999: On the Front Line

Paramedics rush to save a newborn baby whose heart has stopped during birth. A 5 year old is having an asthma attack and a student paramedic must treat his first cardiac arrest.

A rugby tackle leaves a 17 year old boy with slurred speech and a suspected brain injury. An 8 month baby is choking and paramedics treat a man with a possible punctured lung.

A cyclist is crushed by a 20 tonne lorry. A man cracks his ribs when he falls from a barge and paramedics struggle to find a baby whose heart has stopped.

A 40 year old man's heart has stopped and paramedics fight for 50 minutes to restart it. A teenage boy is found unconscious in a park after drinking 2 litres of whisky.

A man is in agony after 20 hours on the floor with a broken leg. At the same time paramedics are called to a patient having a possible stroke and a man severely breaks his ankle when he is knocked off his bike.

Paramedics are called to treat a prisoner who has overdosed on heroin. A man is cut out of his car after a car crash and an ambulance crew is sent to a patient unconscious at the roadside.

A man spits, kicks and shouts at paramedics as they try to treat him. At the same time a pregnant mother is worried about her unborn baby moments after a car crash and paramedics show their softer side with a dementia patient.

A 19 year old man is crushed by a 500 kg horse and may have severe internal injuries. At the same time a man tries to poo in the ambulance and paramedics treat a man who has overdosed on paracetamol.

Paramedics treat an intoxicated man who is banned from the nearest hospital for bad behaviour. A 89 year old woman refuses to go to hospital despite being very ill and a war veteran is diagnosed with life threatening sepsis.

A 46 year old man may never walk again following a serious neck injury. Paramedics treat the victim of a hit and run who has chest pains and an 83 year old man needs surgery after being constipated for 3 weeks.