The trauma bay at Metropolitan General Hospital erupted into controlled chaos as the ambulance screamed into the emergency entrance, paramedics already shouting vital information before the doors even opened.

"Male, thirty-two years old, severe head trauma from MVA, GCS of three at the scene, unresponsive, BP dropping, possible intracranial hemorrhage," the lead paramedic rattled off while they wheeled Jackson's gurney through the automatic doors.

Dr. Sarah Chen, the on-call neurosurgeon, was ...