Paramedics on Scene - Episode Guide

We are with the special operations response teams as they deal with the most serious emergencies, including a child who has fallen into a loch.

We are with Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance in Perth as they serve those in the remotest parts of Scotland. And we see the special operations response teams deal with the most serious emergencies.

On the Isle of Mull, 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 soon as possible.

In this episode we follow divisional ambulance crews in Paisley, Aberdeen and Edinburgh and the special operations response team, who deal with the most serious calls.

It's a hot summer's day and the special operations teams are called to support the fire service at a major wildfire.

A patient at Glasgow Airport is safely stowed onto the ambulance service's fixed-wing aircraft for a transfer back home to Stornoway after treatment in hospital.

The special operations team attend a car crash involving some tourists who have just arrived in Scotland.

The crew respond to a young boy with a rare heart condition who has had a seizure.

In Glasgow, a call about a possible person in the Clyde has triggered a huge emergency response - but is it genuine?

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.

Paramedics respond to a major incident following a collision between a bus and van on the busy A90 near Dundee, causing multiple casualties.

Paramedics treat a patient in the Glasgow Airport operations tower with a history of heart attacks, and a trauma team arrive by helicopter at a high speed car crash in Forth Valley.

Special operations paramedics are called to assist bomb disposal experts after a hazardous chemical is found at a building site.

Paramedics race to the scene of a road accident where an out-of-control car has landed upside down in a tree on the side of the road.

Paramedics rush to a road traffic accident where a car has flipped off the road, and respond to patients struggling to breathe.

Paramedics respond to a patient with neck pain following a car crash in Livingstone and assist the coastguard in the search for a missing person in Fife.

Paramedics help a man stuck in mud at a building site who needs to be pulled out without causing more damage to his legs and feet.

In this episode, a paramedic team are called to a dangerous mountain bike crash in the Borders. Mike and Christine fear their patient has suffered serious internal injuries, and must treat her on a remote hillside before working out how to safely transport her back to the ambulance.

In Ayr, a woman celebrating her 80th birthday has been vomiting for several hours. Concerned the symptoms look like sepsis, the crew need to get her to hospital as quickly as possible.

Further south, in Stranraer, Tanya and Caron are called to a patient who is struggling with Covid. The region has been hard hit by the virus, and the crew must change into specialist PPE before they can enter the patient's home.

In Edinburgh, Tom and Donna are called to a patient struggling with an extreme nosebleed, while in Glasgow, Karli and Craig attend the Euros 2020 fanzone in Glasgow Green, one of the first big gatherings after lockdown. Their patients include a youngster stung by a bee and a man who has choked on a piece chicken.

And in the ambulance control centre, call handler Sarah also has a choking patient, and her colleague Neil deals with a drunk woman who has suffered a head injury.

In this episode, an amateur footballer has suffered a serious and painful double fracture to his lower leg. The crew find him in agony on a muddy football pitch and, battling torrential rain, they must calm his pain and stabilise his injury before he can be taken to hospital.

Meanwhile, a teenager in Ayr has fallen off a rope swing badly, and the pParamedics need to assess his back and spine in case he has suffered a serious injury.

Paramedics In Johnstone are called to a man who is suffering stroke-like symptoms, including slurred speech and dizziness. The symptoms are concerning enough for a trip to hospital.

In Melrose, advanced practitioner Mike and crewmate Christine are attending a patient who is struggling to pass kidney stones and in excruciating pain. They fight to control his pain and avoid a trip to A&E.

And in the Ambulance Control Centre in South Queensferry, call handler Sarah fields calls from a woman having a seizure and must instruct a caller to give a patient CPR.

In Inverness, Lesley and Stuart tend to a man who has fallen into the canal and been fished out by an alert member of the public. However, as they treat the patient, it becomes clear he is intoxicated and he reacts badly to the crew's attempts to calm him down. Fearing for their safety, the crew call the police to keep them safe as they take the patient to hospital.

In Dunfermline, Jason and Billy tend to an unconscious man on a park bench. The man is also is intoxicated but responds well to their treatment as he is transported to hospital.

In Melrose, Mike and Christine tend to a dementia patient who has fallen at home. The patient is agitated and confused, and the crew enlist the help of her family to piece together what happened.

