Island Hospital

Episode 2 (1x2)

Data di messa in onda: Set 21, 2012

Tonight, 37-year-old Richard gets a shock to his system to regulate his heartbeat, Bethan comes home to Guernsey from Indonesia to give birth to her second child and physiotherapist Kitty helps businessman Chris to ride a bike again after he suffered a stroke. Richard visits Accident and Emergency for the fifth time in 18 months because he suffers from episodes of an irregular heartbeat. He's at risk of a stroke or even heart failure if the heart doesn't go back into its normal rhythm but the treatment is potentially very dangerous. Dr Matt Dorian, who will have to give Richard an electric shock to momentarily stop his heart before restarting it again explains: “It’s not done lightly and we need to be sure that the patient either needs it because they’re very unwell or because it’s the only treatment that will get them successfully back into a normal rhythm.” Over 600 babies are born in Guernsey and the surrounding islands each year, almost all of whom come into the world at the Princess Elizabeth Hospital’s maternity unit. Bethan lives with her husband on a rural Indonesian island where there are few medical facilities. She has travelled back to Guernsey to be with her family and friends to have her second child, worried that the birth will be as problematic as her first. Ten days overdue, Bethan goes to see Consultant Heather Reid who suggests a Caesarean section the following day. But Bethan’s baby has other plans and that night Bethan goes into labour... Specialist neurological physiotherapist Kitty has worked on Guernsey for 13 years. Tonight, she helps Chris, who suffered a sudden stroke two and a half years ago, to learn to ride a bike once more. Once a fit and active company director, Chris unexpectedly collapsed on his bedroom floor and within twenty minutes had lost the use of his left side completely. Kitty recalls how when she first started seeing Chris he required two people just to help him stand up. Kitty has taught Chris to