Emergency (2020–present)

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Plot

Emergency is a gritty new medical observational documentary series with unprecedented access to one of Australia's busiest hospital emergency departments.In the spirit of the best medical dramas, the doctors and nurses of the Royal Melbourne Hospital emergency department are the real stars.The series reveals the extraordinary compassion and incredible skills of the doctors and nurses as they treat more than 250 patients who come through the doors of the emergency department every day.Emergency tells the stories of the patients through the eyes of the doctors and nurses who are literally saving lives every day.

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Episodes by season

Season0110Episodes2020AiredSeason avg
  1. S01E01Emergency S01E01Episode 1July 8, 2020Physician Dr. Emma West is tasked with assessing an aggressive man who has been stabbed. Meanwhile, Physician Dr Michelle Thornhill is confr
  2. S01E02Emergency S01E02Episode 2July 15, 2020A gunshot victim arrives under police guard and Dr Sarah fears the patient could die from his injuries. Dr Jonathan treats a critical footy
  3. S01E03Emergency S01E03Episode 3July 22, 2020Dr Fiona has to stop a young man's heart beating, in order to save him. A patient with a gruesome head wound has Dr Sarah on full alert. Nur
  4. S01E04Emergency S01E04Episode 4July 29, 2020Dr Mark tries to help a car crash patient under police guard, but the man appears to be hiding something suspicious in his underpants. Dr Mi
  5. S01E05Emergency S01E05Episode 5August 5, 2020Dr Mark assembles a crack team to save a man with life-threatening gunshot wounds. Dr Jonathan suspects a surf-coach has a shattered leg fro
  6. S01E06Emergency S01E06Episode 6August 12, 2020Dr Emma's patient could lose her fingers after a high-speed car crash. A gunshot victim has Dr Michael on high alert. Dr Michelle stitches u
  7. S01E07Emergency S01E07Episode 7August 19, 2020Security crash-tackles a violent man trying to smear blood onto hospital staff. Dr Jonathan's car crash patient wasn't wearing a seatbelt, b
  8. S01E08Emergency S01E08Episode 8August 26, 2020Dr Steve's young patient could lose his hand after a shocking accident at an abattoir. A severe asthmatic struggles to breathe, but Dr Bjorn
  9. S01E09Emergency S01E09Episode 9September 2, 2020A life hangs in the balance as Dr Emma rushes to meet a critically injured road trauma victim at the helipad. Dr Lauren treats an American s
  10. S01E10Emergency S01E10Episode 10September 9, 2020Dr Miriam treats a heavily pregnant mum-to-be who collapsed at a train station platform, falling face-first and landing on her stomach. Dr S

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season0210Episodes2021AiredSeason avg
  1. S02E01Episode 1May 24, 2021Royal Melbourne Emergency's Dr Mya and Nurse Ebony brace themselves as paramedics bring in a man who's been on a two-day drug bender. Dr Emm
  2. S02E02Episode 2May 31, 2021In Royal Melbourne Emergency, a teen jockey has been crushed under a horse, fracturing her pelvis. This potentially career-ending injury isn
  3. S02E03Episode 3June 7, 2021At Royal Melbourne emergency, an abattoir worker has cut her fingers off. Can Dr Bjorn Makein and nurse Sarah Thomas save her hand? Dr Thoma
  4. S02E04Episode 4June 14, 2021A crane operator is crushed under falling steel at work and is flown to The Royal Melbourne. Dr Jonathan Papson calls in reinforcements as t
  5. S02E05Episode 5June 21, 2021A terrified teen has fractured her pelvis in a road accident. Dr Luke De La Rue reassures the promising footballer and her stressed mum. Dr
  6. S02E06Episode 6June 28, 2021At Royal Melbourne Emergency a paramedic becomes the patient after stepping on a deadly snake while jogging. Drs Michael Dunne and Jana Alex
  7. S02E07Episode 7July 5, 2021
  8. S02E08Episode 8July 12, 2021
  9. S02E09Episode 9November 10, 2021In The Royal Melbourne Hospital's Emergency Department, Drs Michelle Thornhill and Martin Dutch have seconds to spare as a man struggles to
  10. S02E10Episode 10November 17, 2021Every second counts at The Royal Melbourne Hospital's Emergency Department, as injured people pour in. Dr Luke treats an injured tradie hit

