Elderly Hero's Car Accident Survival - 24 Hours in A&E - Medical Documentary

[@cherylhaugen1897]

Earnest is one of a great generation! We can’t replace them and I know that the young generations have no idea how wonderful they are! In the last few years I’ve lost so many of these great men; brave men and women who went through so much and then still got on with their lives! Thank you for helping Earnest!!

[@rikijett310]

As a war veteran and as a human being, Sir Ernest deserves the best!!!! Yes, I knighted him!! Godspeed Sir Ernest!!!! I salute you and offer my endless thanks.

[@ToriNoHiko]

Kevin and his mom are the best. I love their little family.

[@DLRyoung]

Sweet mum and son.

[@peri-lynnerutter4443]

I love ❤️ the elderly. I have worked with them for the last 30 yrs. They are our past and their stories are absolutely amazing. What they went thru so that we could grow up the way we did is awesome. God Bless them all. ♥️🇨🇦♥️🤗🤗🤗 From Northwestern Ontario Canada 🇨🇦.

[@sinneadfert]

Calgary here. I worked long term care for over 2 decades. LOVED it. I only left because the provincial governemt cut funding to such an extent we basically had to put them on an assembly line meaning we could no longer do any real one on one care 😥 Their stories as well as their sense of humour was always amazing.

[@gerryxanthopoulou1279]

I hope that the person responsible for running Ernest over can't sleep at night and sees what they did every single day untill their concious gets the better of them and they turn themselves in.

[@thomascarr3047]

Sadly some people just don't care. They only think of themselves

[@miola2083]

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[@ronclark2706]

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[@ronclark2706]

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[@idahomountainlover754]

Fucking coward for sure

[@ahwell9984]

I adore that nurse practitioner Kim! She's marvelous.❤

[@mariongiesler2306]

I hope the rat that hit Ernest has recurring nightmares for the rest of his/her lives! Such a cowardly act. They need to be in jail!😡😡

[@dianaavellanet8794]

Here, here!!! I'm so sorry for Ernest.😢

[@theresarasche3173]

Kevin and his mom are so sweet and his smile is great. The gentleman who cut his finger is fun and nice. I am so sad for the 94 year old gentleman who was walking and hit by a hit and run driver…that I hope they find and he is prosecuted! His niece is so sad and loves him so much 😢

[@miola2083]

🥰

[@joanneanderson6535]

Kevin is sooooo blessed to have his sweet Mum. What a handsome man.

[@bennytwo6136]

9 9th

[@DeborahWalling]

​@@joanneanderson6535❤

[@reiivory]

Rest in peace Ernest thank you for your service❤️

[@alanskinner8550]

❤❤❤❤❤Kevin is 😊ray of sunshine

[@enid0mom]

My granddaughters’ great grandmother was 97 when she was hit by a city dump truck making an illegal turn. She was killed instantly. The driver didn’t know she hit anyone because of the weight of the vehicle she was driving and witnesses chased her for almost a block to get her to stop. What an inelegant way for a woman who had done so much and still lived independently to go. The worst part for the family was the comments people made on social media about how it must be a drug addict (pushing a cart with a gallon of milk in it?) or all kinds of horrible things. One of her granddaughters, my granddaughters’ aunt, was especially devastated and the comments made her leave all social media entirely. Who could blame her? It may have been kinder for Earnest if they hadn’t resuscitated him when his heart stopped. I doubt his family would have given up the last few days with him. I am 76, and I don’t think I would have wanted to be resuscitated in the same situation. A broken hip is extremely painful and realistically, in this case it was shattered into pieces, it would have been impossible to repair. He sounds like a wonderful man who I would have loved to known.

[@mariongiesler2306]

Kevin seems such a great guy. So gentle. Hope he does well. ❤

[@t.ellevision]

That's terrible about Ernest. How can someone do that? No conscience at all gracious! Kevin what a sweetie! His momma is a darling lady as well. I've always loved working with the elderly and the special needs community always made my day so much better.❤

[@peri-lynnerutter4443]

I Love ❤️ All Elderly Folks!!! They formed our past/present, we are the present/future, and our children are shaping our future/distant future!!! The Elderly are remarkably amazing. Love ❤️ them to infinity and beyond! They are our sun ☀️, moon 🌙, stars ✨, world 🌎 and universe 🪐

[@SuopIsTheWinner]

William is a gem.

[@maryreynolds5310]

The hit and run driver will one day face his judgment, he will have to answer to his creator as he asks him WHY would you run over another human being then take off? WHY??? That is so very sad…R.I.P. Ernest may you have the most wonderful time when the new system is here. ❤

[@kerryalfieri]

I wish our health care was as kind and loving.

[@catbriggs8362]

I live in the US. My doctor is wonderful and kind. I fell and went to the hospital ER for 9 hours. They were all exceedingly kind there and went out of their way to make sure I got great care.

