Also known as: Dislocated hip
Sarah sustains a hip dislocation in the car accident that cuts off blood supply to her leg. Derek manually reduces the dislocation at the scene to prevent her from losing the leg.
Also known as: Head laceration
Charlie sustains a significant head injury in the accident with confusion and repeated loss of consciousness. Derek tends to him at the scene before paramedics arrive.
Also known as: Ruptured spleen
Alana sustains a grade-2 splenic laceration from the car accident requiring surgical exploration. The team decides to leave the spleen rather than remove it.
Also known as: Torn colon
Alana's colon is avulsed in the accident requiring resection and creation of a temporary colostomy during emergency surgery.
Also known as: Blood in chest cavity
Derek develops a massive hemothorax from his injuries requiring chest tube placement and thoracotomy to evacuate blood.
Also known as: Multiple broken ribs on both sides
Derek sustains a right-sided flail chest from the car accident, identified on examination in the emergency room.
Also known as: Brain bleed
Derek develops an epidural hematoma from his head trauma that goes undiagnosed due to failure to obtain timely head CT. By the time neurosurgery arrives, the bleeding has caused irreversible brain damage leading to brain death. This is the central medical tragedy of the episode.
Also known as: Shock from blood loss
Derek presents with persistent hypotension and tachycardia after blunt trauma, requiring multiple fluid boluses and blood transfusions.
Also known as: Skull fracture with brain exposure
Patient from the freeway accident presents with open skull fracture and blunt force trauma, mentioned as arriving at the hospital.