0:00:02 > 0:00:05# Emergency! #
0:00:05 > 0:00:09- With mind-boggling medical mishaps...- Ouch!
0:00:09 > 0:00:12..and the quirkiest of casualties...
0:00:12 > 0:00:14My boyfriend dropped a turnip on my foot.
0:00:14 > 0:00:17- ..Bizarre ER is back. - # So come on! #
0:00:17 > 0:00:23And for the first time we've camped out in not one, but two British hospitals -
0:00:23 > 0:00:27Northampton General and Bradford Royal Infirmary...
0:00:27 > 0:00:29Hello.
0:00:29 > 0:00:34..to bring you the curious cases that are all in a day's work for the stoic staff...
0:00:34 > 0:00:39- Can you see your pound coin there? - ..but which have to be seen to be believed.
0:00:39 > 0:00:40Urgh!
0:00:40 > 0:00:46Plus, we've scoured the planet for the people who - thanks to amazing medics -
0:00:46 > 0:00:51have survived the most extraordinary accidents and emergencies known to man.
0:00:51 > 0:00:55Nobody believes they're going to get the Black Death.
0:00:55 > 0:00:59So scrub up, sit back and enjoy the sometimes silly, often odd
0:00:59 > 0:01:02but never dull world of Bizarre ER.
0:01:03 > 0:01:08- All I can say is, thank heavens for the NHS.- Thank you.
0:01:08 > 0:01:12# ..Emergency
0:01:12 > 0:01:16# Bringing out the best in me. #
0:01:22 > 0:01:28Coming up tonight, the astonishing case of a man who's had a nosebleed for a week...
0:01:28 > 0:01:31It's been a bit of an eye-opener for Roger, I'm afraid.
0:01:31 > 0:01:36..a Texan barber has a close shave after being attacked by a giant swarm of killer bees...
0:01:36 > 0:01:38His head looked like a pin cushion.
0:01:38 > 0:01:41I thought he was dead.
0:01:41 > 0:01:45..and we cordially invite you to the first ever Bizarre ER wedding.
0:01:52 > 0:01:56But first, we head to Bradford, where it's the day after Halloween
0:01:56 > 0:02:00and one trick-or-treater has ended up in A&E looking a fright.
0:02:02 > 0:02:10Sean Murtagh and his partner Lee are in A&E after Sean took last night's fancy dress theme a step too far.
0:02:10 > 0:02:16I dressed up for Halloween last night and superglued this hat to my head.
0:02:16 > 0:02:22Yes, you did hear him right. He superglued a hat to his head.
0:02:22 > 0:02:24I had fabric glue, which is washable,
0:02:24 > 0:02:28but it wasn't sticking, so in a mad moment, I decided to use superglue.
0:02:30 > 0:02:34On hand to help Sean out of his bizarre bonnet is Dr Shabir.
0:02:34 > 0:02:36Sean Murtagh. Cubicle one, please.
0:02:36 > 0:02:41Let's hope Dr Shabir knows as much about millinery as he does medicine,
0:02:41 > 0:02:44as he goes in to inspect Sean's freaky fashion faux pas.
0:02:44 > 0:02:49That's good, seems like part of it's already coming off. That's brilliant.
0:02:49 > 0:02:54About 50% of the hat is still stuck on. Right, OK.
0:02:54 > 0:02:56Superglue, obviously, is quite strong.
0:02:56 > 0:03:02If you try ripping it off, you're just left with a skin tear there and that can lead to an infection.
0:03:02 > 0:03:06I'll speak to the plastics doctor, see if there's a solvent we can use
0:03:06 > 0:03:08to help dissolve this glue quicker.
0:03:08 > 0:03:13If not, to make it look not as silly, we can potentially cut around the hat so we can take it off,
0:03:13 > 0:03:15so you've just got the rim there.
0:03:15 > 0:03:17HE LAUGHS
0:03:17 > 0:03:23I'm a store manager, I can't go to work with a sequin top hat on! Oh, dear!
0:03:23 > 0:03:25# Barbra Streisand. #
0:03:29 > 0:03:33At times like these, it's always great to have the support of your loved ones.
