Secret Life Of A Hospital Bed: (Season 1 Episode 3) | Medical Documentary | Reel Truth

At the Maternity Unit in Romford's Queen's Hospital, bed seven has been joined by first-time mum-to-be Shola, who is 49 years old and expecting triplets. She is considered a high-risk pregnancy because of her age and because of it being a multiple birth.
At Birmingham's Queen Elizabeth Hospital, 44-year-old Lisa is having a new battery fitted to her pacemaker.
At Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary, 65-year-old David has been rushed in with suspected sepsis.
In the Great North's Children's Hospital, bed 27 is expecting a four-year-old who has recently been extremely ill. Parents Sarah and Mark have rushed young Thean to the emergency department with stomach pain. Less than a month ago he suffered a life-threatening bowel blockage, and they are worried that the same thing has happened again.
Secret Life of a Hospital Bed is a unique 20-part series where across the 60-minute episodes, fixed-rig cameras tell the story of patients who enter four different hospitals across the UK. The hospitals are The Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle, The Queen's Hospital in Romford, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham and The Great Northern Childrens Hospital in Newcastle. The circumstances, the ailment, the treatment, the length of stay - everything is personal to the individual involved. But the one constant throughout is the bed.
An unprecedented look inside Britain's hospitals.
With over 150,000 currently in use across the NHS, hospital beds witness the most important moments of our lives. Filmed over five weeks, the series features four hospitals and one of the beds in their units including: A&E, Maternity, Day Surgery and Paediatrics.
Every patient who enters hospital has a different story to tell of how and why they are there. The unique nature of the access means that viewers see the ways in which patients and staff interact, shining a spotlight onto the vital work carried out by the hospitals dedicated staff members, and giving an intimate and heart-warming portrayal of life, death, and everything in-between inside Britain's hospitals.
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[@kathyf.2002]

The way the baby looked at the doctor while he was listening to the baby’s chest. So sweet and cute!

[@justyourjamaicanqueen579]

Chris is a jolly one ,cracking jokes and being funny in such a situation,wishing him all the best.

[@Idellle]

My mom got sepsis from a "leaking" bowel cancer tumour. It was caught in time. She is cancer free now.

[@crispy1955]

Kinda interesting to see how they do stuff in hospitals

[@valerief1231]

Blessings baby was so perfect. It’s amazing that women go home immediately after delivering their baby, no post natal care for mom or child.

[@lisaabroad1192]

What happened to the triplet birth?

[@OzzieOzzieOzzieOyOyOy]

Why has the chainsaw cut been blurred out? Maybe if people’s stomachs aren’t strong enough, they shouldn’t be watching programmes about hospitals. Please, enough with the nannying.

[@rosaamaro8966]

Dosnd eoslnew wme en

[@kricketlangendoerfer8387]

I'll never think of an ER Bed the same way again. When I thank it & say goodbye they'll readmit me to psychward! 😺😹

[@uuesgirl]

I hope Chris' cancer is cured and he lives a long, happy, healthy life with his partner. They're a lovely couple.

[@lisamillar1837]

He was given the 'all clear' aka cancer free.

[@dianedavis324]

@@lisamillar1837 For that one mole. If you was already diagnosed with melanoma which it sounded like he will never be cured he will be in remission.

[@rachelfreeders356]

So in England when you're about to give birth you get toast and tea? Cuz in America you get ice chips. Not even juice. Just frozen ice. Which has never made sense to me... how are you supposed to keep your strength up after 18 hours of labor with water.

[@mirjanapucarevic2105]

In Serbia they give you bitter tea to drink!

[@alliemay616]

I’m assuming it’s because they don’t want you vomiting

[@Stolimel]

I think it’s allowed because most women have natural births with midwives vs c sections in the us which might require anesthesia? Idk for sure.

[@jwalt8019]

Chris' wife Geraldine is so in love with her husband. Such a beautiful sight.

[@kimtown]

Can you guys PLEASE ADD CLOSED CAPTIONS??? I enjoy watching your shows but none of them have CCs.

