

Emergency
2020– · Nine Network · 60 min · 6 seasons
S05E10 · Episode 10
Thu, 16 Oct, 8:30 pm
Dr Michelle Thornhill worries an older man might lose his independence after falling off a roof. A 21-year-old bleeding in his throat has Dr Jonathan Papson taking action. Dr Emma West fears for a cyclist who's been trapped under a tram.
About
Emergency is a gritty new medical observational documentary series with unprecedented access to one of Australia's busiest hospital emergency departments.
In the spirit of the best medical dramas, the doctors and nurses of the Royal Melbourne Hospital emergency department are the real stars.
The series reveals the extraordinary compassion and incredible skills of the doctors and nurses as they treat more than 250 patients who come through the doors of the emergency department every day.
Emergency tells the stories of the patients through the eyes of the doctors and nurses who are literally saving lives every day.
Episodes
- E01
Episode 1
Thu, 7 Nov· 60 minAt The Royal Melbourne Hospital, time is critical as Dr Scott Taylor's unresponsive patient deteriorates with a suspected brain bleed. Dr Tristan Harding must straighten a young man's dislocated ankle before the blood supply cuts off.
- E02
Episode 2
Thu, 14 Nov· 60 minThe Royal Melbourne Hospital is non-stop 24/7. Dr Mark Putland examines a quarry worker's mangled arm. Dr Jonathan Papson carefully removes a screw from a patient's thumb after a home DIY mishap.
- E03
Episode 3
Thu, 21 Nov· 60 minAt The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Drs Michael Dunne and Jonathan Papson urgently need answers for one of the sickest patients they've seen. Dr Michelle Thornhill examines a teenager in agony after he fell onto back while riding a dirt bike.
- E04
Episode 4
Thu, 28 Nov· 60 minAt The Royal Melbourne Hospital's Emergency Department, doctors Tinnie Chang and Caitlin Young fear a cyclist has life-changing injuries. Dr Emma West suspects a happy man is hiding his injuries after a motorbike crash, but scans don't lie.
- E05
Episode 5
Thu, 5 Dec· 60 minAt The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Dr Jonathan Papson struggles to cut a glove from a construction worker's mangled hand. Dr Assiya Halid examines the shocking injuries of a driver who smashed his lovingly-restored car into a wall.
- E06
Episode 6
Thu, 12 Dec· 60 minAt The Royal Melbourne Doctor Sarah Whitelaw isn't sure what she'll find under the bandages on a man whose foot was slashed by a lawn mower blade. Dr Tsung Chung guides Junior Dr Norah O'Sullivan as she checks on a man who's vomiting blood.
- E07
Episode 7
Thu, 6 Feb· 60 minAt The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Dr James Williams fears for a young cheerleader who's landed on her head in training. Dr Michael Dunne expects the worst when he unwraps the bandages from a man's arm after it was mangled in a car accident.
- E08
Episode 8
Thu, 13 Feb· 60 minDr David Sparkhall fears the worst as he takes the tourniquet off a handyman's blood-soaked arm. Dr Tristan Harding expects multiple injuries in a man who's fallen off a roof-top balcony. Dr Emma West calms a mum who's cut though her hand.
- E09
Episode 9
Thu, 20 Feb· 60 minDr Tinnie Chang's confused patient has severe head and back injuries after a horror fall. Nurse Lucy Stranger and Dr Zaheer Jayhoon fear the worst for a woman with heart issues. Dr Bec Hughes' young patient has strange abdominal pain.
- E10
Episode 10
Thu, 16 Oct· 60 minDr Michelle Thornhill worries an older man might lose his independence after falling off a roof. A 21-year-old bleeding in his throat has Dr Jonathan Papson taking action. Dr Emma West fears for a cyclist who's been trapped under a tram.
Cast

Susie Godfrey
Narrator