Also known as: Head laceration
Elderly woman suffers head trauma after being pulled from her car during a carjacking. She is disoriented and requires CT scan, though she initially refuses imaging while worried about her missing granddaughter.
Also known as: Torn aorta
Patient with history of thoracic aneurysm scheduled for experimental clamp-and-run surgery. Wife initially has second thoughts about the procedure but ultimately consents after speaking with Carter.
Also known as: Tear in the aorta
Woman shopping experiences sudden severe back pain described as 'ripping apart' with hypertension (220/140). Diagnosed with acute aortic dissection and rushed to emergency surgery using the clamp-and-run technique. Described as fifty-fifty odds without surgery.
Also known as: GSW
Priest shot in the shoulder, brought to hospital by parishioners. Bullet severed the aorta leading to massive hemorrhage. Despite emergency thoracotomy and cross-clamping, patient dies from blood loss. Time of death 4:17.
Also known as: Major injuries from car accident
Patient from Living Nativity on Ice injured when Zamboni driver plowed into the group. Multiple trauma with pain in legs, ribs and head, loss of consciousness for two minutes, vitals stable on arrival.
Also known as: Third-degree burn
Youth group member dressed as lamb suffers partial thickness burns to forearms and hands from hot water shot out by the Zamboni during the Living Nativity on Ice accident.
Also known as: Deep cut
Toy maker who cut his hand with power tools (jig and router) while making toys for Christmas. Described as a 'nasty cut' requiring tetanus update and sterile dressing.