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Paramedics on Scene

A 10 part documentary series following the Scottish Ambulance Service. It serves a population of over 5 million from remote islands to busy cities. The paramedics are first on scene at medical emergencies right across the country.
201910 episodes13+
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - Episode 1
    September 29, 2019
    58min
    13+
    In this episode, we follow crews from Paisley, Glasgow and Edinburgh as they respond to high-pressure 999 calls. We're with the Special Operations Response teams as they deal with the most serious emergencies. Including an ambulance crew who struggle to find a hiker who has fallen ill, and in Glasgow, a crash on the motorway sees several casualties hospitalised including a pregnant woman.
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  2. S1 E2 - Episode 2
    October 6, 2019
    58min
    13+
    In this episode we're in the Highlands, and the air ambulance is scrambled to an emergency involving a deer manager who has been crushed by his own quad bike. He needs to be airlifted to hospital fast. And in Glasgow, the Special Operations Team race to locate a man who has been seen swimming in the Clyde, and another who has gone missing in water.
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  3. S1 E3 - Episode 3
    October 13, 2019
    58min
    13+
    In this episode we're on the Isle of Mull and an accident has left a man seriously injured and triggers a response from the air ambulance. They need to get him to hospital in Glasgow as quickly as possible. And in Paisley, a young cyclist has his bike ride cut short by a mishap with his chain that has left him with a serious gash in his leg.
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  4. S1 E4 - Episode 4
    October 20, 2019
    58min
    13+
    In this episode we're in Paisley where ambulance crew Gary and Stephen are called to help a patient with a rare autoimmune disease who has lost mobility, in Edinburgh, Moira and Blair treat a young man with severe abdominal pain, and in the Borders, crews from the Special Operations team have to work out how to access a patient with a suspected broken leg who is stuck halfway up a steep hill.
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  5. S1 E5 - Episode 5
    October 27, 2019
    58min
    13+
    In this epsiode we're in Edinburgh, and it's festival time. Ambulance crew Stephen and Gwion are called to treat a woman who has fallen on the Royal Mile and may have a broken ankle. And elsewhere in Edinburgh, another crew - Blair and Moira - respond to a 999 call about an elderly lady who has become unresponsive and may have had a stroke.
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  6. S1 E6 - Episode 6
    November 3, 2019
    58min
    13+
    In this epsiode we're just outside Glasgow, the Special Operations team for the west of Scotland is called to a possible drowning which requires their special skills and equipment as they struggle to retrieve a body from the water. And in Aberdeen, Ewan and Alan transfer one of the oldest patients they have encountered, a lady of 102, to hospital. She has breathing problems and needs treatment.
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  7. S1 E7 - Episode 7
    November 10, 2019
    58min
    13+
    In this episode we're in Aberdeen and ambulance crew Sarah and Stuart are called to a patient with epilepsy who has suffered a succession of fits and needs to be taken to hospital. And in Edinburgh, the Special Operations Team attend a car crash involving some tourists who have just arrived in Scotland only to find themselves involved in a collision and on their way to hospital.
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  8. S1 E8 - Episode 8
    November 17, 2019
    58min
    13+
    In this episode we're in Aberdeen and ambulance crew Sarah and Stewart are called to a lady who has fallen at home and needs to be checked over. And up the road near Peterhead, an elderly patient who has difficulties moving needs to be transferred to hospital. Ambulance crew Ricky and Luan use their skills to help him safely into the ambulance.
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  9. S1 E9 - Episode 9
    November 24, 2019
    58min
    13+
    In this episode we're in Edinburgh and ambulance crew Moira and Blair are called to a man with severe chest pain. He needs to be checked and taken to hospital right away. In Aberdeen, on the night shift, Ricky and Luan get a call to a man who has fallen at home. And meanwhile in Glasgow, a call about a possible person in the Clyde has triggered a huge emergency response. But is it genuine?
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  10. S1 E10 - Episode 10
    December 1, 2019
    58min
    13+
    In this episode we're in Glasgow and Stevie and his Special Operations team are called to a car crash on a very rainy day. And elsewhere in the city, ambulance crew Johnny and Fraser get a call to a GP surgery where it is reported that a man in his thirties seems to be having a heart attack - a highly unusual emergency.
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Audio languages
English
Subtitles
English [CC]
Directors
Tony MckeeIain RobsonCailean WattAndrew AbbottKatrina InksterStewart HoustonBen Mann
Producers
Michelle OwenAndrew Abbott
Cast
David Elliot
Studio
FirecrestFilms
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