Paramedics on Scene

Series 3

2022 · 10 episodes · 9h 42m in all

Documentary following the life-saving work of Scotland's paramedics.

Episodes

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   1. Episode 1

   3 Apr 2022 · 58 min

   Paramedics are called to a serious mountain bike crash in the Borders. They must treat the patient on a remote hillside before working out how to get her safely to hospital.

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   2. Episode 2

   10 Apr 2022 · 60 min

   Paramedics rush onto a football field to treat a player who has suffered a painful double fracture to his lower leg.

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   3. Episode 3

   17 Apr 2022 · 58 min

   Paramedics treat an intoxicated patient who has fallen into a canal and who becomes violent when in the back of their ambulance. The crew need police support to get him to hospital.

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   4. Episode 4

   24 Apr 2022 · 58 min

   Paramedics treat a teenage girl who has suffered a nasty fall from a high fence. She is in extreme pain, and they must stabilise her before moving her to hospital.

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   5. Episode 5

   1 May 2022 · 58 min

   In Edinburgh, paramedics must rescue a patient from the summit of Arthur’s Seat, prompting the need to call on one of the ambulance service’s mighty off-road buggies.

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   6. Episode 6

   8 May 2022 · 58 min

   A major incident on the M74 sees ambulance service resources from all over Scotland deployed. Meanwhile, crews in Ayr and Edinburgh deal with the fallout of Scotland’s drugs epidemic.

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   7. Episode 7

   15 May 2022 · 58 min

   Paramedics slow a patient’s racing heart with an unusual technique, and the wave of Covid-related call-outs continues in the Borders.

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   8. Episode 8

   22 May 2022 · 58 min

   Paramedics need their all-terrain vehicle to rescue a teenager with a dislocated knee. A patient on Skye with a serious lung condition faces a long journey.

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   9. Episode 9

   29 May 2022 · 58 min

   A walker gets into trouble on one of the hottest days of the year, and an amateur footballer who suffered seizures after a football injury is transported from Skye to Inverness.

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    10. Episode 10

    5 Jun 2022 · 58 min

    With Covid sweeping the country, paramedics Peter and Gary respond to a man who is having difficulty breathing and who receives a positive Covid result while on the way to hospital.