Also known as: Collapsed lung
Patient presents with pneumothorax requiring chest tube placement. The delayed chest tube placement leads to hypoxic injury and coma. The chest tube inadvertently punctures the liver, causing massive internal bleeding requiring experimental REBOA procedure to stabilize.
Also known as: Brain damage from lack of oxygen
Patient develops hypoxic brain injury due to delayed chest tube placement during multi-car pileup triage. She remains in a coma throughout most of the episode, creating investigation into the medical decisions made during the mass casualty event.
Also known as: Liver injury
Iatrogenic liver injury caused by misplaced chest tube that punctures the liver, resulting in massive internal bleeding (1.5 liters). Requires experimental REBOA procedure to control bleeding by shunting blood away from the liver using a balloon catheter in the aorta.
Also known as: GBM, terminal brain cancer
Malaya's ex-girlfriend who has terminal brain cancer and is pregnant. She goes into labor and delivers a premature baby. Post-delivery, she suffers cerebral edema from the tumor causing cardiac arrest, but is revived and gets to hold her newborn son before expected death.
Also known as: Early labor
Terminal cancer patient induced into labor with pitocin to deliver premature baby. Baby initially has low Apgar score (3) and requires intubation. Mother suffers cardiac arrest immediately after delivery due to cerebral edema from brain tumor.
Also known as: Neck injury
Mother trapped in ravine with spinal fractures resulting in paralysis of lower extremities. While sensation appears to return briefly, true motor function does not, suggesting possible permanent paralysis with uncertain prognosis for recovery.
Also known as: Throat swelling
16-year-old boy trapped in ravine requires emergency cricothyrotomy performed in the field by Christa with help from his 12-year-old sister. Later requires formal tracheotomy in hospital to secure airway while fractures heal.
Also known as: Gunshot wound to the head
Self-inflicted g*nsh*t wound witnessed by medical staff after wife dies in mass casualty. b*llet does not penetrate skull but causes significant soft tissue damage and temporal lobe injury resulting in complete loss of long-term memory while retaining immediate recall.
Also known as: Shock from blood loss
Patient develops hemorrhagic shock from liver laceration putting out 1500cc of blood. Blood pressure drops critically requiring emergency REBOA procedure to stabilize before surgical repair.
Also known as: Brain swelling
Terminal brain cancer patient develops cerebral edema immediately after childbirth causing cardiac arrest. Treated emergently with atropine, epinephrine, and dexamethasone (steroids) to reduce brain swelling and successfully resuscitated.
Also known as: Memory loss
Result of temporal lobe damage from g*nsh*t wound. Patient has intact immediate recall but complete loss of long-term memory including forgetting his deceased wife and his suicide attempt.