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Season 9, Episode 21

13 medical diagnoses portrayed

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Also known as: GSW to abdomen

HemothoraxSplenectomy

13-year-old gang member with gunshot wound to abdomen requiring surgery. Later returns with another gunshot wound and ultimately dies after stabbing Carter in the ER.

ER — S09E21Patient: Turner
Recurring storyline

Also known as: Drowning

Cardiac arrestPulmonary edemaHypothermiaPossible anoxic brain injury

12-year-old girl who falls into water and is in cardiac arrest for 45 minutes. Successfully resuscitated with good neurologic recovery, though prognosis remains uncertain.

ER — S09E21Patient: Heather

Also known as: Cyanide poisoning

Cardiac arrestLactic acidosisSeizures

Mass casualty event involving a cult that drank poisoned Kool-Aid during solar eclipse. Multiple victims with cyanide toxicity requiring limited antidote supplies.

Also known as: Heart attack

Ventricular fibrillationCardiac arrest

32-year-old man with chest pain from myocardial infarction. Goes into cardiac arrest waiting for cath lab and dies despite resuscitation efforts.

ER — S09E21Patient: Mr. Dressler

Also known as: Stabbing

Hemorrhagic shockHemorrhageForced fetal extractionUterine trauma

Young pregnant woman from the cult who is stabbed and has her baby forcibly removed from her uterus. Requires emergency surgery to save her life and uterus.

ER — S09E21Patient: Mia
Breast cancersupporting

Also known as: Breast cancer

Pathologic fracturePulmonary edemaRespiratory failure

Buddhist nun with end-stage metastatic breast cancer who is dying. Treated for dehydration and pain, ultimately dies peacefully.

ER — S09E21Patient: Zuin-An

Also known as: Rebar impalement

HemothoraxRebar impalement

Construction worker who falls onto rebar which penetrates his chest. Requires careful extrication and chest tube placement.

Vision loss

Firefighter with eye trauma and elevated intraocular pressure following a fire, potentially affecting his career.

Cirrhosissupporting

Also known as: Liver scarring

Gastrointestinal hemorrhageEsophageal varices

57-year-old patient with cirrhosis and GI bleeding requiring endoscopy.

Also known as: DVT

Patient with DVT waiting over 20 hours for telemetry bed due to hospital overcrowding from gang violence.

Atrial fluttersupporting

Also known as: SVT

Elderly man with palpitations diagnosed with atrial flutter that had been missed on previous evaluations. Successfully treated by Dr. Pratt.

ER — S09E21Patient: Ray Jamison

Patient with chronic pancreatitis seeking pain medication, identified as drug-seeking behavior.

Dr. Romano undergoes surgical amputation of his arm after previous helicopter injury. Emotional moment where he expresses love for Elizabeth Corday while under anesthesia.

ER — S09E21Patient: Robert Romano
Recurring storyline