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Season 11, Episode 11

11 medical diagnoses portrayed

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Also known as: GSW to chest

Hemorrhagic shockAsystoleDeath

16-year-old victim of gang shooting brought in with no pulse, used as a teaching case for saphenous cutdown procedure despite being in asystole. Later discovered to be misidentified, causing family notification error.

ER — S11E11Patient: John Doe #1 (Michael Barnes - mistaken identity)

Also known as: GSW to abdomen

Tension pneumothoraxLiver injury requiring surgical repair

Another 16-year-old gang shooting victim treated in trauma with chest tube and central line placement. Survived surgery but was misidentified, leading to wrong family being given death notification.

ER — S11E11Patient: John Doe #2 (actual patient, mistaken for Michael Barnes)

Also known as: Collapsed lung

Pulseless electrical activity

Complication of gunshot wounds requiring chest tube placement by Morris, who struggled with the procedure before Luka intervened.

ER — S11E11Patient: John Doe #2

Also known as: Head cut

15-year-old obese foster child hit over the head with a lamp by her brother. The injury prompted social work investigation that ultimately revealed pattern of suspicious injuries leading to her removal from the home.

ER — S11E11Patient: Amy Packer

Also known as: ADHD

10-year-old boy on Adderall and Depakote for ADHD and ODD who hit his sister with a lamp during a tantrum, suggesting medication needs adjustment.

ER — S11E11Patient: Cullum (Amy's foster brother)

Also known as: ODD

Behavioral disorder contributing to violent outburst that injured his foster sister Amy.

ER — S11E11Patient: Cullum

Incoming trauma mentioned requiring treatment room preparation.

Knee contusionssupporting

Also known as: Knee bruising

Patient who slipped at work and couldn't bear weight, used as teaching case for Pratt to practice better patient communication and examination technique.

ER — S11E11Patient: Mr. Meacham

Also known as: Heart attack

Active MI case that Pratt was managing, causing him to delay seeing knee contusion patient.

Also known as: Drug reaction

Nausea and vomiting

Patient with vomiting secondary to phenothiazine medication, treated with Zofran.

Also known as: Alcoholism

Abby returns from rehab and struggles on her first day back, ultimately leaving mid-shift because she came back too soon. She discusses treatment options including a 30-day program.

ER — S11E11Patient: Abby Lockhart
Recurring storyline