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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 came with saving them. We break down the healthcare serial killer case, the staggering number of deaths surrounding his shifts, how another nurse finally caught him, the hospitals' response, and the uncomfortable question every healthcare worker is left with: how would you actually recognize something like this happening on your own unit? LISTEN, WATCH, FOLLOW, AND SEND US YOUR STORIES https://theeredit.com Find The ER Edit episodes, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, The Whisper Line, host links, and business contact in one place. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Ab8DoFQ3hTyQvIE69O2YR?si=fea43e1cda3140f0 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-er-edit/id1884089840 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theERedit Instagram: @theERedit_ TikTok: @theERedit Business inquiries: theeredit@gmail.com The views and opinions expressed in this episode are those of Caitlin Armstrong and Karlie Tooley and do not represent the views, policies, or positions of their current or former employers, hospitals, healthcare organizations, or any affiliated institutions. This podcast is for entertainment and general discussion purposes only and should not be considered medical advice. 00:00 A Nurse Who Created His Own Emergencies 00:31 Another Healthcare True Crime Case 01:08 Who Was Niels Högel? 02:37 Coworkers Notice a Terrifying Pattern 03:45 The Hospital Lets Him Leave 04:26 321 Deaths Around His Shifts 06:44 Why They Called Him Resuscitation Rambo 08:33 How Did He Choose His Patients? 13:18 A Nurse Finally Catches Him 15:10 Families Start Asking Questions 17:54 How Did the Hospitals Miss This? 21:16 Hospital Accountability vs Nurse Responsibility 26:48 His Motive Was Recognition 28:43 Sociopath vs Psychopath 36:20 How Healthcare Serial Killers Can Hide

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 actually put in patient charts, from unhinged triage notes and direct patient quotes to dictation disasters, copy and paste mistakes, questionable physician comments, and truly chaotic documentation. Then it gets a little too real when we start questioning our own charting, how much nurses should actually document, and what happens when that medical record becomes legal evidence. LISTEN, WATCH, FOLLOW, AND SEND US YOUR STORIES https://theeredit.com Find The ER Edit episodes, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, The Whisper Line, host links, and business contact in one place. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Ab8DoFQ3hTyQvIE69O2YR?si=fea43e1cda3140f0 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-er-edit/id1884089840 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theERedit Instagram: @theERedit_ TikTok: @theERedit Business inquiries: theeredit@gmail.com The views and opinions expressed in this episode are those of Caitlin Armstrong and Karlie Tooley and do not represent the views, policies, or positions of their current or former employers, hospitals, healthcare organizations, or any affiliated institutions. This podcast is for entertainment and general discussion purposes only and should not be considered medical advice. 00:00 Why Nurses Love a Good Triage Note 01:47 This Is Definitely Not a Charting Lesson 03:16 The Wildest Notes From Medical Charts 04:21 When Physician Dictation Goes Very Wrong 05:39 Dark Humor Somehow Made the Chart 08:11 Heroic Notes and Questionable Follow Ups 11:22 Direct Patient Quotes Are Forever 14:00 Gen Z Has Entered Triage 15:27 How Much Should Nurses Actually Free Text? 16:40 When Documentation Becomes Legal Evidence 20:30 The Patient Quotes Nurses Never Forget 21:39 When Patients Make It Personal 24:13 The Blue Eyed Devil Story 28:02 Copy and Paste Charting Nightmares 31:15 Doctors Say the Wildest Things

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. We get into the defense experts, the claimed command voice, postpartum psychosis, the prosecution rebuttal, the chaplain testimony, questions about the investigation, and closing arguments from both sides. We started this trial looking for answers and somehow ended up with even more questions. LISTEN, WATCH, FOLLOW, AND SEND US YOUR STORIES https://theeredit.com Find The ER Edit episodes, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, The Whisper Line, host links, and business contact in one place. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Ab8DoFQ3hTyQvIE69O2YR?si=fea43e1cda3140f0 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-er-edit/id1884089840 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theERedit Instagram: @theERedit_ TikTok: @theERedit Business inquiries: theeredit@gmail.com The views and opinions expressed in this episode are those of Caitlin Armstrong and Karlie Tooley and do not represent the views, policies, or positions of their current or former employers, hospitals, healthcare organizations, or any affiliated institutions. This podcast is for entertainment and general discussion purposes only and should not be considered medical advice. 00:00 The Jury Has the Lindsay Clancy Case 01:12 Day 14 and the Commonwealth Rests 05:25 The Defense Begins 10:18 Susan Clancy and the Mental Health Timeline 12:10 Defense Experts on Mental Illness and Psychosis 16:58 Dr. Paul Zeizel and the Claimed Command Voice 21:34 Emily Thorndike Enters the Courtroom 23:13 The Chaplain and the Persistent Male Voice 27:10 Dr. Phillip Resnick and Filicide 32:42 The Prosecution Rebuttal Begins 38:02 Intrusive Thoughts Versus Hallucinations 41:42 The Residue That Wasn't Confirmed 44:32 Religion, the Mistrial Request and Bowden 48:01 Defense and Prosecution Closing Arguments 55:00 Our Biggest Questions and Jury Predictions

