24 Hours in A&E - Season 8

24 Hours in A&E

Season 8

2015 • 13 Episodes

Episodes

Modern Families - 24 Hours in A&E

1. Modern Families

10.0

January 7, 2015

Will, 13, gets a CT scan for head injuries sustained in a baseball accident. Baby Amira has an irregular heartbeat. Chris, who is 21 and a pizza delivery rider, has been knocked off his motorbike.

Addicted to Love - 24 Hours in A&E

2. Addicted to Love

10.0

January 14, 2015

Carole, 45, is brought to A&E after experiencing chest pains and collapsing. Dinner lady Collette has cut her finger while chopping vegetables. Lucy, who is 25 and has intercranial hypertension, is suffering from a severe headache. Philip, who is 53, is rushed in following a seizure, and doctors suspect he may have had a stroke.

Every Minute Counts - 24 Hours in A&E

3. Every Minute Counts

10.0

January 21, 2015

The staff at St George's tackle one of their most dramatic and unusual emergencies. Rail worker Alan has been hit by a high-speed train and is at risk of losing his right arm.

Do No Harm - 24 Hours in A&E

4. Do No Harm

January 28, 2015

11-month-old Isabel is rushed to St George's after suffering a fit and losing consciousness. 22-year-old Felix is brought to A&E with a self-inflicted stab wound to his stomach. Retired engineer Bill, 68, arrives by air ambulance with breathing difficulties and suspected multiple fractures after falling 15 feet from a ladder while cutting a leylandii hedge.

No Place Like Home - 24 Hours in A&E

5. No Place Like Home

February 4, 2015

Peter, 85, has been brought - unwillingly - to A&E by his stepson Brian. He cut his finger on some wire two weeks earlier and his hand is swollen and won't stop bleeding. Emma, 23, is rushed to St George's after crashing her car on the way to her father's house, while doctors also see to 86-year-old Harry, who fell down a flight of stairs a day earlier but didn't seek treatment. Ciaran, 27, injured his ankle the previous night while out with friends and was given a temporary cast. Emergency nurse practitioner Helen needs to get him X-rayed and replastered, but he faces a return visit for an operation.

Free Spirit - 24 Hours in A&E

6. Free Spirit

February 11, 2015

Tree surgeon David, 27, is airlifted to St George's after falling 40 feet to the ground, hitting several branches on his way down and landing head-first onto concrete. Anne, 74, arrives with a sharp pain in her chest. 51-year-old taxi driver Mark receives treatment for a cut on his finger caused by broken glass. 92-year-old Betty is brought in by ambulance after her carers found her with slurred speech and a shaking hand.

Emergency Landing - 24 Hours in A&E

7. Emergency Landing

February 18, 2015

Bob, 51, is airlifted to St George's after falling 20 feet from a ladder while repairing his roof. Retired pharmacologist Anthony, 68, receives help for a chronic gas problem. 83-year-old Gladys collapsed on the stairs at home and has a dangerously low heart rate.

Free Fall - 24 Hours in A&E

8. Free Fall

February 25, 2015

Robert, 9, has a dangerously high heart rate. Mark, 32, has fallen 30ft from scaffolding, and may have damaged his spine. Christine, 74, arrives in A&E after an accident in her garden, suffering nasty injuries to her face.

Force of Nature - 24 Hours in A&E

9. Force of Nature

7.0

March 4, 2015

Becky, who is 59, is rushed in after a suspected stroke. Georgia, 19, fell 20 feet onto concrete trying to climb through a second-floor window after locking herself out of her flat. 88-year-old Edith is kept under observation after collapsing at home.

Don't Look Back - 24 Hours in A&E

10. Don't Look Back

7.0

March 11, 2015

Nikki, 50, and her mum Angela, 68, have been involved in a serious car crash. Ellen, 53, arrives with a painfully swollen elbow after falling over in a supermarket. 7-year-old Jack is rushed to A&E with an open fracture on his arm and a blow to his head after an accident at a wedding.

Guardian Angels - 24 Hours in A&E

11. Guardian Angels

6.0

March 18, 2015

Zaki, 63, has come to A&E after suffering a serious bleed following a tonsillectomy. Baby Amy has been rushed in after she stopped breathing at home. 21-year-old Craig fell 30 feet while motocross racing.

Soldier On - 24 Hours in A&E

12. Soldier On

7.0

March 25, 2015

Les, 40, is rushed to St George's after losing control of his car on a country road. Cambelle, who is 21, has an infected cyst that may require surgery. 67-year-old Patrick is brought to A&E after being dragged 40 metres by his horse and not found for two hours.

Look Forward - 24 Hours in A&E

13. Look Forward

7.0

April 1, 2015

Married couple Cora and Rae have multiple fractures after a road traffic collision. 23-year-old Scott, who was diagnosed with schizophrenia as a teenager, has badly cut his knee on a night out. Richard, 69, tripped and hit his head on the pavement.