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Colin, 32, has been attacked with a knife and cut his arm. Father and son Morris and Colin sustain life-threatening injuries from gatecrashers to their family party. Catherine, 21, lost consciousness at a party.

Alex, 19, has badly injured his hand punching a window. 31-year-old motorcyclist Brendan has had a head-on collision with a car. Pat, who is 78, has broken her arm.

Zach, 25, is rushed to A&E after completely severing four fingers in a building site accident. Ricky, who is 85, has hurt her back after falling at home. 10-year-old Daquon was hit by a motorbike while on his way to school and has a badly broken arm.

8-year-old Billy is rushed to St George's after being crushed by falling bricks that were being stored on his front drive. Luther, who is 6, has a metal washer stuck on his finger. Audrey, 83, has hurt her wrist in a fall while on holiday.

11-month-old Isabel is rushed to St George's after suffering a fit and losing consciousness. 22-year-old Felix is brought to A&E with a self-inflicted stab wound to his stomach. Retired engineer Bill, 68, arrives by air ambulance with breathing difficulties and suspected multiple fractures after falling 15 feet from a ladder while cutting a leylandii hedge.

Chris Lacy finds himself being tested to the limits after three trauma patients arrive in quick succession. One of them has been shot in the face, another has been stabbed in the chest and a third has been knifed in his head.

Michelle, who is 54, is airlifted to St George's after being involved in a car crash with her husband Paul in Surrey. Derren, 41, has fractured his ankle while trampolining with his daughter.

Corey, who is 27, is rushed to St George's after suffering a cardiac arrest during a game of ice hockey. John, 55, fell 10 feet while taking down scaffolding at home.

Robert, 9, has a dangerously high heart rate. Mark, 32, has fallen 30ft from scaffolding, and may have damaged his spine. Christine, 74, arrives in A&E after an accident in her garden, suffering nasty injuries to her face.

John, who is 84, is rushed to St George's after losing control of his car and crashing into a road sign. Reggie, 7, has broken his arm while doing a cartwheel to celebrate England beating Wales at Euro 2016.

76-year-old Margaret is rushed to St George's after showing signs of a stroke. Cyclist Sam, who is 13, is brought into A&E after falling off her bike at high speed during a race and landing on her head. Ursula, 84, is losing a concerning amount of blood from recurring nosebleeds.

4-year-old Milly has fallen on her face. 10-year-old Ryan has fallen and badly damaged his spleen. Maureen, who has multiple system atrophy, is struggling to breathe through her tracheostomy.

John has been in a cycling accident and was unconscious for 10 minutes. Sydney has severe chest pains. Alan has fallen and fractured his elbow.

An unknown patient arrives after collapsing and falling face first in the street. 29-year-old Rick comes to minors after an accident at the gym. Marigold, 3, has signs of a chest infection.

61-year-old Bill fell from the roof of his shed and has broken his neck. Chef Tony has burnt his legs when his barbecue exploded. Henry, 93, has severe breathing difficulties after experiencing a heart attack.

Paul, who is 66, is brought to A&E with a dangerously high heart rate. Nicky, 48, has a swelling in her throat. 7-year-old Kit has injured his chest in a golf buggy.

16-year-old Max is brought to King's by air ambulance after falling 14 feet in a skate park. Hector, who is 13, injured his hip playing football.

Sara, 50, is rushed to A&E having collapsed at her place of work following a thunderclap headache. 13-year-old Flynn was hit by a car while riding his bike. Jane, who is 52, visits A&E concerned by a headache.

Phil, 36, has chronic pain in his back and side. Kamilla, 12, has been knocked down by a car. Malcolm is rushed in the hospital after suffering a cardiac arrest, and is on life support.

John, who is 77, has a suspected aneurysm. Jamie's motorbike has collided with a car on a motorway slip road. 62-year-old carpenter Noel has partially amputated his thumb using a bandsaw at work.

A man is airlifted to St George's with possible significant spinal injuries after a high-speed motorbike crash on the M4. A teen motorcyclist is also brought in following a crash.

A look at three patients who have suffered potentially life-changing injuries, including a partially severed hand, a long-standing stab wound, and a serious quad-bike accident.

Gerald, who is 66, has fallen from his loft and down two flights of stairs. 50-year-old Beverley arrives in A&E with an open fracture of her right leg after being hit by a car. Rubbish clearance worker Paul, 39, has sliced his arm on a ceramic tile.