0:03:33 > 0:03:37I have taken quite a few pictures and sent them to my family.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40My mum found it hysterical.
0:03:40 > 0:03:42Right, Sean, I've had a word with the plastics doctor.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45What we're going to do is, we'll let you go home.
0:03:45 > 0:03:50If you want, we can cut around the rim so it doesn't stick out as much.
0:03:50 > 0:03:53Just use warm water and just run around that area.
0:03:53 > 0:03:55It takes about two to three days, but it will come off.
0:03:55 > 0:03:58- Are you happy with that?- Yes, that's fine. Thank you very much.
0:03:58 > 0:04:00Just take a seat outside.
0:04:00 > 0:04:06Now it's just a case of drawing up our fashion victim's medical record.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08I can't say I've ever seen that before.
0:04:08 > 0:04:12When he first came in I thought it might have been a prank, but it wasn't.
0:04:12 > 0:04:17We'll cut off most of his hat so he won't look that much of an idiot, but nevertheless...
0:04:17 > 0:04:19You've got to take your hat off to Sean.
0:04:19 > 0:04:24He's remaining calm, even though he's on his way to an amputation.
0:04:24 > 0:04:28Although this is one appendage he'll be happy to have lopped off.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33It's quite painful, actually.
0:04:33 > 0:04:40In just one quick snip, Sean's sequined hat has been reduced to a diamante doughnut.
0:04:40 > 0:04:44I don't know which looks worse! I think we should leave it back on.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47- It won't damage my hair follicles, will it?- I wouldn't think so.
0:04:47 > 0:04:51- It'll grow back, I'm sure. - I just really don't want to lose my hair.- No!
0:04:51 > 0:04:54# You can leave your hat on
0:04:56 > 0:04:59# You can leave your hat on... #
0:04:59 > 0:05:03To top off his day, Sean leaves A&E looking even more bizarre than when he arrived.
0:05:03 > 0:05:09But we're happy to report that after a 12-hour soak, Sean and what's left of his hat were finally parted.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19Removing a hat might be a hoot for both patients and staff,
0:05:19 > 0:05:24but over at Northampton General, a more serious case has come into Casualty.
0:05:24 > 0:05:29A collision with a car has left Nick Fortley flat on his back.
0:05:29 > 0:05:34The first thing doctors want to do is to check that Nick's spine hasn't been damaged.
0:05:34 > 0:05:35Just yes or no for me.
0:05:35 > 0:05:37No. No.
0:05:37 > 0:05:42Each vertebra needs to be checked as any damage might lead to paralysis.
0:05:42 > 0:05:47- No. No.- Each no from Nick means the spine bones are intact.
0:05:47 > 0:05:49After three everybody. One, two, three.
0:05:51 > 0:05:55As if things weren't bad enough, today is Nick's wedding day,
0:05:55 > 0:06:00and as he's wheeled down to X-Ray, fiancee Emma is in the waiting area.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03Hopeful that Nick will still be able to take her up the aisle,
0:06:03 > 0:06:07she's frantically making last-minute changes to her wedding plans.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10I've been planning my wedding for two years.
0:06:10 > 0:06:17Two whole years. Today is the big day and I'm sitting in A&E.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19Love was in the air on Nick and Emma's big day.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22- I love you.- I love you more.
0:06:22 > 0:06:27Ahead of the nuptials, Nick nipped out to attend to some last-minute wedding preparations.
0:06:27 > 0:06:32As a massive motor bike fan, Nick had booked a brand-new Harley to get him to the church on time
0:06:32 > 0:06:36and he couldn't resist taking it out for a quick spin before the ceremony.
0:06:36 > 0:06:40- Oh, yeah!- But Nick's plans hit the skids
0:06:40 > 0:06:45when a car crashed straight into the side of him, sending our va-va-vroom groom flying.
0:06:45 > 0:06:47# Born to be wild... #
0:06:47 > 0:06:50After hitting the deck with an ear-splitting snap,
0:06:50 > 0:06:54Nick began to get the sinking feeling that he might end up hobbling up the aisle.
0:06:54 > 0:06:56This is not good.
0:06:56 > 0:07:02Hoping that he'll make it to the altar, Nick uses his downtime to practise his wedding speech.