John and Gemma of the special operations team deal with a Glasgow bus which has had to brake abruptly, and, at the ambulance control centre, call-handler Remy supports an upset caller who has found his friend dead at home.

Meanwhile, Natalie and Sean tend to an older patient who has fallen at his home in Ayr. The crew suspect she may have broken her hip and need to get her to hospital as quickly as possible.

Paramedics are called to a teenage girl who has had a dramatic fall from the top of a fence. She is in severe pain, and the crew must safely move her onto a specialist stretcher before taking her to hospital.

In Coatbridge, John and Hazel treat a man who is struggling to breathe due to a suspected collapsed lung, while, in Melrose, the crew call on Jacky, who has cancer and is having a bad night. Treating her at home tests all their skills.

In Dunfermline, Jason and Billy tend to a patient who has attended a GP surgery afraid that he may be having a heart attack. The crew must keep him calm while checking his vital signs.

At the ambulance control centre in South Queensferry, specialist clinician Mark checks in on people waiting for ambulances. With the service under pressure, he must decide who needs help most urgently.

In Edinburgh, paramedics from the Special Operations and Response Team attend a woman who has sustained an injury near the summit of Arthur's Seat. Although the injury is not serious, transporting the patient from such a difficult location is a challenge, and the team need specialist four-wheel drive equipment to complete the journey and get the patient to hospital.

It's one of the hottest days of the year in Stranraer, and Tanya and Caron are tending to a woman who has collapsed in the street. After conducting a battery of tests, they conclude the patient is probably overwhelmed by the heat - but tests reveal an issue with her heart.

In Melrose, Lee and Nadine are called to sheltered accommodation, where an older man has suffered a nasty fall and is immobile on the floor and in pain. In order to safely move him into the ambulance, the crew must use a specialist air cushion.

In Ayr, Sean and Natalie are called to a hardware store, where a young man has suffered an epileptic fit. Meanwhile, on the Edinburgh nightshift, Kevin and Martin respond to a call relating to a teenager having a stroke. However, when they arrive on the scene, it is clear the information is wrong and that the patient is actually just very drunk.

At the South Queensferry Ambulance Control Centre, call handler Neil supports a caller who is having a heart attack, and his colleague Kareena needs to mobilise resources to attend a patient who is having trouble breathing.

Paramedics from the Special Operations and Response Team attend a major crash on the M74, along with emergency personnel from all over southern Scotland and northern England. It is the hottest day of the year, and as well as dealing with the aftermath of the crash, paramedics must work hard to make sure all their colleagues are hydrated as they battle stifling heat.

In Ayr, Dan and Michael are called to a suspected heart attack in a block of flats. However, when they arrive, it becomes clear the patient is intoxicated but otherwise in good health. The crew try their best to treat the man, but he does not want to go to hospital.

In Edinburgh, Tom and Donna are dealing with a man they suspect has taken drugs and who is found slumped outside a shop on Princes Street. However, despite the crew's best efforts, he too does not want to be taken to hospital.

At the ambulance control centre in South Queensferry, call handler Sarah is dealing with a patient who has apparently overdosed on street valium, while, in the Borders, Melrose-based crew Christine and Mike treat Alan, a pensioner proud of his once-vibrant social life, but who is now struggling to get out and about. The crew suspect he may have broken his hip and transport him to hospital for tests.

And, in Inverness, Stuart and Leslie need to get a patient with heart problems to hospital as quickly as possible.

Paisley paramedics Gary and Peter rush to treat a patient whose heart rate is dangerously fast and must stabilise him before he can be transported to hospital.

In Melrose, Lee and Nadine attend a 40-year-old woman with severe Covid symptoms, a common call-out during the pandemic. The patient is struggling to walk, and the crew give her oxygen in the ambulance on the way to hospital.

In Ayr, Elaine and Arin are on the nightshift and must tend to a man who has walked into a plate glass window. Although he seems fine, the crew are concerned enough about the bump to his head that they take him to hospital for checks.

Meanwhile, at the South Queensferry ambulance control centre, call handler Sarah is dealing with a call at pub closing time that involves a woman having a fit. Sarah must calm the situation while sending an ambulance to the scene.