Jim, 50, has a dislocated shoulder that takes a five-strong team to pull back into place. A 30-year-old has broken his toe when he kicked a concrete block thinking it was a football. Alan, who is 63, is worried he might have deep vein thrombosis in his one remaining leg. 83-year-old James has a cyst on his knee that has left him housebound. Rose, 91, has had a suspected stroke.

70-year-old George is rushed to A&E after he fell and impaled his eye on a piece of driftwood. Debby, who is 59, has cut her hand in her lawnmower while removing some grass cuttings. Phoebe, 8, has scissors stuck in her thigh.

Rich has been in a high speed car crash and cannot move his legs. Justin has a potentially life-threatening bleed on his brain following a football accident.

3-year-old Louie is airlifted to St George's after being run over by a car while playing outside. Josh, 14, has broken his ankle falling off the handlebars of the BMX his dad was riding. Sam, who is 41, arrives in resus with multiple injuries after losing control of her car and crashing into a tree.

Adam, 20, is brought in by ambulance after being involved in a high-speed motorcycle accident. 70-year-old Richard comes to A&E with a high heart rate. Pia, who is 10, has fallen and hurt her knee.

Pam, who is 53, is rushed to A&E after suffering a suspected heart attack. 10-year-old Cora is rushed to St George's after being thrown from a horse into the low hanging branches of a tree.

Niki, who is 34, is airlifted to St George's after he crashed into another rider during a charity bike ride. Peter, 90, has blood poisoning.

60-year-old bricklayer Phil is rushed to A&E in a critical condition after falling just two feet off a ladder at work and suffering multiple injuries. Violet, who is 93, has fallen and seriously fractured her leg.

Married couple Cora and Rae have multiple fractures after a road traffic collision. 23-year-old Scott, who was diagnosed with schizophrenia as a teenager, has badly cut his knee on a night out. Richard, 69, tripped and hit his head on the pavement.

Tree surgeon David, 27, is airlifted to St George's after falling 40 feet to the ground, hitting several branches on his way down and landing head-first onto concrete. Anne, 74, arrives with a sharp pain in her chest. 51-year-old taxi driver Mark receives treatment for a cut on his finger caused by broken glass. 92-year-old Betty is brought in by ambulance after her carers found her with slurred speech and a shaking hand.

The staff at St George's tackle one of their most dramatic and unusual emergencies. Rail worker Alan has been hit by a high-speed train and is at risk of losing his right arm.

Suzanne fights for her life after being punched by a stranger and hitting her head on the kerb. 90-year-old Frank has been brought to resus after his wife found him collapsed at home. Tom, who is 12, is brought in from Kent by helicopter after being hit by a car.

21-year-old Danielle is in A&E unable to walk with swollen legs, and doctors are worried about her kidneys. Aaron, 16, has fallen from a second-floor balcony onto concrete. Latoya, who is 34, has cut her head during a night out with friends.

60-year-old diabetic Tony has an infected leg wound and must be assessed to ensure it doesn't spread. 3-year-old Billy has swollen eyes after accidentally squirting detergent in them. 80-year-old Ida has pain in her knee, and doctors are concerned when an X-ray reveals a shadow on her bone.

54-year-old Richard arrives in A&E suffering symptoms of a suspected stroke. Peter, who is 76, arrives in A&E with a severe head injury, but it's not clear what exactly has happened to him.

A CT scan reveals some unexpected news for lorry driver Neil, 52, who's fallen off a ramp. 28-year-old Ben has dislocated his shoulder in a cycling accident. Wendy, 73, has a severe open ankle fracture after falling at home.

Maria is rushed to the emergency department after driving into a lamp post. Ronald is brought in after a fall at home. Little Ronnie is in Paediatrics after a bout of vomiting.

82-year-old Barbara and her 80-year-old husband Clarence are brought into A&E after being knocked over by a motorbike. Actor Dudley has injured his shoulder rushing to catch a train. Isabel, 88, has come in with a swollen leg.

Cyclist Athar, who is 22, is rushed to St George's after a collision with a car on his way to work.

Psychiatric nurse Christie has severe burns after being attacked by a patient. Joe's cousin accidentally stabbed him in the thigh. 2-year-old Freddie will not let doctors look in his eye after complaining of pain.