[@totz83]

Wonder if they ever found that driver. What a callous thing to do just leaving a poor man like that to die

[@jimhislop2979]

We need more people like Craig the nurse. The way he touched the old gent's arm to reassure him was wonderful. Just a simple gesture but heartfelt.

[@lovelyjanuary]

Awww protect Kevin at all costs!!!!!!!!! Lol he’s so sweet 🙏🏼💕💕💕💕

[@AuskaDezjArdamaath]

Poor Ernest 🥺 blood coming out of his ears and becoming combative, must have had a brain injury.

[@Sacheen81]

💕Kevin and his Mum are LOVELY! What a soft spoken sweetie💕

[@frankish5314]

I couldn't imagine hitting another human being and not stopping and doing all I could to help. I don't care about the consequences to me. I hope the person that did this sees this documentary and realises what they did. RIP Earnest and thankyou for all you did.

[@corvettesbme]

Although sad, I love this show and the staff

[@joannajones8519]

Looks like Kevin was smitten by the nurse..how sweet

[@theresarasche3173]

Oh no I’m so sorry about Ernest’s death 😢!

[@lynnbean7200]

William looks so good for his age.

[@clairepapadatos1116]

I'm not one to wish bad things on people, but I hope that Karma comes around for the hit and run driver, but without any dastardly outcomings! Just to make him/her rethink what they've done 😢

[@vaughnmojado8637]

Rest in peace, Earnest. He did good things for his country, his relatives and I imagine many other things. And Kevin had such an amazing smile. I’d be happy to be his friend.

[@SandraNelson063]

I like Malcolm. He's a dude. Ernest thinks he will fall off the table because he is dizzy and disoriented. That comes with head injuries. The driver committed murder. William would never be a waste of time.

[@jennifermarsh1260]

Heartbreakingly devastating to lose Ernest in that way 😞Just utterly dreadful. RIP dear Sir. I am so so sorry that a coward ended your life at 93...I pray you are in Heaven.

[@zebu7493]

Kevin is a gem ❤ and his Mum a superhero!

[@heidischon9552]

Kevin and his mom are so adorable ❤

[@moni1950412]

Hit and run people belong in jail for many many years and should never get their license back, that is so upsetting to see this poor man suffering.

[@sassyh1935]

Such a touching episode. ❤

[@theresarasche3173]

I’m amazed William’s finger was fine!

[@reneecarter6702]

Poor Uncle Ernest 💔 God knows who did it, and they’re going to have to account for it. That’ll be far more terrifying than a night in jail.

[@maggiematthews3517]

Kevin and his mother are lovely together but, given his mental age and condition, I hope she has had the foresight to familiarise him with local care facilities. Although he has a cardiomyopathy and (depending on the precise problem) may possibly die before she does, there is every chance that she will die first and Kevin is not capable of looking after himself. If he has never been allowed to spend time in a care facility, this would be a tremendous shock to him if there are no other relatives able to shelter him. I would encourage all parents with special needs children to do that ... familiarise your child with being in care because you never know what is going to happen in the future and you would not want to leave your child lost and bewildered in a completely unfamiliar situation. Even spending one afternoon a week in a care facility can assist a special needs person to make a less traumatic transition should that need ever arise.

[@nancyneyedly4587]

In the end it does say he" helps in the kitchen at the Day centre" so he is involved with a facility already.

[@hollyhal1254]

The guy who seemed to be having spasms from his injury. When my oldest son, then just about to turn 19, broke his hip rollerblading. Broke the ball off the top of the femur. He was lying in the bed and he would suddenly spasm so hard. He would make a guttural noise and grab the bed rails and tense so hard. At one point he bent the rails trying not to scream. Couldn’t, wouldn’t, give him pain meds until the ex ray results came back. When they did, they took him straight in to surgery. Stopped out side the surgery doors and they tried to put the rail down and it wouldn’t go down, lol. He said “ Sorry man, if you give me a minute, I’ll bend it back.” Another spasm hit and instead of pulling in, he pushed out and bent the rails out enough so it would go down! Everybody laughed a bit and promised the pain would stop in a few minutes. He still says that was the worst part of the whole thing, those spasms. That is saying a lot considering he spent a full year recovering and had an incision from his hip bone almost to his knee.

[@lunaaurora7]

Deep respect for all veterans 🫡

[@marieravening927]

While the programme is great, the sub titles are woeful. I'm glad I'm not so deaf that they are all I have to understand what is happening.

[@moni1950412]

I almost cut my fingertip off and yes that is so painful.

[@clairepapadatos1116]

Stop at about 10.00 The hit and run driver was an absolute fudging coward! He could at least have phoned 999!

