Also known as: Broken thigh bone
16-year-old female with right femur fracture after being trampled at a nightclub. Father refuses surgery on religious grounds, creating major conflict. Patient ultimately consents to surgery herself, resulting in her father abandoning her.
Also known as: Stabbing
24-year-old male with multiple stab wounds to chest and abdomen after attempting to mug an MMA fighter. Develops air embolism in right ventricle requiring emergency aspiration by Dr. Neal Hudson to restore pulse.
Also known as: Drowning
5-year-old boy found at bottom of swimming pool with unknown submersion time. Initially pulseless, resuscitated but unconscious with concerns about brain damage from oxygen deprivation. Mother blames herself for not checking pool gate latch. Patient eventually shows positive neurological signs.
Also known as: Torn artery in neck
Non-English-speaking patient with Horner's syndrome initially misdiagnosed as stroke by Dr. Angus Leighton. Dr. Mike Leighton correctly identifies as carotid dissection, preventing fatal administration of TPA. Patient decompensates and requires emergency intubation.
Also known as: Heart attack
Mother of three presenting with asthma exacerbation and wheezing. Dr. Christa Lorenson suspects something more serious but is overruled. Patient suffers fatal silent heart attack in parking lot, leaving three children motherless. Major emotional impact on Dr. Lorenson.
Also known as: Twisted testicle
Young man injured defending a woman from traffic who develops testicular torsion after blunt trauma during altercation. Delayed disclosure creates urgency. Successfully manually detorsed by Dr. Leanne Rorish on first date with patient's date watching.
Also known as: Mild traumatic brain injury
Good Samaritan who pushed a texting pedestrian out of the way of an oncoming car and sustained facial injuries and possible concussion from fall. Minor case treated by Dr. Leanne Rorish.