Mercy

Season 1 Episode 20

We All Saw This Coming

Air date: Apr 28, 2010

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

Prison Riot Injured Prisoners

Injured prisoners inundate the hospital after a prison riot.

Episode shows
Injured prisoners inundate the hospital after a prison riot.
Clinical takeaway
Prison Riot Injured Prisoners is included because episode evidence supports a concrete clinical, emergency, nursing, trauma, mental-health, palliative, cancer, coma, or care-safety issue.
Accuracy 3.6/5prison-riot-injured-prisonersemergency-care

Case 2

Injured Football Player Advice

Chloe gives medical advice to an injured football player.

Episode shows
Chloe gives medical advice to an injured football player.
Clinical takeaway
Injured Football Player Advice is included because episode evidence supports a concrete clinical, emergency, nursing, trauma, mental-health, palliative, cancer, coma, or care-safety issue.
Accuracy 3.6/5injured-football-player-adviceemergency-care

Case 3

Former Patient Suicide Consequences

Sonia worries about consequences after a former patient's suicide.

Episode shows
Sonia worries about consequences after a former patient's suicide.
Clinical takeaway
Former Patient Suicide Consequences is included because episode evidence supports a concrete clinical, emergency, nursing, trauma, mental-health, palliative, cancer, coma, or care-safety issue.
Accuracy 3.4/5former-patient-suicide-consequencesemergency-care

About the Episode

An all-out prison riot results in injured prisoners inundating the hospital for treatment. Elsewhere, Veronica learns about her patient's chilling secret; Chloe offers wise medical advice to her injured gridiron-player boyfriend; and Sonya worries about the consequences of being involved in her former patient's suicide.

Medical Relevance

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

The Medical Verdict

Final editorial assessment will be added after review.