Emergency 24/7
A look at the busy emergency department at Southmead Hospital, Bristol, revealing the everyday pressures as well as the complex teamwork required to keep the department running.
Season 1
Seventy-four-year-old John arrives with life-threatening burns after his shed explodes, and a young father with a brain clot needs an urgent specialist procedure.
After his dangerous driving causes a head-on crash, Tom arrives in ED along with his victim. A young horse rider is paralysed after a fall, but doctors struggle to find the cause.
Trainee team leader Matt must organise the response to a man attacked with an iron bar. And the plastics team face painstaking surgery when a carpenter arrives with severed fingers.
Kye’s abscess hasn't responded to treatment, and it's possible the 26 year old’s drug use has caused complications. 88-year-old Lady Carole needs surgery to retain her mobility.