Emergency!
Decision a.k.a. Problem
Season 2, Episode 1 · Aired 1972-09-16
Synopsis
John and Roy rescue a man whose engine fell on him, however, when the radio in the ambulance is broken, Roy treats him without medical authorization. Later, when the patient dies from his injuries (not from Roy's actions), his doctor excoriates Roy, and the entire paramedic program, which disgusts Dr. Brackett and Dixie, especially after a doctor dies from a heart attack despite, all their efforts, and Roy considers quitting Squad 51, Dixie chokes down of Roy's decision.
In the series
This episode is part of Emergency! (1972–1979) on NBC.
Squad 51 rolling — paramedics as heroes before medical dramas went steadicam.
Key cast
- Robert Fuller as Dr. Kelly Brackett
- Julie London as Dixie McCall
- Randolph Mantooth as Firefighter John Gage
- Kevin Tighe as Firefighter Roy DeSoto
- Bobby Troup as Dr. Joe Early