Also known as: Brain bleed
Jason Myers is brought in with a temporal bone fracture and epidural hemorrhage after being beaten. The bleed requires urgent evacuation to prevent death, and he later wakes up and threatens to press charges.
Also known as: Brain on the outside
A pediatric patient undergoes a complex craniofacial surgery involving removal of an encephalocele and closure of a midline facial cleft. The procedure includes calvarial graft and facial reconstruction performed by Dr. Boswell and the Grey Sloan team.
Also known as: Shish kebab
Leon falls four stories and is impaled on three bars of standing rebar. The team must carefully cut the metal bars in an oxygen-rich OR environment while managing risks to nearby vessels including the carotid and femoral arteries.
Also known as: Blood clot in brain artery
Paul Dawson has been unconscious for nine days. Brooks discovers a previously missed thrombus blocking the basilar artery. Derek performs a high-risk pipeline stent procedure to restore blood flow, successfully waking the patient despite a wall dissection during the procedure.
Also known as: Skull fracture
Jason Myers has a temporal bone fracture that contributes to his epidural hematoma after being beaten.
Also known as: Unplanned pregnancy
Meredith is three weeks from her due date and is kicked out of a dangerous OR case for safety. She later falls on stairs but the baby is unharmed. At episode's end, her water breaks as the storm hits.
Also known as: OCD Harm (violent obsessions)
Bailey continues to struggle with returning to surgery after her contamination fears. She refuses to scrub in when ordered, instead focusing on administrative tasks like printing patient charts, showing her ongoing psychological recovery.