Also known as: Cold exposure
A 7-year-old boy found unconscious on a soccer field after being left in freezing rain by his parents who are going through a divorce. He had core temperature of 86°F and required active rewarming with warm saline and peritoneal lavage.
Also known as: Chest injury
A police officer driving a prison transport van suffered blunt chest trauma in a motor vehicle accident. He lost pulse, went into cardiac arrest with PEA progressing to V-fib, and died after 30 minutes of resuscitation attempts despite multiple defibrillations.
Also known as: Dislocated shoulder
A female prisoner sustained a shoulder dislocation in the prison van accident. She is a recovering heroin addict who refused narcotics for pain management during reduction, requesting only local anesthesia initially before accepting morphine.
Also known as: Head laceration
A 19-year-old female prisoner involved in the van accident with brief loss of consciousness, scalp laceration, and abdominal pain requiring CT scan evaluation.
Also known as: Firework impalement
The same prisoner with head injury also had left upper quadrant abdominal tenderness and guarding with dropping blood pressure, requiring surgical consult and CT scan.
Also known as: Broken pelvis
A female prisoner from the van accident with inability to walk and tenderness suggesting possible ramus fracture, requiring pelvic x-ray. She became distraught about missing a visit with her 7-year-old daughter.
Also known as: Childbirth
A 32-year-old woman (G2P1) involved in a motor vehicle accident with her husband who went into active labor with contractions every 8 minutes after her water broke. She was full-term (due Tuesday) and transported to the hospital by Dr. Greene.
Also known as: Brain cancer
Elizabeth expresses ongoing fear about Mark's previous brain tumor and whether he will survive to raise their child, despite recent MRI showing no recurrence. This reflects her anxiety about his long-term prognosis.