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Major Trauma - Back from the Brink

Surgeons: At the Edge of LifeSeries 5
Episode 1 of 6

Surgeons at Addenbrooke’s Major Trauma Centre must operate on a single mum who has a severed spinal cord and a critically injured motorcyclist.

The specialists at Addenbrooke’s work against the clock to treat three patients who are suffering from life and limb-threatening injuries.

A critically injured motorcyclist is rushed to hospital after crashing his motorcycle into a fixed metal gate; a single mum of four has sustained severe spinal injuries after a car accident; and a 72-year-old woman has sustained a bad open fracture after falling off the steps of her caravan.

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Wed 25 Jan 202301:55
BBC Two

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Credits

NarratorShaun Dooley
DirectorBen Ryder
Series ProducerEmily Bunt
Executive ProducerDaniel Barry
Executive ProducerRos Ponder
Production CompanyDragonfly Film and Television

Broadcasts

  • Wed 18 Jan 202321:00
    BBC Two
  • Fri 20 Jan 202323:05
    BBC Two except Wales & Wales HD
  • Wed 25 Jan 202301:55
    BBC Two

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