Ambulance Australia

Episode One shows the incredible and constant extremes of the life in the Ambulance service. From a sudden car crash in front of paramedic Pete and Phil's Ambulance as they rush to one scene - forcing them off one emergency and straight into another; to one of the most extraordinary resuscitations from a deadly heart attack ever captured on film.

Episode two reveals the Friday night light and shade of life in the Ambulance service. When a man crashes his car from an exit ramp and rips off the roof in the process, paramedics must also become detectives to determine if the wife he's crying for has been flung from the terrible wreck.

This episode explores the realities of life between birth and death which paramedics are confronted with on a day to day basis. Our teams attend a newborn baby birthed in the front seat of a car, a triple zero call for an infant needing CPR tests a first time call taker in the Operations Centre, while a veteran colleague saves the day for a two-year-old boy struggling to breathe.

Episode 4 shows that behind every patient is a unique and powerful story as the Queensland Ambulance Service adapts to an extraordinary range of challenges. When a motorbike rider falls while travelling at high speed, his injuries are so severe that highly trained HARU (High Acuity Response Unit) Paramedic Aaron must turn the side of the road turn into an operating theatre to save his life.

When a tree-lopper wielding a chainsaw loses his grip on a branch, highly trained Operations Supervisor, Gemma works closely with witnesses to ascertain the sequence of events that led to the injury.

The intense events the QAS deal with create extraordinary working relationships and episode seven covers the full gamut of the human condition. A frantic call, from a witness to a serious motor vehicle accident, requires calm, concise and reassuring advice from the Emergency Medical Dispatcher in the Operations Centre as the caller steps in to help.

The world of call taking shows the importance of immediate first aid while paramedics on the road battle the logistics of extricating a man at a train station. A surge in intoxicated patients consumes Friday night resources and things take a turn for the bizarre as paramedics are sent to help a man who has been struck in the groin by a javelin.

A fast-acting neighbour responds to panicked calls for help as, Emergency Medical Dispatcher Sarah's, clear and calm advice attempts to avoid a potentially lethal incident from escalating. Paramedics Andrew and Jan work with police to manage the delusions of a patient who insists he doesn't need to be medically examined because he's already dead.