Photo gallery: 24 hours in ED - 4am-midday

A drunk patient lies asleep in his own urine.

In the resuscitation room with a patient who pulled out glass from his chest.

In the resuscitation room with a patient who pulled out glass from his chest.

In the resuscitation room with a patient who pulled out glass from his chest.

A new admission in the triage room.

A patient and a friend wait in the corridor.

Twelve-year-old Liam Hickey from Island Bay gets a tempory cast put on by charge nurse Jinty Graham and nurse Elizabeth Gallimore.

New arrivals in the emergency department.

Liam Hickey gets his tempory cast put on by charge nurse Jinty Graham, nurse Elizabeth Gallimore, and Dr David McQuade.

Charge nurse Jinty Graham works on a patient in the corridor.

Medical staff discuss X-rays.

Doctors look at X-rays.

Charge nurse Jinty Graham.

Dr David McQuade talks to police about a patient who wanted to leave.

Dr Raja Hingorani.

Scrubs at the end of a shift.

Four-week-old Freddie Conn from Mt Victoria had breathing problems.

Four-week-old Freddie Conn from Mt Victoria had breathing problems.

Four-week-old Freddie Conn from Mt Victoria had breathing problems.

Charge nurse Lincoln Earley chats to a patient.

New arrivals in the emergency department.

Three new arrivals at once.

A new arrival is processed in the corridor.

Dr Scott Bomann.

Charge nurse Lincoln Earley with Michelle Scown from New Plymouth, who injured herself plaing roller hockey.

Michelle Scown with daughters Taylor, 12, and Christy Orchard, 18.

Michelle Scown with daughter Taylor, 12.