This story is similar to an actual 2013 case when a woman needed heart surgery. She had Lutheran b negative that is only seen in 0.2% of the white population and O negative blood seen in 5% of people making it extremely rare. There was a Science magazine article as well as numerous news articles about the case because of the lengths needed to go through to get the blood needed so she could undergo the surgery which she did successfully.
It seems likely this story was inspired by this story.
5 Reviews
A Major Tear Jerker
edwardmichaels22 April 2017
This show is a lot like canned cheese; you know it isn't real, but it is great comfort food.
This episode starts out innocent enough, and then in typical fashion it get bad really quick.
In short, a young girl who is in need of a heart transplant, got called to hospital, as a donor heart was available. Unfortunately all blood in the area has been compromised, do to sabotage of the bar code system.
Of course Scorpion comes to the rescue, but it is a nail biter to be sure. Anytime the main character is a child, you know you are going to get teary eyed.
This episode starts out innocent enough, and then in typical fashion it get bad really quick.
In short, a young girl who is in need of a heart transplant, got called to hospital, as a donor heart was available. Unfortunately all blood in the area has been compromised, do to sabotage of the bar code system.
Of course Scorpion comes to the rescue, but it is a nail biter to be sure. Anytime the main character is a child, you know you are going to get teary eyed.
Makes you all warm and fuzzy
DebbyNessie18 November 2018
Warning: Spoilers
This episode may have flaws but it's brilliant entertainment. The human element of the girl and her plight makes it real edge of the seat stuff.
Walter sucks at throwing but luckily can just about manage to get the blood back to the team.
So glad Walter saw sense and made time for fun, nice development in his evolution.
Walter sucks at throwing but luckily can just about manage to get the blood back to the team.
So glad Walter saw sense and made time for fun, nice development in his evolution.
I'm a killjoy
clpierce197723 February 2024
Warning: Spoilers
Yes, I love watching these kinds of shows: drama, crime busting, character evolution, storylines, single plots and arching plots. I know this is for our entertainment, it is fiction, not actual factual day to day occurrences.
Even so, anyone who has ever seen any medical show, they know how a heart transplant should work. Even families of transplant patients know how they "operate", and this was so far off base, an entire baseball team at bat would get a home run off one hit!
Let's start with the fact, that if that little girl was so ill that she hit bumped up the donor list, there is no way she's walking into that hospital, on her own volition, without getting supplemental oxygen. I'll look over the whole heart debacle, with it being delayed for over 15 hours on the East Coast. The rare blood type, I'll buy, because honestly, I had never heard of her type and had to Google it, and it was very fascinating reading. But, back to the surgery. First, that doctor should have ever started that procedure without having some back-up blood on hand. They also should have known that somewhere down the line, they will have to account from where the blood came from. Yet another point of contention: when a person is having either a heart or lung transport, they must be put on a "heart-lung bypass" machine, so the heart can be stopped, removed and replaced. This machine acts as the heart would, and pump oxygenated blood through the body. Ok, lastly, the surgical suite. How many hospitals does anyone know of that have sliding glass doors directly to the operating room? Amy guesses? That would be NONE, as they need to keep out any possible way to transmit an infection to the patient, especially have a major organ transplant. And not just some random guy can be admitted with blood bags who is not an employee of the hospital. I'll stop here, because I'm probably making people angry.
All I'll say, is that writers should do a little research on what they're going to focus on, because if I could do a quick Google on the rare blood type, they should be able to get the basics right about a pretty major surgery. And, yes, I'm quite aware that this IS entertainment, but with the number of inaccuracies portrayed in this episode, it was so painful to watch, it was not entertaining.
So, thank you for reading this, and good night.
Even so, anyone who has ever seen any medical show, they know how a heart transplant should work. Even families of transplant patients know how they "operate", and this was so far off base, an entire baseball team at bat would get a home run off one hit!
Let's start with the fact, that if that little girl was so ill that she hit bumped up the donor list, there is no way she's walking into that hospital, on her own volition, without getting supplemental oxygen. I'll look over the whole heart debacle, with it being delayed for over 15 hours on the East Coast. The rare blood type, I'll buy, because honestly, I had never heard of her type and had to Google it, and it was very fascinating reading. But, back to the surgery. First, that doctor should have ever started that procedure without having some back-up blood on hand. They also should have known that somewhere down the line, they will have to account from where the blood came from. Yet another point of contention: when a person is having either a heart or lung transport, they must be put on a "heart-lung bypass" machine, so the heart can be stopped, removed and replaced. This machine acts as the heart would, and pump oxygenated blood through the body. Ok, lastly, the surgical suite. How many hospitals does anyone know of that have sliding glass doors directly to the operating room? Amy guesses? That would be NONE, as they need to keep out any possible way to transmit an infection to the patient, especially have a major organ transplant. And not just some random guy can be admitted with blood bags who is not an employee of the hospital. I'll stop here, because I'm probably making people angry.
All I'll say, is that writers should do a little research on what they're going to focus on, because if I could do a quick Google on the rare blood type, they should be able to get the basics right about a pretty major surgery. And, yes, I'm quite aware that this IS entertainment, but with the number of inaccuracies portrayed in this episode, it was so painful to watch, it was not entertaining.
So, thank you for reading this, and good night.
One Asinine Comment
tarnishedhalotx3 March 2022
It's amazing how one line can make an otherwise good episode leave a bad taste in your mouth.
Equating capitalism with terrorism and confusing greed with capitalism is asinine.
Money is not the root of all evil, love of money is and that's an important distinction. There's nothing wrong with capitalism, it's greed that corrupts any system or ideal, whether greed for money or power.
Equating capitalism with terrorism and confusing greed with capitalism is asinine.
Money is not the root of all evil, love of money is and that's an important distinction. There's nothing wrong with capitalism, it's greed that corrupts any system or ideal, whether greed for money or power.
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