Critical: Between Life and Death

ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE! Definitely binge worthy in my opinion! It's a very up close and personal experience with the real life super heroes of the London Trauma centers. Everything from the paramedics picking serious trauma victims up to the real time life & limb saving surgeries. There are definitely some very gruesome scenes so just close your eyes during those parts if you get squeamish.

Shows real life how teams of medics come together to treat severely injured patients. It's really touching to listen to both the medics and patient stories. Highly recommend. Provides excellent insight into a very stressful environment and is tuly cinematic with a good mixture of suspense and drama.

Some have criticized this, perhaps because they struggle to see blood or operations, but this series is truly profound in its depiction of surgical details. No blurrying, no sensorship, just truth.

I found it compelling how the surgeons in the 2nd and 3rd episode are putting small bone fractures in his smashed head together like a puzzle. This is extreme engineering from the doctors, and it's a compelling watch.

If this is recommended? Well, of course, if you are not of the faint-hearted. It might get someone to faint.

Raw, honest and a reminder how lucky we are in the UK having some of the best trauma units in the world. If you don't like seeing scenes of trauma and surgeries, watch this with caution. This is a great insight on our great NHS and just shows how professional, dedicated and human every member of staff are.

The series is very similar to the fantastic British television program A&E, but with a look behind the scenes. Everything is shown, from shattered lower legs to surgery on a shattered eye socket. You have to be able to handle it, but it has increased my existing respect for all the medical staff even more. Moreover, the personal stories of the patients' families are indispensable, and it gives the patient a face.