Also known as: Brain bleed
Max suffers a severe epidural hematoma after hitting his head during severe turbulence. His condition deteriorates with seizures and vomiting. Meredith performs an emergency burr hole procedure mid-flight using a syringe and improvised tools to relieve the pressure on his brain.
Also known as: Heart stopped
A passenger with pulmonary hypertension goes into cardiac arrest mid-flight. Riggs manages to resuscitate him using a defibrillator after the patient enters ventricular fibrillation.
Also known as: High blood pressure in the lungs
A passenger experiences severe respiratory distress due to pulmonary hypertension at high altitude. Riggs treats him with erectile dysfunction medication to dilate his pulmonary vessels, but the patient subsequently arrests and requires resuscitation.
Also known as: Broken wrist
Flight attendant Candace fractures her wrist during severe turbulence. Meredith performs a closed reduction without adequate pain medication and splints the fracture using available materials.
Also known as: Head laceration
Young child Diego sustains a forehead laceration during turbulence requiring wound care and likely stitches upon landing. The injury is treated with butterfly strips and antiseptic gauze on the plane.