Season 1 Episode 16

Freeze Outs

Air date: Feb 20, 1995

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

Prolonged Cold-Water Hypothermia

Doctors attempt to revive a boy frozen for three hours in Lake Michigan.

Episode shows: Doctors attempt to revive a boy frozen for three hours in Lake Michigan.
Clinical takeaway: Prolonged Cold-Water Hypothermia is included because episode evidence supports a concrete clinical, procedural, safety, ethics, or governance scenario.

Accuracy 3.7/5prolonged-cold-water-hypothermiasurgical-safetymedical-ethics

Case 2

AIDS Researcher Joins Staff

An AIDS researcher joins the staff.

Episode shows: An AIDS researcher joins the staff.
Clinical takeaway: AIDS Researcher Joins Staff is included because episode evidence supports a concrete clinical, procedural, safety, ethics, or governance scenario.

Accuracy 3.7/5aids-researcher-joins-staffsurgical-safetymedical-ethics

About the Episode

The doctors attempt to revive a boy who has been frozen for three hours in the waters of Lake Michigan; an AIDS researcher joins the staff.

Medical Relevance

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The Medical Verdict

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