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 ending mistakes that thankfully were not career ending, bizarre injuries, hospital hookups, and one Christmas Eve code we will never forget. Basically, nursing in all its chaotic, gross, funny, and occasionally terrifying glory. LISTEN, WATCH, FOLLOW, AND SEND US YOUR STORIES https://theeredit.com Find The ER Edit episodes, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, The Whisper Line, host links, and business contact in one place. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Ab8DoFQ3hTyQvIE69O2YR?si=fea43e1cda3140f0 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-er-edit/id1884089840 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theERedit Instagram: @theERedit_ TikTok: @theERedit Business inquiries: theeredit@gmail.com The views and opinions expressed in this episode are those of Caitlin Armstrong and Karlie Tooley and do not represent the views, policies, or positions of their current or former employers, hospitals, healthcare organizations, or any affiliated institutions. This podcast is for entertainment and general discussion purposes only and should not be considered medical advice. 00:00 Wait... Where’s His Toe? 02:13 A Full Send Urinal 05:29 But Why Is It Full?! 06:30 The Call Light From Hell 08:16 Should’ve Called the Rapid 11:10 Jalapeño Business 12:44 Welp, There Goes My License 17:00 Blood Bag: Full Send 20:19 That’s Not How You Grip It 21:39 The Murderer Vibe Check 23:17 Family Drama, ICU Edition 24:19 Sex, Then Dissection 26:00 The Christmas Eve Code 28:56 Pound Town, Room 204

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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 temperature, spinal cord injury, reported thyroid crush injury, medication history, witness testimony, postpartum psychosis, continuity of care, and the medical questions that kept stopping us in our tracks. This case is ultimately about criminal responsibility, but the testimony also opens a much bigger conversation about postpartum mental health care and what happens when a patient keeps asking for help inside a fragmented system. LISTEN, WATCH, FOLLOW, AND SEND US YOUR STORIES https://theeredit.com Find The ER Edit episodes, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, The Whisper Line, host links, and business contact in one place. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Ab8DoFQ3hTyQvIE69O2YR?si=fea43e1cda3140f0 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-er-edit/id1884089840 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theERedit Instagram: @theERedit_ TikTok: @theERedit Business inquiries: theeredit@gmail.com The views and opinions expressed in this episode are those of Caitlin Armstrong and Karlie Tooley and do not represent the views, policies, or positions of their current or former employers, hospitals, healthcare organizations, or any affiliated institutions. This podcast is for entertainment and general discussion purposes only and should not be considered medical advice. 00:00 Why This Trial Has Nurses Talking 05:39 Breaking Down Lindsay’s Injuries 07:28 The 82 Degree Core Temperature 10:47 Questions About the Suicide Attempt 12:42 Can a Critically Injured Patient Speak? 14:49 What a GCS of Three Means 18:49 The ICU Nurse Testimony 21:19 Spinal Injury and Thermoregulation 26:16 The Thyroid Crush Injury 34:10 Empathy, Accountability, and Justice 36:35 Where They Believe Care Failed 43:06 Patrick Clancy’s Testimony 46:23 Digital Evidence and Timeline Questions 53:07 Medication Safety Plans and Care Gaps 59:06 Postpartum Mental Health at the Center

