Also known as: Head trauma
Lisa Patrick sustains a catastrophic penetrating head wound from falling ice, crushing her skull. Despite emergency surgery to clamp her carotid artery, CT scans reveal irreversible brain damage and she is declared brain dead, leading to discussions about organ donation and egg harvesting.
Also known as: Gunshot wound to the neck
The falling ice clips Lisa Patrick's carotid artery, requiring emergency clamping to prevent fatal hemorrhage while the ice acts as a temporary tamponade.
Also known as: BIID
Mr. Tacker suffers from Body Integrity Identity Disorder, believing his left arm is not part of his body since childhood. He attempts self-amputation with a hatchet and later successfully amputates his arm using a tourniquet despite psychiatric intervention, highlighting ethical dilemmas in treating this rare condition.
Also known as: Arterial bleeding
Mr. Tacker cuts through his radial artery during his attempted self-amputation, requiring emergency surgical repair.
Mr. Wirtz presents with what he believes is a sinus infection but is actually cerebrospinal fluid leaking from an anterior skull fracture. He develops acute increased intracranial pressure requiring emergency burr hole placement by medical student Reese to prevent death.
Eric, a young boy, swallows 2-3 magnets which attract each other through intestinal walls. Despite initial observation, he develops hemorrhage requiring emergency surgery to remove the magnets and repair arterial damage.
Also known as: GI bleed
Eric develops life-threatening gastrointestinal bleeding when the swallowed magnets erode through an artery in his digestive tract, requiring emergency surgical intervention.
Also known as: Terminal cancer
Jennifer Baker is a cancer patient in a drug trial who Dr. Halstead discovers is receiving placebo treatment. She deteriorates and is sent home, representing Dr. Halstead's ongoing struggle with patient care outcomes.