This series takes us deep inside the gripping, high-stakes world of brain and spinal surgery, where some of the world’s best doctors fight to bring patients on the edge back to life.
From major trauma emergencies to transformative operations, Trauma Room One puts us on the frontline of life-saving surgeries, but beware… it’s not for the faint-hearted.
SEASON 1 EPISODE 1
Christine has fallen downstairs, breaking her neck - a life-threatening injury.
SEASON 1 EPISODE 2
After collapsing at the wheel of his car, a stroke victim's brain is swelling...
SEASON 1 EPISODE 3
A man arrives in theatre with agonising back pain and doctors suspect a cancerous tumour.
SEASON 1 EPISODE 4
A neurosurgeon has just 24 hours to stop 21-year-old Caitlin from going blind.
SEASON 1 EPISODE 5
Lorna is rushed in for emergency surgery after breaking her back.
SEASON 1 EPISODE 6
Fifty-year-old Theresa has been rushed in after sudden, severe neck pain.
SEASON 1 EPISODE 7
James, 63, is losing feeling and function in his hands and fingers.
SEASON 1 EPISODE 8
50 year old Shaun is suffering from a rare condition called acromegaly caused by a tumour on his pituitary gland.
SEASON 2 EPISODE 1
Tonight, 48-year-old David faces a terrifying operation. He has a brain tumour that can only be removed is he is kept awake during surgery as his tumour sits just millimetres from his language pathways.
SEASON 2 EPISODE 2
Tonight, the hospital is on high alert. 58-year-old Rachel has been rushed in after collapsing at a nearby A&E department with a bleed on the brain.
SEASON 2 EPISODE 3
In this episode a patient in a critical condition is rushed into theatre after suffering a devastating stroke. Her only hope is a lifesaving procedure called a thrombectomy.
SEASON 2 EPISODE 4
In this episode 31-year-old Katelyn undergoes cutting edge laser surgery to tackle her epilepsy.
SEASON 2 EPISODE 5
Tonight, 63-year-old Andrew is rushed in for urgent brain surgery to remove a tumour from the right side of his brain. Without it, he risks losing movement in his arm and leg.
SEASON 2 EPISODE 6
40-year-old Annie is rushed into theatre to remove a golf-ball sized tumour from her spine. She’s losing the feeling in her arms and without an operation could be paralysed.
SEASON 2 EPISODE 7
64-year-old Bruce is rushed in with a broken back and to make matters worse a rare condition has fused his spine into a brittle, candle-like bone.
SEASON 2 EPISODE 8
Tonight, 28-year-old Daniel is rushed to hospital with a life-threatening blood clot on the brain. He undergoes emergency surgery to relieve the dangerous swelling — with part of his skull removed in a bid to save his life.
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