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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 inside a shoe, a baby nurse’s terrifying first code, pediatric emergencies, hospice confusion, preventable medical errors, unsafe staffing, and a clinical instructor who allegedly made two medication errors in one shift. Some stories are devastating, some are completely unhinged, and all of them give us plenty to dissect. LISTEN, WATCH, FOLLOW, AND SEND US YOUR STORIES https://theeredit.com Find The ER Edit episodes, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, The Whisper Line, host links, and business contact in one place. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Ab8DoFQ3hTyQvIE69O2YR?si=fea43e1cda3140f0 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-er-edit/id1884089840 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theERedit Instagram: @theERedit_ TikTok: @theERedit Business inquiries: theeredit@gmail.com The views and opinions expressed in this episode are those of Caitlin Armstrong and Karlie Tooley and do not represent the views, policies, or positions of their current or former employers, hospitals, healthcare organizations, or any affiliated institutions. This podcast is for entertainment and general discussion purposes only and should not be considered medical advice. 00:00 Her Foot Fell Off 00:40 The Whisper Line Takes Over 01:04 The Hospital Parking Lot Affair 03:01 The Traveler Who Could Not Name a Murmur 06:50 A Necrotic Foot Falls Off 08:03 A Baby Nurse’s First Code 12:38 Code Blue Embarrassment Stories 14:02 Pediatric Harm and Central Line Tampering 18:03 Hospice Without a DNR 21:09 “I Don’t Feel Right” 23:27 The Commando Workday Story 26:24 A Preventable Oxygen Error 30:38 Fentanyl, Comfort Care, and Accountability 32:25 The Nursing Home Shift That Broke Her 35:03 Two Medication Errors in One Clinical

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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 breaks down Michael Swango, the physician linked to as many as 60 deaths who repeatedly returned to medicine through forged records and new identities. Then Karlie revisits the Lucy Letby conviction from a nurse’s perspective, including the circumstantial evidence, journal entries, Facebook searches, missing expert witnesses, and whether the case was truly proven beyond a reasonable doubt. LISTEN, WATCH, FOLLOW, AND SEND US YOUR STORIES https://theeredit.com Find The ER Edit episodes, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, The Whisper Line, host links, and business contact in one place. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Ab8DoFQ3hTyQvIE69O2YR?si=fea43e1cda3140f0 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-er-edit/id1884089840 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theERedit Instagram: @theERedit_ TikTok: @theERedit Business inquiries: theeredit@gmail.com The views and opinions expressed in this episode are those of Caitlin Armstrong and Karlie Tooley and do not represent the views, policies, or positions of their current or former employers, hospitals, healthcare organizations, or any affiliated institutions. This podcast is for entertainment and general discussion purposes only and should not be considered medical advice. 00:00 The Doctor Linked to 60 Deaths 00:25 True Crime Is Back 01:11 Michael Swango’s Path Into Medicine 03:51 Early Red Flags and Faked Clinical Work 06:42 Patients Start Dying at Ohio State 09:05 Coworkers Poisoned With Arsenic 11:15 Convicted, Released, and Still Practicing 12:36 A New Name and Forged Credentials 15:15 More Deaths, Zimbabwe, and the Final Arrest 18:54 How Did He Keep Getting Away With It? 26:58 Reexamining the Lucy Letby Case 31:21 Circumstantial Evidence and the Shift Grid 34:17 Journal Entries, Facebook Searches, and Context 38:24 The Verdict and the Reasonable Doubt Problem 46:06 Defense Failures, Appeals, and What Justice Means

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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 pediatric codes, agonal breathing, time of death decisions, morgue procedures, and nurse advocacy actually look like in the ER, while also confronting the grief, anger, pool safety concerns, and unanswered questions surrounding this case. LISTEN, WATCH, FOLLOW, AND SEND US YOUR STORIES https://theeredit.com Find The ER Edit episodes, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, The Whisper Line, host links, and business contact in one place. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Ab8DoFQ3hTyQvIE69O2YR?si=fea43e1cda3140f0 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-er-edit/id1884089840 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theERedit Instagram: @theERedit_ TikTok: @theERedit Business inquiries: theeredit@gmail.com The views and opinions expressed in this episode are those of Caitlin Armstrong and Karlie Tooley and do not represent the views, policies, or positions of their current or former employers, hospitals, healthcare organizations, or any affiliated institutions. This podcast is for entertainment and general discussion purposes only and should not be considered medical advice. 00:00 A Body Bag Is Breathing 01:02 The Toddler Drowning Case 02:25 What Happens Before a Pediatric Code Arrives 04:15 Why Pediatric Codes Hit Differently 08:16 The Child Is Pronounced Dead 10:15 Multiple People Report Signs of Life 14:05 Body Camera Questions and Staff Pushback 17:36 Agonal Breathing Versus Signs of Life 19:30 Challenging a Physician to Protect a Patient 22:06 What Happens After Time of Death 25:47 Found Breathing Five and a Half Hours Later 29:24 Back to the ER and the Family Gets the Call 33:15 Accountability, Speculation, and Unanswered Questions 40:02 Drowning Prevention and Parent Judgment 45:04 Why This Case Hit So Hard

