Emergency Abroad

The Balearic Islands (or at least the four largest: Mallorca, Minorca, Ibiza and Formentera) are a popular holiday destination for British travellers. But while most holidaymakers think of sun, sand and relaxation on the beach, the islands are also home to more than a million people. And where there are people, there are accidents - mishaps that can wreck a holiday or a life. Cameras track medical crises in some of the largest state and private hospitals on the islands, from a pensioner who needs brain surgery to a young holidaymaker who snaps an Achilles tendon. Filmed during one of the islands' busiest summer seasons on record, the drama and the heroism are there for all to see. … MORE