Also known as: Spinal cord damage
Female patient from the pileup with T4 vertebral fracture, flaccid legs, and areflexia below T4. Sent to CT for spinal imaging and neurosurgical evaluation.
Also known as: Third-degree burn
Patient with 25% body surface area burns, second and third degree, with hypotension. Red-tagged to Trauma 2 from the mass casualty incident.
Also known as: Leg amputation
25-year-old with left below-knee amputation from van rollover, massive blood loss. Goes into ventricular fibrillation during treatment. Benton and team perform reimplantation surgery in the ER, successfully re-anastomosing tibial artery and saphenous vein.
Also known as: Blood in chest cavity
Bilateral hemothorax in the amputation patient, with 500cc drained from right chest. Part of his multiple trauma presentation.
Also known as: Internal bleeding
Elderly patient initially triaged as minor (green-tagged) who develops abdominal pain and hemorrhagic shock in the waiting room. Despite resuscitation attempts including external pacing, he dies from his internal injuries. Doug feels responsible for missing the severity of his condition.
Also known as: Ruptured triple-A
Patient with known aortic aneurysm who presents during the mass casualty event. His AAA ruptures and loses femoral pulse. Bob (revealed to be a vascular surgeon in his home country) performs emergency surgery in the ER and saves his life.
Also known as: Severed thumb
Patient arrives with traumatic thumb amputation from the pileup. Red-tagged directly to OR with thumb preserved for reimplantation.
Also known as: Smoke inhalation
Patient from the mass casualty with smoke inhalation from fire at scene. Yellow-tagged to Curtain 2.
Also known as: Whiplash
Multiple patients from the pileup presenting with neck pain and potential whiplash injuries requiring C-spine precautions.
Also known as: Ankle fracture
Patient with ankle fracture requiring orthopedic consultation. Carter handles the case with supervision.
Also known as: Psychosis
Recurring psychiatric patient arrives claiming aliens implanted a detector in her nose. Treated with Haldol and placed in a quiet room, with psychiatry (Dr. Cvetic) paged.
Also known as: Childbirth
Woman in labor who refuses to come to hospital and wants to deliver at home watching the snowfall. Dr. Greene talks her husband through delivery over the phone. Successfully delivers a healthy baby boy.