Paramedics on Scene

An elderly man who has been trapped under his own floorboards for three days needs to be rescued. It's a highly unusual call for the paramedics of Scotland's Special Operations Response Team, but that doesn't stop them taking command.

A toddler in Ayr suffers a seizure in front of his frightened parents, and paramedics in Glasgow provide urgent care to the survivor of a house fire who has suffered from serious burns.

A young woman has been thrown off a horse near Dunbar, and the Special Operations Response Team are 40 minutes away when they get the call. Speed is of the essence, as the weather is awful, and their patient is lying in a field.

In Edinburgh, reports come in concerning a serious incident at a building site in the centre of the city. Ambulance crew Hollie and Julie race to the scene expecting to attend to two injured builders.

A man calls the emergency services threatening to detonate a bomb. The area is evacuated, but special operations paramedics stay at the scene while police negotiate with the suspect.

In East Ayrshire, a crew from the special operations team is at the scene of a two-car collision, treating a patient and reassuring her husband and son. In Buckie, a variety of work for two local paramedics reveals the breadth of their community.