The doors of Barnsley Accident and Emergency department are open every day. An exclusive look into what is really going on in the hearts and minds of the medical emergency teams and how they deal with the critically ill.
Seasons & Episode
A patient is rushed into hospital suffering from serious burns, and he needs to be doused with water to try and stop the burns spreading further on his body. Meanwhile, a 74-year-old woman needs an emergency procedure after having a fall at home, and a nine-year-old girl has an X-Ray on her hand to check for any signs of a break
The waiting room in Barnsley Casualty is overflowing today: Resus is crowded and there are no spare beds in the hospital. Sister Jane, who’s running the hub, will have to juggle patients to make room for new emergencies.
Patients include 87-year-old Ralph, who is struggling to breathe, Sallie, an 83-year-old rushed in after having a fall, and Karina who's dislocated her shoulder for the fifth time.
During a busy shift in Resus, a 58-year-old woman arrives by ambulance with a dangerously fast heart rate, and another patient arrives following a suspected drug overdose.
The IT systems have failed, causing chaos, but Casualty still need to treat a motorcycle courier who's had a head-on collision, and a man with severe abdominal pains.
Amna, 24, fell face first after collapsing at work and paramedics are concerned about the extent of her head and spinal injuries, so she needs to be urgently assessed. Diabetic David, 53, woke up struggling to breathe with a severely swollen throat, but with his condition worsening he urgently needs to be moved to resus.