Also known as: Baby blues (severe form)
A new mother who deliberately crashed her car into a wall with her infant daughter in the vehicle due to severe postpartum depression. She initially fabricated a story about being run off the road, then denied symptoms when confronted. The episode focuses on Neela's efforts to get psychiatric help for both mother and child.
Also known as: Head laceration
Three-month-old infant ejected from car seat during deliberate crash caused by mother's postpartum depression. Suffered multiple lacerations and frontal-parietal hematoma requiring intubation and CT scan.
Also known as: Broken breastbone
The mother suffered a sternal fracture from the car crash, requiring cardiac monitoring to rule out myocardial contusion.
Also known as: Chest pain from heart disease
Patient presented with chest pain requiring angioplasty. His case reveals he hired a 'satisfaction facilitator' (sex worker) without his wife's knowledge.
Also known as: Broken pelvis
Pedestrian struck by car while crossing street to get pizza for his children. Suffered hypotensive pelvic fracture with significant internal bleeding requiring rapid transfusion and angiography.
Also known as: Prostate cancer
Dr. Dubenko reveals to Abby that he has been diagnosed with moderately differentiated prostate cancer (stage T-1) requiring radical prostatectomy, and awkwardly propositions her for sex before his surgery.
Also known as: Coma
Woman in coma for six years from motor vehicle accident that killed her mother. Sent from nursing home for G-tube infection. Unexpectedly awakens at end of episode with no memory of the accident or intervening years.
Also known as: Severed femoral artery
Patient with penetrating injury to femoral artery causing cold foot, requiring surgical repair.