0:07:02 > 0:07:08The X-rays reveal that Nick's spine is fine, but his leg hasn't been so lucky.
0:07:08 > 0:07:12We need to get this to theatre fairly urgently, I think.
0:07:12 > 0:07:18You can see the fibula, the smaller of the two bones, is actually in one, two, three, four parts.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20That's what we call a comminuted fracture.
0:07:20 > 0:07:26With his leg bones in bits, Nick will be heading for surgery, not matrimony.
0:07:26 > 0:07:32But before that, our broken bridegroom has to brace himself for a painful procedure.
0:07:32 > 0:07:38The team have to straighten his leg by hand to bring his bones back into line, ready for his surgery.
0:07:38 > 0:07:40Are you all right there?
0:07:40 > 0:07:45With a fracture this bad, it's not just the wedding at stake.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47Nick could lose his leg.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50There are a lot of potential complications,
0:07:50 > 0:07:53and it could potentially have been limb-threatening,
0:07:53 > 0:07:55in that he would need an amputation.
0:07:55 > 0:07:59Nick's leg is put in a temporary cast to keep the bones in place,
0:07:59 > 0:08:02and the not-so-happy couple get to spend a few fleeting moments together
0:08:02 > 0:08:07before Emma has to make a heartbreaking decision.
0:08:10 > 0:08:15In just one hour, 85 guests are arriving for a sit-down dinner.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18Should she call the whole thing off and send the revellers home
0:08:18 > 0:08:22or be a brave bride and party on without her beau?
0:08:22 > 0:08:26Every bride's worst possible nightmare ever.
0:08:26 > 0:08:30It's meant to be the happiest day of my life and I just would like my groom.
0:08:30 > 0:08:34# I don't want to leave you behind
0:08:34 > 0:08:37# I don't want to leave you tonight... #
0:08:37 > 0:08:40We'll find out how Nick fared in theatre and discover if Emma
0:08:40 > 0:08:44spent her wedding night home alone later in the show.
0:08:47 > 0:08:49Emma and Nick aren't the only people
0:08:49 > 0:08:52to end their wedding day in sickness rather than health.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55The average wedding is essentially a death trap.
0:08:57 > 0:09:02Every year, 365 people get one in the eye from a champagne cork,
0:09:02 > 0:09:06and there are nearly 600 cake casualties.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08If the cake doesn't kill you, the venue might.
0:09:08 > 0:09:11In 2008, a Chinese couple luckily escaped without injury
0:09:11 > 0:09:15when the Sichuan earthquake struck midway through their marriage.
0:09:15 > 0:09:17Did earth move for you?
0:09:17 > 0:09:21And in a New York nuptial in 2007, guests were gassed
0:09:21 > 0:09:24when a faulty boiler started to leak carbon monoxide.
0:09:24 > 0:09:26What's up, dude?
0:09:26 > 0:09:31Each year, 750 eager bridesmaids get a bruising
0:09:31 > 0:09:36in the mad dash to get their paws on the precious bouquet.
0:09:36 > 0:09:40But scariest and most dangerous of all is the bonkers Bridezilla.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43In 2003, a Connecticut bride went on a rampage
0:09:43 > 0:09:47when the restaurant closed the bar at her reception.
0:09:47 > 0:09:51The matrimonial monster threw gifts and cakes at staff
0:09:51 > 0:09:55before biting the policeman sent in to restrain her.
0:09:55 > 0:09:59But take heart, wannabe newlyweds - if you can survive the corks,
0:09:59 > 0:10:03cakes and quakes, married life is actually good for you.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06One study found that compared to singletons,
0:10:06 > 0:10:08married women live an extra four years,
0:10:08 > 0:10:12while married men live a whopping ten years longer.
0:10:12 > 0:10:13Until death do them part.
0:10:13 > 0:10:17# It's a nice day for a white wedding... #
0:10:23 > 0:10:29Along with breaks and abrasions, blood is an all too familiar sight at Northampton General A&E.
0:10:29 > 0:10:35What they don't see every day is someone who's been bleeding out of their beak for a week!
0:10:35 > 0:10:37Someone like Roger Thurlow.