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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, triage, patient advocacy, home health stories, pediatric cardiac ICU, charting, shift superstitions, and the moments that teach you to trust yourself at the bedside. LISTEN, WATCH, FOLLOW, AND SEND US YOUR STORIES https://theeredit.com Find The ER Edit episodes, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, The Whisper Line, host links, and business contact in one place. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Ab8DoFQ3hTyQvIE69O2YR?si=fea43e1cda3140f0 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-er-edit/id1884089840 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theERedit Instagram: @theERedit_ TikTok: @theERedit Business inquiries: theeredit@gmail.com The views and opinions expressed in this episode are those of Caitlin Armstrong and Karlie Tooley and do not represent the views, policies, or positions of their current or former employers, hospitals, healthcare organizations, or any affiliated institutions. This podcast is for entertainment and general discussion purposes only and should not be considered medical advice. 00:00 The Hair On Your Neck Feeling 00:18 Is Nurse Intuition Real? 01:33 The Assessment Skills Behind It 02:13 Why Triage Needs Strong Nurses 03:37 The First Gut Feeling Story 06:44 The Patient Coded After Shift 09:39 Rapid Responses Outside The ER 11:12 What It Feels Like When Your Patient Codes 13:30 Trusting Triage Nurses Immediately 15:57 Reddit Stories About Nurse Intuition 16:43 The Home Health Nurse Who Knew 20:46 When Patients Know Too 22:06 Pediatric Cardiac ICU Intuition 25:01 Doctors Need To Trust Nurses 29:14 Charting The Change You Feel 35:01 Shift Intuition And ER Superstitions 36:21 Dark Eyes And Unsafe Rooms 42:02 Why Nurse Intuition Is Learned

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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 because someone wants you to grow and being humiliated because someone wants to feel powerful. We get into real stories, ER culture, burnout, toxic workplace dynamics, and why asking questions should never make a nurse feel unsafe. LISTEN, WATCH, FOLLOW, AND SEND US YOUR STORIES https://theeredit.com Find The ER Edit episodes, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, The Whisper Line, host links, and business contact in one place. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Ab8DoFQ3hTyQvIE69O2YR?si=fea43e1cda3140f0 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-er-edit/id1884089840 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theERedit Instagram: @theERedit_ TikTok: @theERedit Business inquiries: theeredit@gmail.com The views and opinions expressed in this episode are those of Caitlin Armstrong and Karlie Tooley and do not represent the views, policies, or positions of their current or former employers, hospitals, healthcare organizations, or any affiliated institutions. This podcast is for entertainment and general discussion purposes only and should not be considered medical advice. 00:00 Cold Open and the Big Question 01:08 What Makes a Nurse Bully 03:11 Tough Preceptor or Unsafe Preceptor? 06:17 A New Grad Set Up to Fail 08:42 Why Bullying Hurts New Nurses 11:35 Caitlin's New Grad Mean Girl Experience 18:13 Belittled During a Cath Lab Code 22:31 A Toxic Workplace Affair Story 26:16 The Small Behaviors That Add Up 27:44 Burnout, Covid, and Bad Preceptors 29:25 Switching Preceptors When It Is Not Working 33:08 Asking For More Time on Orientation 35:31 Screaming Does Not Teach 42:21 Guarded ER Nurses Versus Real Bullies 47:20 Gen Z Nurses Are Changing the Culture

