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Behind the scenes at the UK's most remote hospital, the Gilbert Bain in Shetland.

Behind the scenes at the UK's most remote hospital, the Gilbert Bain in Shetland, which provides emergency and medical care to the islands' 23,000 residents.

Island Medics: Series 2

Kevin Whately

Jane Rogerson

Dani Carlaw

Red Sky Productions Ltd

Island Medics: Series 2: Episode 1

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Episode 1

Series 2

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A casualty is stuck 150 feet down cliffs, but the weather makes the rescue challenging.

Behind the scenes at the UK's most remote hospital. A casualty is stuck 150 feet down cliffs, and deteriorating weather makes the rescue extremely challenging.

A 19-year-old casualty is stuck 150 feet down cliffs in the north of Shetland. The deteriorating weather makes the rescue extremely challenging, and the team are concerned he may succumb to hypothermia.

Dr Lalla reopens a nasty wound when patient Martyn is transferred by helicopter to hospital from his oil rig. He sliced his hand open with a metal grinder, and Dr Lalla is concerned about serious infection. Farmer Derek arrives in A&E having been trampled by a calf. Nurse Thelma Irvine needs to find out whether his cheek and nose have been fractured by the bovine bashing.

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