0:10:37 > 0:10:41I suppose it did start on Monday morning when I went into the office,
0:10:41 > 0:10:46and it's now...8.30 at night on Friday.
0:10:46 > 0:10:49It's been a bit of an eye-opener for Roger, I'm afraid.
0:10:49 > 0:10:52Despite the blood-soaked bandage hooked under his hooter,
0:10:52 > 0:10:55managing Roger's discharge is a full-time job.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58We're tearing bits off as Roger needs them,
0:10:58 > 0:11:02just to stem a little bit of the, erm...
0:11:02 > 0:11:04I got through one of those already today.
0:11:04 > 0:11:10Roger's troubles began with a polyp, a build-up of hard skin on the inside of the nostril.
0:11:10 > 0:11:15The polyp was removed in a routine procedure, but a few days later, bleeding began.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18A nosebleed might not seem that dangerous,
0:11:18 > 0:11:21but Roger's at risk from some potentially nasty complications.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25If a person loses a lot of blood, he can die from it.
0:11:25 > 0:11:29He can die from shock and blood-clotting problems.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32It's potentially a life-threatening condition.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35With congealed blood backing up in Roger's nose and throat,
0:11:35 > 0:11:39Dr Salvia knows what's coming and kits herself out accordingly.
0:11:39 > 0:11:43- Her first job is to clear the blocked passages. - All right, are you ready?
0:11:43 > 0:11:47- Yeah.- OK, I'm going to take the bolster now.
0:11:47 > 0:11:48I'm going to look away.
0:11:48 > 0:11:54If, like Carole, you're a little squeamish, you'd be well advised to look away now.
0:11:54 > 0:11:59As the bolster comes away, a nostril full of congealed blood comes with it.
0:12:03 > 0:12:07And once the nose is hoovered out, Dr Salvia's next step
0:12:07 > 0:12:12is to insert creamed packs up the nostrils to prevent further bleeding.
0:12:12 > 0:12:13I'm just going to put this...
0:12:13 > 0:12:18Hopefully, this would stop the bleeding.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21Oh, right, so no need to cauterise anything?
0:12:21 > 0:12:22No need to cauterise anything.
0:12:22 > 0:12:23Right.
0:12:23 > 0:12:28- There's white stuff, it's antibacterial.- Good, good.
0:12:28 > 0:12:33Unfortunately for Roger, his throat is filled with more of these blood slugs.
0:12:33 > 0:12:37There's only one simple way to get them out and it's not pleasant.
0:12:37 > 0:12:39I can't stand the sight of blood.
0:12:39 > 0:12:45Time for Carole and anyone out there watching who's not clean on the sight of blood to look away again.
0:12:45 > 0:12:48Ahhh.
0:12:48 > 0:12:53Cough it out, cough it out. Excellent, well done.
0:12:57 > 0:13:00It's horrific, absolutely horrific.
0:13:00 > 0:13:02That brought a bit more up.
0:13:04 > 0:13:09- Ugh.- I can honestly say I haven't seen as bad on the horror movies.
0:13:09 > 0:13:11I mean, it was just phenomenal.
0:13:11 > 0:13:15It was like a large piece of liver.
0:13:15 > 0:13:19We then saw something rather like a whole sliver of liver, wasn't it?
0:13:19 > 0:13:22It was just absolutely amazingly bad.
0:13:22 > 0:13:27After a quick gargle and a rinse, it's clear the bleeding still hasn't stopped,
0:13:27 > 0:13:31and Dr Salvia tries a new approach -
0:13:31 > 0:13:36inflatable packs known as nasal tampons to keep the blood at bay.
0:13:36 > 0:13:38Aaarggh!
0:13:38 > 0:13:40- Just relax.- Oh, God! Strewth!
0:13:43 > 0:13:45Just relax.
0:13:45 > 0:13:47Sorry, it's just horrible.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49Oh, it's not nice.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52- Aaarggh!- Sorry, sorry. - It's all right.
0:13:52 > 0:13:59- Aaarrghh!- I'm inflating some air to hold it, to stop the bleeding. It's like pressure.
0:13:59 > 0:14:03That's right - Dr Salvia is going to blow up those brain ticklers like a bicycle tyre.
