7 Casualty spoilers for special episode
Casualty spoilers follow.
Casualty is airing a standalone special next weekend to mark the 75th anniversary of the NHS.
The episode, which is a first in the show's history, will see the BBC medical drama highlight the extraordinary teamwork and collaboration that goes on across the medical services every day to save lives.
Here's everything you need to know:
1. There's a change in format
For the first time in Casualty's history, the show will break format by featuring commentary from real-life medical professionals.
The episode, which focuses around a motorbike accident, will showcase the extraordinary efforts made across the length and breadth of the emergency medical services to save a patient – from ambulance call handlers, to nurses, paramedics, doctors, HEMS teams, surgeons, and beyond.
2. The paramedics make some difficult decisions
Jan and Teddy receive the call of a devastating motorbike accident and get to work immediately.
Teddy leaps out of the ambulance to treat Amartya – the rider – leaving Jan to contend with the traffic, which is at a standstill.
Jan and the ambulance eventually get through and are met with the other emergency services and Iain by air ambulance.
They all work together to formulate a plan to safely remove Amartya from underneath the van. However, it becomes clear that his injuries are more severe than they first thought, leaving them with some tough decisions to make.
3. Iain and Teddy face a race against time
Time is of the essence for Amartya as Iain and Teddy treat him in the ambulance at the scene.
Iain then phones him in as a code red, as he needs to be taken to the ED quickly.
In the helicopter, Amartya's condition takes a turn and Iain thinks there could be another bleed somewhere that they've missed.
4. Donna has a tough day...
At the ED, Donna is faced with an obnoxious and drunk patient, but tries to remain calm.
When Amartya arrives, Donna is tasked with delicately breaking the news of his injuries to his pregnant wife.
5... And so does Stevie
Stevie has to break awful news to the parents of a man that has died.
Later, Stevie passes Amartya on to the cardiology team to go into theatre, but this is not a straightforward procedure.
As Stevie tries to reassure his distraught wife in the ED, they are approached by the obnoxious man from earlier, who has since been treated.
Stevie doesn't see a reason why he should still be there, but he demands an apology for the long wait.
Remaining calm even amongst the chaos, Stevie is forced to apologise – until he is eventually escorted out by security.
6. Cam and Ryan face new challenges
Ryan deals with an elderly woman the corridor as she awaits a cubicle on her birthday.
Stevie asks an apprehensive Cam to prepare a body for the parents – a first for him on his own.
7. Holby City's Eli is back
As teased in Casualty's summer trailer, Davood Ghadami will be reprising his role as Holby City surgeon Eli for this special story.
Eli hasn't been seen since Holby went off air in March 2022, but the Darwin and Keller wards are still ticking along in the fictional land of Holby City, and he'll be on hand to help Stevie out with Amartya's life-changing injuries.
Casualty will air the special standalone episode on Saturday, July 15 on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
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