Also known as: GSW to chest
Wedding guest shot in the chest by the bride's ex-boyfriend during the ceremony. Patient arrested, underwent emergency thoracotomy, but died from exsanguination.
Also known as: GSW
Bride shot in the lower extremity during wedding ceremony. Required vascular consult and arteriogram for loss of distal pulse.
Also known as: GSW to abdomen
Wedding guest shot in the abdomen, underwent CT scan and lost his spleen in surgery but survived.
Patient arrived from Gabon, West Africa with high fever, vomiting, diarrhea, and shock. Initially suspected Ebola but diagnosed with malaria via microscopy showing ring-form parasites.
Also known as: Trampled
Homeless man crushed by dumpster with severe leg injury and internal bleeding. Died from combination of injuries and transfusion reaction after receiving wrong blood type (A-positive given to O-negative patient).
Also known as: Head laceration
14-year-old girl recovering from assault with ongoing monitoring for concussion symptoms and possible retinal detachment, which was ruled out.
Also known as: Wrong blood type transfusion
Patient received A-positive blood when he was type O-negative during trauma resuscitation, causing massive intravascular hemolysis and contributing to his death. Central to Carol's storyline about medical error.
Surgical intern who died after falling or jumping in front of an El train. Death ruled accidental by police but drives the entire episode's emotional arc regarding suicide, workplace stress, and guilt among his colleagues.