Also known as: Smoke inhalation
Firefighter Casey suffers severe smoke inhalation causing partial lung collapse and progressive respiratory failure. Despite wanting to wait for his wife, he requires intubation. His condition is deemed too severe for surgery and he ultimately dies from his injuries.
Also known as: Blood around the heart
Firefighter impaled by a steel spike that penetrates his chest, causing cardiac tamponade. Owen and Riggs clash over management. During surgery, a ventricular rupture is repaired, but the patient goes into ventricular fibrillation requiring defibrillation. Surgery is successful and full recovery is expected.
Also known as: Superficial partial thickness burn
Multiple firefighters present with second-degree burns on various body parts including chest and extremities. These are treated with debridement, irrigation, and monitoring.
Also known as: Full-thickness burns
Multiple firefighters present with third-degree burns requiring extensive treatment. One patient requires a latissimus flap for chest wall reconstruction. Many patients are triaged in the converted cafeteria due to overcrowding.
Also known as: Fourth-degree burn
Several firefighters present with fourth-degree burns involving deeper tissues. One patient described as 'missing part of his chest wall' requiring complex reconstruction.
Also known as: Rhabdo
Firefighter Casey develops rhabdomyolysis from his burn injuries, causing cardiac arrhythmias that contribute to his deterioration.
Also known as: Brain bleed
A firefighter requires drainage of a subdural hematoma in surgery. Amelia performs the procedure using a Mayfield clamp to drain the clot.
Also known as: Full thickness hand burn
Firefighter Tyler sustains severe burns to his hand with bone exposure. An abdominal pedicle flap (living graft) is planned where his hand will be sewn into his abdomen to provide tissue coverage.
Also known as: Upper arm fracture
A firefighter sustains a proximal humerus fracture requiring a sling, complicated by associated burns to the hand and forearm.
Also known as: Butt burn
Female firefighter Charlotte presents with a burn confined to one buttock. Arizona treats the injury and the patient makes a good recovery.