999: Critical Condition
Dealing with the Consequences
Season 1 Episode 3 of 4
A man is rushed in with multiple stab wounds to his abdomen and after the team check whether his organs have been affected, he is rushed in for emergency surgery. Meanwhile, a teenage footballer arrives by helicopter, having lost all sensation below the waist after an accident during a game, and a dairy farmer is wheeled into A&E, having being knocked unconscious by a cow's hoof. Worried about a bleed on the brain, staff fast-track him to CT, aware that any trauma to the brain could affect his ability to do his very physical job
999: Critical Condition airs on 5STAR at 10:00 PM, Tuesday 15 April. (Subtitles.)
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Nicola Barnes
Producer
Edmond Buckley
Producer
Jack Wood
Producer