Name: 999 Critical Condition
Released: 2019-03-13T00:00:00.000Z

TV Show · Documentary

The work of staff at Stoke-on-Trent's Royal University Hospital, where front-line NHS staff explain the emergency cases they are faced with and the course of action they will take.

2019 · 45m

Director Edmond Buckley, Jack Wood

EPISODE 1

You Are Fighting Against the Clock

Geoff has an excruciating head pain that has left him semi-conscious; Alan is rushed into A&E after collapsing; every second counts as the team struggle to keep them alive.
EPISODE 2

It's Been a Long Night to Say the Least

Gary is admitted with a life-threatening condition where the main artery in the body, may rupture at any time; requiring urgent surgery, he says goodbye to his family for what may be the last time.
EPISODE 3

Dealing with the Consequences

John arrives after being stabbed numerous times in his abdomen and needs emergency surgery; even if he survives, the operation will leave him with lifelong complications.
EPISODE 4

My Job Is to Stop That Patient Dying

David is rushed in with life-threatening injuries after being attacked with a machete; his deep neck wounds are shocking; as they fight to stabilize him, every moment counts in his fight for life.
EPISODE 1

Every Second Counts From the Moment They Come in

A one-punch attack in the street leaves a man with a potentially devastating head injury, and trauma team leader Richard quickly realizes he needs to perform emergency surgery on a bleed inside his brain.
EPISODE 2

For Every Rule There Are Exceptions

Royal Stoke's doctors face exceptionally challenging cases: Joanna, a mother-of-one suffers a ruptured brain aneurysm; a 17-year-old girl is critically injured in a car crash.