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Season0310Episodes2022AiredSeason avg
  1. S03E01Emergency S03E01Episode 1July 18, 2022Dr Caitlin and Dr Michael fear a motorbike rider might lose his foot after a shocking crash. Dr Laura and Dr Mark bend over backwards to hel
  2. S03E02Emergency S03E02Episode 2July 25, 2022A surfer has a heart attack out in the water, and a teen comes in with a machete wound to his arm.
  3. S03E03Emergency S03E03Episode 3August 1, 2022Dr Mya's stabbing victim is hanging onto life as he bleeds heavily. Dr David's patient has potential spinal injuries after landing on his he
  4. S03E04Emergency S03E04Episode 4August 8, 2022A man might lose his sight after an awful workplace accident. And a racetrack worker needs all of Dr Michelle's skills after a freak quad-bi
  5. S03E05Emergency S03E05Episode 5August 15, 2022A truck accident victim needs tourniquets above the knee to stop blood loss. Dr Mya's special brand of TLC helps a young woman in physical a
  6. S03E06Emergency S03E06Episode 6August 22, 2022A young footballer shows signs of spinal and internal injuries after a hard tackle. And Dr Mya finds herself juggling patients like they're
  7. S03E07Emergency S03E07Episode 7August 29, 2022Dr Mya and Dr David treat a young woman with a broken jaw who is in a world of pain and at risk of choking after falling off her horse.
  8. S03E08Emergency S03E08Episode 8September 5, 2022Dr Michelle and Dr Emma are on high alert for a mother-to-be who is partly paralysed and unresponsive from a suspected stroke.
  9. S03E09Emergency S03E09Episode 9September 12, 2022It's all hands on deck for a motorcyclist with multiple fractures. Dr Emma and nurse Emma fear that a grandmother might lose her leg after b
  10. S03E10Emergency S03E10Episode 10September 22, 2022Nurse Elle and Dr Steve suspect a cyclist with a broken leg is masking other injuries.

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

Season0410Episodes2023–24AiredSeason avg
  1. S04E01Emergency S04E01Episode 1October 19, 2023The Royal Melbourne's doctors Scott Taylor and Jonathan Papson attend a pregnant woman, badly injured in a high-speed traffic crash.
  2. S04E02Emergency S04E02Episode 2October 26, 2023Doctor Glenn Harrison fears a tradie, crushed under 300 kilos of cement, has brain injuries. Drs Mya Cubitt and Jana Alexander diagnose a 'h
  3. S04E03Emergency S04E03Episode 3November 2, 2023Dr Mark Putland and the Royal Melbourne Hospital trauma team have minutes to save a truck driver's severed leg. Nurse Chelsea Jones fears a
  4. S04E04Emergency S04E04Episode 4November 9, 2023Doctor Scott Taylor fears a tradie has life-altering neck damage after a ladder fall. Doctor Jonathan 'J-Pap' Papson puzzles over a power bo
  5. S04E05Emergency S04E05Episode 5November 23, 2023Doctors Jonathan Papson and Emmanuel Karpathakis fear a cyclist with glass sticking out of his neck could bleed out. Any movement could be c
  6. S04E06Emergency S04E06Episode 6November 30, 2023Dr Terry Kane faces the worst trauma he's dealt with. A motorcyclist has a broken pelvis and could bleed to death. Nurse Chelsea Jones fears
  7. S04E07Emergency S04E07Episode 7February 1, 2024Doctors worry a mechanic could lose his crushed arm. Dr Luke's decision not to ride a bike in the city is reinforced when treating a cyclist
  8. S04E08Emergency S04E08Episode 8February 8, 2024Dr Andrew Trezise worries a young dirt bike rider has life-altering injuries after a crash. Dr Jonathan Papson fears for a showjumper with m
  9. S04E09Emergency S04E09Episode 9February 15, 2024Dr Jonathan Papson discovers devastating news for an injured driver. Drs Andrew Wallace and Emma West fear a chef, who fell down an escalato
  10. S04E10Emergency S04E10Episode 10February 22, 2024Dr Jonathan Papson is impressed with the pain tolerance of a mechanic who was crushed under a two-tonne ute, after the jack gave way.

