Also known as: Surgical fire
TJ undergoes a lipoma excision that results in an operating room fire when a cautery spark ignites pooled oxygen. He suffers severe burns to his neck requiring subsequent escharotomy and extensive plastic surgery planning.
Also known as: Fatty tumor
TJ has a large lipoma on his neck that he saved money to have surgically removed, having been called 'Tumor Boy' in high school. The excision procedure leads to the catastrophic OR fire.
Also known as: Throat swelling
TJ develops severe airway obstruction post-burn when swelling from the neck burns compresses his trachea, requiring emergency escharotomy to relieve the pressure and restore breathing.
Also known as: Hyperkalemia overdose
Autopsy reveals Lily died from a lethal potassium overdose when an IV potassium bag was set to infuse too rapidly. The episode centers on investigating whether nurse Nic set the flow rate incorrectly or if someone deliberately changed it.
Also known as: Perforated intestine
Devon catches a perforated intestine on X-ray in a patient initially thought to have another bowel obstruction. Free air is visible under the diaphragm, requiring urgent surgical consultation and antibiotics.
Also known as: Health anxiety
Olivia is a cyberchondriac who repeatedly presents to the ER convinced she has various serious illnesses after researching symptoms online. Devon diagnoses her as perfectly healthy with illness anxiety disorder.
Also known as: Something stuck up the nose
A young girl has a marble lodged deep in her nasal cavity. Devon successfully removes it using a cardiac catheter as an improvised extraction tool.