Medical Emergencies Caught On Live TV

Live TV is so exciting because anything can happen, and sometimes that means injuries. Today I'm reacting to injuries and medical emergencies that happened on live tv. We're talking America's Got Talent, American Idol, newscasters having strokes, dehydration, Wendy Williams overheating, swallowing swords, being hit with a motorcycle, vasovagal syncope, drowning, Dan Harris, and magical tricks like David Blaine's needle in going wrong. Which clips did I miss? Let me know down below.

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[Komi]

As a someone who has experienced more than one panic attack, kudos to Dan Harris for handling the situation so well. That may have ended much worse!

[kenaultman]

Same thing happened to me. Went from a combat medic paratrooper, to leaving the military and being unable to leave my house because of the anxiety. It was like my brain was so used to going 100mph, that once I stopped and didn't have the insane amount of sensory input anymore, my brain would have these reactions absent of any stimulus. It took years to get back to anything resembling normal. Still have problems with it. But, I've got better tools to deal with it now.

[abbey.b]

I am someone who has severe anxiety and has had many horrible panic and anxiety attacks, it is so hard to control yourself and take that breath to calm down but Dan Harris handled it so well.

[HealterSkelterGirl]

Oh my god. Thank you so much for validating panic attacks and not just dismissing them. As someone who has GAD and has panic and anxiety attacks, it's so nice to hear that it's not just in my head and that it's physical symptoms as well.

[zackv]

I'm a hypochondriac, don't know why but listening to Dr. Mike explaining what happened to people medically is oddly comforting. Just knowing there are real people (doctors obviously) out there that are so educated and know the human body is a nice thing.

[marissacupp]

Watching this after Wendy Williams was diagnosed with dementia

[Phoebe-geebies]

I remember one of my worst panic attacks. I was just having a conversation then all of a sudden i felt extremely nauseated, my vision blurred, i couldnt walk straight, i had to stumble to the bathroom, lock myself in there and just sit against the wall and try to breathe. Once i got to the bathroom it only lasted another few seconds, but it was terrifying.

[kidney]

I was prepared for the unexpected but seeing that announcer getting wiped on the snow almost made me spit my coffee on the screen!

[CrusifoxMedia]

As someone who has frequent fainting spells due to nerves and anxiety, I have found you can kind of sense when they start to come. The first thing to do is carefully get as low to the ground as you can. It helps lower the risk of gravity-related injuries to your body. I see so many times with this that people rush around or stand completely paralyzed and that really doesn't help.

[MandyAlthea]

You're awesome. Glad to hear the compassion through your commentary.

[jadie]

I have mdd, gad, sad, and ptsd… panic attacks are seriously one of the most scariest experiences i often have. hearing dr. mike talk about the physical symptoms of this feels so valid. 🙁

[amalgamatenull]

I really appreciate you showing a silent panic attack. A lot of people don’t realise how calm someone may seem during one. I started getting panic attacks when I was around nine. Earlier on, they definitely were very noticeable and concerning to other people. But over time, I’ve gotten better at managing them so they rarely outwardly manifest. It still means that I need to take a break from what I’m doing, sometimes.

[princessleahofficial]

I had a migraine mimicking a stroke. Scariest thing ever. You lose feeling in half your body and when you try to speak it doesn’t come out right and you end up being so confused. It’s only happened to me once but my father had them a few times and had went to the hospital so it helped me a lot to be able to recognize and identify I had the same thing.

Oh man. I don't know what I love more, you or your editor! XD

[valeriemecore]

Thanks for explaining what a panic attack is. I don’t like talking to big crowds of people, (years ago) In my kindergarten graduation we practiced a song for weeks but I refused to face the crowd and when I did face the crowd is was really scary. This week in gym class they called groups of people up to race, and when I was in the front of that line my heart felt like it was pumping so heard that it would go all the way out my chest, my stomach had butterflies in it, in sometimes breathing makes it worse. It made it even worse that people were cheering me on, when people depend on me to do something they want, it feels like if I get it wrong the whole world will end and everybody will be upset at me, but as soon as I started running back my nerves started to calm down and my heart was still racing but not as much as before, my stomach started to feel better instantly. Again thank you for explaining what a panic attack was, I didn’t know what happened this week but you made me understand that I just had a panic attack.😅

[xLielliax]

As someone with a panic disorder I absolutely appreciate the way Dr. Mike talks about psychological issues as well. Thank you for being such an amazing doc.

[Vegan_womaniya]

I really appreciate Dr.Mike's consistency and dedication towards his YouTube Channel. In fact anything he does. Whether it's being a doctor, Boxing, tour and anything else. He will just work on it and achieve it. Iam so inspired. Am definitely gonna follow your footsteps.

[carolharris]

I, too, have suffered from debilitating panic attacks in the past. They can make you feel as if you’re dying. Your heart races, a helpless, mind-numbing fear sweeps over you. I thank God I haven’t had one in years.

[DessiHNDRXX]

I appreciate you explaining Vasovagal Syncope... I have the 'chronic' condition too. Sometimes, it's hard to make sense of what is actually happening during an episode. Thank you for that.

[jamiecrane]

My teenage son has complex migraines and they can be so bad. They absolutely can mimic the signs of a stroke. It's scary. My husband actually had a stroke at 40. Luckily it was very mild and you would never know if you met him. He was in the hospital for a week while the doctors tried to figure out why this young, otherwise healthy man had a stroke. It was like an episode of House. They finally diagnosed him with a rare clotting disorder.