An Hour to Save Your Life

Name: An Hour to Save Your Life
Released: 2014-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Steven Mackintosh

TV Show · Documentary

The aid given to a patient in the first hour of emergency care is often considered to be the most critical. Doctors face difficult decisions that can mean the difference between life and death.

2014 · 1h 1m

Starring Steven Mackintosh

EPISODE 1

At the Scene

Medics fight to save the lives of a young woman, Zoe, who collapses on Oxford Street; Rumen, who has been hit by a car; and elderly farmer Bill who has been crushed by a cow.
EPISODE 2

On the Edge

Medics fight to save the lives of Mick, who collapses after a cardiac arrest; motorcyclist Michael, who is critically injured in a high speed road accident; and a young man who has been stabbed.
EPISODE 3

Making the Invisible Visible

Medics fight to save the lives of motorcyclist Vincent, who has been critically injured; 77-year-old Gudrun who has been rushed to hospital with a suspected stroke; and Ben, a young tree surgeon who has fallen 6 metres onto the pavement.
EPISODE 1

Between Life and Death

Young cyclist Janina is in cardiac arrest after an accident, doctors fight to stop Tony from bleeding to death and 11-year-old Blake is left with a serious head injury after being hit by a car.
EPISODE 2

Surviving Birth

Doctors and midwives in a specialist maternity unit face life or death decisions as they struggle with three neonatal emergencies.
EPISODE 3

Minutes From Death

Medics fight to save the lives of a young man who has been critically injured in a car crash; a cyclist involved in a collision with a lorry; and a young woman whose heart has stopped after a sudden collapse in the street.