Paramedics on Scene
Documentary following the life-saving work of Scotland's paramedics.
Genre: Documentary
Cast:Sophie Kennedy Clark
S4.E1 ∙ Episode #4.1
Rachel and Scott, paramedics in Aberdeen are flagged down to attend an electric scooter crash that has resulted in a broken ankle. They work out the best way of treating a bariatric patient with breathing difficulties and persuade a man who has been drinking 70 per cent homemade vodka to take a trip to A&E. The Special Operations Response Team attend a car accident that was caused by a flat tyre. The driver miraculously escapes without injury, despite her vehicle tumbling down a steep bank and landing metres from a live railway track and fast-flowing stream. Meanwhile, at the ambulance control centre, Kirsty, who is autistic, shows how being neurodivergent and on the frontline can help a patient in distress.
S4.E2 ∙ Episode #4.2
The Special Operations Response Team, or SORT, are busy with two calls to young patients. Michal has severed his finger, but the crew are hopeful it can be repaired with an operation. While at an outdoor inflatable assault course, the challenge is to help a child with a broken arm get from the bouncy surface where she fell, safely into an ambulance without falling over. We are with paramedics Kim and Scott from Dalkeith as they revive a man who has collapsed on the street after a night out involving ketamine and alcohol, and they help a 92-year-old get ready for hospital. Meanwhile, an ambulance dispatcher at one of the service's call centres struggles to balance limited resources against a huge increase in calls.
S4.E3 ∙ Episode #4.3
Two patients experience excruciating pain following accidents the previous day. One is an injured biker who was touring the North Coast 500 with friends, and the other is a 71-year-old woman who had been playing with her grandchildren on a trampoline. In Dalkeith, a crew attend an emergency involving a woman with symptoms that indicate a possible stroke, sepsis, or both. These are life-threatening illnesses, and getting her the right treatment is time-critical. Meanwhile, paramedics from Banff rush 25 miles to the home of a woman who lost consciousness whilst on the phone for an ambulance. At the ambulance control centre, we learn what it feels like to help callers deliver life-saving CPR as they wait for paramedics to arrive.
