A gruesome injury featured on Channel 4's 24 Hours in A&E has been dubbed 'the worst thing ever seen on TV' . The long running show returned to our screens for the first episode of its 30th season on Tuesday night.
The episode featured the Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham - and a woman called Kirsty with a compound fracture of her right leg. Viewers were told there was only a "little bit of skin" and "some ligament" holding the foot in place.
One of the nurses could be heard saying: "She's going to need some ketamine." Nurse Lou Davis, who has worked in the department for 32 years, said it was possibly one of the "grimmest" injuries she had ever seen.
She told viewers that she "didn't like wobbly bones", blood or gore - and wasn't sure how she ended up working in A&E. The graphic footage of the horrific injury left viewers in shock - and in awe of our amazing NHS workers.
Catherine Pike tweeted: "Genuinely think that broken ankle on 24 hours in A&E was the worst thing I’ve ever seen on TV."
Julie Berry agreed, tweeting: "I’ve watched every series of 24 hours in A&E and have never seen anything as graphic as that foot."
@rachgriff said: "Omgggg 24 hours in A&E !! Ankle hanging on by a thread… literally"
@elfbatross said: "Well, that poor woman's foot hanging off in 24 Hours In A&E has made me too scared to even walk up the stairs again."
And BBC Look North presenter Cathy Boot said: "Good grief. While getting ready to present the late BBC LookNorth bulletin I’ve put 24 Hours in A&E on in the make up room. There’s a lady with her ankle hanging on by a thread. If I’m green on the telly tonight then that’s why."
Nicola Rutherford said: "Anyone that thinks nurses don't deserve more money after watching tonights 24 hours in A&E need their heads looking at. Most people would have PTSD witnessing something like that on a normal work day!"
Ali Gibson said: "Blumming heck that was a baptism by fire to the start off the new series of 24 Hours in A&E - but also a blazing beacon of the incredible staff within our NHS. Pay. Them. Properly. It’s not hard."
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