David, who is 69, is rushed to A&E with severe leg pain and a pale foot. Annie has been struggling to breathe.

Mike, who is 79, collapsed in the street while walking his dog. Andrew, 53, tripped on a paving slab on his way to work and has a suspected dislocated shoulder.

Builder Jamie is rushed in to A&E after falling from the roof of a three-storey building. 80-year-old Daphne has dislocated her replacement hip while putting on her socks. 4-month-old Weston has been brought to paediatric A&E after suffering from diarrhoea and vomiting for over 24 hours.

12-year-old Tulsi is airlifted to St George's after falling from a cliff near her home in Hastings. Bus driver Adam, 39, faces lengthy emergency surgery after his motorbike collided with a car.

Valerie, who is 63, is rushed to St George's after falling from a horse. Natasha has damaged her leg while trampolining at her son's birthday party. Lisa, 66, fell on her kitchen floor and may have damaged her prosthetic hip.

Four-year-old Alfie is brought into the hospital with a broken thighbone having fallen off his bike. The team are worried that Alfie might have ruptured an artery, causing some internal bleeding.

40-year-old Adrian is escalated from majors to resus after crashing his bike into a car. Graham, 54, has stubbed his toe trying to not tread on his friend's cat. Steve, who is 49, has been brought to A&E after his heart rate more than doubled in an hour.

2-year-old Cydney's parents have brought her into King's as she hasn't passed urine for two days. Dilson, 33, is rushed in suffering with severe knife wounds after being stabbed in the head and neck as he attempted to stop a fight outside a nightclub. 79-year-old Doreen has had a fall at home and injured her wrist.

Motorcyclist Leon, 36, is airlifted to St George's after being involved in a head-on collision with a car. Graham, who is 37, has collided with another player while playing rugby and has lost feeling in his arms and legs. 4-year-old Elliott has pushed a stone up his nose to hide it from his sister.

Joan, who is 80, has severe pain in her chest, arm and jaw. Roofer Mark, 54, has fallen 10 feet off a ladder. Josie fell and hit her head while performing a Dirty Dancing routine on a hen do.

Nicky, who is 61, is airlifted to St George's by helicopter after a car mounted the pavement at 30mph and ran her over while she was out walking. 91-year-old Sam arrives in resus after a suspected stoke. Baby Teddy has fallen out of his car seat face-first onto concrete.

13-year-old Harriet is rushed to St George's after being knocked off her bike. 12-year-old Adam has a deep wound in his groin after falling from a tree and impaling his leg.

Natai is rushed to A&E with a lacerated wrist after putting his hand through a glass pane. Pauline is struggling to breathe. 17-year-old Fahad has crippling stomach pain.

Cian, 9, is rushed to St George's after falling on his head, leaving him unable to move his limbs. A paediatric consultant assesses a child after an accident on a swing. 80-year-old Annette is brought in with a dangerously swollen tongue.

Dave, who is 56 and a builder, has fallen 15 feet from a ladder onto concrete. 26-year-old Finn has been hit by a car while he was out jogging. 3-year-old Alf has also been hit by a car while waiting to cross the road.

Nicole has burnt her foot with caustic soda. Francis, 28, fell off his bike and is suffering amnesia.

Ky, 18, has been knocked off her motorbike in a hit and run accident. 41-year-old Aleks has fallen from her loft and may have suffered brain damage.

Stephen, 48, has severely damaged his ankle after coming off his bike deep in the woods. Derek has had a suspected stroke. Bridget broke her wrist on a mountain path in Greece.

Richard, who's 47, has fallen off a ladder while he was fixing his roof. 87-year-old Doreen arrives in resus suffering from a serious infection. 5-year-old Cojo has come to paediatrics after injuring his elbow while he was wrestling with his brother.

Megan, 20, is rushed to St George's after being involved in a high-speed car crash. James, who is 78, has suspected internal bleeding.

17-year-old Shea has serious stab wounds and is sent to a high dependency unit. Bob, also 17, arrives after impaling his leg on a fence while taking a shortcut home from his school. 33-year-old James is brought in by ambulance after fainting at home.

Aaron, who is 31, is rushed to St George's after overturning his car onto metal railings during a high-speed collision. Fiona, 65, is rushed to St George's after falling over in a restaurant and cutting her knee during her friend's 70th birthday party.