0:14:03 > 0:14:09If these packs don't stop the flow, the only other option is surgery.
0:14:09 > 0:14:15Roger will stay in the ward overnight, but for now, medics have managed to stem the tide of blood.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18All I can say is, thank heavens for the NHS.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23After his horrific ordeal, Roger can finally rest.
0:14:27 > 0:14:32It's a whole three days before doctors give the go-ahead for the removal of Roger's packs.
0:14:32 > 0:14:36The ice is going to constrict the blood vessels on the bridge of the nose,
0:14:36 > 0:14:40so when the packs come out, there won't be any bleeding, hopefully.
0:14:40 > 0:14:44- OK... I'm just going to gently remove these packs.- OK.
0:14:44 > 0:14:47Bit of a tugging.
0:14:47 > 0:14:49Very well done, you're doing really well.
0:14:49 > 0:14:52Just keep breathing normally for me.
0:14:52 > 0:14:55- That's wonderful.- Well, I've got to say, that was a cinch.
0:14:55 > 0:15:00- Yeah?- If bleeding resumes now, Roger will be straight into surgery.
0:15:00 > 0:15:04- Ow!- Sorry. You all right? - Yeah, that one's a little more...
0:15:04 > 0:15:06- Bit tuggy. - That's all right, though.
0:15:06 > 0:15:09- OK? Well done.- Hey!
0:15:09 > 0:15:14The packs do come out smoothly, but there's a nerve-racking wait to see if bleeding begins again.
0:15:14 > 0:15:18It's a sudden shock to find you can breathe through your nose again.
0:15:18 > 0:15:20It's wonderful.
0:15:20 > 0:15:22I'm a very happy chappie.
0:15:22 > 0:15:26An hour later, Roger's out of bed and ready to go home.
0:15:26 > 0:15:29First thing you want when you get home, nice cup of tea.
0:15:29 > 0:15:31I'm really looking forward to that.
0:15:31 > 0:15:34Yeah, it's nice that he's going to be coming home.
0:15:34 > 0:15:39With Roger finally breathing easy and Carole off bog roll duty,
0:15:39 > 0:15:41the couple head home for a well-earned cuppa.
0:15:41 > 0:15:45But we reckon Roger might be giving the jammy dodgers a miss.
0:15:48 > 0:15:51Bizarre cases aren't just restricted to Britain.
0:15:51 > 0:15:56This series, we've gone global in our search for the most extraordinary emergencies on Earth.
0:15:59 > 0:16:03Across the pond, one man's plans for an afternoon in the Texas sunshine
0:16:03 > 0:16:05turned into surreal horror
0:16:05 > 0:16:09when he got caught in the deadliest of honey traps.
0:16:16 > 0:16:18- '911. - My dad's getting eaten up by bees.'
0:16:18 > 0:16:22His face was just black, about two inches thick, full of bees.
0:16:22 > 0:16:25- 'Dad!- Is he having difficulty breathing or swallowing?- Wake up!'
0:16:25 > 0:16:30Every time I tried to move him, they'd just fall off and make room for more to hit him.
0:16:30 > 0:16:33'I can't get to him. They're killing him.' I thought he was dead.
0:16:40 > 0:16:42Lamar LaCaze is a Texas barber,
0:16:42 > 0:16:45John Wayne fanatic, steer roper
0:16:45 > 0:16:48and now bee attack survivor.
0:16:48 > 0:16:52Last summer, after a busy morning cutting hair,
0:16:52 > 0:16:55he decided to give the weeds on his land a short back and sides.
0:16:58 > 0:17:01Lamar didn't know it, but he had the neighbours from hell.
0:17:04 > 0:17:12At the edge of his property was a rusty old water heater, home to 70,000 Africanised honey bees.
0:17:12 > 0:17:15- We call them the killer bees. - They're vicious.
0:17:15 > 0:17:17Bee attacks can be started by loud noise and vibrations
0:17:17 > 0:17:22like, oh, a tractor, say, even up to 100 feet away.
0:17:22 > 0:17:27I didn't see one bee or two bees or anything.
0:17:27 > 0:17:29They were just there.
0:17:29 > 0:17:33A dense, deadly, black cloud of bees swarmed over Lamar in a flash.
