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Grey's Anatomy

Grey's AnatomyABC

Season 11, Episode 18

12 medical diagnoses portrayed

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Also known as: GSW to chest

HemorrhageChest cavity bleeding

Police officer Pete Gibson sustained multiple gunshot wounds to the upper-left chest cavity and left abdomen during a bank robbery response. Despite extensive resuscitation efforts including cardiac massage, he suffered cardiac arrest and was declared brain dead after 14 minutes without adequate oxygen to his brain.

Grey's Anatomy — S11E18Patient: Pete Gibson

Also known as: GSW to abdomen

Intra-abdominal hemorrhage

Pete Gibson had at least three bullet wounds to his left abdomen requiring emergency exploratory laparotomy to control bleeding and assess organ damage.

Grey's Anatomy — S11E18Patient: Pete Gibson

Also known as: Brain death

Pete Gibson was declared brain dead after prolonged cardiac arrest resulted in irreversible brain damage from oxygen deprivation. He had fixed pupils, no corneal reflex, and no brain activity.

Grey's Anatomy — S11E18Patient: Pete Gibson

Also known as: Self-inflicted gunshot wound to neck

Tracheal injuryAirway compromise

Officer Brett Gibson sustained a gunshot wound to the neck that damaged his trachea, requiring emergency cricothyroidotomy to secure his airway. He was gurgling blood and at risk of losing his airway completely.

Grey's Anatomy — S11E18Patient: Brett Gibson

Also known as: GSW to abdomen

Brett Gibson had abdominal gunshot wounds in addition to his neck injury, requiring surgical exploration and management.

Grey's Anatomy — S11E18Patient: Brett Gibson
Strokemajor

Also known as: Brain attack

Brain death

Brett Gibson suffered a large stroke during surgery that resulted in severe brain damage and brain death. The stroke occurred as a complication of his trauma injuries.

Grey's Anatomy — S11E18Patient: Brett Gibson

Also known as: Brain death

Brett Gibson was declared brain dead following a massive intraoperative stroke. His pupils were non-responsive and there was no brain activity on examination.

Grey's Anatomy — S11E18Patient: Brett Gibson

Also known as: GSW

Muscle avulsionExposed bone

Officer Dan Pruitt sustained a through-and-through gunshot wound to his leg with significant muscle loss and exposed bone fragments. Despite the injury, he carried his wounded partner into the hospital before receiving treatment.

Grey's Anatomy — S11E18Patient: Dan Pruitt

Also known as: GSW to abdomen

Liver avulsionHepatic failure

15-year-old Jared sustained multiple gunshot wounds to the right abdomen during the bank robbery, resulting in complete avulsion of his liver with loss of blood supply. He required emergency liver transplantation to survive.

Also known as: Liver failure

Jared's liver was completely avulsed with no salvageable blood supply, requiring emergency placement on the transplant list. He ultimately received a directed donation from one of the officers killed in the robbery.

Also known as: GSW to chest

Jared had multiple gunshot wounds including injuries to his chest in addition to the devastating abdominal injury.

Also known as: Brain aneurysm

Amelia Shepherd had a scheduled aneurysm clipping surgery that she assigned to Derek, which he accepted as his first case back at Grey-Sloan Memorial Hospital.