Also known as: Bleeding around the liver
An 11-year-old boy from a building fire presents with burns and crush injuries. He develops a subscapular hematoma (bleeding around the liver) causing hemorrhagic shock, requiring fluid resuscitation and emergency surgery.
Also known as: Broken pelvis
The same patient has symphysis separation and S-I diastasis that is initially missed but identified by Abby, leading to successful pelvic binding that controls the bleeding.
Also known as: Third-degree burn
Dexter sustains 25% surface area burns to hands and chest from the building fire, requiring fluid resuscitation per Parkland formula.
Also known as: Smoke inhalation
Dexter develops respiratory distress from smoke damage to his lungs, requiring intubation before CT scan.
Also known as: Smoke inhalation
A 7-year-old girl from the same fire presents with smoke inhalation causing wheezing and decreased oxygen saturation, treated with nebulizers.
Also known as: LCA
During workup, Abby diagnoses Kayla with Leber congenital amaurosis, a genetic disorder causing center-field vision loss. The child had been hiding her vision problems, fearing rejection by foster families.
Also known as: Spinal cord damage
A 28-year-old firefighter falls 15 feet through a burning floor, sustaining a T11 vertebral fracture with spinal cord contusion. He undergoes successful surgery and begins moving his legs post-operatively.
Also known as: Third-degree burn
The firefighter also sustains burns to hands and face from the building fire.
Also known as: Wrist dislocation
A woman presents after domestic violence with a severe wrist fracture/dislocation requiring reduction and surgical repair.
Also known as: Alcohol poisoning
The domestic violence victim is intoxicated with alcohol at presentation, complicating her care and evaluation.
Also known as: Alcoholism
Abby reveals to the staff that she spent the past weeks in residential detox for alcoholism, not in Croatia as believed. She is now sober and attending required AA meetings and physician diversion group as part of her probationary reinstatement.
Also known as: Grieving
An elderly woman presents with insomnia, reporting her deceased husband calling to her at night. She is ultimately found dead from what the chaplain suggests was a broken heart/desire to join her deceased husband.
Morris is suffering from food poisoning with severe nausea and vomiting, requiring IV fluids and antiemetics during his shift.