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Documentary following the life-saving work of Scotland's paramedics.

Capturing the unwavering dedication of Scotland’s real-life heroes. On the frontline with the Scottish Ambulance Service - a job with emotional lows and rewarding highs.

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Kate Ansell

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Paramedics deal with a violent patient who has been fished out of a canal.

Paramedics treat an intoxicated patient who has fallen into a canal and who becomes violent when in the back of their ambulance. The crew need police support to get him to hospital.

In Inverness, Lesley and Stuart tend to a man who has fallen into the canal and been fished out by an alert member of the public. However, as they treat the patient, it becomes clear he is intoxicated, and he reacts badly to the crew’s attempts to calm him down. Fearing for their safety, the crew call the police to keep them safe as they take the patient to hospital.

In Dunfermline, Jason and Billy tend to an unconscious man on a park bench. The man is also is intoxicated but responds well to their treatment as he is transported to hospital.

In Melrose, Mike and Christine tend to a dementia patient who has fallen at home. The patient is agitated and confused, and the crew enlist the help of her family to piece together what happened.

John and Gemma of the special operations team deal with a Glasgow bus which has had to brake abruptly, and at the ambulance control centre, call handler Remy supports an upset caller who has found his friend dead at home.

Meanwhile, Natalie and Sean tend to an older patient who has fallen at his home in Ayr. The crew suspect she may have broken her hip and need to get her to hospital as quickly as possible.

Paramedics on Scene: Series 3

A BBC TV channel for Scotland which will broadcast every evening and will show drama, factual, comedy and news programmes made in Scotland


Documentary series following the life-saving work of Scotland's paramedics.

Documentary series following the life-saving work of Scotland's paramedics as they respond to medical emergencies wherever they are needed.

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