Emergency Series 2: Press Pack

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16 August 2023

Emergency is back for a second series

Ground-breaking UK medical documentary series stripped over four nights

Tuesday 15th August
Wednesday 16th August
Tuesday 22nd August
Wednesday 23rd August

On Channel 4 at 9pm and available on Channel 4 streaming

For further details please contact Francesca Evans (FEvans@channel4.co.uk) or Gail Davidson (gail@gaildavidsonpr.co.uk)

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16 Aug 23 Press Pack Article

Emergency: Series Synopsis

Series Synopsis In the UK’s capital, a world-first system of hospitals, air ambulances and paramedics provides a safety net for 10 million lives.   Known as The London Major Trauma System, it has improved survival rates for major trauma patients by 50%.   With access right across this system

16 Aug 23 Press Pack Article

Patient Biographies

Paiwand In episodes 1 & 2 49-year-old Paiwand lives alone in South East London. Originally from Iraqi Kurdistan, he came to the UK in the early 2000s to flee the regime of Saddam Hussein, settling in South East London where he worked in a garage with his uncle. Eight days before his accident, he had

16 Aug 23 Press Pack Article

Staff Biographies

Dr Cosmo Scurr i s a consultant in pre-hospital emergency medicine and anaesthesia. He has experience working for air ambulances around the country. Cosmo is the doctor on scene with London’s Air Ambulance Charity when patient Paiwand is trapped underneath a 29 tonne HGV. Cosmo and his team work

16 Aug 23 Press Pack Article

Emergency S2, Major Trauma Centre London

Facts about the London Major Trauma System

Trauma is one of the major challenges of modern society. It kills 6 million people a year worldwide and 16,000 in the UK – and this number is rising. Trauma is the leading cause of death in those under the age of 44. For every trauma fatality, between three and four patients survive with a serious