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

Season0510Episodes2024–25AiredSeason avg
  1. S05E01Episode 1November 7, 2024At The Royal Melbourne Hospital, time is critical as Dr Scott Taylor's patient deteriorates with a brain bleed. Dr Tristan Harding must stra
  2. S05E02Episode 2November 14, 2024Dr Mark Putland examines a quarry worker's mangled arm. Dr Jonathan Papson carefully removes a screw from a patient's thumb after a home DIY
  3. S05E03Episode 3November 21, 2024Drs Michael Dunne and Jonathan Papson need answers for one of the sickest patients they've seen. Dr Michelle Thornhill examines a teenager i
  4. S05E04Episode 4November 28, 2024At The Royal Melbourne Hospital's Emergency Department, doctors Tinnie Chang and Caitlin Young fear a cyclist has life-changing injuries. Dr
  5. S05E05Episode 5December 5, 2024Dr Jonathan Papson struggles to cut a glove from a construction worker's mangled hand. Dr Assiya Halid examines the shocking injuries of a d
  6. S05E06Episode 6December 12, 2024Doctor Sarah Whitelaw isn't sure what she'll find under the bandages on a man whose foot was slashed by a lawn mower blade. Dr Tsung Chung g
  7. S05E07Episode 7February 6, 2025Dr Williams fears for a cheerleader who's landed on her head in training. Dr Dunne expects the worst when he unwraps the bandages from a man
  8. S05E08Episode 8February 13, 2025Dr Sparkhall fears the worst as he takes the tourniquet off a handyman's blood-soaked arm. Dr Harding expects multiple injuries in a man who
  9. S05E09Episode 9February 20, 2025Dr Tinnie Chang's confused patient has severe head and back injuries after a horror fall. Nurse Lucy Stranger and Dr Zaheer Jayhoon fear the
  10. S05E10Episode 10October 16, 2025Michelle worries an older man might lose his independence after falling off a roof. A 21-year-old bleeding in his throat has Jonathan taking

Season 5 ranked & reviewed

Season0611Episodes2026AiredSeason avg
  1. S06E01Emergency S06E01Episode 1March 29, 2026Doctors fear surfer Andre will never walk again after he crashed into a sandbank.
  2. S06E02Emergency S06E02Episode 2April 5, 2026At the Royal Melbourne Hospital, a motorcyclist can't feel his legs after a crash. And a student evacuated out of the Middle East has devast
  3. S06E03Emergency S06E03Episode 3April 12, 2026At the Royal Melbourne Hospital, Dr Scott fears a semi-conscious pregnant woman could lose her baby and her life. And a student has been att
  4. S06E04Emergency S06E04Episode 4April 19, 2026Can the Royal Melbourne doctors save a dad's foot after he fell off a ladder? And a 51-year-old woman who attempted a trampoline backflip ha
  5. S06E05Emergency S06E05Episode 5April 26, 2026The Royal Melbourne doctors fear that a truck driver is bleeding internally from pelvic injuries after a high-speed crash. And a woman is st
  6. S06E06Emergency S06E06Episode 6May 3, 2026The Royal Melbourne doctors battle to stabilise a man whose vehicle rolled over multiple times. And a farmer has been trapped under hay bale
  7. S06E07Emergency S06E07Episode 7May 10, 2026Dr David urgently examines a motorcyclist who collided with a car. A man's foot has been mangled by a forklift. And an 81-year-old can't rec
  8. S06E08Emergency S06E08Episode 8May 17, 2026Dr Andrew acts fast to save a builder's lacerated arm. A surfer has crashed into a sandbank. And doctor becomes patient when Dr David falls
  9. S06E09Emergency S06E09Episode 9May 24, 2026A rider who's been thrown off her horse could have a broken neck. Dr Jonathan finds a ticking time bomb in a long-haul traveller. A cyclist
  10. S06E10Emergency S06E10Episode 10May 31, 2026A rock climber has life-threatening injuries after falling seven metres. And it's touch-and-go for a motorbike rider who's been in a terribl
  11. S06E11Emergency S06E11Episode 11June 7, 2026Dr Emma fears for a cyclist who's been trapped under a tram. A young man is bleeding from his nose and throat. And a motorbike rider has a b

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