0:17:33 > 0:17:40Over 2,000 bees attacked Lamar's head, targeting the warmth of his breath, suffocating him.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43They'd fly up my nose.
0:17:43 > 0:17:47I'd blow them out and then I'd try to breathe and they'd fly into my mouth.
0:17:47 > 0:17:49I had to spit them out.
0:17:49 > 0:17:56This kamikaze colony of apian assassins sank more than 2,000 stingers into his skin.
0:17:56 > 0:17:59I couldn't open my eyes cos they'd sting me.
0:17:59 > 0:18:04Got in my ears, stung in the nose. I tried to mash them and get them off.
0:18:04 > 0:18:12Lamar collapsed as the devastating dose of poisonous bee venom brought him closer and closer to death.
0:18:12 > 0:18:15I said, I can't lose consciousness,
0:18:15 > 0:18:20because if I do, they're going to get in my mouth, up my nose and suffocate me.
0:18:20 > 0:18:21You'd be a goner then.
0:18:24 > 0:18:29Lamar's son Trey embarked on a desperate 90-minute search to track down his dad.
0:18:30 > 0:18:33He was slumped over with his head against the fence
0:18:33 > 0:18:34and I thought he was dead.
0:18:36 > 0:18:41When fire brigade paramedics found Lamar smothered in bees, they feared the worst.
0:18:41 > 0:18:42He wasn't moving at all.
0:18:42 > 0:18:45He didn't look like he was breathing.
0:18:45 > 0:18:46This limp body was laying there.
0:18:46 > 0:18:52Firefighters blasted Lamar's head with bee-killing foam, but feared this would be a hopeless case.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55Until Lamar moaned.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57I remember looking at my partner and going,
0:18:57 > 0:18:58"Oh, crud, he's still alive."
0:18:58 > 0:19:05His body flooded with deadly toxic venom and barely breathing, Lamar was rushed to Seton Medical Center.
0:19:05 > 0:19:10His wife Lois watched ER staff swarm over him to save his life.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12All I could hear was the doctor giving orders,
0:19:12 > 0:19:17a nurse was putting in an IV, somebody was cutting his jeans off,
0:19:17 > 0:19:21somebody was trying to ask him questions and he was not responding.
0:19:21 > 0:19:24Somebody else said, "There's a bee coming out of his ear."
0:19:24 > 0:19:27Over 2,000 stingers had left Lamar's head covered in bruises,
0:19:27 > 0:19:31- blisters and black spots. - What I thought was dirt
0:19:31 > 0:19:32were stingers
0:19:32 > 0:19:36all over this gentleman's head, shoulders, neck.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39The ear canal, the throat and the neck,
0:19:39 > 0:19:43- the eyes...- When we separated his eyelids, there were bee stingers along the lash line.
0:19:43 > 0:19:46His head looked like a pin cushion.
0:19:46 > 0:19:50The stinger has a sac of venom on the end of it, so you take the tip of the tweezers
0:19:50 > 0:19:53and you get as close to the skin as you can and pull on the stinger,
0:19:53 > 0:19:57trying not to squeeze any more venom into Mr LaCaze's skin.
0:19:57 > 0:20:00I said, "I think I've still got some in the roof of my mouth,"
0:20:00 > 0:20:04so she took a pair of tweezers and pulled eight more out of the top of my mouth.
0:20:04 > 0:20:07It wasn't just a couple here and there.
0:20:07 > 0:20:09It was black by the time we were done pulling them out.
0:20:11 > 0:20:16Medics found it hard to keep a tally on the total of stingers stuck in Lamar.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19Somewhere after the 1,200 mark they lost count.
0:20:19 > 0:20:22The pain of just one sting is bad enough for some,
0:20:22 > 0:20:27but it's the poisonous venom that can be life-threatening, as Lamar found out.
0:20:27 > 0:20:31He swelled more and more, and by morning, he was completely blind.
0:20:31 > 0:20:3650 stings can cause cramps, shortness of breath and a rapid pulse.
0:20:36 > 0:20:40He was not out of the woods. In fact, he was just getting really worse.
