Goofs

When Blalock is eating dinner and attempting to get Vivian a raise, his napkin changes places between shots.

When Reader's Digest publishes a photograph of the first operation, one participant is identified as Dr. Michael DeBakey. Although he was a professor at Tulane, he was on leave as a consultant to the Surgeon General in Washington.

Eileen Saxon becomes pink, with an oxygen saturation level (SpO2) of 100%, immediately after she receives the very first Blalock-Taussig Shunt. The BT Shunt is a palliative procedure, and does NOT fully correct the cyanosis; normal post-procedure SpO2 is 80-85%. The cyanosis may be corrected later with another procedure.

When Blalock and Thomas operate on Eileen Saxon, the baby is supine (lying on her back). The proper position is left lateral (on her right side with left side up), elevated 4-6 intercostal spaces.

When Thomas shows Dr. Blalock how to do the anastomosis, Blalock sutures with a pair of artery forceps, not a needle holder. Artery forceps are used to grip tissue, not for suturing. He also holds them in his thumb and index finger, a rookie mistake amongst surgeons. They should be held in his thumb and ring finger.

After Clara takes her seat on the bus and begins talking to Vivian, a modern SUV, sedan, and pickup truck are briefly visible in a parking lot behind them.