A&E After Dark Season 5 Episode 4 - Episode 4

Airdate: 2024-Mar-21

Episode summary:

In Rotherham's A&E a patient with a suspected head injury is under arrest in the car park. Nurse Rachel makes an initial assessment and coaxes them inside so their health can be determined before police questioning. Specialist maxillofacial Doctors Meghan and Mehran attempt to stitch a 48-year-old patient's face with minimal scarring, from multiple puncture wounds and a deep split lip from a dog bite. A 17-year-old arrives at London's North Middlesex University Hospital after falling backwards and hitting his head. A near loss of consciousness is the main concern for staff, however the patient's is shaving his hair. In Tunbridge Wells Dr Ahmed prepares to receive a trauma patient who's fallen from her horse. The young girl is a selective mute, which makes communicating pain a challenge and risks her becoming agitated. In London, Dr Fahri treats a patient with an unusual eye injury from mixing concrete, without a specialist eye clinic open, the A&E team attempt to wash and treat the eye.

About A&E After Dark series:

Series going behind the scenes at Hull Royal Infirmary to show the night-time challenges facing NHS staff working in the A&E department.