Channel 4′s hospital documentary series continues with an episode that focuses on the different ways that people deal with pain and how the support of friends and family can get you through almost anything.
23 year old motorcyclist Richard is rushed to King’s by helicopter after colliding with a parked car at speed. He was flung through the air, hitting another car’s bonnet and a lamppost before landing face-down on the pavement.
Newly-promoted consultant Fleur sends Richard off for scans to determine the extent of his injuries. They reveal that he’s suffered fractures to the sockets and balls of both hips and injured one of his testicles, which will need surgery to save it. Richard’s dad Ian has always worried about his son riding motorbikes, Ian did the same when he was younger so he feels like he’d be a hypocrite to object.
Meanwhile, bar worker Bobby has a deep cut after standing barefoot on a broken wine bottle. His best friend Sophie provides moral support and distracts him while junior doctor Ed stitches his foot up.
Elsewhere 75-year-old Sarah has fallen, fracturing her wrist. Doctors are worried about her irregular heartbeat and high blood pressure. Thankfully Sarah is supported by daughter Lorraine and son Kieron, who’s forced to acknowledge that his mum isn’t as young as she once was and that their relationship is changing.
24 Hours in A&E continues tonight on Channel 4 at 9pm
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