Also known as: Trampled
A pregnant woman found under rubble with severe crush injuries to her right torso and facial trauma. Her blood pressure was initially low but stabilized after fluids and positioning on her left side to protect the fetus.
Also known as: Compound fracture
Featured during the triage training drill where an intern misdiagnoses a puncture wound over a bone as minor, when it was actually an open fracture with high infection risk, resulting in the simulated patient's death from sepsis.
Also known as: Spinal cord damage
A mechanic trapped under a car at the ferry accident scene with injuries to chest, legs, broken arm, and damage to spine and pelvis. He loses consciousness and has a blown pupil, indicating severe spinal and neurological trauma requiring urgent evacuation.
Also known as: Exposed intestines
A 45-year-old woman with an open abdominal wound and omental evisceration requiring emergency surgery. She refuses to go to the OR until her missing 7-year-old son is located, creating a life-threatening delay.
Also known as: Head laceration
Rick develops a blown pupil indicating severe head trauma and increased intracranial pressure, requiring urgent CT scan and neurosurgical evaluation.
Also known as: Cold exposure
The pregnant crush injury patient is clamped down from hypothermia after being in cold water, making IV access difficult and contributing to her low blood pressure.
Also known as: Broken wrist
Rick has a broken arm that Meredith attempts to set at the scene to help reduce his pain while trapped under the car, performing fracture reduction in the field.
Also known as: Scalding burn
A ferry passenger with significant burns who refuses treatment initially because he's trying to help rescue his trapped friend Rick.
Also known as: Knife wound
Multiple ferry passengers sustain penetrating injuries from metal debris and structural fragments during the accident, requiring urgent hemorrhage control and surgical evaluation.