In this 1963 Bonanza episode 'My Brother's Keeper,' the character Dr. Hickman faces a critical decision between treating a wolf-bitten patient (Little Joe) and responding to an imminent breech birth emergency (Mrs. Fleming), illustrating the medical principle of prioritizing immediate life-threatening situations over less urgent cases, even when both patients are in serious condition.
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Dan Blocker, This out here has always been my world, Bonanza, 1963Added:
This out here has always been my world.
Smell of fresh pine, silver trout jumping in a mountain stream, old mama bear and her cubs out hunting in the woods, bacon sizzling in a frying pan.
Adam.
Little Joe's going to be all right.
Don't you worry.
You ain't got nothing to blame yourself for.
I hope so.
Go on upstairs and get some sleep. I'll call you when the doc gets here.
All right.
Whoa.
Finally.
Dr. Hickman.
Morning, Adam.
Hoss? Doc. Sorry it took so long. Yes, let's go.
>> [snorts] >> The message I got said he was also bitten by a wolf.
That's right. Did you clean the wound out as soon as you could? As best I could on the trail. Any sign of rabies in that wolf? No. Oh. Easy now. Easy does it. Easy does it.
I got the bullet out all right.
Those wolf fangs didn't help any.
I know all that. How is he? [sighs] Well, I guess I'm out.
I asked you how he was.
He's a pretty sick boy. It's unfortunate I wasn't in town.
Unfortunate.
Unless you'll have to go into Virginia City to get this medicine. Yes, sir, doctor. I'll ride fast.
Keep cold compresses on him. When that medicine gets here, just follow the instructions. I'll try and get back tonight. Tonight?
You mean you're not staying? You're walking out? You're going to leave him here all day?
Mrs. Fleming is going to have a baby in a few hours. I don't know when. And it's going to be a breech birth. Now, you know what that means.
Well, tell me, just how sick is my brother?
All right, I'll tell you, Adam.
He's pretty bad off. Real bad off. I'm counting on his constitution and that medicine to save him.
Maybe a little help from God.
And there's nothing you can do?
Uh, nothing at the moment. But I'll tell you this. If I'm not there when Maggie Fleming's time comes, both she and her baby are goners. Now, you tell me, what should I do?
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