24 Hours in A&E

Barrie, 78, is rushed in with breathing difficulties and tests reveal he has fluid on his lungs and faces serious medical treatment, while 75-year-old David is treated after falling down a flight of stairs, and 82-year-old Bob is admitted after a DIY accident at home.

Train driver Andy, 48, is rushed in after falling 12ft from a tree while cutting branches and landing on his feet, badly fracturing both ankles, and doctors are concerned the impact may have caused life-changing damage to critical nerves and blood vessels in his feet and legs. Angela, 59, has come to St George's as her heart has been beating at over 150bpm for eight hours, risking stroke and other complications. Cardiologist Dr Arun's attempts to bring down her pulse using a powerful drug aren't successful, so he decides to electrically shock her heart to reset it.

George's motorbike collided with a car and he was catapulted into the windscreen. Janine, Who's 44, is rushed to St George's after being kicked by a horse at her stables in Surrey. Janine was left unable to walk and had to crawl over two fields to call for help. A CT scan reveals a major fracture to Janine's pelvis.

Liam, 31, is rushed to St George's after collapsing at home after his fourth epileptic seizure of the day, and he experiences another at the hospital, while 89-year-old Mair is brought to A&E with severe chest pain and difficulty breathing and doctors take blood samples to test whether her symptoms are due to pneumonia. Twelve-year-old Lauren arrives by ambulance after breaking her leg while scoring a try in a rugby match and she needs extensive surgery to give her the best chance of walking normally again.

Stephan, 39, is rushed to St George's with internal bleeding from his femoral artery, caused by complications following an angiogram he had the day before, and doctors are concerned his heart could be under potentially fatal strain. Emmanuel Jr (19) arrives in A&E after suffering an acute sickle cell crisis, and his mum Elizabeth talks about the impact the condition has had on the family, while 40-year-old Fernanda is admitted with abdominal pain, but the test results reveal a surprising reason for her discomfort.

Motorcyclist Michelle (50) is rushed to A&E after crashing head first into a lamp post, with scans revealing that she has broken bones in her neck, arm and shoulder and requires emergency surgery. Timothy, 69, arrives at St George's after riding his bicycle into the back of a parked ambulance, while 33-year-old expectant mother Eleanor is admitted after cutting her thumb on a meat cleaver.

Beth, 68, is rushed to St George's after falling down a flight of stairs and badly breaking her ankle, meaning she faces emergency surgery and intensive physiotherapy to walk again. Leigh, 67, is admitted with head injuries after being knocked off his bicycle in a hit-and-run incident and medics are concerned he has suffered a severe trauma to his head as he was not wearing a helmet, while 26-year-old Luke arrives in A&E after an accident at work involving an electric saw.

Cyclist Athar, who's 22, is rushed to St George's after a collision with a car on his way to work. Athar wasn't wearing a helmet and he 'bullseyed' the car's rear window; he can't remember anything about the crash.

Jake, who admits he's accident-prone, has had a head-on collision with another car. Eleven-year-old Jack is rushed to A&E after being hit by a motorbike while walking to his first day at secondary school. A CT scan reveals that Jack has a bleed on his brain caused by the fracture.

Lucy, who's 10, has been having seizures for 48 hours. Seventy-one-year-old Tony is rushed to St George's by air ambulance after falling head first onto a tiled floor while doing some DIY in his kitchen. Scans reveal that Tony has a severe bleed on his brain and requires a life-changing surgery.

Twelve-year-old Tulsi is airlifted to St George's after falling from a cliff near here home in Hastings. The CT scans reveal that she has a subdural haematoma: a clot of blood in her head, which is expanding, putting pressure on her brain. Retired mechanic Ron got his hand caught between two vehicles when he was helping a friend fix their car.