Also known as: Collapsed lung
A young woman developed tension pneumothorax after being caught in an electrical fire while escaping the capsized ship. Required immediate needle decompression in the field.
Also known as: Third-degree burn
Patient sustained second and third-degree burns when her life jacket melted to her abdomen during an electrical fire on the ship.
Also known as: Bleeding disorder
Six-year-old hemophiliac sustained a leg laceration in the ship accident and developed hemorrhagic shock requiring tourniquet application and clotting factors.
Also known as: Flesh-eating bacteria
Ellis developed necrotizing fasciitis from bacteria entering through his leg laceration. His mother initially refuses surgery due to his hemophilia, creating a major conflict as antibiotics alone may be insufficient and could lead to amputation.
Also known as: Collapsed lung
The ship captain developed pneumothorax with three rib fractures after the accident, requiring chest tube placement.
Also known as: Seizure disorder
The ship captain had concealed his six-year epilepsy diagnosis and suffered a seizure while piloting, causing him to lose consciousness and crash into the commuter vessel. He had additional seizures during surgery that complicated his treatment.
Also known as: Abruption
Pregnant woman at 39 weeks was impaled by deck railing in a ship explosion, causing placental abruption requiring emergency simultaneous delivery and maternal trauma repair.
Also known as: Perforated intestine
The impalement injury caused bowel perforation requiring surgical repair during emergency C-section delivery.
Also known as: Ruptured spleen
Grade 5 splenic laceration requiring emergency splenectomy. Surgery was complicated by recurrent seizures despite paralytics, causing additional liver injury and creating a blood shortage crisis.
Also known as: Head laceration
28-year-old woman with severe head trauma (GCS 6), frontal scalp wound, and right flank stab wound causing hemorrhagic shock. Required intubation and competed for limited O-negative blood supply.
Also known as: Internal bleeding
Patient with right flank stab wound causing suspected retroperitoneal bleed and hemorrhagic shock. Her case created an ethical dilemma over limited blood supply allocation.
Also known as: Brain cancer
Foster child with 6x4cm glioma in Broca's area causing speech difficulties. Requires urgent neurosurgery with significant risk of permanent speech loss, creating a major consent and treatment dilemma.
Also known as: Dislocated hip
Patient suffered hip dislocation when ship rolled and he slammed into a wall. Dr. Lenox performed immediate reduction in triage.
Also known as: Drowning
Drowning victim who was unconscious with GCS 3, intubated at scene, lost pulse in ambulance. Declared dead on arrival with fixed and dilated pupils.