Miami Medical - Man on the Road, S01E07

Despite Miami Medical being cancelled, it will get a second season. Confused? Well, 13 episodes were filmed. 8 of those will consist of the first season, concluding on May 21. The final 5 will be aired as a second season, between June 4 and July 2. So we get 13 episodes in total, but 2 seasons, and no more than that because it was cancelled.

I'm actually quite disappointed that it was cancelled. It was definitely the best new medical drama to be aired this season. Then again, Mercy, Trauma, and Three Rivers were also cancelled, so calling it the best can be accurate without earning it a renewal.

This episode was yet another example of good television, focusing mainly on the medical ethics to be considered in the case of a DNR wish.

When a motorcycle accident victim is brought into the OR, Dr. Proctor (Jeremy Northam) opens his shirt to discover the words DO NOT RESUSCITATE tattooed to his chest. The man in only semi-lucid, and confused as to his age and his whereabouts.

It turns out that the DNR was a true reflection of the man's wishes - he had early onset Alzheimer's and so no point in extending his deteriorating life by the means of artificial ventilation and the like.

So don't forget to watch the Season 1 finale, as well as all of Season 2.