Holly Harner: fall trauma, broken arm, splenic laceration, and embolization
Holly falls down stairs with arm fractures and splenic bleeding, and Meredith uses splenic embolization to avoid surgery.
In Plain English
Holly's fall causes both orthopedic injury and abdominal bleeding, which Meredith treats with embolization.
What Happened in the Episode
The pan scan shows splenic-laceration bleeding, and embolization succeeds.
Clinical Concept
Fall trauma with splenic laceration and arm fracture.
What ER Teams Would Evaluate
A real trauma team would assess stability, abdominal bleeding, fracture imaging, neurovascular status, hemoglobin trends, embolization candidacy, and monitoring after the procedure.
Treatment and Management Overview
Episode-supported management includes casting and splenic embolization.
What TV Gets Right
The episode uses embolization as a surgery-sparing option for selected splenic bleeding.
What TV Compresses
The episode does not document injury grade, vital signs, transfusion, fracture type, or post-embolization observation.
Sources and Further Reading
- iDRief catalog page
- Grey's Anatomy Universe Wiki - Leave It Inside
- Leave It Inside transcript
- Grey's Anatomy Universe Wiki - Leave It InsideEPISODE
Supports: Supports Holly's fall, arm fractures, abdominal free fluid, splenic laceration bleeding, and successful embolization.
- Leave It Inside transcriptEPISODE
Supports: Supports scene context for Holly's trauma care.
- Merck Manual Professional - Splenic InjuryTIER 2
Supports: Supports general splenic injury context.
- MedlinePlus - FracturesTIER 1
Supports: Supports general fracture context.
- iDRief catalog pageEPISODE
Supports: Supports episode-level evidence for this curated case.