Mark, who is 52, is rushed to St George's by air after a road traffic collision threw him from his motorbike and left him suffering a cardiac arrest. Kayley, 25, has fallen from her horse and doctors worry she's dislocated her hip.

71-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. Charlie was assaulted on his way home from a night out. Lucy, 10, has been having seizures for 48 hours.

10-year-old Ashleigh is rushed to St George's by ambulance after twisting her leg while playing football. 3-year-old Lola visits A&E with her dad after having a seizure. 91-year-old Betty arrives with severe chest pain.

Registrar Ling has just began her shift and her friend Claire is working alongside her. David is brought into the hospital having seizures uncontrollably for 30 minutes.

19-month-old baby Xah'nae has been vomiting, is suffering with a high fever and has become floppy and unresponsive. 52-year-old Graham, who has Down's syndrome and dementia, hit his head when he fell over in his bathroom. Christine, 61, has been rushed to A&E after collapsing unconscious at her sister's house.

Nicholas, 26, has been punched in the face, fracturing and dislocating his jaw. 33-year-old Simon dislocated his kneecap playing rugby. Tyrell, who is 17, has damaged his big toe playing football. Amoui, 78, was found collapsed in her flat.

80-year-old Rose has fluid on her lungs and is having trouble breathing. 55-year-old trucker Kevin has serious injuries after his lorry rolled down a verge.

5-year-old Daisy is rushed into resus after her skirt caught alight on a gas fire at home. Her dad Damien, who came in the ambulance with her, has badly burnt his hands putting out the flames. Maurice, 74, tripped and hurt his hand. Ginger, who is 61, has been bitten by her cat, resulting in an infected hand.

Josephine, who is 71 and terminally ill with cancer, has been brought into the hospital suffering with chronic breathing difficulties. Sara, who is recovering from cancer, has been bitten by her cat. Marcia has hurt her wrist while slipping on the stairs. 5-year-old Olivia has banged her head on a glass coffee table.

Stuart, 59, has come into A&E with a suspected heart attack. 78-year-old Reginald has a life-threatening gut condition. Richard has twisted his knee moon-walking in a club.

Peggy, who is 89, is rushed in with a suspected stroke. Sally has sliced her finger opening a jar. Charlie, 60, is back for the second time in a week after previously being discharged following a crash.

David, who is 29, is airlifted to St George's following a head on collision at speed. An 18-year-old breaks his leg playing football. A great-grandmother falls down the stairs.

Sir John, 89, is brought to A&E with a suspected abdominal aortic aneurysm. 68-year-old Mick and his wife Linda have been involved in a head-on car crash. Niall, who is 10, has fallen out of a tree and broken his arm.

Evadney, 56, walks into A&E after badly burning her arm when an aerosol exploded in a bonfire that she was standing close to. Sufia, who is 5, is rushed to St George's by ambulance with head and scalp injuries after she was dragged under a car while she was on her way to school. 70-year-old Pat arrives after the car that she was driving hit a wall at speed.

Lawrence, 26, has been thrown 15 feet after being hit by a car while crossing the road. 53-year-old Katrina is having difficulty breathing and experiencing chest pains. Angela, who is 63, has been attacked by one of her cats as she shouted at a fox in her garden.

Glyn is brought in after his leg is run over by a three tonne digger. John, who is 93 and has severe sepsis, is admitted after a fall at home. A toddler is brought in with diarrhoea.

Gary, who is 50, is brought in by ambulance after a garage collapsed and fell on his legs. Maggie, 83, comes in to A&E with suspected sepsis. Baby George comes in with his mum after drinking nail varnish remover.

Stuart, who is 40, is transferred from another hospital after being involved in a high-speed collision with multiple cyclists during a race. Elicia-Jean, 83, collapsed at home after experiencing dizziness from a suspected infection.

Paul, who is 38 and a tree surgeon, is rushed into resus after falling 25 feet from a tree. Anthony, who was recently diagnosed with Parkinson's and prostate cancer, has fallen down some stairs.

80-year-old Frances is rushed to St George's by air ambulance after falling backwards into her empty swimming pool. Ruth, 86, is rushed in with her heart beating three times the normal rate. Jerry, who is 20, has crashed her car coming back from a party at 5am.

13-year-old Tom is rushed to St George's after crashing his bike head first into a parked car while racing a friend. 26-year-old Andy comes to A&E after injuring his knee during a game of Frisbee. 51-year-old Jason arrives after suffering from blurred vision for two days.

