St Georges Hospital in London UK. Will, age 13 comes in after a collision at a game of baseball. Chris, 20 comes in after a motorcycle accident, Amira, 6 months old comes in after a regular checkup shows she has a heart murmur.
In this series opener staff and patients discuss how A&E is a place where support really matters, but these days that support doesn't always come in the form of a traditional family, but in all kinds of variations.
45-year-old Carole is brought to A&E by ambulance after suffering from chest pains and collapsing at home. Carole's partner Ken found her and called 999. Tests reveal that Carole has had a heart attack and she's given a blood-thinning drug and prepared for an emergency procedure to unblock an artery in her heart.
11-month-old Isabel is rushed to St George's after suffering a fit and becoming unconscious. Isabel's grandmother Debbie was babysitting her at the time. "You think 'This shouldn't be happening, she's only a baby', " says Debbie.
85-year-old Peter has been brought, unwillingly, to A&E by his step-son Brian. He cut his finger on some wire two weeks ago and his hand is swollen and won't stop bleeding. An x-ray shows it is dislocated.
Nine-year-old Robert is in A&E with his dad, Marcus. He has a heart problem and today he has a dangerously high heart rate -it's been up to almost 200 bpm for nearly an hour.
59-year-old Becky is rushed to St George's after a suspected stroke. "As soon as the bleep goes off I know that the clock is ticking. Every minute that a stroke goes untreated, the less likely somebody is to have a good outcome," says stroke registrar Helen.
63-year-old Zaki recently underwent a tonsillectomy after being diagnosed with throat cancer. But he's come to A&E after suffering a bad bleed at home, He's transferred to resusso that doctors can get his bleeding under control.
40-year-old betting shop owner Les is rushed to St George's after losing control of his Land Rover on a country road on his way to work. Les has lacerations on his head, which will needto be treatedwith emergency surgery, but also leadthe medical team to worry about underlying head or neck injuries.
