999: On the Front Line

In the first episode of the new run, West Midlands paramedics and the air ambulance rush to save an elderly man who has life-changing injuries following a fall from a ladder. At the same in Birmingham, a newly qualified paramedic struggles to treat a man who has suffered three major epileptic fits and is in a delirious and combative state. In Coventry, paramedics Neil Vann and Laura Perkins help a young girl who has passed out and needs urgent medical attention.

Paramedics Jas Panesar and Amy Cullen rush to a woman who's had a severe allergic reaction at a restaurant. The team must act quickly to keep the patient breathing. At the same time, in Birmingham, paramedics Naomi Whatley and Mark McDonagh attend to a man who has fallen unconscious after a severe diabetic attack, as Sam Grimson and trainee paramedic Nick Smith treat an elderly woman with chest pains and a lively sense of humour. And paramedics in Warwick treat a man with a suspected heart attack, who collapsed while fishing by the canal.

Paramedics Ally Shipway and Rob Moore rush to a woman who's collapsed in the snow. The crew need to act fast to stop hypothermia from setting in. At the same time, another Birmingham crew race to treat a 61-year-old man who has fallen on the ice and is in acute pain. On the other side of the city, Mark and Adi attend to a woman whose waters may have broken at 27 weeks and could be hours away from giving birth. In Coventry, crewmates Neil and Laura treat an elderly man who has a life-threatening infection.

Paramedics rush to save a grandmother with severe osteoporosis who fell down the stairs carrying her four-month-old grandson. In Stratford, paramedics Mandy Morrice and Michelle Godwin treat a racegoer on a night out who collapsed in the street and suffered a serious head wound. In Warwick, a concerned member of the public calls emergency services to a suspected cardiac arrest but ends up becoming the patient himself. And Neil Vann and Laura Perkins give life-saving treatment to an elderly man found unconscious face down in the hallway.

The West Midlands is hit by its worst snowstorm in years. Crews battle through the roads to treat a woman semi-conscious in police custody with collapsed veins. In Birmingham, crewmates Heather Cassidy and Ellie Sewell rush to the airport to help a woman having a suspected miscarriage. On their way to hospital they get stuck in snow and their driving skills are put to the test.

Paramedics are called to save a 27-year-old diabetic woman who's trapped in a three-car pile-up on the M6. Meanwhile in Coventry, paramedics Neil Vann and Laura Perkins are called to an 82-year-old man with severe breathing problems, who is on the point of death and has left a note asking not to be resuscitated. And in Birmingham, a crew rushes to save a man with a history of heart attacks who is suffering chest pains at work.

Paramedics Jan Vann and Chelsie Kennedy rush to a road traffic collision. But the driver of the car has left the vehicle and doesn't want to be treated by the crew. The police suspect he may have been drinking, but the crew need to convince him to receive their help. In Coventry, paramedics Neil and Laura rush to a two-year-old boy who is having a severe allergic reaction. And crewmates Heather Cassidy and Ellie Sewell are called to help a man whose heart rate is dangerously high and is moments away from a cardiac arrest.

In Birmingham, paramedics Adi Ahmed and Mark McDonagh rush to a 10-year-old boy who has suffered a major epileptic fit. At the same time in Coventry, an elderly woman with heart and lung failure is struggling to breathe but refuses to go to hospital for treatment. And, in Warwick, a crew is called to an elderly man with extreme anxiety who has called 999 14 times.

It's night-time in the West Midlands, and paramedics Jan Panesar and Amy Cullen are called to a man suffering a severe diabetic attack. He's drifting in and out of consciousness and is combative. In Coventry, crewmates Mark Rattray and Orlaigh Barbour attend a 73-year-old woman who is in agony after falling on the ice. Jan Vann and Chelsie Kennedy are sent to a baby who has been fitting. On the other side of the city, Neil Vann and Laura Perkins have to deal with a well-known drunk nuisance caller.

A drunk driver crashes her car, an elderly war veteran falls at home, and a four-year-old is drifting in and out of consciousness with dangerously low sugar levels