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Niels Högel and the Horrifying “Resuscitation Rambo” Case | The ER Edit Ep. 28

Niels Högel was an ICU nurse who deliberately created medical emergencies in patients and then jumped into their resuscitations, reportedly chasing the recognition that c

The Wildest Things Nurses Have Put in Patient Charts | The ER Edit Ep. 27

Nurses! You Need this book! pick up a copy of "Chart Like a Lawyer" here: https://amzn.to/4guzGvz We are reading some of the wildest things nurses and doctors have actua

ER Nurses React to The Final Days of the Lindsay Clancy Trial | The ER Edit Ep. 26

Recorded as the Lindsay Clancy jury began deliberating, we break down the final days of the trial and the question at the center of everything: criminal responsibility. W

The Craziest ER Stories We’ve Told So Far | The ER Edit Ep. 25

We’re revisiting some of the ER stories we still cannot believe actually happened. A toe in a sock, a full urinal to the body, nurse intuition that proved right, career e

ER Nurses Break Down the Medical Evidence in the Lindsay Clancy Trial | The ER Edit Ep. 24

We’re breaking down the Lindsay Clancy trial through the lens we actually know: ER nursing, trauma care, and mental health. We get into the GCS of three, 82 degree core t

Her Foot Fell Off in the ER: Wild Whisper Line Stories | The ER Edit Ep. 23

This week, the Whisper Line takes over the entire episode. We read your anonymous submissions cold, including a hospital parking lot affair, a necrotic foot that fell off

Michael Swango Was Linked to 60 Deaths. Was Lucy Letby Wrongfully Convicted? | The ER Edit Ep. 22

We go deep into two healthcare true crime cases that raise completely different questions about trust, evidence, and the systems surrounding patient care. First, Caitlin

A Toddler Was Declared Dead and Found Alive in the Morgue | The ER Edit Ep. 21

An 18 month old boy was pronounced dead after a drowning and reportedly found breathing in the hospital morgue nearly five and a half hours later. We break down what pedi

Nurse Intuition Is Real | The ER Edit Ep. 20

Nurse intuition is real, and this week we are talking about the gut feeling nurses get when something is wrong before the numbers catch up. We get into rapid responses, t

Do Nurses Really Eat Their Young? | The ER Edit Ep. 19

Do nurses really eat their young? This week we are talking about nurse bullying, new grad anxiety, preceptors, ER orientation, and the difference between being challenged

ER Nurses React to Taylor Parker and Maternal Instinct | The ER Edit Ep. 18

We’re breaking down the Taylor Parker case and Maternal Instinct from the ER nurse side of the story. We talk fake pregnancy, the hospital exam that changed everything, H

The Medical Malpractice Lawsuits That Terrify Nurses | The ER Edit Ep. 17

This week, we’re talking medical malpractice lawsuits, nurse depositions, charting, and the legal fear that lives in the back of every nurse’s brain. Caitlin Armstrong a

ER Nurses React to Medical Murder Cases | The ER Edit Ep. 16

This week, we are getting into medical true crime and the cases that make nurses ask a thousand follow up questions. Caitlin Armstrong and Karlie Tooley talk through Lucy

ER Nurses React to Sex Injuries That Sent People to the ER | The ER Edit Ep. 15

This week on The ER Edit, Caitlin and Karlie talk about the sex injuries that end up in the emergency room, from cock rings and foreign objects to retained tampons, penil

Hospital Superstitions ER Nurses Actually Believe | The ER Edit Ep. 14

This episode is all about the hospital superstitions and spooky ER stories nurses swear are real. We talk full moons, never saying quiet, deaths and traumas coming in thr

ER Nurses Debunk the Biggest Emergency Room Myths | The ER Edit Ep. 13

This week we are breaking down the ER myths that make nurses twitch: ambulances do not automatically get you seen first, chest pain does not always mean a bed, normal lab

A Nurse Was Killed Walking to Her Car | The ER Edit Ep. 12

This episode is heavy. We talk about the death of Ada Doss, a nurse who was killed walking to her car after work, and the bigger conversation it brings up about nurse saf

ER Nurses React to Medication Errors Live at NurseCon 2026 | The ER Edit Ep. 11

We recorded live at NurseCon 2026, and this episode went exactly where you would expect: medication errors, ER nurse chaos, wild audience stories, burnout, nurse ratios,

ER Nurses React to the Craziest Lab Values Ever | The ER Edit Ep. 10

In this episode of The ER Edit, we react to the craziest lab values and vital signs nurses have seen, including wild blood pressures, glucose numbers, sodium levels, trop

ER Nurses Play Would You Survive the ER? | The ER Edit Ep. 9

This week on The ER Edit, Caitlin Armstrong and Karlie Tooley are playing Would You Survive the ER? We are talking wild triage moments, homeboy transport, PPE surprises,