24 Hours In A&E

77-year-old Martin is rushed to St George's after collapsing at home. It's not the first time that Martin has blacked out and he has two further seizures in A&E. Doctors carry out urgent tests to find out what is causing his problems.

59-year-old Charulata is rushed to A&E after collapsing at home with signs of a stroke. Charulata has a previous history of strokes, has diabetes and is waiting for a heart bypass.Medics send her for a CT scan to find out what has happened.

81-year-old cyclist Bill is brought to St George's from Surrey after being hit by a car while crossing the road.Bill wasn't wearing a helmet and 'bulls eyed' the car's windscreen. He has multiple injuries, but doctors are most worried that he may have sustained a serious head injury.

85-year-old Maura is rushed into A&E after falling over during the night at home.Her sonMark and his family found her face down on her bedroom floor when they arrived to take her out for the day.Maura has pain in her back and medics are concerned that she can't move or feel her legs.

52-year-old retired firefighter John is rushed to A&E by helicopter after being accidentaly hit in the face by a golf club. The golf club hit him so hard that it snapped. John lost consciousness and is in an induced coma.

79-year-old Carole is rushed to A&E with signs of a stroke. She's confused and undergoes tests and a CT scan so that doctors can assess what's happened and how best to treat her. Neurologist Dr Mahinda decides to give Carole a 'clot-busting' drug, but it only has a one in eight chance of success.

3-year-old Louie is airlifted to St George's after being run over by a car while playing outside his house. Doctors are concerned that his neck seems to be stuck in one position, which could indicate damage to his neck and spine. And consultant Will is worried that he hasn't seen Louie move his lower limbs.

84-year-old Paula has been referred to St. George's by her GP for urgent treatment. A routine blood test has detected that Paula has a dangerously high level of potassium, or salts, in her blood.

51-year-old builder Rod is rushed to A&E after falling eighteenfeet from scaffolding onto concrete.His injuries are so serious that he's taken straight for a CT scan of his head, neck and back.

22-year-old motorcyclist Adam isbrought to A&E after crashing into a car and being thrown thirty metres. Adam has possibly injured his neck and spine and doctors areconcerned that the severity of his leg injury means that he risks losing his foot.

5-year-old Kayla is rushed into St George's struggling to breathe. With her is worried mum Rachel. Doctors try to find out what's wrong and give Kayla drugs to relax her chest muscles. Rachel reveals that Kayla was diagnosed with a rare form of juvenile arthritis and she has spent months in Great Ormond St hospital under specialist care.

34-year-old mechanic Grant is rushed to A&E having been crushed against a brick wall by his own car while working on it.Doctors are concerned he has a serious pelvic injury and other internal injuries and work quickly to find out their severity.

10-year-old Josh arrives at St George's having severed his finger during an accident on the school playing field.Mum Jane accompanies Josh into resus, but she has a secret -Josh has no idea that his finger has actually been cut off during the accident.

26-year-old Lawrence is rushed to St George's after being hit by a car while crossing the road on a night out in Eastbourne. He was thrown fifteen feet after 'bulls eyeing' the car's windscreen. Lawrence was bleeding from his ears and was put into an induced coma at the scene by emergency doctors.

91-year-old Cyril arrives at St George's by air ambulance after being in a car crash.He was on his way home to wife Betty with some fish for their supper, but never made it back and had to be cut from his car.

22-month-old Daisy arrives at St George's by air ambulance. The accident happened at her family's stables in Sussex and mum Georgie was so shocked she fainted at the scene.Daisy is rushed into resus and a CT scan reveals she has a fractured skull, a bruise on her brain and concussion. As surgeons plan their next move, Daisy is carefully monitored for any signs of brain damage.

19-year-old motorcyclist Sam is air lifted to St George's after crashing into a bus and being thrown under a car, leaving him bent double. Sam arrives in resus with multiple injuries, he's in an induced coma and classified 'code red'.

89-year-old Sir John Cockburn arrives at St George's with acute abdominal pain. Medics think it could be a 'Triple A',an abdominal aortic aneurysm, which can prove fatal. When test results come back, Sir John faces emergency surgery.