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5. The Great Unknown - The unexpected reigns in the city of New Orleans as EMS responders answer calls about a child shooting, a multiple-vehicle car accident, and a reported suicide attempt.

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Series 5

1. Answering the Call

Emergency medical responders on the New Orleans night shift race to save victims of a drive-by shooting and a serious car accident, all against the backdrop of the continuing pandemic.

2. Night Lessons

EMS responders face an unpredictable night of crises, including a violent facial attack, a high school football injury, and a heroin addict's emotional vow to get clean.

3. A Light in the Darkness

With Covid-19 raging across the city, the New Orleans EMS responders face an unfolding series of crises that include a vehicle rollover from a police pursuit.

4. Heartbeat of the City

EMS first responders keep their cool and maintain their spirits as they face a series of challenges across New Orleans, including a shooting and stabbing victim and a woman whose slot machine experience takes a bizarre turn.

5. The Great Unknown

The unexpected reigns in the city of New Orleans as EMS responders answer calls about a child shooting, a multiple-vehicle car accident, and a reported suicide attempt.

6. Circle of Life

Family matters take center stage as one EMT technician prepares for the birth of his child, two others prepare for an emergency delivery.

7. The Fire Within

First responders bring a combination of professionalism and passion for the job as they encounter a gunshot victim, a drug overdose, a reported strangulation, a seizure and a house party threatening to spin out of control.

8. Heart and Soul

An EMS captain juggles the challenges and rewards of being a wife and mother of twins with the never-ending drama of the job, as the night shift includes a bloody car accident, a major apartment fire, and multiple victims struggling to breathe.

9. Cold Hands, Warm Hearts

New Orleans first responders battle freezing temperatures as they treat a driver trapped after a serious car accident, a man hit by a streetcar, and more.

10. The Big Not-So-Easy

The EMT team must band together to treat multiple major vehicle accidents, patients losing consciousness and facing breathing and heart ailments, and a woman who has been assaulted by her significant other.

11. Keep Calm and Carry On

An EMT first responder juggles the joy of family with the pressures of the night shift, which includes a gunshot victim, a motorcyclist hit by a car, a man in custody, and a Vietnam veteran with a grisly finger injury.

12. Drama Calls

The team faces a slew of dramatic night shift calls including a pregnant woman who was assaulted, a four-year-old boy with abdominal pain, a gunshot victim, and a potentially devastating car accident involving the St. Charles trolley.