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Cameras film around the clock in some of Britain's busiest A&E departments, where stories of life, love and loss unfold every day
Milky, who's 38, is rushed to A&E after coming off his motorbike at high speed. Adventurous dad Shaun has landed badly after skydiving with his teenage son and six-year-old Coby is brought in after swallowing an unknown object.
The stories of three mothers who have triumphed over extraordinary adversity. One was diagnosed with cervical cancer when she was 19, one has suffered the death of a child after he fell from scaffolding working as a bricklayer, and another faced the challenge of bringing up a child who needed extra care, and who has suffered potential injuries to his pelvis having been thrown off his motorbike at speed.
Memorable staff and patient stories at King's College Hospital and St George's in south London. Seventy-nine-year-old Carole is rushed to A&E with signs of a stroke. She's confused and undergoes tests and a CT scan so doctors can assess how best to treat her. Ten-year-old Aiden comes to paediatrics with his mum Angel after hurting his foot at school and part-time wrestlers Kieran and James come in after Kieran injures his knee in a bout.
Fifty-three-year-old motorbike enthusiast Scott is rushed in after crashing at high-speed at a track event, and there are concerns he may have suffered spinal injury. Meanwhile, 74-year-old Peter has potentially life-threatening injuries after being crushed under an eight-ton static caravan and 21-year-old hockey player Lizzie has severely broken her ankle during training and needs a reset.
This episode meets people who've taken big risks and explores how it's affected their lives. Motorbikers James and Peter are both rushed in. Ex-miner Alfred has severe chest pain.
Pedestrian Jane is rushed to Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham with multiple life-threatening injuries after being severely injured in a hit-and-run. The major trauma team work hard to stabilise Jane, who has a fractured pelvis. Acrobatic performer Claudia is in A&E with a broken wrist after falling while practising a routine, and 93-year-old Dorothy is rushed to resus after falling at home and breaking her leg.
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