
Also known as: Cold exposure
Homeless elderly man found cold and altered in Lincoln Park with rectal temperature of 92.3 degrees after spending the night outside in a makeshift tent.
Also known as: High blood sugar
Homeless patient presents with blood sugar of 435 and diabetic ulcerations on feet, though hemoglobin A1C suggests previously controlled diabetes.
Also known as: Heart attack
EKG shows evidence of prior MI in homeless patient with multiple medical conditions.
Also known as: Third-degree burn
33-year-old firefighter with 60% surface area full-thickness burns to face, neck and chest from warehouse fire collapse. Required escharotomy, developed tension pneumothorax, and ultimately died despite aggressive resuscitation.
Also known as: Collapsed lung
Burn patient develops tracheal shift and puncture wound requiring emergent needle decompression during resuscitation.
Also known as: Chest injury
Firefighter sustains bilateral rib fractures and pneumothorax from roof collapse at warehouse fire, requiring chest tube placement.
Also known as: Liver injury
Grade-four hepatic laceration with retrohepatic caval injury causing massive hemorrhage requiring emergency surgery with atrial-caval shunt placement. Patient dies from exsanguination and DIC.
Also known as: Broken pelvis
Pubic rami fractures sustained in warehouse roof collapse.
Also known as: DIC
Develops DIC during trauma surgery with blood pouring from ET tube, contributing to death despite massive transfusion protocol.
Also known as: Dislocated knee
22-year-old firefighter sustains lateral knee dislocation with equivocal pedal pulses after falling during warehouse fire rescue. Requires closed reduction and likely will need ligament surgery.
Also known as: Smoke inhalation
Firefighter develops wheezing and upper airway burns with laryngeal edema requiring emergency cricothyroidotomy when unable to intubate.
Also known as: Blood around the heart
Burn victim from warehouse fire develops cardiac injury requiring emergency thoracotomy. Patient arrested and was unable to be resuscitated.
Also known as: Early labor
Susan experiences regular contractions with cervical changes, becoming 1 cm dilated and 50% effaced. Treated with subcutaneous terbutaline and placed on strict bed rest for remainder of pregnancy.
Also known as: Alzheimer's disease
Pratt's father exhibits worsening dementia with behavioral issues including attempting to cook unsupervised and setting off smoke alarms. Nurse manages with PRN Klonopin and considers need for restraints.