Ep 1. Derailed

The Chicago Med season 1 episode 1, titled "Derailed," opens with a chaotic scene of a crowded train station where a train has derailed and crashed into the platform, leaving numerous passengers injured. The medical staff at Chicago’s busiest hospital, Gaffney Chicago Medical Center, are called to the scene to help triage and treat the injured passengers.

The episode follows the main characters who work at the hospital. There’s Dr. Will Halstead, a former plastic surgeon turned emergency medicine doctor, Dr. Jay Halstead, Will’s brother and an FBI agent who occasionally works with the hospital, and Dr. Connor Rhodes, a brilliant trauma surgeon with a mysterious past. Together, they team up to treat the patients of the train crash and navigate the hospital’s politics.

As the doctors try to cope with the chaos and deal with injured patients lying all around them, tensions rise among the staff. Dr. Halstead quickly establishes himself as the team leader, taking charge of triage and handing out assignments to the other doctors. Meanwhile, Dr. Rhodes clashes with the head of the ER, Dr. Daniel Charles, over a disagreement about the ethical aspects of one patient's treatment.

The episode also introduces us to the nurses and administrators working in various areas of the hospital. One of the key relationships is between Nurse April Sexton and Dr. Halstead, who have a history and a mutual attraction.

As the episode progresses, the doctors work tirelessly to save as many lives as possible, but their job is made difficult by the sheer number of injuries and the fact that many of the patients are critical. The hospital is also swamped by the number of victims being brought in, and resources quickly run short. All of the doctors and nurses are pushed to their breaking point as they try to save as many lives as possible.

Overall, "Derailed" is compelling and intense from the beginning to end. It establishes a strong foundation for the series, setting up relationships and plot threads that will carry throughout the show’s run. The episode is fast-paced, emotional, and gripping, leaving audiences eager to see what happens next in the lives of the characters.