999: On the Front Line

Specials

Filmed simultaneously with ambulance crews across the west midlands, this series shows in real time the range of cases paramedics attend to.

Where to Watch Specials

12 Episodes

  • Trauma Special
    E1
    Trauma SpecialA look at some of the major trauma cases the West Midlands Ambulance Service paramedics face, including a newborn baby who's not breathing and a man who's been thrown off a horse.
  • Collisions Special
    E2
    Collisions SpecialA look at some of the road traffic collisions the West Midlands paramedics face, including a cyclist who's collided with a lorry and a motorbike crash.
  • Heart Attacks
    E3
    Heart AttacksA look at some of the heart attack cases the paramedics are faced with, including a truck driver who's collapsed and a man whose fishing trip is cut short.
  • Alcohol and Drugs
    E4
    Alcohol and DrugsA look at some of the alcohol and drug-related cases the paramedics are faced with, including a man who's taken heroin and a suspected drink-driver.
  • Holiday Hell
    E5
    Holiday HellIn Nuneaton, paramedics are called to a 17-year-old who has been injured on a rugby pitch. A holiday on a narrowboat ends badly when a man falls awkwardly, and paramedics suspect he may have a punctured lung.
  • Paramedic Abuse
    E6
    Paramedic AbuseA look at some of the abuse paramedics are faced with, including a hoax call out to a baby and some of the verbal and physical assaults they experience.
  • Kids
    E7
    KidsParamedics must deliver a baby in their ambulance. A boy falls awkwardly on a trampoline. And, paramedics in Birmingham race to help a baby in cardiac arrest.
  • Critical Care
    E8
    Critical CareA look at some of the cases where the first 60 minutes of care is critical, including a woman struggling to breathe and a schoolgirl who has collapsed.
  • Extreme Emergencies
    E9
    Extreme EmergenciesA look at some of the emergency cases the paramedics face, including a man having multiple seizures and a man who has to be cut out of a car.
  • Night Shift
    E10
    Night ShiftA look at when paramedics need to be ready for anything on the night shift, from heart attacks and assaults to the more bizarre of medical emergencies
  • Minutes Matter
    E11
    Minutes MatterA look at how the speed a patient receives treatment can affect their chance of survival, including a man with severe chest pain and an unresponsive baby.
  • Winter
    E12
    WinterA look at the difficult conditions paramedics face during the winter months, including a woman who's crashed on the M6 and a man found face down in the snow.

 

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