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* ''[[The Incredible Hulk]]'' had this happen.

* In an episode of ''[[ER]]'', an Eastern European immigrant working as a janitor with a [[Worthless Foreign Degree]] in medicine jumped in to stabilize a patient, then fled in terror convinced she would be arrested/deported or at least lose any chance of getting herself recertified as a Doctor in the 'States.

* In an episode of ''[[Diagnosis Murder]]'', Dr. Mark Sloan is at a retirement home disguised as a wheelchair-bound senile person in order to investigate corruption. At one point, another character needs emergency medical treatment, so Sloan has to irrevocably blow his cover in front of all the staff and residents to help.

* In an episode of ''[[Diagnosis: Murder]]'', Dr. Mark Sloan is at a retirement home disguised as a wheelchair-bound senile person in order to investigate corruption. At one point, another character needs emergency medical treatment, so Sloan has to irrevocably blow his cover in front of all the staff and residents to help.

* On ''[[Lost]]'', Jack is captured by the Others in season three and made to do surgery on Ben, who is dying of a spinal tumor. While on the operating table he deliberately makes a deadly incision in order to force the Others to let Kate and Sawyer go, who are also captives. The Others call him out on this, saying that there's no way his morality would allow him to let a patient die. This also provides a problem for Jack at other times, such as being complicit in torture.

* ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]'' episode "Mirror Mirror''. While several main characters are trapped in a [[Mirror Universe]], Dr. McCoy insists on taking the time to treat an injured Evil!Spock even though it may prevent them from getting home.