0:00:02 > 0:00:04Rural Britain has some of the most challenging
0:00:04 > 0:00:06environments in the world.
0:00:06 > 0:00:10In Scotland, the mountains, lochs and coastline encourage tourists
0:00:10 > 0:00:15and locals to get out into the wild, but with that comes danger.
0:00:19 > 0:00:22Keep your arms by your side!
0:00:22 > 0:00:25The emergency services north of the border have to deal with
0:00:25 > 0:00:26extreme challenges every day.
0:00:27 > 0:00:30Oh, don't stop right in the middle of there.
0:00:30 > 0:00:32Come on, we need to get through.
0:00:32 > 0:00:35From severe weather and treacherous terrain...
0:00:35 > 0:00:38- Is the pain getting worse, do you think?- Yes.
0:00:38 > 0:00:40..to covering huge distances on country roads
0:00:40 > 0:00:42with time against them...
0:00:42 > 0:00:44So we'll just get him out ASAP.
0:00:46 > 0:00:47..they work around the clock,
0:00:47 > 0:00:50battling against some of the most difficult situations.
0:00:52 > 0:00:55We'll be right at the heart of the action,
0:00:55 > 0:00:59side-by-side with air rescue saving lives,
0:00:59 > 0:01:02on the road with paramedics caring for the injured
0:01:02 > 0:01:05and following the police fighting crime,
0:01:05 > 0:01:08as the emergency services work together
0:01:08 > 0:01:13to pick up, patch up and protect the public in rural communities.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16This is Countryside 999.
0:01:33 > 0:01:36Coming up, the Navy Search and Rescue
0:01:36 > 0:01:39take a very sick girl to intensive care.
0:01:48 > 0:01:50Police are on the lookout for motorists
0:01:50 > 0:01:52driving illegally on rural roads near Dumfries.
0:01:54 > 0:01:58Apparently he's hit the curb a few times, mounted the verges.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01It is a possibility he could be a drink-driver.
0:02:01 > 0:02:05And ski patrollers in the Cairngorms assist in the rescue
0:02:05 > 0:02:07of a seriously injured snowboarder.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10- BLEEP!- No, it's all right, because you're moving.
0:02:10 > 0:02:13- I think that's my bone coming out there.- Yeah.
0:02:23 > 0:02:27In rural Britain, search and rescue helicopters play
0:02:27 > 0:02:31a vital role in serving isolated communities in hard-to-reach places.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40HMS Gannet, home of one of the Royal Navy's
0:02:40 > 0:02:43busiest search and rescue teams.
0:02:45 > 0:02:49The Prestwick-based helicopters cover a massive
0:02:49 > 0:02:5298,000 square miles, including a large area of Scotland
0:02:52 > 0:02:55and parts of Northern Ireland and the North of England.
0:02:57 > 0:03:01Today, the team is being briefed for a training exercise by Geoff "Spuggy" Richardson.
0:03:01 > 0:03:06So a bit of low fog and stuff like that in the Clyde Valley, with Glasgow being out.
0:03:06 > 0:03:10Other than that I think we'll be able to bang up and go straight to wherever we want to go.
0:03:10 > 0:03:15- Just watch out for the fog in the valley. Other than that I think it'll be absolutely fine.- Sir.
0:03:15 > 0:03:20As ever when flying helicopters, the weather is a major concern.
0:03:20 > 0:03:23Fog in Glasgow is already disrupting flights.
0:03:24 > 0:03:28Air ambulance can't get airborne in Glasgow Central. Sort that.
0:03:30 > 0:03:34The Air Ambulance is fogbound in Glasgow.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37So it's down to the Navy's helicopters to help
0:03:37 > 0:03:40the sick, injured and stranded over land and sea.
0:03:42 > 0:03:46It's not long before a call comes through on the radio.
0:04:04 > 0:04:08The team immediately divert to the small town of Lochgilphead.
0:04:08 > 0:04:12We'll just go straight in, because the wind's pretty light.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14It'll just be a right-hand turn.
0:04:14 > 0:04:18A 16-year-old girl, Rosie, has suddenly taken very ill
0:04:18 > 0:04:22and has been admitted to a local hospital with suspected meningitis.
0:04:24 > 0:04:26She needs to be transferred to an intensive care unit
0:04:26 > 0:04:28as fast as possible.