[@DeputatKaktus]

I am not a particularly spiritual person. But I really hope that if there is something outside this world, it will haunt the dreams of the person who ran over Ernest until their dying day. Because their conscience apparently did not make them report themselves. And in a regular car, you WILL notice you ran someone over. There are only two scenarios that I can offer where a driver did not notice running someone over. Either they were drunk or on drugs and high as a kite, or they were driving a big lorry. Lorry drivers often do not even realize they have just had an accident unless they are stopped by outsiders. Hell, they can have tires burst and not notice it for miles.

[@gayeinggs5179]

Looking at you my father used to do carpentry at home at 80 and cut his finger off and my mother had to put it back on and take him to hospital she never let him work again!

[@margaretfry3043]

I don’t want to be resuscitated if I was in Ernies shoes

[@maggiematthews3517]

Make very sure your relatives and friends know that so that your wishes will be followed.

[@juliefriesen7685]

I wonder if the driver ever turned himself in

[@Lisa1111]

I can only speak for myself. God Forbid I was Ernest, please let me meet God. Ernest ❤🙏🏽

[@alanatolstad4824]

Ah Bless Them.

[@sharonsmith8504]

I remember going to the emergency room once asked why you were here ? I told something you never heard of. She told me that she's heard everything then I told her that I was replacing a toilet for a friend and was in such a shock about the what the previous owners did to the floor and that the toilet didn't fall into the basement that I started to fix the floor with my sister running out to get the wood cut to the pieces that I needed that I forgot to put a rag in the flange. The nurse said that yes it was the first time that she had heard that. Then she asked me why I was laughing about it and not upset. I said that I knew better for my dad was a plumber so I only had myself to blame . And that's the truth. Then I heard one doctor or nurse asking why I was there and me thinking I hope that I didn't get them but the doctor that understood about sewage gasses. Then about a month later I found out that our hospital is a training hospital. They did get a lesson and so did I. But I did have a good laugh at it 😊

[@JDowd-mt7jt]

I have so many medical problems that a new normal can be a good thing or bad depending on what it is

[@rajpurohit2501]

83 hr old guy looks like Alfred. Don't know how he could manage to be so normal while having that cut?

[@chelsea_belle]

16:13 ..is the thread really through near the base of his finger??? Or are my eyes playing tricks on me!? Lol.. 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️

[@lunaaurora7]

Times were so different before technology took over. I still remember our old rotary phones before all the push buttons ☎️ and cell phones 📱 but they don’t even have an emoji for rotary.

[@jennyellis2062]

The guy who cut his finger sounds exactly like Michael cane

[@rosemaryowen1298]

Does Nurse Sophie remind you of Shirley Vanentine 😊

[@kathiewool4292]

I know what Kevin’s mom is going through. I have 2 boys on the spectrum.

[@gayeinggs5179]

Boils my father got a bottle and heated it up and stuck¿ it over my boils and it sucked it out

[@daisi4925]

Don’t you have electric shock for the heart? 15:03

[@tiega6830]

Yeah, usually. 🤔

[@ToriNoHiko]

You shock an irregular rhythm. If there is no heartbeat at all, shock won’t do anything

[@tiega6830]

@@ToriNoHiko ok, thanks for the explanation 😊👍

[@wendywright4397]

That background music is intrusive and annoying. What is the point please??

[@sherilynnantz7977]

He said “I want to fall over”. He wanted to die

[@maggiematthews3517]

Unfortunately he was not mentally alert enough for the hospital staff to take that as a statement of wishing to die. If they had withheld treatment on such a slender basis, they could be in all sorts of trouble.

[@sherilynnantz7977]

Does England have dentists?

[@longfellow5276]

Yes. But they are not as vain as people in America.

[@shellystewart9023]

😘

[@pentiuman]

The older gentleman is wasting their time w/ his medical problems. He just needs a pill, a poultice, and a shilling to go away. Or maybe 1/2 a shilling, if he's as stingy as me.

[@bellaann8060]

Another repeat!!!!🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️

[@lindagrobbelaar8584]

Why is a nurse doing the stitching, she's not professional, by noticing the poor old guy is in pain she just carry on. No no it's a doctors area not a nurses work.

[@Pammellam]

I don’t think they are plain nurses who do those kinds of things. I think they are called nurse practitioners, so they have wider skills and wider responsibilities.

[@JaneDoe-qm7tm]

you have no idea what nurses do if you think some stitches are out of their skill set

[@lindagrobbelaar8584]

@@Pammellam yes I accept it because here by us some are only nurses. Melinda

[@SnowPink90]

Poor Ernest, I feel so bad for him dying with such injuries done by a senseless coward. How can you run over an elderly man that walked so slow that you would’ve seen him a mile away crossing the street. This person deserves the harshest of nightmares for the rest of their lives. I feel at 93yrs old Ernest should’ve had a relative walk with him or they go get the pension for him. He survived the war and worked to help with his nieces from the time they were little to when they were older, all the time being a standup citizen. I find his way to death so upsetting, I can’t imagine how hie relatives are feeling. My heart goes out to them.🥰🥰🩷🩷