Also known as: Blood in chest cavity
Elderly priest struck by bicycle during wedding ceremony sustains blunt chest trauma requiring chest tube insertion. Develops cardiac tamponade requiring emergency thoracotomy. Despite resuscitation efforts, patient dies from injuries.
Also known as: Blood around the heart
Priest develops cardiac tamponade from blunt chest trauma after bicycle collision. Hunt performs emergency thoracotomy but patient cannot be saved.
Also known as: Spine fracture
Tandem bicycle rider sustains T6 and L1 compression fractures after crash. Fractures compress pre-existing tethered spinal cord, causing progressive paralysis requiring emergency surgery.
Also known as: Spinal cord tethering
Patient has previously undiagnosed congenital tethered spinal cord with syrinx discovered after trauma. Compression from fractures causes progressive paralysis. Amelia performs untethering surgery complicated by bleeding into syrinx.
Also known as: Face injury
25-year-old patient sustains severe facial injuries from illegal fireworks while intoxicated. Requires extensive reconstructive surgery by new plastics chief Dr. Lin.
Also known as: Parkinson's
Minnesota neurosurgeon David Hamilton has Parkinson's disease and is recruiting Meredith to lead experimental stem cell surgery trial as potential cure. He is on multiple medications including Levodopa but needs surgical intervention.
Also known as: Panic attacks
Meredith's youngest son Austin is experiencing intense panic attacks triggered by his mother dating. The attacks are severe enough that Meredith stopped dating to help him.