Also known as: Leg amputation
Worker with traumatic injury requiring field amputation by the Go Team before transport to Yates University Hospital. The case sets up the contrast with how different hospitals handle different types of trauma patients.
Also known as: Stab wound
Anonymous male patient shot in the abdomen with a small caliber b*llet that ricocheted internally causing massive multi-organ damage. Required multiple surgeries, dialysis, massive transfusion protocol, and ultimately resulted in permanent paralysis. The case drives the episode's exploration of healthcare resource allocation and how hospitals handle uninsured trauma patients.
Also known as: Shock from blood loss
Patient developed life-threatening hemorrhagic shock from his g*nsh*t wound, requiring massive transfusion protocol and depleting the hospital's AB negative blood supply.
Also known as: Kidney failure
The b*llet destroyed a branch of the patient's renal artery, causing kidney damage requiring continuous dialysis.
Also known as: Spinal cord damage
The b*llet lodged in the lower thoracic spine and transected the spinal cord during surgical removal, resulting in permanent paralysis from the waist down.
Also known as: Abruption
During delays waiting for her scheduled C-section, Padma experiences a placental abruption where the placenta detaches from the uterine wall, causing life-threatening hemorrhage. Emergency surgery is required to save her and the babies.
Also known as: Twins
Padma is carrying twin boys conceived via sperm donor and is scheduled for a C-section. Her anxiety about the delivery and potential complications is a major emotional thread throughout the episode.
Also known as: Bleeding after delivery
Following the abruption and emergency C-section, Padma experiences severe bleeding from a tear in the uterine artery that nearly kills her before Leela successfully stops it.
Also known as: Heroin addiction
Cade suspects Ian of using benzodiazepines while working, leading to hospital-wide mandatory drug testing. Ian tests positive but claims it's a false positive from oxaprozin for back pain, leaving the question unresolved.