Critical: Between Life and Death
Season 1
“Four major trauma hospitals. 21 days. Every second counts.”
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Network: Netflix
Season aired: 2025-07-23
Overview
From critical emergencies to the operating room, this documentary series follows London's trauma centres as they treat the most severely injured.
Episodes · 6
Episode 1
London's Major Trauma System springs into action when a fairground ride malfunction in Brockwell Park results in multiple critically injured patients.
Episode 2
A life-threatening head injury from an assault and an open leg fracture from a motorcycle accident both require urgent surgery to prevent the worst.
Episode 3
As the surgical teams discuss options, the air ambulance rushes to help a patient who has been diagnosed with a polytrauma — the worst level of injury.
Episode 4
The operations unit dispatches an ambulance for a construction worker who sustained a laceration to his wrist after falling through a pane of glass.
Episode 5
The family of an assault victim wrestles with how much the trauma has altered his personality after the critical care team wakes him from his coma.
Episode 6
A team of orthopedic surgeons prepares for high-risk pelvic surgery, where any margin of error could cause permanent nerve damage.