0:20:40 > 0:20:46The venom from 100 stings can paralyse the respiratory system, and in some cases kill.
0:20:46 > 0:20:48Lamar had 20 times this amount.
0:20:48 > 0:20:52He began to bleed from his eyes, his nose and his ears
0:20:52 > 0:20:54a couple of days after he was in the hospital,
0:20:54 > 0:20:56when he should have been getting better.
0:20:58 > 0:21:01I said, "Lamar, I love you,"
0:21:01 > 0:21:04and he still didn't respond.
0:21:04 > 0:21:08The venom was also eating away at Lamar's muscles and organs.
0:21:08 > 0:21:13He had muscle damage to the heart, he had muscle damage to the body and he also had kidney damage.
0:21:13 > 0:21:18Against the odds, Lamar started to come back from the brink of death.
0:21:18 > 0:21:21But his progress was slow.
0:21:21 > 0:21:23His recovery took a staggering seven days.
0:21:23 > 0:21:27Dialysis helped flush out the venom, the swelling subsided,
0:21:27 > 0:21:31and one by one, his ravaged organs started to come back online.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34They saved my life up there at the hospital.
0:21:35 > 0:21:38After a week in intensive care, Lamar was allowed home.
0:21:38 > 0:21:44The killer bees were now just killer wannabes, but the attack has left a sting in the tail.
0:21:44 > 0:21:48One night I woke up fighting bees.
0:21:48 > 0:21:52Now I have these phantom nerves.
0:21:52 > 0:21:55I keep slapping myself.
0:21:55 > 0:22:02A beekeeper removed 70,000 bees from the old hive, taking away 13 giant combs of honey.
0:22:02 > 0:22:04She called it the Killer Bee Honey.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07It was just as clear and pretty as you could see.
0:22:07 > 0:22:09Tastes good too.
0:22:09 > 0:22:11It's sweet to see Lamar's not bitter.
0:22:18 > 0:22:22This series, the Bizarre ER confessional is back.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27We've invited medics from across the land to share the funniest
0:22:27 > 0:22:32and freakiest things they've seen in A&E.
0:22:32 > 0:22:36These stories might sound far-fetched, but they're all 100% true.
0:22:47 > 0:22:52We had this old fella in the days before Viagra who couldn't maintain his erection,
0:22:52 > 0:22:54and you know those penile rings
0:22:54 > 0:22:58that you put at the base of the penis that keeps it engorged?
0:22:58 > 0:23:01What he did was, he took his bike padlock,
0:23:01 > 0:23:05which wasn't an ordinary padlock, it was a combination lock,
0:23:05 > 0:23:07and he stuck that round the end of his penis, had sex,
0:23:07 > 0:23:11and then, because I think he was elderly, he forgot the combination.
0:23:11 > 0:23:17Forgot the combination! By the time he came to A&E, his knob was three times the normal size and blue.
0:23:17 > 0:23:20I'm glad to say we were able to get it off with a hacksaw.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23Funnily enough, he didn't want the lock back.
0:23:27 > 0:23:29One of my colleagues was asked to examine
0:23:29 > 0:23:33someone's back passage with a proctoscope.
0:23:33 > 0:23:37A proctoscope is like a sort of Perspex cigar holder,
0:23:37 > 0:23:42and so what he had to do was to put this cigar holder, sort of Perspex thing,
0:23:42 > 0:23:45up the guy's bottom so he could see inside to look at the lining.
0:23:45 > 0:23:49So he puts this thing inside him, he removes the introducer and he peers down.
0:23:49 > 0:23:53He has a light over his shoulder so that he can see inside,
0:23:53 > 0:23:57and he looks down it and all he can see is this crazy psychedelic pattern,
0:23:57 > 0:23:59and then he suddenly realised what he's done is,
0:23:59 > 0:24:02he'd pushed his tie into the guy's bottom, so he's left hanging.
0:24:02 > 0:24:05He just asks the nurse for scissors and just chops it off.
0:24:13 > 0:24:17Earlier in the show, we met nearly-weds Nick and Emma.
0:24:17 > 0:24:20Their big day was blighted when Nick came off his Harley at high speed.
