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Tue, Apr 23, 2013
39-year-old Neil was driving a friend's sports car when he was involved in a head-on collision with another vehicle. Trapped in the wreckage for over an hour, he's been flown by HEMS, the helicopter emergency medics, to King's A&E. The main concern is potential paralysis from injury to his neck and back.
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Tue, May 7, 2013
47-year-old Chrissie was crossing the road near her home when she was hit by a motorcycle. The side of Chrissie's face took the brunt of the impact and the main concern is potential bleeding behind the eye or in the brain. Her husband Tim struggles to get to the hospital - ironically he's stuck in the traffic jam her accident has caused.
Tue, May 28, 2013
47-year-old Gary was on his motorcycle when he had a head-on collision with a car. The single father of two is a code red trauma and is being flown fifty miles to King's by air ambulance. He's on life support with serious head, chest and limb injuries and has been put in a medically-induced coma to reduce the risk of brain damage.
Mon, Jun 3, 2013
Thirty-two-year-old scaffolder Thomas has been struck on the back of the head by a six-metre pole at a building site in South London. He lost consciousness and was convulsing at the scene. Meanwhile, Hilton has diabetes and is worried about his swollen legs, and retired architect Edgar come after suffering an asthma attack.
Tue, Jul 9, 2013
One in ten of all patients in A&E comes in after a fall. 11-year-old Archie has tripped and fallen up a step at the school library and has badly cut his lip. Archie's worried about stitches, but he's also concerned about his rumbling tummy - he hasn't had his favourite dinner of chicken and chips.
Tue, Jul 16, 2013
Staff nurse Graeme has been at King's for three years after spending time working in Afghanistan with the Territorial Army. "At King's you always have to be ready for anything," says Graeme. "You can always assume it's going to be a busy day. You can never predict what's going to happen really".
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Tue, Aug 13, 2013
The RTS award-winning series, filmed round-the-clock at King's College Hospital in south London, continues with an episode looking at a busy Saturday night in the A&E Department where staff have to juggle the needs of elderly patients and sick children alongside patients who are drunk or violent.