Critical: Between Life and Death
★ 6.9 · 2025 · Documentary
From critical emergencies to the operating room, this documentary series follows London's trauma centres as they treat the most severely injured.
Episodes
1. Episode 142m · London's Major Trauma System springs into action when a fairground ride malfunction in Brockwell Park results in multiple critically injured patients.
2. Episode 247m · A life-threatening head injury from an assault and an open leg fracture from a motorcycle accident both require urgent surgery to prevent the worst.
3. Episode 348m · As the surgical teams discuss options, the air ambulance rushes to help a patient who has been diagnosed with a polytrauma — the worst level of injury.
4. Episode 447m · The operations unit dispatches an ambulance for a construction worker who sustained a laceration to his wrist after falling through a pane of glass.
5. Episode 547m · The family of an assault victim wrestles with how much the trauma has altered his personality after the critical care team wakes him from his coma.
6. Episode 647m · A team of orthopedic surgeons prepares for high-risk pelvic surgery, where any margin of error could cause permanent nerve damage.More Like This
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