75-year-old Gerry is rushed to A&E with a dangerously high heart rate of over 250bpm, and doctors suspect an underlying chest infection is the cause. Margaret, who is 92, arrives at St Georges after falling over and hitting her head. Daniel, 6, is treated for an infected blister on his foot.

74-year-old Derek is brought into A&E after suffering a suspected stroke. 31-year-old fireman Glenn arrives with a suspected abscess in his throat. Paula, 84, has a dangerously high level of potassium in her blood.

70-year-old part-time DJ Tony arrives at St George's hospital after a high-speed bicycle accident. Cabin-crew worker Charlie, who is 39, has broken his arm in a scooter crash. Erin, 61, collapsed and has a debilitating ear infection.

Brian, who is 74 and has dementia, is taken to King's by ambulance after falling down a flight of stairs.

48-year-old paraglider pilot Martin is airlifted to St George's after a gust of wind threw him into a cliff. Eddie has been weakened by chemotherapy and has severe sepsis. Graham's nose will not stop bleeding.

Hussnain is rushed to A&E after being caught up in a accident involving a police car chasing another vehicle. Wrestler Kieran comes in after injuring his knee in a bout.

91-year-old Cyril is airlifted to hospital after a car crash which required him to be cut from his car. Caroline arrives at St Georges with chest pains. Roman, 5, has a pencil lead stuck in his ear.

79-year-old Allen has chest and back injuries after falling in his garden. Des, 50, has had a suspected heart attack. Peter, who is 63, has an infected splinter in his arm.

A 21-year-old woman is rushed into A&E with a suspected stroke. James arrives with a serious leg break after being thrown from his bike.

Security guard Weston manages a violent incident with a patient, revealing the challenges of working on the hospital frontline. 33-year-old Jack is rushed into A&E after falling from a horse. 7-year-old Lyla has a finger infection.

2-year-old Max has come to A&E struggling to breathe. Maureen has fallen down the stairs and broken her ankle. Motorcyclist Josh has been in a high-speed accident.

After suffering a severe asthma attack while walking the kids from school, Nichole is rushed to A&E. Josh has a serious neck injury from an accident playing American football.

Young Henry has been accidentally hit by a forklift truck driven by his dad. Best mates Dean and Nahum are reeling from a car crash. 94-year-old Pearl has badly cut her arm by trapping it in a lift.

Scott is rushed into Queen's Medical Centre by air ambulance after crashing his motorbike at 100mph. Peter has been crushed by an eight-tonne static caravan.

Motorbikers James and Peter are both rushed in. Ex-miner Alfred has severe chest pain.

A pedestrian is rushed to A&E with multiple life-threatening injuries after being injured in a hit-and-run. An acrobat has a damaged wrist. A 93-year-old has a broken leg.

15-year-old James has been struck in the eye with an arrow during a holiday archery class. Jim's in resus after flipping his car onto its roof. Joiner Chris has a wound to his head after a work accident.

Kofi, who is 11, is rushed into resus, critically injured after being hit by a van. Roger, 73, is attempting to come to terms with his own mortality.

A bartender and dad-to-be is in A&E. An 88-year-old is rushed in after being found collapsed at home. And a young doctor describes how it feels giving bad news to patients and family.

New parents Danny and Jordan are worried that their five-day-old newborn Gracie may have an infected umbilical cord.

Bipin, 75, is rushed to A&E after having a stroke. Myra, who is 80, bumped her head when she fell off her bike on her way home from playing tennis.

15-year-old Meldred is rushed into A&E after being stabbed in the thigh by a stranger while walking to school. Sports commentator Andy has an inflamed ankle with blood spots and a rash. Penelope, who is 11, had injured her finger in a playground accident.

Milky comes to A&E with possible life-changing injuries after a road crash. Shaun has had a bad parachute landing. A 6-year-old has an unknown object stuck in his throat.

After being tackled during a football match, Karan is rushed to St George's with a leg fracture. Will has a painful swelling on his head.

David has fallen from a ladder. John has fallen down stairs.

Arthur, who is 79, has stomach pains but isn't one to complain. Tom, 20, is having trouble breathing.

15-year-old Gus has gone over the handlebars of his bike. Patricia, who is 73, in extreme pain due to a dislocated shoulder.

Pam, who is 82 and has Alzheimer's, is brought in with suspected sepsis. 27-year old Theo has hurt his knee playing football.

