In Edinburgh, paramedics from the Special Operations and Response Team attends a woman who has sustained an injury near the summit of Arthur’s Seat. Although the injury is not serious, transporting the patient from such a difficult location is a challenge, and the team needs specialist four-wheel drive equipment to complete the journey and get the patient to hospital.
It’s one of the hottest days of the year in Stranraer, and Tanya and Caron are tending to a woman who has collapsed in the street. After conducting a battery of tests, they conclude the patient is probably overwhelmed by the heat - but tests reveal an issue with her heart.
In Melrose, Lee and Nadine are called to sheltered accommodation, where an older man has suffered a nasty fall and is immobile on the floor and in pain. In order to safely move him into the ambulance, the crew must use a specialist air cushion.
In Ayr, Sean and Natalie are called to a hardware store, where a young man has suffered an epileptic fit. Meanwhile, on the Edinburgh nightshift, Kevin and Martin respond to a call relating to a teenager having a stroke. However, when they arrive on the scene, it is clear the information is wrong and that the patient is actually just very drunk.
At the South Queensferry Ambulance Control Centre, call handler Neil supports a caller who is having a heart attack, and his colleague Kareena needs to mobilise resources to attend a patient who is having trouble breathing. Show less