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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 STORIEShttps://theeredit.comFind 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=fea43e1cda3140f0Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-er-edit/id1884089840YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theEReditInstagram: @theERedit_TikTok: @theEReditBusiness inquiries: [email protected] 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 Emergencies00:31 Another Healthcare True Crime Case01:08 Who Was Niels Högel?02:37 Coworkers Notice a Terrifying Pattern03:45 The Hospital Lets Him Leave04:26 321 Deaths Around His Shifts06:44 Why They Called Him Resuscitation Rambo08:33 How Did He Choose His Patients?13:18 A Nurse Finally Catches Him15:10 Families Start Asking Questions17:54 How Did the Hospitals Miss This?21:16 Hospital Accountability vs Nurse Responsibility26:48 His Motive Was Recognition28:43 Sociopath vs Psychopath36:20 How Healthcare Serial Killers Can Hide

Nurses! You Need this book! pick up a copy of "Chart Like a Lawyer" here: https://amzn.to/4guzGvzWe 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 STORIEShttps://theeredit.comFind 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=fea43e1cda3140f0Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-er-edit/id1884089840YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theEReditInstagram: @theERedit_TikTok: @theEReditBusiness inquiries: [email protected] 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 Note01:47 This Is Definitely Not a Charting Lesson03:16 The Wildest Notes From Medical Charts04:21 When Physician Dictation Goes Very Wrong05:39 Dark Humor Somehow Made the Chart08:11 Heroic Notes and Questionable Follow Ups11:22 Direct Patient Quotes Are Forever14:00 Gen Z Has Entered Triage15:27 How Much Should Nurses Actually Free Text?16:40 When Documentation Becomes Legal Evidence20:30 The Patient Quotes Nurses Never Forget21:39 When Patients Make It Personal24:13 The Blue Eyed Devil Story28:02 Copy and Paste Charting Nightmares31:15 Doctors Say the Wildest Things

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 STORIEShttps://theeredit.comFind 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=fea43e1cda3140f0Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-er-edit/id1884089840YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theEReditInstagram: @theERedit_TikTok: @theEReditBusiness inquiries: [email protected] 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 Case01:12 Day 14 and the Commonwealth Rests05:25 The Defense Begins10:18 Susan Clancy and the Mental Health Timeline12:10 Defense Experts on Mental Illness and Psychosis16:58 Dr. Paul Zeizel and the Claimed Command Voice21:34 Emily Thorndike Enters the Courtroom23:13 The Chaplain and the Persistent Male Voice27:10 Dr. Phillip Resnick and Filicide32:42 The Prosecution Rebuttal Begins38:02 Intrusive Thoughts Versus Hallucinations41:42 The Residue That Wasn't Confirmed44:32 Religion, the Mistrial Request and Bowden48:01 Defense and Prosecution Closing Arguments55:00 Our Biggest Questions and Jury Predictions

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 STORIEShttps://theeredit.comFind 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=fea43e1cda3140f0Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-er-edit/id1884089840YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theEReditInstagram: @theERedit_TikTok: @theEReditBusiness inquiries: [email protected] 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 Urinal05:29 But Why Is It Full?!06:30 The Call Light From Hell08:16 Should’ve Called the Rapid11:10 Jalapeño Business12:44 Welp, There Goes My License17:00 Blood Bag: Full Send20:19 That’s Not How You Grip It21:39 The Murderer Vibe Check23:17 Family Drama, ICU Edition24:19 Sex, Then Dissection26:00 The Christmas Eve Code28:56 Pound Town, Room 204

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 STORIEShttps://theeredit.comFind 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=fea43e1cda3140f0Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-er-edit/id1884089840YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theEReditInstagram: @theERedit_TikTok: @theEReditBusiness inquiries: [email protected] 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 Talking05:39 Breaking Down Lindsay’s Injuries07:28 The 82 Degree Core Temperature10:47 Questions About the Suicide Attempt12:42 Can a Critically Injured Patient Speak?14:49 What a GCS of Three Means18:49 The ICU Nurse Testimony21:19 Spinal Injury and Thermoregulation26:16 The Thyroid Crush Injury34:10 Empathy, Accountability, and Justice36:35 Where They Believe Care Failed43:06 Patrick Clancy’s Testimony46:23 Digital Evidence and Timeline Questions53:07 Medication Safety Plans and Care Gaps59:06 Postpartum Mental Health at the Center