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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, HIPAA, Code Pink, body cam footage, nurse intuition, and the awful reality of trying to do your job while a true crime case is unfolding in real time. LISTEN, WATCH, FOLLOW, AND SEND US YOUR STORIES https://theeredit.com Find The ER Edit episodes, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, The Whisper Line, host links, and business contact in one place. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Ab8DoFQ3hTyQvIE69O2YR?si=fea43e1cda3140f0 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-er-edit/id1884089840 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theERedit Instagram: @theERedit_ TikTok: @theERedit Business inquiries: theeredit@gmail.com The views and opinions expressed in this episode are those of Caitlin Armstrong and Karlie Tooley and do not represent the views, policies, or positions of their current or former employers, hospitals, healthcare organizations, or any affiliated institutions. This podcast is for entertainment and general discussion purposes only and should not be considered medical advice. 00:00 Taylor Parker and Maternal Instinct 01:20 The Fake Pregnancy Timeline 03:45 The Red Flags Around OB Appointments 08:15 Wade, Money Lies, and the Long Con 11:46 The Traffic Stop and the Baby 14:48 The ER Exam That Changed the Case 15:57 HIPAA, Privacy, and Warning Signs 19:43 Police in the Trauma Bay 22:33 When ER Staff Know Something Is Wrong 25:21 Reagan Simmons Hancock and the Human Cost 27:13 Why People Did Not Stop It Sooner 30:00 Holds, Mental Health, and Legal Limits 33:02 Other Fetal Abduction Cases 39:07 Code Pink and Newborn Safety 41:25 Pregnancy Online, Body Cams, and True Crime Ethics

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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 and Karlie Tooley go through reported malpractice cases involving misdiagnosis, surgical complications, pediatric emergencies, medication questions, and hospital systems trying to protect themselves. Then we bring it back to the floor: document what happened, ask questions when something feels off, advocate for the patient, and remember that your license is yours. LISTEN, WATCH, FOLLOW, AND SEND US YOUR STORIES https://theeredit.com Find The ER Edit episodes, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, The Whisper Line, host links, and business contact in one place. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Ab8DoFQ3hTyQvIE69O2YR?si=fea43e1cda3140f0 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-er-edit/id1884089840 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theERedit Instagram: @theERedit_ TikTok: @theERedit Business inquiries: theeredit@gmail.com The views and opinions expressed in this episode are those of Caitlin Armstrong and Karlie Tooley and do not represent the views, policies, or positions of their current or former employers, hospitals, healthcare organizations, or any affiliated institutions. This podcast is for entertainment and general discussion purposes only and should not be considered medical advice. 00:00 Cold Open: CPR and ALS Questions 00:30 Summer Mom Chaos 02:12 The Bedtime TikTok Spiral 04:22 Why Malpractice Scares Nurses 05:28 Getting Deposed Over an IV 06:33 The Largest Verdict They Found 09:27 What Counts as Medical Malpractice? 10:18 When Hospitals Protect Themselves 13:33 The Missed Stroke Case 17:15 The Scoliosis Surgery Case 20:00 The Mommy Makeover Lawsuit 25:18 A Pediatric Anaphylaxis Case 28:19 A Month in a Coma 32:19 How Lawsuits Value a Life 36:21 Documentation, Depositions, and Advocacy

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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 Letby, Charles Cullen, Harold Shipman, a German nurse who triggered cardiac arrests to look heroic, and Linda Hazzard, all through the lens of ER nurses who cannot stop thinking about access, medications, charting, leadership, and patient safety. We also read new Whisper Line submissions, including hospital parking lot chaos, an urgent care call that still haunts someone, nursing school workplace tension, and a scary pediatric medication mix up involving a vented patient. True crime, ER culture, nurse brain, and a little bit of absolute hospital mess. LISTEN, WATCH, FOLLOW, AND SEND US YOUR STORIES https://theeredit.com Find The ER Edit episodes, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, The Whisper Line, host links, and business contact in one place. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Ab8DoFQ3hTyQvIE69O2YR?si=fea43e1cda3140f0 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-er-edit/id1884089840 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theERedit Instagram: @theERedit_ TikTok: @theERedit Business inquiries: theeredit@gmail.com The views and opinions expressed in this episode are those of Caitlin Armstrong and Karlie Tooley and do not represent the views, policies, or positions of their current or former employers, hospitals, healthcare organizations, or any affiliated institutions. This podcast is for entertainment and general discussion purposes only and should not be considered medical advice. 00:00 Medical murder cases and ER nurse reactions 00:34 Sick kids, mom life, and neighborhood chaos 02:23 The Whisper Line is fully anonymous now 03:08 True crime documentaries and family fallout 05:31 Lucy Letby and the NICU murder case 09:37 Newborn nursery anxiety as a nurse mom 11:02 The German nurse who wanted to look heroic 14:02 Harold Shipman and suspicious patient wills 18:14 Private investigation, medical malpractice, and hospital charts 22:36 Charles Cullen and The Good Nurse case 24:33 The insulin case that still feels suspicious 26:11 Linda Hazzard and the starvation doctor 28:20 Whisper Line hospital parking lot affair 29:07 Urgent care call that still haunts someone 30:41 Feeling invisible as a tech in nursing school 32:13 The missing condom college story 34:06 Pediatric vent medication mix up 36:37 More crime episodes and medical lawsuits next

