| 24 Hours in A&E | |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 14 |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Channel 4 |
| Original run | 11 May 2011 – present |
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| 24 Hours in A&E | |
24 Hours in A&E (24 Hours in the ER in the United States) is a British medical documentary set in King's College Hospital. 70 cameras filmed round the clock for 28 days, 24 hours a day in A&E (Accident and Emergency) it offered unprecedented access to one of Britain's busiest A&E departments.[1]
A new Channel 4 documentary series giving viewers behind the scenes access to King's College Hospital's Accident & Emergency Department airs every Wednesday 9pm.
Filmed at King's College Hospital over a period of 28 days, '24 Hours in A&E' consists of 14, one hour episodes filmed using 70 fixed cameras. The documentary series is the largest Channel 4 has ever made.
The series enables viewers to see the unique set of challenges - including the highs and lows - that King's A&E staff face as they treat the 350 patients that come through its doors every day.
The programmes show the way the staff work together as a team to treat seriously ill patients involved in road traffic accidents and violent assaults, as well as those patients accessing treatment for minor injuries such as scrapes and cuts and bruises.