Paramedics on Scene — Season 3
Documentary following the life-saving work of Scotland's paramedics.
About this season
Documentary following the life-saving work of Scotland's paramedics.
Episodes (10)
1. Episode 1
Aired 3 April 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.
2. Episode 2
Aired 10 April 2022 • 60 min
Paramedics rush onto a football field to treat a player who has suffered a painful double fracture to his lower leg.
3. Episode 3
Aired 17 April 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.
4. Episode 4
Aired 24 April 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.
5. Episode 5
Aired 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.
6. Episode 6
Aired 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.
7. Episode 7
Aired 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.
8. Episode 8
Aired 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.
9. Episode 9
Aired 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.
10. Episode 10
Aired 5 June 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.