S5·E3 They Treat Horses, Don't They?
- Episode
- Season 5, Episode 3
- Air Date
- October 8, 1998
- Runtime
- 43 minutes
- Director
- Babu Subramaniam
- Writer
- Walon Green
- Score
- 8/10 (9 TMDB votes)
- Story Type
- Core Character Arc
Synopsis
Mark goes to a trauma scene with the EMTs, where he treats a gunshot victim who has a bomb strapped to himself. Later, Mark’s daughter persuades him to treat a horse with colic, and Jerry gets the bad end of the enema. Carter intubates an elderly woman who is DNR. When her HMO declines to admit her, Carter either has to find a relative quickly or let her die. Kerry finds herself more and more frustrated when Anspaugh suggests that they're not considering her for ER Chief, and she discovers she’s the last to hear that Doug was made a pediatric attending. Corday serves her last day as a surgical fellow. Benton meets with Carla to discuss getting Reese hearing aids. Jeanie returns from vacation. Carter goes out with Roxanne, the insurance saleswoman he treated.
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When did Season 5 Episode 3 of ER air?
Season 5, Episode 3 ('They Treat Horses, Don't They?') originally aired on October 8, 1998.
How long is Season 5 Episode 3 ('They Treat Horses, Don't They?')?
The runtime for this episode is approximately 43 minutes.
What happens in ER Season 5 Episode 3?
Mark goes to a trauma scene with the EMTs, where he treats a gunshot victim who has a bomb strapped to himself. Later, Mark’s daughter persuades him to treat a horse with colic, and Jerry gets the bad end of the enema. Carter intubates an elderly woman who is DNR. When her HMO declines to admit her,...
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