Also known as: GSW to abdomen
An 8-year-old boy is accidentally shot by his friend Peter while playing with an unlocked gun. The bullet penetrates his abdomen and shatters his L1 vertebra, causing fragments in the spinal canal and a CSF leak. During surgery to decompress the spinal cord, he experiences cardiac instability requiring defibrillation, which causes spinal movement and results in permanent paraplegia.
Also known as: Spinal cord damage
The gunshot wound causes a shattered L1 vertebra with fragments penetrating the spinal canal, requiring complex neurosurgical decompression. Despite surgery, the patient experiences permanent spinal cord damage resulting in paraplegia with very unlikely chance of recovery of walking ability.
Also known as: Liver tumor
Patient with a 5-centimeter benign liver tumor scheduled for laparoscopic resection. The case becomes complicated when her online boyfriend appears at the hospital having misrepresented himself, causing emotional distress before surgery. She had lied to him about the tumor being malignant.
Also known as: MS
Kyle Diaz, a musician with relapsing and remitting multiple sclerosis who has been texting with Stephanie Edwards, comes to Seattle to see her and take her on a date. The condition is mentioned as part of his ongoing character arc but does not feature prominently in medical storyline this episode.