16-year-old Kaeden comes to Queen's with symptoms of sepsis. 63-year-old Paul, who is 63 and a woodworker, has come to A&E after partially amputating his thumb at work. Steve, 61, is rushed into resus after falling from his motorbike at a race track.

73-year-old Marion, who was recently diagnosed with lung cancer, is admitted with a life-threatening infection. 83-year-old Roy suffers multiple injuries after falling off his roof. 5-year-old Laila cut her head open at school.

Graham, who's 50, is rushed to hospital after falling off his motorbike at high speed. Norman needs an X-ray, after he tripped and fell on a paving stone. 76-year-old Joyce is struggling to breathe after a fall at home.

The week the cameras follow a busy Saturday night in the A&E Department where staff have to deal with the needs of elderly patients and sick children as well as patients who are drunk or violent.

A train driver is rushed to St George's after colliding with a car. A gold-medal-winning 13-year-old BMX rider has a suspected pelvis injury after crashing at the race track.

69 year-old Mark comes in to A&E with a heart rate of 240 after collapsing on a tennis court. Shiragha has high CO2 levels in his blood and is very short of breath. Harry clashed heads in a football match.

A patient with an ankle injury recalls how meeting her husband saved her life. 84-year-old Ioannis is treated for dizziness as his kids speak warmly of a brave, loving father.

Katie, 46, is rushed to St George's by helicopter after her horse has fallen on top of her, resulting in multiple broken bones and internal injuries. 22-year-old Amy has a deep laceration to her ankle after a party with her flatmates ended with her falling onto a gin glass. Pamela, who is 87, has suffered a sudden bout of back pain, leaving her in agony.

Chris is rushed into Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham after his leg is crushed by a 12-tonne lorry at work. Elizabeth has a head wound from falling while cleaning a pub. Retired miner Alan has had a fall while he was out walking the dog.

Steven has life-threatening injuries after a 22-foot wall collapsed on him at work and buried him beneath. Coby has crashed his motocross bike at speed. 7-year-old Layla-Rose has fallen off her bike and smashed her front teeth.

Benoit, who is 9, has abdominal pains and doctors are concerned that it may be appendicitis. Michelle has suspected sepsis. Charley-Ann has part of an earring stuck in her ear.

A 74-year-old comes to St George's Hospital after an unexplained fall. A woman with possibly life-changing injuries from playing rugby describes her issues with mental health.

Colin is rushed to St George's after collapsing in his garage. Tony, 88, is in minor injuries with crippling pain in his fingers.

Dad-to-be Josh, who is 27, has come off his motorbike at speed. Baby Phoenix has been sucking on a bleach tablet. Ross is in resus after dislocating his shoulder for a third time.

Sara, 46, is rushed in after a serious car crash. 16-year-old James has severed his finger climbing a fence, trying to retrieve a football. Simon, who is 54, fell off his bike on his way to buy a helmet.

Sir Robert, who is 93 years old, is rushed to St George's with a low heart rate. Brad has crushed his finger at work.

Keith is rushed to Queen's Medical Centre after a cardiac arrest. Joanna has a spinal facture after falling from her horse. 79-year-old John has been run over by a car while out shopping.

Hazel, who is 22, is rushed into A&E after crashing her motorbike on a dual carriageway. 86-year-old John has a suspected ruptured aortic aneurysm - a condition that can be fatal.

Leo is in A&E after crashing his car and flipping it onto its roof. Young Kieran has hurt his wrist coming off his skateboard. 91-year-old Lillian has had a hard fall at home.

19-year-old Daniel has fallen off his motorbike. Builder William has injured his ankle while playing basketball.

Alex, 77, has been rushed to St George's with a suspected stroke. Steven, 66, has severe stomach cramps. 16-year-old Aaliyah's fingernail has been badly damaged in a fight.

A stressed 76-year-old is rushed to St George's with a deep head cut. And a mother remembers learning to love the colour of her skin after suffering racial abuse growing up.

James is rushed to St George's after a head-on car crash. Margaret's had a fall, but her daughter has tales to tell of her mother's adventurous life in London in the swinging 60s.

Beth, who is 68, is rushed to St George's after falling down a flight of stairs and badly breaking her ankle. Leigh, 67, is admitted with head injuries after being knocked off his bicycle in a hit-and-run incident. 26-year-old Luke arrives in A&E after an accident at work involving an electric saw.

