Ambulance: Code Red 3x4 - Episode 4

Tewkesbury, 11 pm. A motorist calls 999 after spotting a carstuck in a ditch. A man is trapped inside, slumped against thedoor and bleeding from his head. It's a time-criticalemergency, and Critical Care Paramedics Will Meadows and KerryHemus are immediately dispatched, finding Rob, 38,conscious, but unable to move his legs. Fearing he may havesuffered a serious spinal injury, Kerry and Mark need to getRob out of the car as quickly as possible. but any suddenmovement now could lead to paralysis.One hundred miles away inShropshire, 43-year-old Dean calls 999 in agony afteraccidentally cutting his leg with an angle grinder whilechopping down a tree. He's losing blood rapidly, and needsimmediate assistance, but he's in a hard-to-reach rurallocation. It's a potentially life-threatening situation, so ahelimed is immediately scrambled. When Critical Care ParamedicWill and Dr Ali Husain reach the scene, they find Dean has alarge cut down to the bone, and muscle has been exposed. Andworse, the wound is dangerously close to a major artery. Nowthey have to work quickly and carefully to treat Dean's leg,without the artery bursting, causing catastrophic damage.Overin Northampton, 80-year-old Margaret has fallen down thestairs at home and is struggling to breathe. Every year almost700 people lose their lives due to a fall down the stairs andcritical care paramedic Jenny Mealey and Dr Joe Tyler race tothe scene. Signs indicate that Margaret may have a puncturedlung, which could be fatal if left untreated.