Also known as: Kidney injury from bus accident
Mika Yasuda suffers extensive liver damage in a car accident, requiring removal of most of her liver and reconstruction using her spleen's vessels to support the remaining viable liver tissue.
Also known as: Shock from blood loss
Yasuda experiences severe blood loss from her liver injury, becoming hemodynamically unstable and requiring massive transfusion protocol and multiple surgeries.
Also known as: Crushed legs
Chloe Yasuda sustains severe crush injuries to both legs in the car accident, requiring bilateral fasciotomies to prevent limb loss and developing fatal complications.
Also known as: Cast too tight
Chloe develops compartment syndrome in both legs from the crush injuries, requiring emergency fasciotomies to relieve pressure and restore blood flow.
Also known as: Rhabdo
Chloe develops rhabdomyolysis from her crush injuries, leading to dangerously elevated potassium levels and ultimately fatal cardiac arrhythmia despite being on chemotherapy.
Also known as: Artery injury behind the knee
Chloe suffers a popliteal artery bleed during surgery that threatens her leg, requiring emergency vascular repair.
Also known as: Shattered leg bones
Chloe has complex fractures in both legs requiring combined ORIF and external fixation procedures.
Also known as: Fluid around the heart
Newborn Ruby develops pericardial effusion, likely from a recent viral infection, causing breathing difficulties and requiring aspiration.
Also known as: Collapsed lung in newborn
Premature baby Ruby experiences oxygen desaturation during her car seat test, requiring intubation and revealing underlying cardiac pathology.
Also known as: Hole in the diaphragm
Yasuda sustains a diaphragmatic rupture allowing her damaged liver to herniate into her chest cavity, complicating her resuscitation.