0:04:28 > 0:04:33Lochgilphead hospital is a very, very convoluted route to get to it.
0:04:33 > 0:04:38The roads are very narrow and the distances required are huge,
0:04:38 > 0:04:42therefore in this terrain, in this area, helicopter is by far
0:04:42 > 0:04:44the quickest means of getting a casualty to hospital.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14Two specialists have driven to Lochgilphead from Glasgow
0:05:14 > 0:05:18to assess Rosie and to travel with her in the helicopter.
0:05:44 > 0:05:48The helicopter reaches Lochgilphead and lands in the hospital grounds.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51Now on scene at the landing site.
0:05:51 > 0:05:54177 is now on the ground.
0:05:57 > 0:06:00Rosie's parents are waiting anxiously
0:06:00 > 0:06:02for the transfer to Glasgow.
0:06:04 > 0:06:08But, as the helicopter crew stand by, it becomes clear Rosie is
0:06:08 > 0:06:12very ill indeed and cannot be transferred straight away.
0:06:15 > 0:06:19No, that's fine, she is pretty poorly so that's fine.
0:06:19 > 0:06:23I think the doc was just not wanting to...go without having everything,
0:06:23 > 0:06:25you know, sorted.
0:06:28 > 0:06:32It's vital the doctors get Rosie stable enough for air transfer
0:06:32 > 0:06:36but, with daylight fading, the team face the prospect of a night flight
0:06:36 > 0:06:40in deteriorating weather conditions with a very sick passenger.
0:06:55 > 0:06:59Policing large rural areas also has its challenges.
0:06:59 > 0:07:02In Dumfries and Galloway, the smallest police force
0:07:02 > 0:07:06on the British mainland look after an area of over 2,600 square miles.
0:07:11 > 0:07:16It's 11pm and PCs Ross Dixon and Matt Tate are on the nightshift.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21Their team specialises in policing rural areas,
0:07:21 > 0:07:24where drink-driving is a big problem.
0:07:37 > 0:07:39123, go ahead.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42A member of the public has called the police to report someone
0:07:42 > 0:07:46driving erratically a few miles outside of Dumfries.
0:07:47 > 0:07:49The blue lights go on.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09Navigating rural roads in wintry conditions
0:08:09 > 0:08:11can be dangerous in daylight.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13At night it can be lethal.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28Just a few minutes into their search, they spot the suspect.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34The car's parked up in a lay-by, just up here.
0:08:34 > 0:08:38I'll just go and have a word with the driver, see what the...score is.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45- How are you getting on, are you all right?- Fine, thank you.
0:08:45 > 0:08:49Are you stopping off here for a reason? Are you having a rest, or...?
0:08:55 > 0:08:58We got a phone call worried about the manner of your driving.
0:08:58 > 0:09:01They seem to think that you've clipped the curb a couple of times
0:09:01 > 0:09:03about three or four miles back there towards Dumfries.
0:09:03 > 0:09:05- Are you aware of that?- Yeah, I did.
0:09:05 > 0:09:10I wasn't reading the studs too well and I did clip one or two... You know, side... The studs.
0:09:10 > 0:09:15- We're smelling a bit of alcohol or something. Have you had a drink today?- No, I haven't, no.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18- You've not had anything at all? - Not for driving, no.- OK, no problem.
0:09:18 > 0:09:21As the man's been seen driving erratically,
0:09:21 > 0:09:25the officers decide to breathalyse him.
0:09:25 > 0:09:28- Obviously we've just got to check you out.- Aye, no problem.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31We'll do a drink-drive procedure, breathalyse you, just in case.
0:09:31 > 0:09:33Obviously, your driving has been a bit erratic.
0:09:33 > 0:09:37I'm going to require you, under the terms of Section Six of the Road Traffic Act 1988,
0:09:37 > 0:09:40to provide me with a specimen of breath for a roadside breath test.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43- Yes.- I must warn you that failure to provide a specimen of breath
0:09:43 > 0:09:46is an offence and may render you liable to prosecution.
0:09:46 > 0:09:47Have you blown in one before?
0:09:51 > 0:09:54- Right. How did the results come out? - Negative.- That's good.
0:09:54 > 0:09:58- Do you want to stand out the vehicle to do this?- Oh, I'll stand outside.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01- Just makes it easier for you. - Yeah, OK.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04Right, do you understand what's going to happen? I'll hold this.
