Also known as: Impalement injury
Keith was impaled by a car door in a motor vehicle accident. The surgical team performed an ex-lap in the field, then transported him while actively bleeding to a distant OR, where he coded and required thoracotomy.
Also known as: Broken neck
Joan sustained a cervical spine fracture at C5-6 in the same car accident, requiring spinal surgery while also managing complications from childbirth. Interns removed her cervical collar prematurely before trauma clearance.
Also known as: Bleeding after delivery
Joan developed postpartum hemorrhage due to uterine atony after delivering her baby in the crushed car. Arizona managed it with a balloon catheter while balancing the need for spinal surgery.
Also known as: Damaged neck artery
Joan developed a leaking carotid pseudoaneurysm post-operatively that caused bleeding into her neck, compressing her trachea and threatening her airway. Edwards caught it and performed emergency airway management. Repaired with arteriotomy and patch.
Also known as: Broken arm
Joan sustained a radioulnar fracture in the car accident that was reduced in the field.