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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, penile fractures, priapism, and the ER stories patients are usually way too embarrassed to explain. It is chaotic, uncomfortable, very nurse coded, and somehow still practical. If there is one message underneath all the horror and laughing, it is this: just tell us what happened. The CT scan is going to tell on you anyway. LISTEN, WATCH, FOLLOW, AND SEND US YOUR STORIES https://theeredit.com Find The ER Edit episodes, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, The Whisper Line, host links, and business contact in one place. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Ab8DoFQ3hTyQvIE69O2YR?si=fea43e1cda3140f0 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-er-edit/id1884089840 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theERedit Instagram: @theERedit_ TikTok: @theERedit Business inquiries: theeredit@gmail.com The views and opinions expressed in this episode are those of Caitlin Armstrong and Karlie Tooley and do not represent the views, policies, or positions of their current or former employers, hospitals, healthcare organizations, or any affiliated institutions. This podcast is for entertainment and general discussion purposes only and should not be considered medical advice. 00:00 The ER call nobody wants 02:19 When sex sends you to the ER 03:28 Sex injury quiz time 04:06 Cock rings and fire department backup 05:30 When foreign objects require hospitalization 06:47 Who ends up with genital foreign body injuries 08:00 Why the base matters 09:06 Reddit sex injury stories begin 10:15 Retained tampons and ER removals 11:39 Jalapeños and terrible timing 14:08 The Halloween bathroom injury 15:02 Penile fractures and the loud pop 18:05 When sex becomes a real emergency 24:00 Priapism treatment is gnarly 31:13 Why honesty matters in the ER

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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 threes, haunted hospital rooms, weird call lights, near death experiences, and the nurse gut feelings that make you stop and pay attention. It gets funny, creepy, and a little heavy in the way only ER conversations can. Caitlin Armstrong and Karlie Tooley also get into patient safety, unsafe encounters, prisoners in the ER, and why nurse intuition is not something to ignore. LISTEN, WATCH, FOLLOW, AND SEND US YOUR STORIES https://theeredit.com Find The ER Edit episodes, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, The Whisper Line, host links, and business contact in one place. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Ab8DoFQ3hTyQvIE69O2YR?si=fea43e1cda3140f0 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-er-edit/id1884089840 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theERedit Instagram: @theERedit_ TikTok: @theERedit Business inquiries: theeredit@gmail.com The views and opinions expressed in this episode are those of Caitlin Armstrong and Karlie Tooley and do not represent the views, policies, or positions of their current or former employers, hospitals, healthcare organizations, or any affiliated institutions. This podcast is for entertainment and general discussion purposes only and should not be considered medical advice. 00:00 Motorcycle ghost story cold open 00:23 Welcome to The ER Edit 00:33 Candy, chaos, and a deleted episode 02:59 Hospital superstitions and supernatural stories 04:06 Never say quiet in the ER 05:48 Full moons and hospital energy 07:44 Death, codes, and traumas come in threes 08:47 Crash carts, RSI kits, and warding off disaster 10:19 Nurse intuition and the sixth sense 12:31 Frequent flyers and the Beetlejuice rule 13:10 Vents, BiPAP, and comfort care timing 15:03 Never switch your own assignment 15:39 The haunted hospital room 19:13 Empty rooms, call lights, and ghost stories 21:08 Spooky hospital stories from nurses 28:07 The motorcycle patient who disappeared 33:46 Black eyes, unsafe patients, and trusting your gut 38:04 Prisoners, high profile patients, and ER safety 42:18 Why ER nursing can feel genuinely scary