In Edinburgh, Kevin and Martyn treat a man suffering from blinding headaches, while, in Dunfermline, Jason and Billy attend a 94-year-old man who has fallen at home and cannot get back up. After carefully assessing their patient, the crew are able to move him safely into the ambulance.

Paramedics from the Special Operations Response Team are called to a remote canalside in Stirlingshire, where a young walker has slipped and dislocated her knee. As night falls, the team need to scramble their specialist all-terrain vehicle to transport her from the canalside to the ambulance.

On Skye, ambulance crews need to be prepared to transport patients long distances to and from hospital. Georgia and Paul attend a patient who has Covid-19 and is having great difficulty in breathing. The crew suspect she may be suffering from a pulmonary embolism and need to get her to hospital in Inverness – a three-hour drive – as quickly as possible.

In Inverness, paramedics Ryan and Heather are called to a woman with heart failure, and in Dunfermline Jason and Billy attend a two-car crash near the Queensferry crossing.

In Renfrewshire, paramedics Gary and Peter are on call on one of the hottest days of the year. They assist a man who has been out walking in the heat and collapsed at a bus stop. The crew must ensure his exhaustion isn't hiding a bigger problem.

A toddler is assessed for suspected sepsis, and another crew work hard to find a man in trouble in the town centre. In Dundee, Chloe and Fergie respond to a call from a 94-year-old man who has suffered seizures.

In Coatbridge, Siobhan and Liam treat an older woman who is plagued by gall bladder problems, and in Inverness, Ryan and Heather respond to a call from a man who has suffered a suspected stroke. Strokes must be treated quickly, and every second counts.

In Skye, a young footballer suffers seizures after a clash on the pitch. Georgia and Paul must transport him safely to Raigmore hospital in Inverness.

With Covid sweeping the country, Paisley paramedics Peter and Gary respond to a man who is having difficulty breathing and who receives a positive Covid result while the crew are on their way to hospital. The paramedics must get the patient into hospital as quickly as possible while also guarding against contracting the virus themselves.

At the ambulance control centre, call-handler Remi is also supporting people who are struggling to breathe. However, one of his calls is more surprising - someone requesting a taxi for a drunk friend.

Meanwhile, in Dundee, Chloe and Fergie treat a woman who has overdone it working in her garden and is now experiencing chest pains. They also attend a man who is slurring his speech and appears disorientated. The crew suspect a stroke and quickly take him to hospital.

In Melrose, Lee and Nadine treat a woman who has fallen down a flight of stairs while on holiday, while paramedics in Paisley attend to a woman with complex health issues, including severe pain in her legs.

And in Coatbridge, Liam and Siobhan respond to a call from a concerned mother whose toddler has taken a tumble off a trampoline and bumped his head.

Documentary series following the frontline workers of the Scottish Ambulance Service.

In this episode, we are with Rachel and Scott, paramedics in Aberdeen who 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.

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.

In this episode, 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 even 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 while 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.

Paramedics in Dalkeith are called to an attack by an out-of-control dog that has bitten its owner. When the paramedics arrive, the animal is blocking the front door and preventing them from getting to the patient, who is clearly in distress and may be losing blood.

In Edinburgh, members of the ambulance service try out e-bikes as a way of getting through the crowds at the Edinburgh Fringe. However, rather than a tourist, it is a local lady who needs their help.

Meanwhile, a determined elderly patient in Kelso needs some help up after a series of falls.

In this episode, a patient in North Lanarkshire has fallen on the rocky shore of Banton Loch and is unable to get up. The Special Operations Response Team must keep the patient warm and safe while they work out the best way of getting him to an ambulance and on to hospital.

In Hawick, an ambulance crew confronts Scotland's drug problem. A patient lies unconscious on the street having overdosed, and it is a struggle to revive him without knowledge of the drugs involved.

Meanwhile, in Kelso, a paramedic offers a hug to a worried husband whose wife of 58 years will need to be taken to hospital.

There is a four-hour wait for a patient with a heart condition in Kirkcaldy, and a SORT team investigates whether a dangerous chemical has been released into a flat.

