Distractions

"Distractions" is the twelfth episode of the second season of House, which premiered on the FOX network on February 14, 2006. A father is in the woods driving an ATV with his son Adam on the back. They pull to a stop and the son convinces him to switch places. While driving, the boy spasms and tightens his hand on the throttle, and they go running wild. The father is thrown clear, but Adam crashes into some pipes and the ATV bursts into flames. T... more

"Distractions" is the twelfth episode of the second season of House, which premiered on the FOX network on February 14, 2006. A father is in the woods driving an ATV with his son Adam on the back. They pull to a stop and the son convinces him to switch places. While driving, the boy spasms and tightens his hand on the throttle, and they go running wild. The father is thrown clear, but Adam crashes into some pipes and the ATV bursts into flames. The boy is airlifted to Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital with burns over 40% of his body and taken immediately to the E.R. Foreman interrupts House to do a differential due to low potassium and House agrees – his diagnosis for Adam isn’t hopeful, even ignoring the massive burns. Meanwhile, Nurse Brenda approaches Dr. Cuddy and requests equipment for a lecture that a Dr. Weber is giving – Cuddy determines that House has invited him. She confronts House, who is working on a coma patient who has a migraine – he gave the patient a migraine to... less