Also known as: Smoke inhalation
Stella Kidd is critically injured from smoke inhalation at a fire scene, requiring intubation and mechanical ventilation. She develops massive hemorrhage in her right lung requiring surgical intervention.
Also known as: Lung bleeding
Stella develops massive bleeding in her right lung from her inhalation injury. Dr. Rhodes must perform emergency surgery to locate and stop the bleed, ultimately resecting only the lower lobe to preserve her ability to work as a firefighter.
Also known as: Heart attack
Will and Jay's father suffers a heart attack after being exposed to smoke at a fire. He goes into ventricular fibrillation and cardiac arrest, and after resuscitation is declared brain dead. His sons must decide whether to withdraw life support.
Also known as: Brain death
After being down approximately five minutes during cardiac arrest, Pat Halstead is declared brain dead with almost no EEG waveforms. The episode centers on Will and Jay's difficult decision to withdraw life support.
Also known as: Third-degree burn
Young girl with burns covering 80% of her body from the apartment fire. Her parents initially decide to withdraw care believing she wouldn't want to live with such extensive injuries and disability, but reverse their decision when she continues breathing on her own after extubation.
Also known as: Gunshot wound to the neck
Blair has damage to her right carotid artery blocking blood flow as a result of her burn injuries, requiring surgical repair by cardiothoracic surgery.
Also known as: Cast too tight
Young female burn victim develops compartment syndrome in her forearm requiring emergency fasciotomy. Initially thought to be from fluid overload, it's discovered to be caused by a fractured ulna with hematoma from physical assault.
Also known as: Broken forearm
The Jane Doe patient has a broken ulna discovered during fasciotomy, along with extensive bruising suggesting she was beaten before the fire. She later disappears from the hospital.
Also known as: PTSD
Otis presents with what appears to be smoke inhalation but is actually hyperventilation from PTSD. He's experiencing intrusive memories of a mother and baby who died in an elevator during the fire, and refuses psychiatric treatment fearing it will end his firefighting career.
Also known as: Hyperventilation
Otis collapses from hyperventilation related to psychological trauma rather than actual smoke inhalation. His blood gas shows low CO2 consistent with hyperventilation as the cause of his syncope.