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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 labs do not always tell the whole story, and the waiting room is absolutely not the DMV. Caitlin and Karlie walk through triage, EMS wall time, imaging expectations, pain protocols, fevers, head injuries, and the nurse anxiety that comes from seeing what can go wrong. LISTEN, WATCH, FOLLOW, AND SEND US YOUR STORIES https://theeredit.com Find The ER Edit episodes, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, The Whisper Line, host links, and business contact in one place. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Ab8DoFQ3hTyQvIE69O2YR?si=fea43e1cda3140f0 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-er-edit/id1884089840 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theERedit Instagram: @theERedit_ TikTok: @theERedit Business inquiries: theeredit@gmail.com The views and opinions expressed in this episode are those of Caitlin Armstrong and Karlie Tooley and do not represent the views, policies, or positions of their current or former employers, hospitals, healthcare organizations, or any affiliated institutions. This podcast is for entertainment and general discussion purposes only and should not be considered medical advice. 00:00 Triage is not vibes 00:26 Current events before the chaos 03:06 ER MythBusters begins 03:49 Ambulance arrivals do not skip triage 06:30 When ambulance patients go to the lobby 08:46 Wall time and the EMS backup 11:00 The medic wall confrontation 15:15 Chest pain is a trigger word, not a guaranteed bed 17:37 What the ER is actually built to do 21:30 MRIs, CT scans, and imaging expectations 23:40 Pain protocols and narcotic misunderstandings 26:29 The ER is not first come, first served 32:25 Normal labs do not always tell the whole story 40:29 Rapid fire ER myths 43:41 Head injuries, helmets, and nurse anxiety

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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 safety, hospital security, workplace violence, and the way healthcare workers are expected to keep showing up after terrifying things happen. We also get into the behind the scenes reality of ER codes, caring for one of your own, DNRs, medical power of attorney, organ donation, and honor walks. It is honest, emotional, and very real about what nurses carry and why protecting healthcare workers has to matter before tragedy happens. — — — — — — — — — — LISTEN TO THE ER EDIT Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Ab8DoFQ3hTyQvIE69O2YR?si=fea43e1cda3140f0 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-er-edit/id1884089840 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theERedit FOLLOW THE ER EDIT TikTok: @theERedit Instagram: @theERedit_ CONNECT WITH THE HOSTS Caitlin Armstrong: https://www.tiktok.com/@caitarmstrongrn_ Karlie Tooley: https://www.tiktok.com/@ktooley89 Business inquiries: theeredit@gmail.com — — — — — — — — — — The views and opinions expressed in this episode are those of Caitlin Armstrong and Karlie Tooley and do not represent the views, policies, or positions of their current or former employers, hospitals, healthcare organizations, or any affiliated institutions. This podcast is for entertainment and general discussion purposes only and should not be considered medical advice. 00:00 Opening Moment 00:17 Weekend Catch Up 02:05 Scrub Trends and Danskos 02:57 A Heavy Week for Nurses 03:08 The Ada Doss Case 05:01 Walking to the Car Alone 08:13 When the ER Responds 10:27 Hospital Safety Failed Her 12:14 You Did Not Sign Up for This 16:14 When It Is One of Your Own 23:07 Protecting Healthcare Workers 29:32 What Codes Really Look Like 32:37 DNRs and Family Decisions 35:28 Organ Donation and Honor Walks 43:30 Why This Conversation Matters

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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, and one very unfortunate cruise laxative situation. We react to shocking med error stories, including insulin mistaken for Lasix, Lantus pushed IV, mannitol into a lumbar drain, cough syrup through an IV, and the kinds of medical stories that make every nurse double check everything forever. We also talk about our own early nursing mistakes, why errors are often bigger than one person, the Swiss cheese effect, post-Covid burnout, bad preceptor experiences, and why nurses need spaces where they can laugh, vent, and feel understood. The views and opinions expressed in this episode are those of Caitlin Armstrong and Karlie Tooley and do not represent the views, policies, or positions of their current or former employers, hospitals, healthcare organizations, or any affiliated institutions. This podcast is for entertainment and general discussion purposes only and should not be considered medical advice. 00:00 Struggling for My Life 00:27 Clocked In Live at NurseCon 01:08 Who We Are and Why We’re Here 02:11 From Secret TikToks to Med Errors 03:14 Taking Medication Errors Live 04:48 Every Nurse Has a Med Error Story 05:13 Blood in 15 Seconds and Morphine Allergies 06:13 Insulin Instead of Lasix 07:19 Amiodarone for Bradycardia? 08:09 Full Bottle of Lantus IV Push 09:19 Cough Syrup Through an IV 10:23 The PCA Pump That Went Nowhere 11:47 Why Nursing Mistakes Are So Scary 13:14 The Allergy Miss That Became an Airway Emergency 14:30 The Swiss Cheese Effect 15:19 Nurse Ratios Around the Country 16:36 8 Patients on Night Shift 17:29 The Most Unhinged Nurse Would You Rather 20:11 Alcohol Withdrawal or Psych C Diff? 21:27 ER Nurse Red Flags 24:18 NurseCon, Burnout, and Finding Your People 24:55 The Cruise Laxative Incident 28:12 Taco Bell in the Driveway 28:43 Nurses Know How to Let Loose 32:26 Why We Talk About the Hard Stuff 34:42 New Nurses, Burnout, and Bad Preceptors 39:12 How Covid Changed Healthcare

