Also known as: Drug-induced psychosis
Renee experiences severe paranoid delirium and attempts self-harm, ultimately traced to tacrolimus (immunosuppressant) causing psychosis. Antipsychotics fail, leading to kidney removal surgery.
Also known as: Breech birth
Maya goes into labor with her baby in breech position, requiring emergency C-section. Delivery is complicated when baby shifts to transverse position.
Also known as: Opioid overdose
Maya unknowingly exposed to carfentanil through contaminated socks from her neighbor's drug transport van, causing overdose during delivery. Dr. Halstead and Maggie also exposed.
Also known as: Stab wound to neck
Dean Archer's son Sean is stabbed in the neck with a shank in prison. Surgery required to remove blade fragment and repair external jugular vein.
Also known as: Blood and air in chest cavity
Prison inmate sustains blunt chest trauma from baton strike by corrections officer. Develops tension pneumothorax requiring emergency thoracotomy in ED.
Also known as: Drug-induced mental breakdown
Renee's immunosuppressant medication (tacrolimus) causes severe psychosis months after kidney transplant. All antipsychotic treatments fail, ultimately requiring kidney removal to restore mental function.