0:24:22 > 0:24:27It was down to Emma to decide whether to go ahead with the knees-up without Nick
0:24:27 > 0:24:31or spend the night by his bedside in her bridal veil.
0:24:31 > 0:24:33So which did she opt for?
0:24:40 > 0:24:47Nick wanted the party to go on, so I'm here, veil, no dress, no wedding ring.
0:24:47 > 0:24:51- And of course, no groom. - There's a little picture of him.
0:24:51 > 0:24:53He's here in spirit but not in body.
0:24:53 > 0:24:57And finally, there's reason to celebrate.
0:24:57 > 0:25:01We've heard from Nick. He's out of surgery, bit groggy on the morphine.
0:25:01 > 0:25:03He's OK and he'll be on the mend soon.
0:25:05 > 0:25:08I spent ages pondering over the speech and put it carefully together, but...
0:25:08 > 0:25:11- WOMAN:- And you've just ripped it up! - LAUGHTER
0:25:13 > 0:25:17Ladies and gentlemen, I'd like raise a glass to what will be, in time, the happy couple.
0:25:17 > 0:25:19- ALL:- Cheers!
0:25:23 > 0:25:27Nick's awake, but it's all a bit hazy.
0:25:27 > 0:25:32I can remember exactly what happened but it all seems like it was 50 years ago.
0:25:32 > 0:25:38The last text that I got on my phone was off someone wishing me good luck in a traditional manner
0:25:38 > 0:25:42by saying, "Hope everything goes well today, cuz, and break a leg."
0:25:42 > 0:25:45And lo and behold, that's exactly what happened.
0:25:47 > 0:25:48Bizarre.
0:25:48 > 0:25:53While Nick's beloved has been sipping champers,
0:25:53 > 0:25:56surgeons have hammered a titanium bar into his leg
0:25:56 > 0:26:00and screwed it in place to support the bones and help them heal.
0:26:00 > 0:26:03The quicker I can get recovered and get life back to normal,
0:26:03 > 0:26:06the quicker we can get married.
0:26:06 > 0:26:10She knows I love her, so job's a good 'un, hopefully.
0:26:10 > 0:26:11Hiya!
0:26:11 > 0:26:14Finally, the stricken couple are reunited.
0:26:14 > 0:26:17I come bearing gifts for the invalid.
0:26:17 > 0:26:19I hope he's all right.
0:26:22 > 0:26:26Ah, the smell of disinfectant and an oxygen mask for a hat.
0:26:26 > 0:26:29It's what every couple dreams of on their wedding night.
0:26:29 > 0:26:32But at least it hasn't dampened Nick and Emma's love.
0:26:39 > 0:26:44It's two months later, and Nick's better but still not back on his feet.
0:26:44 > 0:26:46I've no longer got a plaster. It's called an air boot,
0:26:46 > 0:26:51which is removable, referred to in the hospital as a Beckham Boot.
0:26:51 > 0:26:54We've got loads of things in common, me and Dave!
0:26:54 > 0:26:57And just like Dave, our couple are front page news.
0:26:57 > 0:26:59It was in the Mail and stuff, wasn't it?
0:26:59 > 0:27:01The Mail, the Telegraph.
0:27:01 > 0:27:03- Some Russian website.- Yeah!
0:27:03 > 0:27:05We're worldwide celebrities now.
0:27:05 > 0:27:08And will there still be a celebrity wedding?
0:27:08 > 0:27:12Well, at the moment, the wedding is just miles away
0:27:12 > 0:27:15because I don't even know when I'm going to be able to walk.
0:27:15 > 0:27:20I don't want push him in a wheelchair with my dress and veil and heels on.
0:27:20 > 0:27:22It's just not a good look for a new bride.
0:27:22 > 0:27:26- After all this, Em, do you still want to marry me?- Yeah, go on, then.
0:27:38 > 0:27:44Next time on Bizarre ER, we meet a lady with a very peculiar pout...
0:27:44 > 0:27:47one student has a jaw-dropping emergency...
0:27:47 > 0:27:50SHE MUMBLES Sorry?
0:27:50 > 0:27:54..and a medieval menace makes a comeback in modern day Manhattan.
0:27:54 > 0:27:59I just could not believe that we really had the plague.
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