House, M.D.

Histories - S1-E10

Factual error: When going into anaphylactic shock, the patient is given epinephrine in her forearm. Epi would be given into her lateral thigh, or deltoid muscle. The forearm would be the least ideal place for an IM injection.

Histories - S1-E10

Factual error: The rabies foreman was experiencing is advanced enough that there is complete numbness to the bite area. As such, it would almost certainly have been untreatable in real life - by the time symptoms actually show, cases are almost always fatal.

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Histories - S1-E10

Factual error: The scene where Wilson gives Foreman his rabies jabs was outdated even by the early 2000s when the episode is set. Rabies shots haven't been administered to the abdomen since the 1980s - particularly not in the First World.

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Humpty Dumpty - S2-E3

Dr. Foreman: You really want to screw Whitey? Be one of the few black men to live long enough to collect social security. Take the medicine.

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Trivia: Bryan Singer was looking for an American actor to play House and when he saw Hugh Laurie's audition tape said that he had found his American actor. Hugh Laurie is in fact British.

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Answer: If he were caught, he would still be forced to serve the jail sentence he was given. In addition, he may be charged with various kinds of fraud: insurance fraud if someone collects on a life insurance policy, identity fraud if he gets fake documents, tax fraud, etc.

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