Paramedics on Scene – Series 3
Documentary following the life-saving work of Scotland's paramedics.
Episodes
Episode 1
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.
Episode 2
Paramedics rush onto a football field to treat a player who has suffered a painful double fracture to his lower leg.
Episode 3
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.
Episode 4
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.
Episode 5
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.
Episode 6
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.
Episode 7
Paramedics slow a patient’s racing heart with an unusual technique, and the wave of Covid-related call-outs continues in the Borders.
Episode 8
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.
Episode 9
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.
Episode 10
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.