A major car crash involving two pregnant women threatens both them and their babies. Then, a bar fight stabbing has an ugly twist when intestines come spilling out of the wound, and a police shooting puts a patient's life in the hands of the trauma team.

A woman's story about her massive gunshot wound takes an unexpected turn. A young vet makes it home safely from Iraq, only to be gunned down at a Nashville nightclub. Then, a freak horse-and-buggy accident leaves an elderly man fighting for his life.

A man and his stepson must fight for their lives when a car explosion gives them third-degree burns. Then, a family is faced with the difficult decision of whether or not to keep a severely injured elderly man on life support.