Also known as: Leaking heart valve
Officer Winnaker sustained severe damage to his aortic valve after being hit by a scooter, requiring emergency sternotomy and complex cardiac surgery including deep hypothermic circulatory arrest.
Also known as: Impalement near aorta
The proximal aorta was damaged in the trauma from being hit by a scooter, leading to intraoperative rupture requiring crash onto bypass and deep hypothermic circulatory arrest to repair.
Also known as: Brain herniation
Referenced in flashback as the fatal injury Nic sustained in her car accident, this is the central mystery Conrad is investigating throughout the episode.
Also known as: CPVT
Conrad theorizes that Nic had this rare genetic arrhythmia condition that could have caused her to pass out while driving, leading to the fatal car accident. He tests GiGi for the gene, but the results are negative.
Also known as: Liver injury
Dr. Kranepool inadvertently injures the right hepatic artery during surgery, causing the patient to bleed out and requiring Bell to scrub in emergently to save the patient's life.
Also known as: Peripheral vision loss
Bell discovers that Kranepool has significant peripheral vision problems that are causing him to make dangerous surgical errors and lose at squash, ultimately leading to Kranepool's retirement.