39-year-old Sean has had too much to drink and has ended up tripping over a clothes horse and broken his neck.

35-year-old Colin has been stabbed by a home intruder. Nancy, 87, collapsed at home, where she lives alone. And Robert, a former lawyer who's lost his family and home to alcoholism, is brought to A&E very drunk.

22-year-old Claire is in A&E after being knocked off her bike. 73-year-old John is admitted after a routine health screening revealed a potentially-deadly abdominal aortic aneurysm. 92-year-old Eileen has fallen and spent the night on the floor at home.

William has broken his leg in three places, after being crushed by a cherry picker. Nick has fallen from a 10-metre ladder onto concrete. Darren has put his arm through a window while cleaning it.

Staff at King's battle to save an 18-year-old who's been stabbed in a street fight. Omar, who is 88, is brought into A&E after experiencing severe stomach pains. Hany has tried to overdose on drugs.

Clive, who is 61 and an alcoholic, has come in with a suspected stroke. Joseph, 16, has had a stroke after collapsing at school. A regular patient who suffers from schizophrenia is admitted for the 19th time in a year.

37-year-old Stacey, who previously has had a collapsed lung, is experiencing breathing difficulties. Andrew, who is 26 and a bodybuilder, has been knocked off his motorbike by a car. Henry has been hiccuping for three days. 20-year-old student Sam has been kicked and punched in the head outside a nightclub.

Thomas has been struck on the back of the head by a six-metre pole at a building site in South London. Hilton has diabetes and is concerned about his swollen legs.

Ahmed has dislocated his shoulder whilst playing a game of American football and has to grit his teeth as doctor Matt puts it back into place. Dad-of-four Simon hasn't eaten for days after his partner ended their relationship.

94-year-old Douglas has been brought to hospital because his breathing has deteriorated.

Kevin, 57, has fallen off a ladder and landed on a sharp metal bar. John, 53, has fallen down a flight of steps. Ross, 31, has fallen and hit his head while on a night out. Eleven-year-old Archie has fallen up a step at the school library and has badly cut his lip.

Graham, 75, has been attacked. Mum Cheryl has two poorly boys.

Eddie, who is 12, has been hit by a car, his fourth visit to A&E on a blue light. Linda, who is 64, has had respiratory failure.

This episode features people suffering misfortune while doing what they love, including a father and son who have been in a motorbike crash together, and a 14-year-old boy who has fallen from a tree.

Paul, 60, has been in a collision with a van. Jeremy, who is 4 and has a series of chronic conditions including microcephaly and epilepsy, is struggling to breathe.

Sammy, who is 16 and lives with anorexia, is in paediatrics with dangerously low blood pressure. Carpenter Ray, who is 66, fell onto concrete while working on a building site.

49-year-old Nasly is brought into A&E in a coma and with DKA, a life-threatening complication of diabetes. Charlie, who is 72 and has a history of heart problems, has severe back and chest pains.

William, who is 19, has arrived in resus with a collapsed lung. 32-year-old Mery is 17 weeks pregnant and has fallen down some stairs headfirst. Jess, 24, has a netball injury.

Mick, 74, is rushed to Queen's with suspected sepsis. Gillian, who is 61, has had a fall at a charity ball. 58-year-old Keith arrives with one of the highest heart rates the department has ever seen.

Connor, 21, has crashed his motorbike into a telegraph pole and has serious leg and lung injuries. 58-year-old Lisa has come to A&E after injuring her wrist slipping in the shower. Rob, who is 69 and has paralysing locked-in syndrome, is struggling to breathe after his breathing tube became dislodged.

80-year-old Ron has fallen out of bed and injured his head. Evie, who is 22 and a professional carer, has been brought into A&E after collapsing at work.

Mark, 32, is rushed to St George's with a head injury following an epileptic seizure. Anastasia, 80, struggles to walk due to severe pain in her leg.

The staff at Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham deal with the fallout following a spate of needle-spiking attacks in nightclubs across the city. Three female university students, all studying in Nottingham, end up in A&E after a night out.

18-year-old Kye is rushed to Queen's after going into cardiac arrest during a football training session. Student Phoebe has hurt her nose after tripping over in a library. Tom, 30, has fractured his ankle as a passenger in a head-on car collision.

