Paramedics bring in a 78-year-old former miner who is suffering with chest pain, and a man who was recovering from surgery is now bleeding internally after a major artery ruptured. Also, an 82-year-old woman, who has a history of heart problems and is now suffering from chest pains, is vomiting blood. Over in the children's department, emergency nurse practitioner Tony tries to flush out any possible foreign bodies from an eight-year-old's ear.

Sister Vicky has a busy shift ahead as a full resus sees 73-year-old Jim arrive, having been found unresponsive on his sofa, and 54-year-old Diane has a life-threatening allergic reaction; doctors must urgently reduce swelling in her tongue before her airway is blocked off. Four-year-old Rupert's arm injury requires urgent care in paediatrics.