The paramedics are called out to a 10-year-old girl in cardiac arrest, but when they arrive the house is in darkness and something doesn't feel right. A one-year-old is having trouble breathing. He's no stranger to A&E, having chalked up 12 admissions for respiratory issues. A man insists on being examined outside on his porch, and a woman having a severe asthma attack asks for a cigarette.

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The emergency documentary follows the South Western Ambulance Service, which comprises nine crews working out of stations in Bristol, Bridgwater and Taunton. The paramedics treat a man with severe abdominal pains, who is reluctant to be taken to hospital, and a 95-year-old man who has fallen and injured his face. Meanwhile, two paramedics are forced to call for help when a patient lashes out at them.

Episode 1

A woman explaining her chest pains to the paramedics suddenly goes into cardiac arrest. Paramedics also deal with a man who has collapsed in a pool of his own vomit and a woman who has been waiting for an ambulance for seven hours and may have broken her hip. A young boy has the tell-tale signs of croup, and a young man suffers an allergic reaction after drinking an alcoholic chilli shot.

Episode 2

The South Western paramedics treat a man who suffered a stroke, only to fall down a flight of stairs and hit his head. A dog walk in the park ends with a fall and a possible broken hip for one patient, a boy is struggling to breathe and a man with chest pains is trying to hold on to his independence.

Episode 3

A man's heart has stopped beating, not once but twice. The paramedics manage to bring him back to life before rushing him to resus. A patient needs an emergency stop to empty her bladder, a man can't get out of his armchair and has severe pain in his knee, and a patient has extreme fatigue and abdominal pain.

Episode 4

A young man is having a seizure. He's no stranger to fits, averaging three a week. A young woman is complaining of dizziness and right-sided weakness. Her hand is shaky and her speech is slightly slurred. A former nurse is now the patient as she lives with extreme dizziness and today cannot sit up, while a pregnant woman has chest pains.

Episode 5

Paramedics treat a woman who's fallen over and can't get up. But the real problem is her relationship with alcohol, which has blighted her life for 20 years. A man has collapsed in the street, and another man has been found by police with injuries to his face and blood spurting from his arm. A woman has slurred speech and a droop to her face. The paramedics are concerned she may be having a stroke.

Episode 6

Paramedics treat a motorcyclist who's been catapulted over his handlebars and may have broken his hip. The crew help a young woman who's having a panic attack to focus on her breathing. A man falls down stairs at work, damaging his knee, and a woman has an excruciating headache, and a patient with a history of cardiac issues is complaining of chest pain.

Filmed simultaneously with ambulance crews across the West Midlands and the South West, this series shows in real time the range of cases paramedics attend to.

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