This is the first episode to feature the familiar opening credits, though the sequence is edited in such a way that the names and faces do not match up as they would in subsequent episodes. These opening credits would not be changed, cast additions aside, until Season 13.
Georgiana Tarjan, who plays Carol Hathaway's mother, is only 9 years older than Julianna Margulies, who plays Carol.
Dr Lewis tells Dr Carter to use "PQRST" to evaluate pain. This stands for "Provocation, Quality, Region (or Radiation), Severity (or Scale), and Timing"
When Dr Benton is talking the the auto accident victim, Mr Ring, letting him know how his wife is doing in surgery, he says " .. she's going to die" but his lips don't move.