A crew based in Paisley attend a child who has had her fifth febrile convulsion in two years, and treat a woman experiencing severe chest and back pain whose symptoms could point to a serious heart issue. A man who volunteers in a charity shop collapses at work and it is a mystery as to why he fainted until he tests positive for Covid-19, while a crew drives from Banff to an Aberdeen nightclub after a man experiences such severe abdominal pain that he is struggling to breathe.

In Edinburgh, a man tumbles off his electric scooter causing cuts, bruising and possible head injury. Initially reluctant to go to hospital, he changes his mind when he faints in the back of the ambulance and finds he is dizzy when he tries to stand up. In Glasgow, a woman who has been worried about her racing heart and has taken heroin will not go for a blood test no matter how hard the paramedics work to persuade her.

Dumfries and Galloway has a growing problem with drug addiction that has seen the number of drug-related deaths rising to twice the Scottish national average. We meet two paramedics who are tackling the problem on the front line as they are called to a patient who has overdosed and stopped breathing. However, as they arrive at the scene, he is regaining consciousness and refuses all medical help.

There is also tension in Kilmarnock as paramedics rush to help a distressed mother whose baby may have swallowed a drawing pin. By the time they arrive, the baby is no longer choking, but they need to find out where the pin is, and whether it has done any damage. The same crew help a retired nurse back up from a fall and an elderly man who is at home feeling unwell. The paramedics make sure that the man's long-term needs will get assessed so that he can stay at home safely.

In Edinburgh, the SORT team help with a familiar accident as they help rescue a medical student who has broken her ankle while climbing Arthur's Seat.

In the final episode of the series, paramedics help a patient who has been involved in a road traffic collision. They need to help her away from the scene to hospital so that potential injuries can be fully assessed.

Elsewhere, an Edinburgh crew help a man who spent 12 years in the Royal Navy up from a fall, and a mother with diabetes who cannot stop vomiting.

A Dalkeith crew finds a man with a dislocated hip waiting on the stairs. This patient has improvised his own strap with a belt to try and ease the pain associated with any movement. Sadly, he has been in this position before and knows exactly what to expect.

Back at the ambulance control centre, a call comes through in Russian, and with no help available from the translation service, there is some hurried improvisation to try to get the caller to the nearby hospital.

An ambulance in Inverness attends to a woman found injured on the street, and paramedics race by helicopter to a Scottish island to help a young boy with suspected meningitis.

An ambulance crew in Aberdeen helps an intoxicated man who has fallen down some stairs, while a helicopter crew flies to Islay to help a pregnant woman who is experiencing a bleed.

Paramedics rush to a riding centre where a woman has been kicked in the head by a horse, and a crew in Livingston must help a man who is struggling to breathe.

At the scene of a bomb threat in Glasgow, paramedics race to help a patient to safety. Meanwhile, an ambulance crew in Dundee investigate the cause of a man's sudden collapse at a bus stop.

Paramedics face a long wait to try to help a man who has barricaded himself in his home. Meanwhile, a crew in Dalkeith races to a play park to help a child with a head injury.

The air ambulance races to a serious road accident near Inveraray, and a crew in Buckie help a woman who was found unconscious in the street in the early hours of the morning.

An ambulance crew in Glasgow attend a stabbing, a fall and a severe mental health crisis. Meanwhile, in Falkirk, a crew works at a multi-vehicle road crash.

An ambulance crew in Peterhead are called to a boy with a head injury, before they later rush to help a person in the water. Meanwhile, a woman in Oban experiences a severe allergic reaction.

An 85-year-old man from Edinburgh has been trapped under his own floorboards for three days and is in need of rescue.

A toddler in Ayr suffers a seizure in front of his frightened parents, and paramedics in Glasgow provide urgent care to the survivor of a house fire who has suffered from serious burns.

Paramedics help a woman who has been thrown off a horse near Dunbar. Meanwhile, the air ambulance brings a child with appendicitis from Campbeltown to Glasgow.

Paramedics in Edinburgh race to a building site where a wall has collapsed on a team of workers. Meanwhile, ambulances in Airdrie are sent to the scene of a serious fire.

A man calls the emergency services, threatening to detonate a bomb. The area is evacuated, but special operations paramedics stay at the scene while police negotiate with the suspect.

A special operations crew in East Ayrshire is at the scene of a two-car collision. Meanwhile, paramedics in Buckie meet a man who crafts handmade fishing nets.