Also known as: Broken leg bone with skin break
A 24-year-old patient presents with an open fracture of the tibia sustained during a recreational football game. The injury requires orthopedic surgery and the patient receives morphine and antibiotics.
Also known as: Cancer of the esophagus
A 37-year-old man with advanced esophageal cancer involving the aorta presents in severe respiratory distress. Dr. Greene performs an emergency cricothyroidotomy. His wife discusses end-of-life care and DNR orders.
Also known as: Heart attack
A patient initially presenting with shortness of breath after eating Mexican food is found to have elevated CK-MB cardiac enzymes, indicating a myocardial infarction that was initially missed by Dr. Del Amico.
Also known as: Broken neck
A 30-year-old Good Samaritan who tried to stop a gang beating is pushed over a rail, sustaining C4-C5 vertebral fractures resulting in complete quadriplegia. He loses the ability to breathe independently and requires intubation before his wife arrives.
Also known as: Head trauma
A 14-year-old gang victim beaten with baseball bats presents with a blown left pupil, decorticate posturing, and deteriorating mental status. He undergoes emergency neurosurgery and splenectomy, ultimately surviving.
Also known as: Heart attack
The Chief of Emergency Services presents with chest pain radiating to the jaw and is found to have ST elevations indicating an acute myocardial infarction. He develops multifocal PVCs and is taken emergently to the cardiac catheterization lab.
Also known as: Heart stopped
An 82-year-old male in ventricular fibrillation is successfully resuscitated with defibrillation and medications by Dr. Greene and the new British surgeon, Dr. Corday.
Also known as: AIDS
A patient with HIV/AIDS who fell through plate glass outside a concert becomes agitated and reveals his HIV status while being treated for lacerations. Dr. Greene calms him and provides compassionate care.
Also known as: Heart stopped
A patient goes into ventricular fibrillation then asystole while Dr. Carter is managing the case. Despite resuscitation efforts, the patient dies, leading to Dr. Greene reprimanding Carter for not calling for help sooner.
Also known as: Heroin addiction
A patient presents with burns allegedly from popcorn but shows signs of crack cocaine use including tremulousness and elevated heart rate. Dr. Greene advises her to stop using drugs.