Specials

1. Trauma Special

A 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.

2020-06-21 • 45 min

2. Collisions Special

A 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.

2020-06-28 • 45 min

3. Heart Attacks

A 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.

2020-07-05 • 45 min

4. Alcohol and Drugs

A 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.

2020-07-12 • 45 min

5. Holiday Hell

In 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.

2020-07-19 • 45 min

6. Paramedic Abuse

A 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.

2020-07-26 • 45 min

7. Kids

Paramedics 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.

2020-08-02 • 45 min

8. Critical Care

A 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.

2020-08-09 • 45 min

9. Extreme Emergencies

A 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.

2020-08-16 • 45 min

10. Night Shift

A 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

2020-08-23 • 45 min

11. Minutes Matter

A 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.

2020-08-30 • 45 min

12. Winter

A 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.

2020-09-06 • 45 min