0:10:04 > 0:10:08Nice seal around the mouth, please, and then start to blow. Blow hard.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11Keep blowing. Keep blowing. Keep blowing.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14MACHINE BLEEPS
0:10:14 > 0:10:15That's it.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18We'll wait for it to come up and see what it's going to tell us.
0:10:22 > 0:10:26- It's analysing. You see that? - Mm, it's going to the green button there. Or the green LED.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28So we'll wait for it to come up.
0:10:28 > 0:10:30- BEEP - That's it, negative as well.
0:10:30 > 0:10:34Can I ask you to hold that piece there, the mouthpiece? Hold it.
0:10:34 > 0:10:37- OK, OK.- Yeah, yeah, just today's...- Souvenir.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40The police warn the driver to be more careful,
0:10:40 > 0:10:43especially given the freezing conditions.
0:10:43 > 0:10:47So the manner of your driving's a wee bit, er, below standard, OK,
0:10:47 > 0:10:50so if you need to park up for a couple of hours and have a sleep.
0:10:50 > 0:10:54I think I'll probably get about an hour down the road and go for another kip, you know.
0:10:54 > 0:10:58Getting a couple of calls within the day about your driving's not a good start.
0:10:58 > 0:11:01Plus, when you get on the motorway late at night, it's even harder.
0:11:01 > 0:11:04- Aye, you don't want to be going... all over the place.- No.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07- No, I'm glad everything's all right.- OK, Cheers.
0:11:12 > 0:11:17Later, PC Matt Tate follows up a call about a man reported
0:11:17 > 0:11:19not moving in a car in a lay-by.
0:11:20 > 0:11:22So we're going to go, have a look,
0:11:22 > 0:11:25and if he is there we're just going to make sure he's OK.
0:11:37 > 0:11:41On Scotland's West Coast, the Royal Navy search and rescue team
0:11:41 > 0:11:43are at the local hospital in Lochgilphead
0:11:43 > 0:11:47to airlift 16-year-old Rosie, who has suspected meningitis.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54A consultant and a critical care practitioner have driven up
0:11:54 > 0:11:57from Glasgow and are battling to stabilise her,
0:11:57 > 0:12:01as she's too ill to be moved straight away.
0:12:01 > 0:12:02She's not ready for transfer yet,
0:12:02 > 0:12:06so they reckon 45 minutes to an hour, so we've shut the aircraft down.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09With the delay, that means the weather's going to deteriorate
0:12:09 > 0:12:12as it cools down, we'll get more fog.
0:12:12 > 0:12:14The helicopter team must sit tight
0:12:14 > 0:12:18and keep an anxious eye on the time - and the weather.
0:12:23 > 0:12:27Over an hour later, preparations for Rosie's transfer
0:12:27 > 0:12:29to an intensive care unit are finally under way.
0:12:31 > 0:12:33But, as her condition is so serious,
0:12:33 > 0:12:38Rosie's parents, Garret and Fiona, can't travel in the helicopter.
0:12:41 > 0:12:45I think I said something about Garret following in the car
0:12:45 > 0:12:47and he said, "You won't be able to come."
0:12:49 > 0:12:53I mean, he...he told us that it was due to health and safety,
0:12:53 > 0:12:56but I would imagine it was more that
0:12:56 > 0:12:59if Rosie deteriorated further and the doctors needed to work on her
0:12:59 > 0:13:04they don't need a mother there becoming very anxious.
0:13:05 > 0:13:09We'd got to let her go in that helicopter on her own
0:13:09 > 0:13:11and then not see her again.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17It just... It really did hit me,
0:13:17 > 0:13:20and that was the first time that
0:13:20 > 0:13:23I felt things were spiralling away from me.
0:13:31 > 0:13:35Rosie is unconscious but is being kept stable.
0:13:35 > 0:13:38Dr Pete Davies and critical care practitioner Neil Sinclair
0:13:38 > 0:13:40from the retrieval team in Glasgow
0:13:40 > 0:13:44travel with her in the helicopter for vital medical backup.
0:13:48 > 0:13:53The paramedic asked her if she knew who was sitting next to him
0:13:53 > 0:13:58and she looked at me and...there was no Rosie behind those eyes.
0:13:59 > 0:14:04To have your child look at you and not recognise you is just terrible
0:14:04 > 0:14:07and you realise that there is something very, very wrong.
