The Hard Part

The Hard Part is the seventh episode of the third season and the 38th overall episode of Private Practice.
==Short Summary==
Addison and Sam go for a hike in Malibu, and must perform urgent field care when they stumble upon an expecting couple, trapped in their car after an accident. Meanwhile at Oceanside Wellness, Charlotte, Cooper and Violet treat a newlywed who, out of nervousness for his wedding night, has taken too much Viagra, and Pete and Sheldon hit the bar scene together but fall for the same girl.
==Full Summary==
Episode in detail.
==Cast==
PP307AddisonMontgomery.png|Addison Montgomery
PP307PeteWilder.png|Pete Wilder
PP307CooperFreedman.png|Cooper Freedman
PP307CharlotteKing.png|Charlotte King
PP307SamBennett.png|Sam Bennett
PP307VioletTurner.png|Violet Turner
PP307SheldonWallace.png|Sheldon Wallace
PP307Kara.png|Kara
PP307Dawn.png|Dawn
PP307Jake.png|Jake
PP307Brendon.png|Brendon
PP307Melissa.png|Melissa
PP307Megan.png|Megan (right)
PP307Dan.png|Dan (left)
PP307Buck.png|Buck
PP3x07Ingrid.png|Ingrid
===Main Cast===
*Kate Walsh as Dr. Addison Montgomery
*Tim Daly as Dr. Pete Wilder
*Audra McDonald as Dr. Naomi Bennett (credit only)
*Paul Adelstein as Dr. Cooper Freedman
*KaDee Strickland as Dr. Charlotte King
*Chris Lowell as Dell Parker (credit only)
*Taye Diggs as Dr. Sam Bennett
*Amy Brenneman as Dr. Violet Turner
===Also Starring===
*Brian Benben as Dr. Sheldon Wallace
===Guest Stars===
*Ever Carradine as Kara
*Gina Ravera as Dawn
*Brennan Elliott as Jake
*Stephen Sowan as Brendon
*Hallee Hirsh as Melissa
===Co-Starring===
*Jennifer Keyes as Megan
*Jason Grutter as Firefighter
*Jeremy Guilbaut as Dan
*Roberto Santos as Buck
*Seema Lazar as Ingrid
==Medical Notes==
===Jake===
*Diagnosis:
**Broken rib
**Lacerated thigh
**Internal bleeding
**Collapsed lung
*Doctors:
**Addison Forbes Montgomery (OB/GYN)
**Sam Bennett (internist)
*Treatment:
**Pressure dressing
**Chest tube
**Saline
Jake was in a car accident. Addison and Sam found him while out hiking. He had a lacerated thigh, which Sam put a pressure dressing on. Then his lung collapsed, so Sam improvised a chest tube to relieve the pressure. After Sam left to get help, Jake passed out. Help came soon after and they evacuated him. He was stable in the hospital.
===Kara===
*Diagnosis:
**Pregnancy
**Dehydration
**Broken rib
**Arm injury
*Doctors:
**Addison Forbes Montgomery (OB/GYN)
*Treatment:
**Vaginal delivery
Kara was trapped in a car after they crashed. She was pregnant and her arm was trapped in the door. Addison said her rib was probably broken. While Addison was in the car helping her, the car slid down the hill, trapping both of them in the car. Later in the evening, Kara's water broke and labor started. Because of the crash, the baby was in a breech position, but Addison was eventually able to rotate her internally and help Kara deliver her. Help came soon after, but she was still trapped in the car. When they started to open up the car, she started bleeding severely. She had a severe arm wound that had been tamponaded by the door, which started to bleed as soon as they moved the door. Despite their best efforts, they were unable to save her life.
===Brendon===
*Diagnosis:
**Priapism
*Doctors:
**Charlotte King (sexologist)
*Treatment:
**Needle aspiration
**Shunt
Brendon, a newlywed, had taken an erectile dysfunction medication right after the wedding. He'd taken several of the pills and had had an erection for several hours. He came into the practice where he was seen by Charlotte. She tried needle aspiration and then said their next option was to try a shunt. If that didn't work, they've have to de-glove his penis. The shunt worked and he was flaccid with no lasting damage.
===Addison Forbes Montgomery===
*Diagnosis:
**Scalp laceration
*Doctors:
*Treatment:
Addison got a cut on her head when the car slid down the hill.
===Melissa===
*Diagnosis:
**Pregnancy
*Doctors:
**Violet Turner (psychiatrist)
*Treatment:
**Talk therapy
Violet found out that Melissa was pregnant and the baby was not her new husband's. She spoke to Melissa about it and encouraged her not to keep up the lie.
===Baby===
*Diagnosis:
*Doctors:
**Addison Forbes Montgomery (OB/GYN)
*Treatment:
**Supplemental oxygen
After birth, Kara's baby had a little trouble breathing, but Addison got her breathing and handed her over to Kara. When help came, they gave her supplemental oxygen and evacuated her.
==Music==
Song 	Performer 	Scene
"I Lie" 	The Leaning Eaves 	
*Pete flirts with a woman at the bar only to find out Sheldon's already flirted with her.
*Sheldon says they could be friends now.
"Drop It" 	Basko 	
*Sheldon and Pete play darts and talk about their past work.
*A woman walks past. Pete thinks she's out of Sheldon's league.
"Looking Out for You" 	Hazy Malaze 	
*Sheldon tells Dawn she's beautiful. Sheldon orders them drink, but Pete interrupts. While they fight, Dawn leaves.
*Sheldon tells Pete it's not a game to him and he thinks Pete's still in love with Violet.
"Thank You in Advance"	Hazy Malaze 	
*Dawn goes to Pete at the bar. Pete suggests she try dating a nice guy and introduces her to Sheldon.
"The Big Middle" 	Juliette Commagére	
*Addison cries as they cut her out of the car.
*Addison takes the baby to Jake and they tell him Kara died.
*Charlotte tells Cooper she has something to tell him.
*Pete watches Lucas sleep.
*Violet sits in her office alone.
*Sam brings Addison a drink even though it's morning.
*They talk about them.
*They share a kiss and then laugh.
"Drop It" - Basko
"Looking Out for You" - Hazy Malaze
"The Big Middle" - Juliette Commagére
==Notes and Trivia==
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*This episode scored 10.25 million viewers.https://web.archive.org/web/20100415003051/http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/11/13/30-rock-the-office-csi-the-mentalist-up-up-the-vampire-diaries-down/33625
*As of this episode, Brian Benben is credited under "Also Starring" instead of a regular guest star. This leads to him being upgraded to a series regular.
==Gallery==
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==Quotes==
==See Also==
Category:All Episodes
Category:PP Episodes
Category:PP S3 Episodes