[@OzzieOzzieOzzieOyOyOy]

@Kim Townsend You speak English. Why do you need closed captions? Was it the Scottish couple you couldn’t understand, the man with the malignant melanoma on his back?

[@kimtown]

Oz Lang you also understand deaf and hoh people watch KZbin right?

[@sharleenjj8548]

Respect to the doctors,and nurses...

[@sailboatrn7372]

The newborn was adorable!

[@amylee3531]

Ive had sepsis 2 times. 1st time I was signing my will in front of my 3 year old and 8 month old. The 2nd was a surgery that turned bad in recovery. I cannot explain how little you care if you live or not when your septic. Your SO sick you dont even know which way is up. Once the fever hits you have 24 hours to get it sorted. Yuck

[@SnowPink90]

So glad you beat it twice. I’ve never had it, but I had double pneumonia and I was out of it. I remember apologizing to the nurses every time I was sick I was half in and out of consciousness the whole time. Finally on the fourth night of being in ICU my doctor was phoning my parents to come and say goodbye and he said to his group he says I’m not ready to say goodbye to this girl yet so he gave me a cocktail of different drugs and just put it into my IV and he said she was going to die anyways so let’s just try this and hopefully this works and it did. I was out of ICU two days later. In 1 weeks time I lost 25 pounds which was really crazy. I was 24 the time.

[@Grace1957-]

Did she say an hour after having the baby,she went home?WOW!

[@Bruintjebeer6]

It is very normal in a lot off countries that you go home within an our off to after delivery when there are no complications. There are places special for parents who are getting a child. It is in between an hotel and an clinic. You can stay longer there as long as you pay for the service. At home you can get maternity care after you leave the hospital. In the Netherlands most woman deliver at home with the help off an midwife.

[@Grace1957-]

@@Bruintjebeer6 In America they tried sending them home after a day but too many babies were coming back with jaundice,so the insurance companies are required to let them stay for 3 days.

[@Bruintjebeer6]

Grace1957 in the Netherlands that is not common. Baby’s have it some times but not in an rate you want to keep all babies for a couple off days. But then again the mortality rate in the US is much higher than in the US as well.

[@ameliashostak4764]

i had to rewind that, i cannot believe moms n babies go home after an hr! i had 3 longest i stayed was a week and shortest was 3 days

[@Bruintjebeer6]

Amelia Shostak where I live the mother and baby are carefully monitored at home. It is not that they go home after an our and that is it. They get care at home from an maternity nurse and an midwife visit them at home. Most woman want to deliver at home in the Netherlands and don’t want to have anything for the pain. They consider it natural and a part off life.

[@nenblom]

I had an uncle in my native country of Sweden who passed away due to an aggressive malignant melanoma. He passed away about 1.5 years ago and I miss him dearly. He was taken to a hospital where he stayed about a week and they performed a lot of scans and other tests on him. Unfortunately, it was already too late. The melanoma had spread to his back and to his brain. I still can’t grasp the fact that he’s gone.

[@latashiabailey1584]

Had recently been required to spend a week in their psych ward due to history of self abuse. Until now I've had very low faith in hospitals because it had always felt rushed and like no one actually cared. The doctors and nursing staff that I've had great pleasure in meeting were genuine and professional my entire stay there. It's been a very uplifting and motivational experience, which in grateful to them for.

[@Odo55]

Wishing you well 💖

[@motionless_horizon]

Hey, it’s been 4 years and I hope you’re doing better now. I struggled with self harm for a decade, I’m 1yr clean now. I hope that you’re in a better place now ❤️

[@happydays1336]

This is an animal sepsis case: My son's little 9 lb dog was attacked by a much bigger neighbor's dog. The dog slashed and bit my son's dog. He had to put his little dog asleep because she had developed sepsis from her extensive wounds. His dog meant a lot to him and it was quite traumatic.

