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Ski A&E

All Episodes 2019

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  • 2019-12-09T20:00:00Z
  • 1h
  • 10h (10 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • Documentary
The pisteurs who carry out emergency rescues in one of the world's biggest ski resorts, Val Thorens, as well as the daily drama in the medical centres and local hospitals.

10 episodes

Series Premiere

2019-12-09T20:00:00Z

1x01 Intro

Series Premiere

1x01 Intro

  • 2019-12-09T20:00:00Z1h

Introducing the various teams who work together, including the helicopter mountain team who treat an extreme case over 3,000m up as the patient slips in and out of consciousness, a young British lad who gets tough love from his Mum, and a pensioner on holiday with a group of friends who bangs his head and can't remember what day it is.

2019-12-10T20:00:00Z

1x02 Weather

1x02 Weather

  • 2019-12-10T20:00:00Z1h

The changing weather causes difficulties on the mountains as the teams rescue a Geordie who's cut open his face and a woman who has fallen 13 metres without a helmet.

2019-12-11T20:00:00Z

1x03 Pain

1x03 Pain

  • 2019-12-11T20:00:00Z1h

Ski Patrol and the medics deal with painful emergencies – including a heli-rescue from a mountain, a little boy with slashed fingers and a woman whose leg has, as one medic says, ‘exploded'.

2019-12-12T20:00:00Z

1x04 Speed

1x04 Speed

  • 2019-12-12T20:00:00Z1h

Most ski-fans love going fast, but speed means risk. This time, we meet those who pay the price for these white-knuckle thrills, including a netball umpire who receives heart-breaking news.

2019-12-13T20:00:00Z

1x05 Snowpark

1x05 Snowpark

  • 2019-12-13T20:00:00Z1h

The snowpark in Val Thorens has dozens of jumps, pipes and jibs for the more adventurous winter sports fan, but some of these hi-octane thrillseekers inevitably end up in Ski A&E.

2019-12-16T20:00:00Z

1x06 Insurance

1x06 Insurance

  • 2019-12-16T20:00:00Z1h

Patients include Terri from Crewe, who ends up with more than 20 stitches in her shoulder, and Igor the Russian businessman, who refuses all medical assistance.

2019-12-17T20:00:00Z

1x07 Changeover Day

1x07 Changeover Day

  • 2019-12-17T20:00:00Z1h

It's Changeover Day in Val Thorens, which means legions of first-time and out-of-practice skiers hitting the slopes with sometimes disastrous consequences.

2019-12-18T20:00:00Z

1x08 Lifts

1x08 Lifts

  • 2019-12-18T20:00:00Z1h

There's a rare crisis in Val Thorens when one of biggest cable cars in the world breaks down, leaving up to 100 people dangling from a wire 50 metres above the mountainside.

2019-12-19T20:00:00Z

1x09 Varsity

1x09 Varsity

  • 2019-12-19T20:00:00Z1h

It's the famous Varsity Week, when rival Oxbridge universities hit town for a downhill grudge match - alongside the usual dramatic backdrop of cases from the slopes of Val Thorens.

2019-12-20T20:00:00Z

1x10 Avalanche

1x10 Avalanche

  • 2019-12-20T20:00:00Z1h

Patrol teams work to prevent avalanches, using dynamite, train their rescue dogs, and desperately seek a 14-year-old boy who is missing after skiing off-piste alone.

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