A nurse collapses at home and is rushed to the hospital, but her heart suddenly stops beating. A doctor puts his career on the line and performs open-heart surgery in the ER without anesthesia—a decision that puts the nurse’s heart in his hands, literally. Untold Stories of the ER features the dramatic stories of real-life trips to the emergency room, as told by both patients and doctors. Unusual, touching, humorous or life-changing—no story is too big or too small. Events are re-enacted with complete medical accuracy, a testament to medical heroes and the impossible tasks they perform daily.