24 Hours in A&E - Series Four

Episode 1/6, 13/11/13, 9pm, Channel 4

The RTS award-winning series returns for a new series, capturing dramatic and emotional stories of love, life and loss on the frontline of the NHS. The series is filmed around the clock at one of Britain's busiest A&E departments at King's College Hospital in South London.

This episode focuses on patients rushed into King's after being involved in serious traffic accidents, and shows that not all problems are immediately obvious. Steve, a 48-year-old retired soldier, arrives for special treatment after driving off a road and being found unconscious at the wheel of his car. But doctors don't know whether Steve lost consciousness before the crash so they need to run tests to ascertain what happened. Eleven-year-old schoolgirl Scarlett has been knocked down by a car on her way to the Science Museum. She's anxious on arrival so the King's team, led by consultant Firas, have to calm her down so that they can treat her.

Seventy-year-old Pauline was hit by a car that mounted the pavement, seriously injuring her lower legs. It becomes apparent how serious the wounds are when medics take Pauline for a CT scan - she's suffered breaks to both legs and ankles. As someone who's always put others first, Pauline reflects on the novelty of having to let others do things for her.

Series Prod/ Dirs: Jackie Waldock, John Douglas
Exec Prods: Nick Curwin, Hamo Forsyth, Jonathan Smith
Prod Co: The Garden Productions