-10
Laufzeit: 43 min
Übersicht: Dr. Weaver meets her birth mother, but their relationship changes when Kerry reveals she is gay. Dr. Carter causes a commotion when he confronts a couple hoping to scam some painkillers.
Alone in a Crowd (Folge 15) 8.3
Autor: Dee Johnson
Sendedatum: 2005-02-17
Laufzeit: 44 min
Übersicht: A soccer mom finds herself completely aware of everything going on around her, but is unable to move or speak after suffering a stroke.
Here and There (Folge 16) 7.5
Autor: David Zabel
Sendedatum: 2005-02-24
Laufzeit: 44 min
Übersicht: Neela (who's in Chicago) and Gallant (who's in Iraq) miss each other and write letters. Gallant also tries to save the life of a little girl.
Back in the World (Folge 17) 7.6
Autor: David Zabel
Sendedatum: 2005-03-24
Laufzeit: 44 min
Übersicht: Sam's ex-husband shows up and wants to take Alex on a trip. Gallant is back and Neela hopes to see him before he goes back to Iraq.
Refusal of Care (Folge 18) 7.5
Autor: Joe Sachs
Sendedatum: 2005-04-21
Laufzeit: 44 min
Übersicht: A woman on a hunger strike refuses treatment until the INS give her son another deportation hearing. Abby searches for proof when she suspects a patient is the victim of elder abuse.
Ruby Redux (Folge 19) 7.9
Autor: Lydia Woodward
Sendedatum: 2005-04-28
Laufzeit: 44 min
Übersicht: Jules 'Ruby' Rubadoux is back in the ER. He's still angry with Carter about the death of his wife.
You Are Here (Folge 20) 7.5
Sendedatum: 2005-05-05
Laufzeit: 44 min
Übersicht: Morris is named the new chief resident, which makes nobody really happy, except Morris. Meanwhile Luka and Sam are having communication problems, Carter gets a promotion Susan really wanted and Ray finds out a 14-year old who always comes in for free drugs has been raped.
Carter est Amoureux (Folge 21) 7.5
Autor: John Wells
Sendedatum: 2005-05-12
Laufzeit: 44 min
Übersicht: After Carter finds out Kem's mother is hospitalized in Paris he decides to go there to tell Kem how he feels about her. Meanwhile, Ray makes a fatal error.
The Show Must Go On (Folge 22) 8.4
Autor: David Zabel
Sendedatum: 2005-05-19
Laufzeit: 44 min
Übersicht: Casualties of a disaster flood the ER, which is short-handed because everyone is at Dr. Carter's going-away party because he's leaving the ER after 11 years. Dr. Pratt looks for the courage to confront his father, Charlie.