Also known as: Harness hang syndrome
Window washer caught by harness after fall, developing suspension syndrome from prolonged hanging. The harness acted as a tourniquet, causing blood pooling in legs and toxin accumulation that threatened her life when removed.
Also known as: Broken pelvis
Window washer sustained a pelvic fracture from her fall, causing severe internal bleeding with hemoglobin of 7 and requiring open reduction internal fixation surgery.
Also known as: Spine fracture
Tara had a spinal compression fracture from her fall that initially appeared minor but caused a dural tear leading to CSF leak and subsequent brain complications.
Tara developed a traumatic Chiari malformation after her fall and spinal surgery, causing cerebellar herniation. Required emergency decompression surgery with cauterization of the cerebellum to release spinal fluid pressure.
Also known as: Blood vessel damage
During pelvic fracture repair, Tara sustained a vascular injury that blocked venous drainage to her legs, requiring emergency vascular surgery by Dr. Austin.