24 Hours in A&E Season 8

Will, 13, gets a CT scan for head injuries sustained in a baseball accident. Baby Amira has an irregular heartbeat. Chris, who is 21 and a pizza delivery rider, has been knocked off his motorbike.

Carole, 45, is brought to A&E after experiencing chest pains and collapsing. Dinner lady Collette has cut her finger while chopping vegetables. Lucy, who is 25 and has intercranial hypertension, is suffering from a severe headache. Philip, who is 53, is rushed in following a seizure, and doctors suspect he may have had a stroke.

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.

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.

Peter, 85, has been brought - unwillingly - to A&E by his stepson Brian. He cut his finger on some wire two weeks earlier and his hand is swollen and won't stop bleeding. Emma, 23, is rushed to St George's after crashing her car on the way to her father's house, while doctors also see to 86-year-old Harry, who fell down a flight of stairs a day earlier but didn't seek treatment. Ciaran, 27, injured his ankle the previous night while out with friends and was given a temporary cast. Emergency nurse practitioner Helen needs to get him X-rayed and replastered, but he faces a return visit for an operation.

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.

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.

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.

Becky, who is 59, is rushed in after a suspected stroke. Georgia, 19, fell 20 feet onto concrete trying to climb through a second-floor window after locking herself out of her flat. 88-year-old Edith is kept under observation after collapsing at home.

Nikki, 50, and her mum Angela, 68, have been involved in a serious car crash. Ellen, 53, arrives with a painfully swollen elbow after falling over in a supermarket. 7-year-old Jack is rushed to A&E with an open fracture on his arm and a blow to his head after an accident at a wedding.

Zaki, 63, has come to A&E after suffering a serious bleed following a tonsillectomy. Baby Amy has been rushed in after she stopped breathing at home. 21-year-old Craig fell 30 feet while motocross racing.

Les, 40, is rushed to St George's after losing control of his car on a country road. Cambelle, who is 21, has an infected cyst that may require surgery. 67-year-old Patrick is brought to A&E after being dragged 40 metres by his horse and not found for two hours.

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.