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Duty of Care
Series: 24 Hours In A&E
A 60-minute health episode from 24 Hours In A&E, Season 3, Episode 11.
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Synopsis
RTS award-winning 24 Hours in A&E continues with a touching episode about the responsibility of caring for elderly relatives that also reflects on the full, and often colourful, lives that they've led. Ninety-four-year-old Douglas is a highly decorated Second World War veteran who served in an elite commando unit. Sylvie, who's an amputee, has been his full-time carer for the last 20 years. Douglas has four children, 17 grandchildren, 19 great grandchildren and a cheeky sense of humour. Laura, the nurse in charge of Resus today, is looking after Douglas as well as another nonagenarian, Hector. The 97-year-old has been brought in by ambulance with life-threatening problems: his airway is in danger of collapsing and his blood pressure is dangerously high. Hector is on his own and keeps asking for his grandson, Glen: his only living relative. 'He reckons that the key to long life was to live a decent life and make sure you eat your porridge,' says Glen. 'If my sons are half the man he was I'd still be happy.' Meanwhile, 69-year-old Steve has fallen off a chair and fractured his shoulder. He worked as a plumber until four years ago, when he was hit by a motorbike while crossing the road.
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Total Content Density: 91 hours 43 minutes (97 episodes)
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Episodes (97)
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- S01E01 - Episode 1
- S01E10 - Episode 10
- S01E11 - Episode 11
- S01E12 - Episode 12
- S01E13 - Episode 13
- S01E14 - Episode 14
- S01E02 - Episode 2
- S01E03 - Episode 3
- S01E04 - Episode 4
- S01E05 - Episode 5
- S01E06 - Episode 6
- S01E07 - Episode 7
- S01E08 - Episode 8
- S01E09 - Episode 9
- S15E18 - Love's Young Dream
- S15E06 - Child at Heart
- S16E03 - Inside Out
- S02E01 - Rush Hour
- S02E10 - We Are Family
- S02E11 - Snow
- S02E12 - The "Q" Word
- S02E13 - Cause Unknown
- S02E14 - Life's Little Hiccups
- S02E02 - Young Ones
- S02E04 - Allergic to Pain
- S02E05 - Vital Organs
- S02E07 - A Good Life
- S02E08 - Saturday Night
- S02E09 - Mum
- S03E01 - Brief Encounter
- S03E10 - Love & Pain
- S03E11 - Duty of Care Viewing
- S03E12 - For Better or Worse
- S03E13 - Mothers & Sons
- S03E14 - Under the Influence
- S03E18 - Twilight
- S03E19 - Night Shift
- S03E02 - Three Sisters
- S03E03 - Reality Check
- S03E04 - Valentine's Day
- S03E05 - Second Chance
- S03E06 - Head First
- S03E07 - Walk Like a Man
- S03E08 - No Regrets
- S03E09 - Live & Let Live
- S04E03 - One Day at a Time
- S04E04 - Remember Me
- S05E01 - A Time to Laugh
- S05E02 - Pick Me Up
- S05E03 - Luck of the Draw
- S05E04 - Wake Up Call
- S05E05 - City of Angels
- S05E06 - The Fall
- S05E07 - Amongst Friends
- S05E08 - Bolt From the Blue
- S06E01 - Stand By Me
- S06E02 - Young at Heart
- S06E03 - Going the Distance
- S06E04 - Resilience
- S06E05 - Throw of the Dice
- S06E06 - Family Matters
- S06E07 - Boys Don't Cry
- S07E01 - One Fine Day
- S07E02 - Seize the Day
- S07E03 - Somebody to Love
- S07E04 - Stay With Me
- S07E05 - Bouncing Back
- S07E06 - Strong Medicine
- S07E07 - Chip Off the Old Block
- S07E08 - In a Heartbeat
- S08E01 - Modern Families
- S08E10 - Don't Look Back
- S08E11 - Guardian Angels
- S08E12 - Soldier On
- S08E02 - Addicted to Love
- S08E03 - Every Minute Counts
- S08E04 - Do Not Harm
- S08E05 - No Place Like Home
- S08E06 - Free Spirit
- S08E07 - Emergency Landing
- S08E08 - Free Fall
- S08E09 - Force of Nature
- S09E02 - The One
- S09E03 - Episode 3
- S09E04 - Episode 4
- S09E05 - Episode 5
