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Paramedics on Scene

Series 5

Episode 4

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Scotland HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Scotland HD

Available for 6 months

In this episode, a man in Livingston has fallen outside his home following a dizzy spell. Paramedics Amy and Andrea try to determine the extent of his injuries and what may have caused him to collapse.

Meanwhile, in Glasgow, paramedics in the special operations crew are primed and ready at the scene of a bomb threat. The device must be neutralised by a specialised explosives ordnance disposal team. However, until that can happen, the paramedics’ main role is to both help ensure the safety of residents and to support the other emergency services.

Elsewhere, emergency call handler Andy draws on his language skills to help with a serious emergency taking place in Spain, while his colleague Chloe speaks to a man whose partner might be experiencing a mental health crisis.

In Dundee, an ambulance crew investigates the cause of a man’s sudden collapse at a bus stop. They take him to hospital, but he takes a turn for the worse on the way. Show less

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