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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, troponins, ethanol levels, DKA, alcohol withdrawal, rhabdo, and BNPs that made us question reality. We also get into the ER moments that stick with us, from patients saying they are going to die to an emotional Christmas Eve STEMI story. Then we open the Whisper Line for anonymous confessions, ICU secrets, relationship red flags, and one hospital room affair we were not prepared for. — — — — — — — — — — LISTEN TO THE ER EDIT Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Ab8DoFQ3hTyQvIE69O2YR?si=fea43e1cda3140f0 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-er-edit/id1884089840 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theERedit FOLLOW THE ER EDIT TikTok: @theERedit Instagram: @theERedit_ CONNECT WITH THE HOSTS Caitlin Armstrong: https://www.tiktok.com/@caitarmstrongrn_ Karlie Tooley: https://www.tiktok.com/@ktooley89 Business inquiries: theeredit@gmail.com — — — — — — — — — — The views and opinions expressed in this episode are those of Caitlin Armstrong and Karlie Tooley and do not represent the views, policies, or positions of their current or former employers, hospitals, healthcare organizations, or any affiliated institutions. This podcast is for entertainment and general discussion purposes only and should not be considered medical advice. 00:00 Tell My Wife and Daughter I Love Them 00:25 Clocking In to Episode 10 00:55 The Podcast Hits the Top 200 03:13 Craziest Labs and Vitals Nurses Have Seen 03:53 A Blood Pressure That Should Not Be Real 05:22 White Count, Sodium, Troponin, and Ethanol Chaos 08:31 The Critical Troponin Call That Taught a Lesson 10:31 Nursing Diagnosis Did Not Teach Us This 12:01 Blood Sugar of 2020 and DKA Explained 14:33 Hemoglobin Drops and a Ruptured Spleen Story 17:16 Alcohol Withdrawal Patients Are Terrifying 19:15 Rhabdo, CK Over 40000, and Flu Complications 21:54 BNP of 122000 and Heart Failure Fluid Overload 23:38 The Whisper Line Starts Getting Unhinged 26:09 The Stroke Confession That Hit Hard 31:22 Marriage Red Flags and No Caller ID Panic 35:02 When Patients Say They Are Going to Die 37:31 The Christmas Eve STEMI Story 42:29 The ICU Room Affair Nobody Was Ready For 44:00 Caught in the Hospital Bathroom

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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, decon showers, scabies versus bedbugs, skin snow, a nursing school toe story we truly were not ready for, and the ER cases that make you realize anything can walk through the door. If you are an ER nurse, nursing student, new grad, healthcare worker, or just here for the chaos, this one is funny, disgusting, honest, and painfully accurate. Clock in and let us know which scenario would have sent you home. — — — — — — — — — — LISTEN TO THE ER EDIT Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Ab8DoFQ3hTyQvIE69O2YR?si=fea43e1cda3140f0 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-er-edit/id1884089840 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theERedit FOLLOW THE ER EDIT TikTok: @theERedit Instagram: @theERedit_ CONNECT WITH THE HOSTS Caitlin Armstrong: https://www.tiktok.com/@caitarmstrongrn_ Karlie Tooley: https://www.tiktok.com/@ktooley89 Business inquiries: theeredit@gmail.com — — — — — — — — — — The views and opinions expressed in this episode are those of Caitlin Armstrong and Karlie Tooley and do not represent the views, policies, or positions of their current or former employers, hospitals, healthcare organizations, or any affiliated institutions. This podcast is for entertainment and general discussion purposes only and should not be considered medical advice. 00:00 She Pulled Off a Toe? 00:22 Would You Survive the ER? 01:18 The Wildest Triage Story 04:53 Homeboy Transport Chaos 07:08 Decon Showers and PPE Panic 14:05 Scabies Family Plan or Bedbugs? 17:32 Skin Snow and the Toe Story 21:04 Period Pants in a Trauma 24:27 Guess the Triage Level 27:11 Grandma Fell on Baby Aspirin 30:23 The Aortic Dissection That Scares Nurses 35:33 How Patients Accidentally Make the ER Worse

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