Critical Condition Series 1

Episode Two

Episode 2

David is rushed in after being attacked with a machete. His deep head and neck wounds are shocking and he needs an urgent CT scan to properly assess his injuries.

Richard arrives at the hospital complaining of chest pain. He thinks it may be indigestion but is shocked to hear he is having a life-threatening heart attack that requires emergency surgery. There is no time to waste as he is wheeled straight up to the cardiac theatre.

Neil, a motorbike racer, is rushed in after coming off his sidecar at over 100 mph. The team are concerned that he may have serious spinal injuries as well as damage to his neck.

Finally, 17-year-old Jack is helicoptered in after falling from a substantial height on to his head. The staff are concerned about possible swelling in his brain and immediately call a neurosurgeon to insert a probe three centimetres into his brain to monitor the pressure and whether he will need life saving brain surgery.

Episode Three

Episode 3

John arrives after being stabbed numerous times in his abdomen, he's rushed straight to theatre for emergency surgery to save his life. But will the operation will leave him with lifelong complications?

17 year old Adam arrives by helicopter after an accident playing football. While undergoing an MRI scan to see the extent of any spinal damage, his mother and father sit anxiously waiting for news and the effects it might have on his life.

John has an aortic aneurism which has burst and unless he is treated he will bleed to death. But his health, age and condition are all against him leaving the doctors with a difficult decision to make.

Finally, Kevin is wheeled in having been knocked flying and unconscious by a cow’s hoof on the dairy farm where he works. Worried about a brain bleed, staff fast-track him to CT. Will this be the end of his farming career?

Episode Four

Episode 4

Gary is in the Coronary Care Unit with a life-threatening condition, he requires urgent surgery but the operation is dangerous. With every minute making a difference he has to make an instant decision and say goodbye to his family before going to theatre.

Roy arrives at hospital as something is affecting his thinking. He’s seen by the stroke team, who discover he has a blood clot in his neck and needs emergency surgery to remove it. Roy’s wife Tina, waits anxiously in the corridor as the extraordinary procedure is carried out.

And finally, Jonty arrives after falling through a skylight on a roof. He has numerous broken bones across his body, but the team are worried that he might also have serious internal bleeding. They urgently need to investigate what else might be going on.