Also known as: Head injury
Good Samaritan who fell and hit his head while rescuing an elderly woman from subway tracks, resulting in a small left temporal intraparenchymal bleed. Required intubation for airway protection and anticoagulation reversal.
Also known as: Compound fracture
Elderly Nepali woman who fell or was pushed onto subway tracks, resulting in her foot being caught between platform and train. Required popliteal nerve block, orthopedic reduction, and pan scan to rule out other injuries.
Also known as: Rhabdo
31-year-old triathlete who developed rhabdomyolysis two weeks post-marathon, leading to acute kidney injury with potassium of 7.7. Had two V-tach cardiac arrests requiring defibrillation and later developed uremic pericardial effusion requiring emergency pericardiocentesis.
Also known as: Being high on marijuana
Four-year-old who accidentally ingested cannabis gummies from his father's coat pocket, presenting with profound lethargy and decreased responsiveness. Required extensive workup before toxicology screen revealed cannabis.
Also known as: Suicide attempt
18-year-old who created lists of classmates he wanted to 'eliminate.' Mother brought herself to ED with self-induced vomiting to get help for her son. He fled the hospital when confronted about needing psychiatric help.
Also known as: Lung infection
79-year-old with mild Alzheimer's from assisted living presenting with fever, cough, and right middle lobe infiltrate. Treated with code sepsis protocol including antibiotics.
Also known as: Third-degree burn
Woman who burned her hand on a Sterno while cooking s'mores, likely unhoused. Treated with pain medication and saline dressing.
Also known as: GSW
9mm gunshot wound to left shoulder with negative CT angiogram, stable crits, discharged home after observation.
Also known as: GI bleed
48-year-old woman with cirrhosis presenting with upper GI bleed, intubated and stable after one unit of blood, awaiting ICU bed.
Also known as: Alcohol withdrawal
Recurrent patient with blood alcohol of .420, being treated with lorazepam for alcohol withdrawal.
Also known as: Aspirated tooth
Patient with complete avulsion of tooth in bar fight, chest X-ray revealed aspirated tooth that would have caused lung abscess if discharged.
Also known as: Blocked intestine
Patient waiting on surgery consult for three hours, mentioned as boarding case.
Also known as: Heart stopped
89-year-old woman from skilled nursing facility with V-fib, unresponsive to multiple shocks and CPR. DNR form arrived late, resuscitation efforts terminated.