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The Pitt Season 2 Episode 12

Emergency Medicine Case Files & Clinical Analysis

Every emergency department patient from Season 2 Episode 12 of The Pitt, charted with medically accurate clinical documentation, diagnostic workups, and expert clinical pearls.

Episode
Specialty
Showing 6 of 6 cases
Ms. Stevens presenting in the ED with diffuse erythema.
S02E12 Brief
Adult · Female

Coral Stevens

Severe generalized soreness

Patient presents to the emergency department during a 4th of July heatwave suffering from a severe full-body sunburn. She feels 'stupid' for the overexposure and complains of being 'really, really sore.'

DermatologyEnvironmental +1 more
Patient restrained after ED assault
S02E12 Moderate
Adult · Male

Curtis Larson

Extreme agitation, combativeness, and subsequent head trauma (fall)

Curtis Larson, an adult male patient, was brought to the ED following reported alcohol consumption on a golf course. Upon arrival, he became profoundly combative, triggering a 'Code Hula Hoop' (hospital worker assault) after putting a nurse (Emma) in a headlock. During the scuffle, he slipped and sustained blunt head trauma resulting in a bloody nose. He was chemically restrained by another nurse (Dana) using 4mg of Midazolam (Versed) that was on hand.

ToxicologyPsychiatry +2 more
Dante arriving in the ED with a large, actively bleeding scalp laceration.
S02E12 Moderate
34 · Male

Dante Casella

Blunt trauma from a fireworks explosion in a storage unit.

Patient is a 34-year-old male who was packing class B fireworks launch tubes into a van when an explosion occurred. He was launched 10-15 feet across a garage, striking a rolled-down garage door frame. He presents with a large bleeding scalp laceration, chest pain, and tinnitus.

TraumaBlast Injury +4 more
Eddie Cohen sitting awkwardly after his wife's MVA.
S02E12 Complex
84 · Male

Eddie Cohen

Unsteady gait and cognitive/motor slowing (Noted by physician; originally presented as an uninjured driver in a low-speed MVA).

84-year-old male who presents to the ED accompanying his wife, whom he accidentally backed his car into at low speed. The patient initially denies any injuries or complaints. However, the attending physician observes an unsteady gait, slow movements, and balance issues. The patient's daughter reports a recent decline in both parents' mobility and mentions the patient has a complex medical team ('a whole team of -ologists').

GeriatricsNeurology +2 more
78-year-old female presenting with left hip pain and bruising after a low-speed motor vehicle vs. pedestrian accident.
S02E12 Complex
78 · Female

Frida Cohen

Left hip pain and bruising after a low-speed motor vehicle vs. pedestrian accident (ground-level fall).

78-year-old female presents to the ED after her husband's car backed into her at a very low speed, causing a ground-level fall. She denies head trauma, chest pain, or shortness of breath. She complains of left hip pain and has visible bruising. Past medical history is significant for hypertension, hypothyroidism, and atrial fibrillation. She is currently anticoagulated on Eliquis (apixaban).

GeriatricsTrauma +2 more
Patient arriving via private vehicle in severe respiratory distress.
S02E12 Complex
55 · Male

Oliver Haas

Severe respiratory distress and hypoxia

Oliver Haas is a patient with End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) on a Monday/Wednesday/Friday hemodialysis schedule. He missed his Friday session due to attending a wedding. His son attempted to take him to the local clinic on Saturday morning, but it was closed for the 4th of July holiday. With their local rural hospital (Pine Ridge) permanently closed, his 20-year-old son Mason drove him 1.5 hours to The Pitt. Patient arrived in extremis, exhibiting severe respiratory distress and altered mental status upon arrival.

NephrologyDialysis +4 more