Also known as: Cold exposure
Maria was found hypothermic (29°C) after hiding in an airplane wheel well. She required aggressive warming measures including warm saline bags and ECD warming to stabilize her temperature.
Also known as: Cast too tight
Maria developed compartment syndrome in her leg from being unconscious in the plane. Rhodes performed emergency fasciotomies in the ED with deep sedation to release all four compartments and save her leg.
Also known as: Blood and air in chest cavity
Miguel fell from an airplane at touchdown with a crushed left chest. He had blood and air in his chest cavity requiring emergency cricothyrotomy and chest tube placement. He ultimately died from his injuries.
Also known as: Shock from blood loss
Miguel had significant internal bleeding throughout his abdomen from his fall, requiring massive transfusion protocol and emergency laparotomy. Despite surgical intervention, he died from his injuries.
Also known as: Broken collarbone
Parker initially presented with a fractured left clavicle from a fall, which was the presenting complaint but turned out to be incidental to his actual serious condition.
Also known as: Juvenile Krabbe's disease
Parker was diagnosed with late-onset Krabbe disease, a terminal genetic condition causing progressive demyelination. He presented with clumsiness, motor skill degeneration, and had a seizure in the ED. Given 5-7 years to live before becoming bedbound and vegetative.
Also known as: Seizure
Parker had a seizure in the treatment room, which was a symptom of his underlying Krabbe disease and prompted further neurological workup including MRI showing demyelination.
Also known as: Sunny-side up baby
During labor, Natalie's baby was in occiput posterior position (facing forward instead of back), causing failure to descend and rising blood pressure. Maggie successfully turned the baby manually, avoiding a C-section.
Also known as: Baby inhaling stool in amniotic fluid
There was meconium in Natalie's amniotic fluid, and the baby had meconium in his airway at birth requiring suctioning before he could breathe. The baby initially did not breathe and required intervention.
Also known as: GSW to chest
Cedric, a 17-year-old patient Choi had treated earlier for a bicycle injury, returned as a trauma victim with three chest entry wounds and multiple exit wounds from a drive-by shooting. He died despite resuscitation efforts.
Also known as: Depression
Referenced throughout the episode as the reason for the psychiatric ward donation. Connor's mother suffered from depression and died by suicide 20 years prior, which is central to Connor's character arc in this episode.