Also known as: Neck injury
Multiple patients from a choir bus accident present with neck pain and midline tenderness requiring immobilization and cervical spine clearance.
Also known as: Lacerated neck artery
Carjacker trapped under truck with severed carotid artery requiring emergency vascular shunt placement to prevent stroke and death. Corday coerces confession from him to find his kidnapping victim.
Also known as: Stabbing
Carjacking victim with multiple chest stab wounds, pneumothorax, and sexual assault requiring emergency thoracotomy. Carter donates blood directly when blood bank cannot provide O-negative in time.
Also known as: Rape
Stab wound victim also suffered sexual assault requiring forensic rape examination and evidence collection while fighting for her life.
Also known as: Broken pelvis
Carjacker has unstable pelvic fracture with hemorrhage requiring embolization of internal iliac artery.
Also known as: CHF
Choir director with known CHF presents with pulmonary rales and wet lungs, refuses treatment to conduct his choir, and later leaves against medical advice leading to cardiac arrest.
Also known as: GSW
Woman accidentally shot in the shoulder by her husband who was trying to cure her hiccups.
Also known as: Alcoholism
Teenage patient brought in by mother suspecting drug use, but toxic screen reveals chronic alcohol abuse with elevated liver enzymes and current intoxication. Mother refuses treatment due to her own drinking problem.
Diabetic patient presents with refractory seizures, severe acidemia, and rising potassium. Dr. Lawrence diagnoses rare strychnine poisoning based on past experience, saving the patient's life with Pavulon.
Also known as: Gas poisoning
Male patient with headache and chest pain among gospel singers suspected of carbon monoxide exposure.
Also known as: Early-onset Alzheimer's
Mark's father undergoes cognitive testing revealing progression of his Alzheimer's disease. He agrees to move in with Mark and enroll in a clinical trial for neurotrophin despite initial resistance.
Also known as: Low blood pressure in pregnancy
Carol experiences dizziness and low blood pressure while working in her third trimester with twins, prompting colleagues to urge her to rest at home.