Xintong, who is 28, has been flung from a go-kart at speed and doctors are concerned that there may be damage to her spine. Gary, 58, has an enormous swelling in his finger where he trapped it between two shopping trolleys.

63-year-old builder Frank has fallen from a height. A teenager who has been hit by a car arrives with possible brain injuries.

Chris comes to A&E with a suspected broken back after falling off a ladder while doing the gardening. Liam collided with a car while cycling. Khushbo is bleeding from her throat after a recent tonsillectomy.

Thomas, who is 71, has suffered a suspected stroke. 97-year-old Leslie is brought to A&E after experiencing persistent nosebleeds. Mary, who is 88, fell at home and injured her head.

20-year-old Peta is rushed to A&E after being knocked unconscious coming off her motorbike. Libby, 44, has been hit in the face with a stick playing hockey. Callum, who is 21, has a badly prolapsed stoma as a result of a previous stabbing.

On a busy bank holiday weekend, the St George's medics treat a man who's been hit by a car, a toddler who's had a seizure, and a man who severed four toes while mowing the lawn.

Lillian has extremely low blood pressure, and doctors discover that she is in the latter stages of pancreatic cancer. Carolyn bruised her neck and face when she slipped on wet decking. Dennis is having difficulty breathing.

Greg has been knocked off his motorbike and has critical injuries to his arm and leg. Cara, who is 11, has fallen from a human pyramid doing gymnastics and has a badly broken arm.

Neil is flown in by helicopter after a head-on road collision. Matias needs help after trapping his hands in a train door and being dragged along the platform.

Stacie, 38, has fallen out of a tree onto her head. Ashleigh, who is 19, is rushed in after being involved in a high-speed, head-on car crash. Peter, 78, has abdominal pains.

Consultant Graham thinks Icylyn's bloated abdomen could be due to something serious.

Bob, 51, is airlifted to St George's after falling 20 feet from a ladder while repairing his roof. Retired pharmacologist Anthony, 68, receives help for a chronic gas problem. 83-year-old Gladys collapsed on the stairs at home and has a dangerously low heart rate.

Kitty, who is 8, has had two epileptic seizures and has a worryingly high temperature. Hitin has been assaulted on a night out, and doctors are worried that he has a bleed on his brain.

Lisa, who has an extreme form of autism, is brought in after crushing her finger in a door. 82-year-old Alec may have developed life-threatening sepsis after a chest infection.

An 11-year-old is brought in after being struck by a car. A woman has tripped over her cat.

3-year-old Clara has a chickpea stuck up her nose. Danny has fallen 20 feet through a skylight. Tara has severe abdominal pains.

Judy, who is 72, is airlifted to St George's after being trampled by a herd of cows while she was walking her dog. Tamzen, who is 13, has broken her leg at trampoline practice at school. 18-year-old art student Hermione has cut her hand on a glass at her part-time waitressing job.

52-year-old John is airlifted to St George's after being accidentally hit in the face by a golf club and receiving a critical head injury. Joan, 77, arrives in A&E after falling down the stairs at home and hurting her leg. Siobhan, who is 28, has cut her finger chopping vegetables.

Brooke, who is 12, has gone into respiratory arrest after having a severe asthma attack. 76-year-old Howard has burns on his face and hands from trying to put out an explosion in his shed. Cyclist Colin has fractured his collarbone.

James, who is 22 and a chef, accidentally stabbed himself in the thigh while chopping tomatoes at work. Bernard, 54, has been rushed to resus after falling and banging his head. 83-year-old Ruby collapsed with severe knee pain.

Cyclist Alun, 32, has come off his bike at 30 mph. Baby Jaziah has been rushed to resus with breathing difficulties. 18-month-old Charlie is struggling to give a urine sample. Ronald, who is 81, has had a suspected stroke.

9-year-old Tino is rushed to resus after slumping over her desk at school and not being able to remember her name, who people are, or where she is. Karen has been experiencing numbness down her left side and requires a scan. Bailey, 11, has been hit by a car on his way home from school and broken his leg.

Tony, who is 59 and a delivery driver, is airlifted to King's from Kent, after being badly hurt in a head-on road traffic collision. Eric, 85, has ongoing stomach problems. 79-year-old Jim is having difficulty breathing. A patient brought in by police tries to escape.

The show takes a look the different ways that people deal with pain and how the care and support of friends and family can help you get through nearly anything.