Paramedics on Scene: Episode 5 (BBC Scotland Sunday 4 June 2023)

Paramedics on Scene: Episode 5 airs Sunday 4 June 2023 on BBC Scotland

A North Lanarkshire patient has fallen on the rocky shore of Banton Loch and is unable to get up in this episode. The Special Operations Response Team has the responsibility of keeping the patient comfortable and safe until an ambulance can be dispatched to take him to the hospital.

An ambulance crew in Hawick takes on Scotland’s opioid crisis. It’s difficult to revive an overdose victim who’s passed out on the pavement if you don’t know what drugs he took.

In the meantime, a paramedic in Kelso comforts a worried husband whose wife of 58 years must be taken to the hospital.

Season 4 Episode 5

The Scottish Ambulance Service serves over five million people, from remote islands to busy cities.

Paramedics on Scene captures the life-saving work of Scotland’s paramedics as they respond to emergencies wherever they are needed.

Each episode features extraordinary stories from across the country, with the cameras following divisional ambulances responding to high-pressure 999 calls, 24 hours a day. The call-outs ranged from air-ambulances in Highlands and Islands, bringing treatment to Scotland’s remotest communities to city centre car smashes to dealing onsite with life-threatening sepsis.

Paramedics on Scene: Episode 5 airs Sunday 4 June 2023 at 21:00 on BBC Scotland

Featured image credit: BBC Scotland