An introduction to hospitals that describes what they are, and discusses what it is like to be a patient, why people go to hospitals, what happens if someone needs an operation, how to behave while in a hospital, and other related topics.
Visits the children's ward of a big city hospital and follows an accident victim who is flown by helicopter to the trauma center; introduces some of the tools used by the medical staff and shows how doctors and nurses care for patients' physical and emotional well-being.