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Carter examines an elderly scientist, Dr. George Bikel (MICKEY ROONEY - "The Black Stallion"), for glaucoma. Meanwhile, during a paramedic ride-along, Corday risks her life for an accountant, Leo Leipziger (JOEY PERILLO), trapped under rubble from an explosion at a chemical warehouse fire. Although she saves Leo, his arm must be amputated at the hospital. Three other workers, injured in the fire, enter the e.r. with dangerous chemicals dripping from their clothes. Exposed to the toxins while assisting them, Weaver faints and experiences a seizure. Carter takes control of the disaster. The e.r. is quarantined: The contaminated patients and staff are taken outside to the ambulance bay, and the clean patients and staff are moved to the cafeteria. The hazardous materials team reports to the hospital to clean the toxic areas and affected people. Hathaway and Ross administer to an 8-year-old girl, Sophie (KELSEY MULROONEY), who is in acute renal failure. Due to the chemical disaster, they rush to transfer her from the e.r. Undergoing kidney dialysis, Sophie is removed from the machine to take the elevator upstairs to the intensive care unit. When the elevator shuts down between floors, Ross and Hathaway work fervently to get the child off the elevator before her oxygen runs out. |
