Also known as: Full-thickness burns
28-year-old male with 90% body surface area burns from gas tank explosion. Requires intubation, massive fluid resuscitation per Parkland formula, and escharotomy to relieve chest wall pressure. Episode reveals his prognosis is extremely poor with >90% mortality risk.
Also known as: Smoke inhalation
Burn patient with singed nasal hairs and soot in oropharynx indicating airway burn requiring prophylactic intubation before throat swelling occurs.
Also known as: Broken nose
Dana is assaulted by patient Doug Driscoll who punches her in the face, causing non-displaced nasal fracture. CT rules out intracranial injury. This drives subplot about workplace violence and hospital safety.
Also known as: Stroke
Young woman (Jane Doe initially) with aphasia and right-sided weakness. Found to have carotid artery dissection with thrombus causing stroke. Treated with TNK thrombolytics with good response but develops angioedema complication.
Also known as: Torn artery in neck
Underlying cause of the stroke patient's condition - dissection in left carotid artery with thrombus formation that embolized to brain.
Also known as: Throat swelling
Complication from TNK thrombolytic therapy causing lip and tongue swelling with stridor. Successfully managed with IV epinephrine, avoiding intubation.
Also known as: Broken ankle
McKay's ex-husband injures ankle skateboarding. Fracture of distal tibia and fibula with unstable mortise requiring surgical fixation with plates and screws.
Also known as: Bleeding behind the eye
16-year-old baseball player hit by line drive develops bleeding behind eyeball with dangerously elevated eye pressure (58 mmHg). McKay performs emergency lateral canthotomy to relieve pressure and preserve vision.
Also known as: Blood in the eye
Grade 4 hyphema (complete filling of anterior chamber with blood) in baseball player's eye injury, requiring surgical drainage and fluid replacement.
Also known as: Eye socket fracture
Hairline fracture of orbital floor from baseball injury, identified on CT scan as part of comprehensive eye trauma.
Also known as: Heroin addiction
Major subplot reveals Langdon has been stealing patient medications (benzos, Librium) from the ER. Initially claims it's for back pain maintenance but is confronted and fired by Robby when pills are found in his locker.