Viewers were quick to warn others on how to spot the early signs of a 'silent killer' as 74-year-old Mick was rushed to hospital with suspected sepsis on the second episode of 24 Hours in A&E. Thanks to the quick actions of his wife Dot and his carers, Mick, who prone to sepsis, was brought to A&E at the Queen's Medical Centre.
Viewers of the Channel 4 show also praised nurses for acting quickly when the patient was admitted. As doctors worked to uncover what was causing the potentially life-threatening condition, Mick's wife Dot spoke of her life as his full-time carer, dealing with his chronic health condition.
She explained her husband had had sepsis before and said she hoped he'd 'pull through' again. Viewers and campaigners took to Twitter to raise awareness of sepsis. @katiecampaigns wrote: "24 hours in A&E covering sepsis.
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"Since I had sepsis in 2018 I regularly remind friends, family and colleagues of how to spot it. @UKSepsisTrust has resources but here are the key bits for adults and children. Please take a quick read - it could save your life, like it did mine." She tweeted some infographics with important information.
The advice included to seek urgent medical help in the event of symptoms including slurred speech or confusion; extreme shivering or muscle pain; passing no urine in a day; and severe breathlessness.
To spot sepsis in children, symptoms include a child breathing very fast; a rash that does not fade once pressed; and a child being lethargic or difficult to wake.
Doctors were concerned an infection in his stomach may have been the cause of the sepsis. Other viewers took to Twitter to said it was important sepsis was quickly recognised.
@emilysevenoaks added: "Great to see #sepsis being quickly recognised on #24hrsAE. On the 7th anniversary of losing my dad to it - it’s great to see more awareness of such a silent killer. @UKSepsisTrust"
Someone else, @TJG247, made a comment about Dot's heartwhelming speech while Mick was receiving treatment, adding: "Love that Mick was known as Jesus because he had long hair."
The programme was told Mick had previously diagnosed with a brain tumour. He'd been reluctant to have it operated on but he was convinced when his granddaughter spoke about his wife being left on her own.
He had the operation in September 2016. After the operation he was in hospital for seven-and-a-half-months. Dot said she told him: "If he had the operation I would be there everyday visiting in hospital. I do not make promises do not keep."
Mick spent 10 days on a ward - and the source of the sepsis was traced to his chest. But he was told he had just 48 hours left to live, and his wife said he wanted to be taken home.
"But they always tell me that," his defiant wife said.
The second episode of the new series of 24 Hours in A&E, filmed at the Queen's Medical Centre, aired on Tuesday, January 10. It was filmed at Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham - in one of the busiest A&E departments in Europe. The series, which was produced by The Garden TV, was filmed for 47 days straight in autumn 2021 in the hospital’s Emergency Department.
This episode heard the stories of three wives and the life journeys they have had with their husbands. Keith, aged 58, arrived in resus with an extremely fast heart rate. As medical staff urgently try to bring his heart rate down, his wife Mandy opened up about bringing up their two deaf children and being diagnosed with the ‘deaf gene’.
Gillian, aged 61, also came into A&E after a fall following a fundraising evening for the hospital. She told of her devastating and difficult news that rocked her life when her husband was diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer.
A total of 24 episodes were filmed for the new series and the first eight episodes will run every Tuesday until February 21 on Channel 4 at 9pm.
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