The hospital reception area has neon strip-lighting. The light is cold and glaring. Through the frosted glass panes of Accident and Emergency, the blue light of the ambulance shows as a blurred beam regularly flashing. The two halves of the big glazed door open automatically and slide apart without a sound.

Noise, footsteps, calls.

The paramedics hurry in with the injured victim, moving fast, pushing the stretcher ahead of them down the corridor.

Nurses and orderlies hurry to meet them, take the stretcher. One glance and they see how serious the situation is. Everything happens quickly, without a word. The stretcher is pushed into the resuscitation unit.