diagnostic realism
3.7/5
Code Black
Season 2 Episode 7
What Lies Beneath
What Lies Beneath is curated around Submarine Explosion Wounded Sailor; Prison Riot Patient Surge.
Air date: Nov 16, 2016
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
Submarine Explosion Wounded Sailor
Willis and Campbell are sent to treat a sailor badly wounded during a submarine explosion.
- Episode shows
- Willis and Campbell are sent to treat a sailor badly wounded during a submarine explosion.
- Clinical takeaway
- Submarine Explosion Wounded Sailor is included because episode evidence supports a concrete ER, trauma, diagnostic, surgical, outbreak, disaster, communication, or safety problem.
Accuracy 3.7/5submarine-explosion-wounded-sailoremergency-medicinepatient-safety
Case 2
Prison Riot Patient Surge
Violent convicts injured during a prison riot descend upon Angels Memorial.
- Episode shows
- Violent convicts injured during a prison riot descend upon Angels Memorial.
- Clinical takeaway
- Prison Riot Patient Surge is included because episode evidence supports a concrete ER, trauma, diagnostic, surgical, outbreak, disaster, communication, or safety problem.
Accuracy 3.7/5prison-riot-convict-patient-surgeemergency-medicinepatient-safety
Episode Summary
Willis and Campbell treat a sailor badly wounded in a Russian submarine explosion, while violent convicts injured in a prison riot arrive at Angels Memorial.
Diagnostic Testing Logic
Submarine Explosion Wounded Sailor: 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.
Prison Riot Patient Surge: 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
Submarine Explosion Wounded Sailor: 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.
Prison Riot Patient Surge: 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 2x07 What Lies Beneath, Code Black recap search - What Lies Beneath. Medical context appears on linked case/topic records with trusted emergency, trauma, ethics, cardiac, infection, obstetric, neurology, palliative, autism, sexual-assault-care, toxicology, and mental-health sources.
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