Also known as: Traumatic injury to abdomen during pregnancy
Tia, a 29-year-old pregnant physician at 28 weeks gestation, is struck by a car and suffers severe blunt abdominal trauma. She goes into cardiac arrest requiring emergency C-section delivery of her son Connor, followed by multiple surgeries to repair her ruptured spleen and lacerated liver.
Also known as: Premature birth
Baby Connor is delivered by emergency C-section at 28 weeks gestation following his mother's traumatic injury. He experiences multiple life-threatening complications including pneumothorax requiring chest tube placement and episodes of bradycardia requiring resuscitation.
Also known as: Dislocated shoulder
Addison sustains a left shoulder dislocation when struck by debris during the attack on the clinic. Despite significant pain, she continues treating patients and refuses sedation for reduction initially.
Also known as: Head laceration
Levi is grazed by a brick thrown through the clinic window, requiring evaluation for concussion and traumatic brain injury. He is cleared neurologically but placed under observation and restricted from procedures.
Also known as: Collapsed lung
The premature infant develops a pneumothorax requiring emergency needle decompression and chest tube placement in the NICU when his oxygen saturation drops critically.
Also known as: Joint infection from gonorrhea
Norma presents with severe knee swelling and pain, initially thought to need knee replacement, but is diagnosed with gonococcal arthritis from disseminated gonorrhea requiring antibiotics and contact tracing.
Also known as: The clap
Multiple elderly residents of a senior living facility are diagnosed with gonorrhea, creating a community outbreak requiring contact tracing and treatment of multiple sexual partners.
Also known as: Ruptured spleen
Tia's blunt abdominal trauma results in a shattered spleen requiring emergency splenectomy during her initial life-saving surgery.
Also known as: Liver injury
Tia sustains multiple liver lacerations from her trauma that continue bleeding, requiring Pringle maneuver and deep liver sutures performed at bedside in the ICU when she re-bleeds.
Also known as: Shock from blood loss
Tia experiences massive hemorrhagic shock from her injuries requiring massive transfusion protocol, multiple surgeries, and damage control techniques including temporary abdominal packing.