Code Black — CBS

Season 1, Episode 6

9 medical diagnoses portrayed

Also known as: Gunshot wound to leg with shattered thigh bone

Hemorrhagic shockDiaphragmatic rupture with bowel herniationFemoral artery injury

Police officer shot in the leg, resulting in a shattered femur and hemorrhagic shock. Later discovered to have a diaphragmatic rupture allowing bowel to herniate into the chest cavity, requiring emergency surgery.

Code Black — S01E06Patient: Scott Barnes

Gunshot wound to headsupporting

Also known as: GSW

Police officer who sustained a grazing gunshot wound to the head during an ambush shooting. The wound required suturing but was not life-threatening.

Code Black — S01E06Patient: Tom Moreno

Gunshot wound to neckmajor

Also known as: Self-inflicted gunshot wound to neck

Expanding hematomaBrain deathCarotid artery injury

Teenage boy who shot himself in the neck, resulting in a massive hematoma that compressed his airway and a large arterial injury. Despite emergency surgical intervention, the patient became brain dead and was later removed from life support.

Code Black — S01E06Patient: Victor Jasso

Gunshot wound to chestmajor

Also known as: GSW to chest

Malfunctioning implantable cardioverter-defibrillatorAsystoleDamaged cardiac implant

College student with pre-existing congenital dilated cardiomyopathy hit by a stray bullet from the police shooting. The bullet damaged his implantable cardioverter-defibrillator, causing it to malfunction and deliver random shocks, eventually requiring emergency deactivation.

Code Black — S01E06Patient: James

Congenital dilated cardiomyopathysupporting

Also known as: Enlarged heart from birth

Arrhythmia requiring implantable cardioverter-defibrillator

Pre-existing condition in the college student that required an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator to control life-threatening arrhythmias, which became relevant when the device was damaged by a gunshot.

Code Black — S01E06Patient: James

Multiple gunshot woundsmajor

Also known as: Gunshot to the leg

Hemorrhagic shockHemoperitoneum involving spleen and bladder

The shooter who ambushed the police officers, suffering multiple gunshot wounds to the abdomen with extensive internal bleeding. Despite attempts at resuscitation and emergency surgery consideration, the patient died in the ER due to severity of injuries and lack of available operating room.

Code Black — S01E06

Acute lymphoblastic leukemiamajor

Also known as: ALL

Dr. Malaya Pineda's ex-girlfriend, who came to the ER for shoulder pain and was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. She is also pregnant, complicating treatment options.

Code Black — S01E06Patient: Carla Niven

Diaphragmatic rupturemajor

Also known as: Hole in the diaphragm

Bowel strangulationBowel herniation

Complication discovered in the police officer with the leg gunshot wound. The bullet trajectory caused the diaphragm to rupture, allowing bowel to herniate into the chest cavity and become kinked, cutting off blood supply and requiring emergency surgery.

Code Black — S01E06Patient: Scott Barnes

Tension pneumothoraxsupporting

Also known as: Collapsed lung

Discovered during the attempted resuscitation of the shooter with multiple abdominal gunshot wounds. Manifested with bulging neck veins and required emergency needle decompression.

Code Black — S01E06