Dthrip performs an emergency cricothyrotomy using a ballpoint pen and a scalpel he palmed from a supply cart — all while a terrified intern freezes. He writes on a napkin. The patient survives. No one thanks him. He returns to mopping.
While residents handle a multi-car pileup, Dthrip (real name: ) becomes an unlikely focal point. He alerts a nurse to a leaking oxygen valve by tapping his mop handle three times. Later, he finds an abandoned infant in a linen closet — no one knows how the baby got there.
The episode focuses on heavy ethical dilemmas and the lingering trauma of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare workers. Primary Medical Cases