Critical Condition

David has been attacked with a machete, Richard's chest pains are not indigestion, Neil has come off his motorbike at 100mph, and Jack fell a substantial height onto his head. The hospital staff have seconds to decide on life-saving surgery.

John has been stabbed numerous times and is rushed straight for emergency surgery. Teen footballer Adam has lost all sensation below his waist, so undergoes an MRI scan while his parents wait anxiously. Kevin was knocked unconscious by a cow's hoof on the dairy farm where he works, and could have a brain bleed.

Kieran is flown in from a road accident with multiple injuries and two ruptured arteries. Gary has a torn aorta and requires urgent but dangerous surgery. Roy needs emergency surgery to remove a blood clot in his neck. Jonty has numerous broken bones and possibly serious internal bleeding after falling through a skylight.

Geoff has been struck with excruciating head pain that left him semi-conscious, Stephen has suffered a potentially lethal stroke, and Adam is flown in by air ambulance after being involved in a car crash. In every case, the speed of the decisions made and the treatments that follow are vital.

Trauma 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.

A 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.

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.

Damien has sustained numerous traumatic injuries to the head and chest after being trapped upside down in his car after a crash, leaving him struggling to breathe.

Return of the documentary following medical staff at Stoke’s Royal University Hospital. A young woman is admitted with life-threatening head injuries sustained in a car accident. Clinical director Dr Richard Hall must make split-second critical decisions. Can the team save her life?

In this final episode of the series, when 52-year-old Helen is rushed into Royal Stoke emergency department after a headon collision with a bus, trauma team leader Paul Hancock fears the worst. With a blown right pupil indicating a serious brain injury, an urgent scan reveals a devastating skull fracture that could be fatal. Neurosurgeons act quickly to relieve the pressure on her brain, but when her partner arrives, Paul has to prepare him for the fact that Helen might not make it.

A 17-year-old is rushed in by helicopter after a mountain bike accident which has left him with a catastrophic head injury, and neurological registrar Bobby Sachdev knows that he needs to act quickly to prevent long-term injury or even death. Elsewhere, Joe and his wife Sheila both need urgent care after being badly injured in a major road traffic accident.

It’s a busy night for Julie Norton, who is juggling two life threatening cases.

This week, motorcyclist Danny is rushed into the emergency department following a highspeed road traffic accident in north Wales.

When Rachel is admitted to the emergency department after a head-on collision with another car, trauma team leader Anthony Taylor fears the worst. Trapped inside her vehicle for over an hour, Rachel’s condition is now critical. Anthony and his team know that time is of the essence.

When Duncan is admitted to Royal Stoke emergency department after falling down a full flight of stairs onto concrete, trauma team leader Richard Hall fears the worst. Elsewhere, a woman with a life-threatening brain tumour undergoes surgery to have it carefully removed, and a 21-year-old is treated after falling from a window and landing on metal railings.

A 22-year-old arrives at the emergency department after crashing his motorbike at speed, and medical staff fear he may have suffered a life-changing spinal cord injury. Elsewhere, 60-year-old Nigel is preparing for an emergency operation to have a huge tumour removed from his stomach, and 80-year-old Alun is treated after suffering a traumatic accident at home.

Following the work of medical staff at Stoke’s Royal University Hospital as they work to save the lives of sick and injured patients.

After plummeting 15 feet onto concrete and his head taking the full impact of the fall, a man is rushed into resus with a significant laceration to his head. Meanwhile, a 38-year-old suffers a number of life-threatening fits after a potential blackout in falling downstairs, and another patient is rushed in after being run over by his own van.

Matthew is rushed into hospital after a collision between his motorbike and a tractor. His chest has taken the full force of the impact but there could be other, hidden injuries. Trauma Team Leader Mark Poulson desperately needs to assess all the damage before Matthew's condition deteriorates further.

Trauma Team Leader Diane Adamson is put on high alert when a call comes in about a builder who has had a terrifying 25-foot fall through a roof. When Tomasz is rushed in, he's in excruciating pain, having landed heavily on his feet – with his lower body and spine taking the full impact.

Forty-two-year-old Robert is rushed into Royal Stoke after a cardiac arrest at home. While paramedics have re-started his heart, it's his crippling stomach pain that worries Trauma Team Leader Richard Hall the most. Learning that his patient has had the pain for nearly a month, Richard rushes him to the scanner where the team discover a perforated bowel is leaking faecal matter into Robert's body. Without emergency surgery, Robert's leaking bowel will poison him to death. Now the race is on to get him to theatre for an emergency operation – before it's too late.

Sam, a 23-year-old man, is rushed into hospital with an excruciating pain in his lungs and coughing up blood, and the team suspect it may be a pulmonary embolism. Meanwhile, staff rush to attend a 66-year-old patient who has been found at home in cardiac arrest, and a man who has been living with unbearable pain in his legs for several years is finally having surgery.

The pressure is on for Dr Jamil Aslam when 64 year-old Barry is rushed into resus with suspected sepsis. Lucy is rushed into the Emergency department after her horse somersaulted while she was riding it, catapulting her to the ground and landing on top of her. Trauma Team Leader Paul Hancock fears she may never walk again. Ena is rushed in for emergency surgery to remove her bladder as it is riddled with cancer and 78 year-old Alan has a compound fracture. Student Paramedic Ethan is rushed in to the Emergency Department after being involved in an accident on the way home from work.

A man is rushed in with some of the worst facial injuries the team have ever seen, a woman has been badly injured in a road accident, and another has fallen in a care home.

Following a car crash, 26-year-old Tino is rushed into hospital suffering from a potentially life-threatening aortic tear. After falling backwards on an escalator, Frank impaled his head on a metal step and the threat of blood loss is a major concern, and a university student is rushed in to have a tumour removed.

A man is rushed into the emergency room after a road traffic accident. He has bad bruising and lacerations on his face, but the most concerning injury for the medical team is the intense pain the patient is feeling in his back. After suffering an asthma attack, Amanda has had a severe reaction to her medication. Her tongue has swollen and she is struggling to breathe.

A young mother is rushed into the emergency room after apparently collapsing and banging her head. Unconscious and unable to breathe on her own, doctors urgently need to determine what caused her collapse. Eighty-two-year-old Clive is at risk of pneumonia after falling from a ladder and sustaining serious injuries to the left side of his chest.

Charlotte is rushed to the emergency room after being involved in a head-on collision, leaving her potentially paralysed. Twenty-three-year-old Luke is fighting for his life after suffering a massive asthma attack during the night. Graham needs a lifesaving operation to remove a tumour that is located in the lining of his brain, but the operation involves huge risks.

At The Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Birmingham, Colin is rushed into the emergency room with life changing injuries after a firework exploded in his hand. Abdul arrives at the emergency room with serious injuries from being hit by a car, followed by Mark, who has fallen down a flight of stairs and suffered a traumatic cardiac arrest.

Jackie is rushed into the emergency room, with two life threatening stab wounds to her abdomen. The knife is still in place and the medical team need to find out what internal organs are damaged. Farmer Matt is airlifted to Birmingham Queen Elizabeth Hospital after losing control of his quad bike and crashing head first into a tree. He has suffered multiple fractures to his skull

Cameras return to the front line of Birmingham's Queen Elizabeth Hospital, following a man who fell from a scaffold, impaling himself upon a flagpole. Also, a 73-year-old faces life changing injuries after an accident at home, and an open neck wound needs emergency surgery.