emergency level one

I don't have a ton of time to watch TV when I'm in school. So when I come home to comfy couch and cable it is easy to get carried away. However, it did pay off for me this week. I found an awesome show on TLC called Emergency Level One.

This isn't Grey's Anatomy people. We are talking REAL doctors in REAL ERs. TLC somehow swung a deal to get their cameras into Level One hospital emergency departments. You wouldn't believe some of the stuff that comes into an ER, and you wouldn't believe what they show on TV! I volunteered at UVRMC in Provo, and I never saw anything like this. Wish I had. Take a look at these program summaries.

A major car crash involving two pregnant women threatens both them and their babies. A bar fight stabbing has an ugly twist, when intestines come spilling out of the wound. And a police shooting puts a patient's life in the hands of the trauma team.

A woman's story about her massive gunshot wound takes an unexpected turn. A young vet makes it home safely from Iraq only to be gunned down at a Nashville nightclub. And a freak horse-and-buggy accident leaves an elderly man fighting for his life.

You know it's good when it starts with a black screen and these white words:

Due to the graphic nature of the images, viewer discretion is advised.

I'm intrigued. Like just last week, did you guys hear about the guy that got his leg amputated by trax? If you are brave enough, click on the trauma gallery link on my blog. I used this gallery of pics to study for several exams.

On another note.

The Weiler family is loving Bananagrams and Pass the Pigs. Except for Caroline, cause we always make her keep score. If I ever home school my kids (which I won't) we would just play these games all day, and recess of course (for kickball, dodgeball, warball, badminton, you know all those essential PE games).