Also known as: Major injuries from car accident
A 30-year-old male who threw himself in front of an El train sustains massive traumatic injuries. The episode features an extensive multi-hour surgery where Benton attempts a resurrection case, debating whether to amputate the arm or attempt salvage despite the severity of injuries.
Also known as: Low blood sugar in newborn
A newborn delivered in the ER develops severe hypoglycemia due to undiagnosed gestational diabetes in the mother, requiring intubation and glucose infusion before recovering.
Also known as: Pregnancy diabetes
A woman delivering in the ER has undiagnosed gestational diabetes, which leads to her newborn developing life-threatening hypoglycemia requiring emergency intervention.
Also known as: Breech birth
A woman delivering twins has her second baby present as a breech, requiring Greene to manage a breech delivery in the ER during the flooding crisis.
Also known as: Twins
A woman thought to be carrying a single baby is discovered during delivery to have undiagnosed twins, with the second baby presenting as a breech.
Also known as: Breast cancer spread to kidney
An Internal Medicine physician with stage 3 breast cancer in remission that flared up during pregnancy delivers her baby after suspending chemotherapy and radiation treatment during the first trimester to protect the fetus.
Also known as: Crack cocaine during pregnancy
A 13-year-old patient with a history of crack cocaine use during pregnancy delivers a baby with potential developmental complications. The episode explores her struggle with addiction and the adoption plan that falls through when she decides to keep the baby.
Also known as: Electrocution
A construction worker is electrocuted by a 220-volt line while working in standing water, sustaining entrance and exit wounds and developing cardiac arrhythmia requiring treatment.
Also known as: False pregnancy, hysterical pregnancy
A woman presenting with apparent pregnancy symptoms and believing she was impregnated by aliens is diagnosed with pseudocyesis (false pregnancy) when her pregnancy test comes back negative despite visible abdominal distension.
Also known as: Baby inhaling stool in amniotic fluid
During Tina's delivery, meconium is discovered in the amniotic fluid requiring amnioinfusion to prevent the baby from aspirating the meconium during birth.