Critical Condition
Season 2
Documentary series following the work of staff at Stoke-on-Trent's Royal University Hospital. With no narration it is the front-line NHS staff who explain the emergency cases they are faced with and the course of action they will take.
8 Episodes
- Episode 1
E1Episode 1Return of the documentary following the work of medical staff at Stoke's Royal University Hospital, as they strive to save the lives of sick and injured patients. A one-punch attack in the street leaves a man with a potentially devastating head injury, and trauma team leader Richard quickly realises he needs to perform emergency surgery on a bleed inside his brain. A young man arrives with multiple broken bones and suspected internal injuries following a motorbike accident, while a factory worker hopes the team can save his arm after a horrific accident with a circular saw. - Episode 2
E2Episode 2A mother of one suffers a ruptured brain aneurism, leaving Dr Nayak just minutes to stop the bleeding. In resus, a patient's heart stops multiple times while Dr Mandava battles to save his life. A 17-year-old girl is critically injured in a car crash. As her parents race to her side, trauma leader Dr Hall works to identify her injuries and get her to emergency surgery. - Episode 3
E3Episode 3Trauma team leader Julie Norton battles to save two patients whose lives hang in the balance. Father of four Ian is rushed in after suffering a cardiac arrest, while another man is bleeding so heavily he risks losing his entire circulatory system. Meanwhile, Ken has fallen from a roof onto a skip, leaving him with a gaping wound to his thigh and potentially life-threatening injuries to his pelvis and spine, and Dr Nayak helps Michael, who has suffered a severe stroke. - Episode 4
E4Episode 4Thirty-eight-year-old Lesley is rushed in when her heart stops while she is driving to work, leaving Dr Morris battle to resuscitate her and investigate why a normally fit and well woman with no known medical problems would suffer such an attack. Abigail, aged 20, is treated for a painful neck injury caused by a riding fall, and 28-year-old Laura is brought in having a severe asthma attack. It is clear to Dr Fawcett she is deteriorating fast and that her heart could stop at any moment. - Episode 5
E5Episode 5Will is rushed in after being stabbed multiple times by several assailants. Dr Pickering must quickly work out the trajectory of the knives used and how severe his internal injuries are. Fiona, a 38-year-old mother, has had a severe stroke, and Dr Nayak must remove the clot inside her brain, while Ivan arrives in cardiac arrest. Despite lifesaving CPR, he remains in critical condition - so now he needs a trip heart bypass. - Episode 6
E6Episode 6A woman collapses unexpectedly during a day out with her family to an adventure park, and is left unable to move or walk. The trauma team leader diagnoses a bleed on her brain that requires urgent surgery. A neurosurgeon attempts to drain the build-up of fluid in her brain. A motorist suffers a cardiac arrest behind the wheel, caused by a large clot in an artery, and a van driver is airlifted to hospital after a major traffic collision.