[@randomvintagefilm273]

I'm surprised there is so much skin cancer in the UK being that it is so cloudy there

[@amylee3531]

Working in a GPs office I've often hugged patients and their families in the office and waiting room after giving them bad news. Wish I could do this in hospitals. Makes me sad that so many loved ones are alone and terrified waiting for news about their loved ones. Of course with covid I doubt hospitals would allow that

[@uuesgirl]

It doesn't matter how many times I watch videos of women and men having babies, it always brings me to tears! ❤️

[@Dr_KAP]

I’d like to see a video of men having babies too- it would sure bring me to tears :-)

[@karensamuels390]

Men dont have babies, trust me. If they did, the population would be zero shortly.

[@missysbloglife]

Men having babies?? 😲

[@motionless_horizon]

@@missysbloglifeI think the commenter means the couples bringing their babies into the world But also, trans men can be pregnant and give birth

[@rosaamaro8966]

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[@gr918403]

I heard “hand vs chainsaw” and I’m out, can’t deal with that 🙈

[@autodogdact3313]

I went to Emergency for that. They take you back very fast when you say "chainsaw". I was very lucky and just needed stitches in all my fingers.

[@dicksoutforharambe9547]

STOP BLURRING THE SURGERY PHOTOS.

[@TheStephandSteveShow]

they wont show the hand vs chainsaw? it doesn't even look that bad in the blurred potograph. i have seen much worse on youtube

[@jlynn2724]

That nurse at the end is GORGEOUS.

[@JoJo-hg7tg]

Definitely move their patients quickly in this a&e

[@SuperMarbelle]

I had two pain shots with my first child and nothing with my second.

[@nenblom]

I had an uncle in Sweden who passed away from an aggressive melanoma. I miss him a lot. A couple of months ago, I was in the hospital for about 10 days with recurring pneumonia and severe sepsis. I have numerous preexisting conditions, some serious. These conditions, along with mental health issues, have forced me to resign from my job. I’m only 48.

[@curlyanneb1973]

The thing I don’t understand about national health care is why everyone comes in in ambulances....to hospitals....when it seems most of them could be seen in a doctors office????? Does the NHC system not have doctors offices or clinics??

[@MagicalBikeRide]

The nurse in there about the chainsaw wow I fell in love ! prettiest eyes !

[@j.a.2120]

What if the queen 👑 needed a bed?

[@jeffreybiggs8990]

Toast and marmalade?

[@curtispandachuk9323]

I love watching couples give birth but at the same time it’s very disheartening because my ex and I we lost three that was horrific

[@anamiranda2662]

A very high level pressure enviornment and a great job from the nurses and doctors.

[@belmarmom]

Why would anyone call an ambulance for a kid with a rash? Ambulances are not taxis; they are for genuine emergencies. No one with a potentially life threatening emergency should have to wait because some idiots were abusing the system. Perhaps if you had to pay for an ambulance, like we do in the US, you would think twice about calling them for nonsense.

[@naomimoran5564]

You pay for ambulance call out even with universal healthcare. An an allergic reaction in an infant can quickly become anaphalactic which is life threatening.

[@erinwashere3757]

In Australia paramedics are more than happy to attend to low acuity calls. They even have a specialisation in extended care. We are trained to treat everyone without judgement as everyone has different circumstances. We . would much rather you call us than not I you were really worried and unable to see a GP

[@naomimoran5564]

@@erinwashere3757 paramedics are amazing people. Much respect to you guys

[@emay666]

Attitudes like yours is probably why the US has such a high infant mortality rate...

[@uuesgirl]

A rash can be a sign of a lot of serious and life threatening illnesses and allergies are not to be taken lightly!

[@kennedy20007]

In America anyone can call an ambulance to take them to the hospital, library or grocery store free of charge just as long as there on public assistance or a minority

[@gigieyre]

Not where I live. An ambulance ride could be as much as $2000 out of pocket.

[@kimtown]

That’s the biggest bunch of troll bs I’ve ever heard. You can’t summon an ambulance like you can a taxi. Lord have mercy.

[@jwalt8019]

@@kimtown LOL!!!! Right????

[@GingerThereforeNoSoul]

I want whatever Eric is clearly drinking! You most certainly cannot just summon an ambulance, and the cost is huge!

[@paxundpeace9970]

this MUST be a joke.

[@bell6012]

Why

[@rosaamaro8966]

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