Season 2, Episode 1

Also known as: Self-inflicted gunshot wound to neck

Patient presents with gunshot wound to the neck during a gang shooting incident. Patient is hypotensive and tachycardic, requiring urgent airway management and hemorrhage control.

Also known as: GSW to abdomen

Full-term pregnant woman shot in the abdomen with bullet lodged in uterus. Requires emergency cesarean section due to falling fetal heart rate and maternal hemodynamic instability. Bullet found in placenta with through-and-through wounds to both fetal thighs.

Also known as: Heart attack

Patient with rule-out MI who remains in the ER for two days due to lack of available CCU beds, highlighting the hospital's bed capacity issues.

Also known as: Manic depression

Elderly bipolar patient off her medications presenting with cellulitis. She exhibits pressured speech, flight of ideas, and tangential thinking. Restarted on lithium and admitted for IV antibiotics.

Also known as: Skin infection

Left lower extremity cellulitis in bipolar patient, presenting with swollen, warm, and tender leg requiring IV antibiotics.

Also known as: Blocked airway

Adult male alcoholic found passed out in vomit with severe airway obstruction from aspirated blood. Patient stops breathing en route to hospital, requiring emergency cricothyroidotomy. Shows signs of impending delirium tremens and sepsis.

Also known as: Alcoholism

Chronic alcoholic with recurrent ER visits found by his young son. Presents with severe electrolyte imbalance, elevated white blood count, pneumonia, and tremulousness suggesting impending DTs. Patient attempts to leave AMA despite critical condition.

Also known as: Severe cold exposure

Patient who fell off boat into water presenting with core temperature of 82°F, severe hypoxia, and ventricular fibrillation. Requires aggressive warming, cardioversion, and advanced airway management.

Also known as: GSW to chest

Gang member shot at close range with shotgun to chest. Patient arrives in asystole with massive chest trauma requiring emergency thoracotomy. Right ventricle found to be injured. Patient does not survive despite resuscitative efforts.

Also known as: Poison ivy

Patient presenting with rash on thighs caused by contact allergy, likely from latex condoms. Treated with cortisone cream.

Also known as: Sprained ankle

Flight attendant with ankle injury from slipping on vodka bottle, requiring x-rays and possible casting.

Also known as: Broken rib

Patient sustains broken ribs when air conditioning repair worker falls through ceiling and lands on him.