Also known as: Brain bleed
A young man presents to the ER after a skateboard accident with a head injury. He is initially mis-triaged as 'basic' when he should have been urgent. He develops a subdural hematoma with blown pupil indicating brain stem compression. He dies before his identity can be confirmed, driving the episode's central tragedy about triage errors and mistaken identity.
Also known as: Collapsed lung
A patient from the bus accident arrives with right-sided pneumothorax among other injuries during the mass casualty event that creates the chaotic ER conditions.
Also known as: Blood around the heart
A bus accident victim presents with bilateral femur fractures, hypotension, JVD, and muffled heart sounds indicating cardiac tamponade during the mass casualty event.
Also known as: Dislocated shoulder
A patient from the bus accident presents with a dislocated shoulder which Dr. Okafor reduces in the ER.
Also known as: Broken thigh bone
The real Ian Robinson is found later in the day, thrown from the bus into shrubs, with a fractured left femur among other severe injuries.
Also known as: Broken voice box
Ian Robinson presents with neck injury and possible crushed larynx requiring emergency cricothyroidotomy performed by Dr. Okafor in the ER without supervision, resulting in her being benched.
Also known as: Low calcium
Ian has baseline low calcium which becomes critically low after blood transfusion during surgery, causing seizures. Conrad must establish IV access during the seizure to administer calcium.
Also known as: Cancer of the gallbladder
Shirley presents with suspected gallstones but is diagnosed with early-stage gallbladder cancer. She undergoes complex hepatobiliary surgery by Dr. Bell with intraoperative radiation. The case drives a major subplot about her desire to marry her boyfriend before surgery and the risk-benefit of the procedure.
Also known as: Severe allergic reaction
Lily develops anaphylaxis, likely to the antibiotic imipenem, requiring emergency epinephrine and intubation. This complication highlights the ongoing difficulty in obtaining her complete medical records from Dr. Hunter's clinic.
Also known as: Vein inflammation
Lily develops superficial phlebitis presenting as a rash around her IV site, which Dr. Hunter attributes to the IV line and treats with IV change and antihistamine.
Also known as: Drug-resistant infection
Lily is being treated for a multiresistant infection following her cancer treatment, requiring broad-spectrum antibiotics and careful management due to her compromised immune system.
Also known as: AFib with RVR
A patient in the ER develops atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response during the chaotic mass casualty event, treated with diltiazem.