Season 1 Episode 12

Guilty

Air date: Mar 29, 2016

Medical Cases in This Episode

These are the patient stories worth unpacking. Open any case for the real-world medicine, what the episode shows, what it leaves out, and source-backed context.

3 cases identified

Case 1

Blood Draw Consent Refusal

Nurse Lockwood refuses to violate hospital policy by drawing blood from a suspected DUI patient without consent.

Episode shows: Nurse Lockwood refuses to violate hospital policy by drawing blood from a suspected DUI patient without consent.
Clinical takeaway: Blood Draw Consent Refusal is included because episode evidence supports a concrete patient-care, diagnostic, treatment, consent, infection-control, or safeguarding scenario.

Accuracy 3.6/5blood-draw-consent-refusalemergency-medicinepatient-safety

Case 2

Six-Month-Old Injury Concern

Dr. Manning and Sharon Goodwin deal with a single mother and her 6-month-old when the baby's injuries raise concerns.

Episode shows: Dr. Manning and Sharon Goodwin deal with a single mother and her 6-month-old when the baby's injuries raise concerns.
Clinical takeaway: Six-Month-Old Injury Concern is included because episode evidence supports a concrete patient-care, diagnostic, treatment, consent, infection-control, or safeguarding scenario.

Accuracy 3.6/5six-month-old-injury-concernemergency-medicinepatient-safety

Case 3

Car Strike Patient With Suspicious Context

Dr. Charles and Sarah Reese attend to a patient hit by a car, then suspicions arise as they dig deeper.

Episode shows: Dr. Charles and Sarah Reese attend to a patient hit by a car, then suspicions arise as they dig deeper.
Clinical takeaway: Car Strike Patient With Suspicious Context is included because episode evidence supports a concrete patient-care, diagnostic, treatment, consent, infection-control, or safeguarding scenario.

Accuracy 3.6/5car-strike-patient-suspicionemergency-medicinepatient-safety

About the Episode

Nurse Lockwood gets arrested for refusing to violate hospital policy and draw blood from a suspected DUI patient without his consent. Dr. Halstead discusses with his lawyer the severity of the pending lawsuit against him. Elsewhere, Dr. Manning and Sharon Goodwin deal with a single mother and her 6-month old, but when the baby's injuries come into question, concerns are raised. Meanwhile, Dr. Charles, who is dealing with some personal issues, and Sarah Reese attend to a patient that was hit by a car, but suspicions abound when they dig deeper.

Medical Relevance

A full clinical context review has not been generated for this episode yet.

The Medical Verdict

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