[opening voice over] When exposed to trauma, the body deploys its own defence system. From the first second the brain receives the signal that a catastrophe has happened, the blood rushes to the organs that need help the most. Blood floods into the muscles, the lungs, the heart, the brain. The brain makes a decision for the rest of the body. Either face the danger or run away. It's a mechanism designed to protect the body from harm. From knowing that what has happened might be irreparable, we call it 'shock'.
“Where Do We Go From Here” · Season 11, Episode 9
In this episode: Meredith Grey (3), Arizona Robbins (1), Owen Hunt (1)
Have you talked to Cristina? I presume you guys talk all the time, especially now.
Yeah, we usually get on the phone Friday nights for me, Saturday mornings for her, pour drinks, settle in.
So, today's Friday. You gonna call her today?
Yeah, I've missed the... Last couple.
Why?
Well, before she left, she said something about Derek and I, and... She was right. And I don't want her to be right.
NNicole
Robbins, you don't ever walk out of an OR In the middle of a procedure, ever.
You have a shot! You have a chance! And it may be small and it may be risky, but it's a chance. A chance that my friends would give anything to have, and you're ignoring it. You're wasting it.
[ending voice over] When shock wears off, when the body can accept that a trauma has happened, when it can let down its defenses, it's a scary moment. It's vulnerable. The shock response had protected us, and it just might have saved us.
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