24 Hours In A&E
The series continues with a dramatic episode focusing on a single saturday night at King's. Running resus for this extraordinary shift are two of the most experienced staff members in the A&E department. Both mothers to young children, consultant Emer and senior sister Jen are in the twilight zone together as they deal with drug users and drunks, plus a stabbing victim with the knife still in place and two young people who were injured while out enjoying themselves with friends. Eight-year-old Pharell fell eight feet onto concrete while riding his BMX. He's lost his front teeth and may have injuries to his head and spine. As Pharell slips in and out of consciousness, Emer and the team are working to keep him stable and find out if he needs emergency surgery. Also in resus is 19-year-old Dalvin who was heading to the West End to meet friends when his motorbike hit a bollard. He has a deep five-inch gash just above his knee. Emer and Jen need to treat him immediately - and clean out the wound - as Dalvin is danger of losing his leg. As the night wears on, the Saturday night drink and drug casualties begin to roll in. Some of them have taken GBL, a popular clubbing drug known as 'coma in a bottle'. Jen was a nurse in London's nightclubs for many years and has seen the perils of GBL. As dawn approaches, there's another red phone emergency case. The last patient of the shift is a stab victim with the knife still in place. Emer X-rays the patient - and the knife - with some startling results.
Primary Title
- 24 Hours In A&E
Date Broadcast
- Wednesday 22 May 2013
Start Time
- 20 : 30
Finish Time
- 21 : 30
Duration
- 60:00
Series
- 2
Episode
- 8
Channel
- TV One
Broadcaster
- Television New Zealand
Programme Description
- The series continues with a dramatic episode focusing on a single saturday night at King's. Running resus for this extraordinary shift are two of the most experienced staff members in the A&E department. Both mothers to young children, consultant Emer and senior sister Jen are in the twilight zone together as they deal with drug users and drunks, plus a stabbing victim with the knife still in place and two young people who were injured while out enjoying themselves with friends. Eight-year-old Pharell fell eight feet onto concrete while riding his BMX. He's lost his front teeth and may have injuries to his head and spine. As Pharell slips in and out of consciousness, Emer and the team are working to keep him stable and find out if he needs emergency surgery. Also in resus is 19-year-old Dalvin who was heading to the West End to meet friends when his motorbike hit a bollard. He has a deep five-inch gash just above his knee. Emer and Jen need to treat him immediately - and clean out the wound - as Dalvin is danger of losing his leg. As the night wears on, the Saturday night drink and drug casualties begin to roll in. Some of them have taken GBL, a popular clubbing drug known as 'coma in a bottle'. Jen was a nurse in London's nightclubs for many years and has seen the perils of GBL. As dawn approaches, there's another red phone emergency case. The last patient of the shift is a stab victim with the knife still in place. Emer X-rays the patient - and the knife - with some startling results.
Classification
- AO
Owning Collection
- Television Vault
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Hospitals--Emergency services--Great Britain
- Reality television programs--Great Britain
Genres
- Medical
- Reality
Contributors
- The Garden Productions (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Hospitals--Emergency services--Great Britain
- Reality television programs--Great Britain