Season 1 Episode 6

In Extremis

In Extremis is curated around Triage Between Officer and Shooter; Pregnancy, Arm Pain, and MRI Results.

Air date: Nov 4, 2015

Explore 2 medical cases

diagnostic realism

3.7/5

overall

3.7/5

procedure realism

3.6/5

workflow realism

3.8/5

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.

2 cases identified

Case 1

Triage Between Officer and Shooter

Leanne struggles with whether to treat a police officer or his shooter, who has more serious injuries.

Episode shows: Leanne struggles with whether to treat a police officer or his shooter, who has more serious injuries.
Clinical takeaway: Triage Between Officer and Shooter is included because the episode evidence supports a concrete ER, trauma, diagnostic, surgical, staffing, communication, or safety problem.

Accuracy 3.6/5triage-between-officer-and-shooteremergency-medicinepatient-safety

Case 2

Pregnancy, Arm Pain, and MRI Results

Malaya's pregnant ex-girlfriend arrives with arm pain and shocking MRI results.

Episode shows: Malaya's pregnant ex-girlfriend arrives with arm pain and shocking MRI results.
Clinical takeaway: Pregnancy, Arm Pain, and MRI Results is included because the episode evidence supports a concrete ER, trauma, diagnostic, surgical, staffing, communication, or safety problem.

Accuracy 3.6/5pregnancy-arm-pain-mriemergency-medicinepatient-safety

Episode Summary

Leanne must choose between treating a police officer who helped her and his shooter, who has more serious injuries. Malaya's pregnant ex-girlfriend arrives with arm pain and shocking MRI results.

Diagnostic Testing Logic

Triage Between Officer and Shooter: A real ER team would triage acuity, stabilize immediate threats, verify history, perform targeted exam and tests, involve senior clinicians, document decisions, communicate risks, and reassess. The available evidence does not support adding unshown vital signs, lab values, medication doses, imaging findings, timestamps, or definitive outcomes.

Pregnancy, Arm Pain, and MRI Results: A real ER team would triage acuity, stabilize immediate threats, verify history, perform targeted exam and tests, involve senior clinicians, document decisions, communicate risks, and reassess. The available evidence does not support adding unshown vital signs, lab values, medication doses, imaging findings, timestamps, or definitive outcomes.

Medical Accuracy Review

Triage Between Officer and Shooter: The episode ties this case to a specific supported ER, medical, safety, diagnostic, emergency, or care-pathway event. The available sources do not support adding exact vital signs, lab values, imaging results, medication doses, timestamps, or full outcomes.

Pregnancy, Arm Pain, and MRI Results: The episode ties this case to a specific supported ER, medical, safety, diagnostic, emergency, or care-pathway event. The available sources do not support adding exact vital signs, lab values, imaging results, medication doses, timestamps, or full outcomes.

Sources Further Reading

Episode evidence: iDRief catalog page, TVmaze - Code Black 1x06 In Extremis, Code Black recap search - In Extremis. Medical context appears on linked case/topic records with trusted emergency, trauma, ethics, cardiac, infection, obstetric, oncology, palliative, and mental-health sources.

Medical Disclaimer

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