0:14:12 > 0:14:16As fog is restricting access to Glasgow, the team decide
0:14:16 > 0:14:20to take Rosie to University Hospital on the outskirts of Ayr.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23There were some areas of quite dense fog,
0:14:23 > 0:14:25particularly over the Glasgow area,
0:14:25 > 0:14:28which was the area that they wanted us to take the casualty,
0:14:28 > 0:14:30so my job as the aircraft commander, really,
0:14:30 > 0:14:34was to weigh up the pros and cons of trying to get into Glasgow
0:14:34 > 0:14:39but also trying to get the patient to hospital by the quickest means possible,
0:14:39 > 0:14:41and I think, given her state and her health,
0:14:41 > 0:14:45it was imperative that we got her to hospital as quickly as possible,
0:14:45 > 0:14:48so therefore we elected to go in a straight line to Ayr,
0:14:48 > 0:14:50which we knew was clear.
0:14:53 > 0:14:55With Rosie in a critical condition,
0:14:55 > 0:14:58they desperately need a clear run and good visibility.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01They can't afford to lose any more time.
0:15:08 > 0:15:10Later: as night falls,
0:15:10 > 0:15:14the search and rescue team needs to get Rosie into intensive care fast.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27The police in Dumfries and Galloway follow up a worrying call.
0:15:35 > 0:15:38But first, we go out on the slopes of the Cairngorms,
0:15:38 > 0:15:39with the ski patrol.
0:15:42 > 0:15:44It's all right.
0:15:44 > 0:15:46I think that's my... I think that's my bone.
0:15:55 > 0:15:57Scotland is home to Britain's most mountainous terrain,
0:15:57 > 0:16:00providing some of the most challenging conditions
0:16:00 > 0:16:04for the emergency services, especially in the freezing winters.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12But these peaks are a huge draw to millions of visitors,
0:16:12 > 0:16:16many heading to ski and snowboard on Cairn Gorm mountain.
0:16:20 > 0:16:24And keeping them all safe are the Cairngorm ski patrollers.
0:16:24 > 0:16:28Specially trained first aid responders and skilled skiers,
0:16:28 > 0:16:30they attend all manner of incidents on the slopes.
0:16:32 > 0:16:36In freezing temperatures, the ski patrol's priority is to
0:16:36 > 0:16:38get their casualties safely off the mountain.
0:16:45 > 0:16:48It's a busy Sunday and the slopes are teeming with skiers
0:16:48 > 0:16:51and snowboarders, despite the icy conditions.
0:16:51 > 0:16:55And already, ski patrollers as Dave Rutledge and Jim Cornfoot
0:16:55 > 0:16:58have been called to a serious incident on one of the slopes.
0:17:02 > 0:17:0628-year-old snowboarder, Phil, has fallen, badly injuring his arm.
0:17:06 > 0:17:10In these bitter conditions, the ski patrol team need to get him
0:17:10 > 0:17:13off the slopes fast or he runs the risk of getting hypothermia.
0:17:18 > 0:17:21Phil is taken off the mountain by skidoo,
0:17:21 > 0:17:23a bumpy journey down the slopes.
0:17:25 > 0:17:30How are you feeling now, Phil? Are you still wiggling your fingers?
0:17:30 > 0:17:33- Still got feeling in there? - Very, very minimal.- OK.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36- Is shooting up into my neck.- OK.
0:17:38 > 0:17:41Phil's pain is getting worse and the treatment room is another
0:17:41 > 0:17:45agonising 600 metres down the mountain funicular.
0:17:46 > 0:17:48Phil, can we get that glove off?
0:17:48 > 0:17:51It's coming off. There you go, well done.
0:17:53 > 0:17:57Phil's been given pain relief but he's still a lot of discomfort
0:17:57 > 0:18:01and once they reach the treatment room, it becomes clear why.
0:18:02 > 0:18:04Ow!
0:18:04 > 0:18:06No, it's all right...
0:18:06 > 0:18:08I think that's my bone coming out there,
0:18:08 > 0:18:10that's what I was just about to say.
0:18:10 > 0:18:11OK, OK.
0:18:11 > 0:18:16That's... I think that's actually... That right there. Is that my elbow?
0:18:18 > 0:18:22Phil has a severe break in his arm. His brother, Johnny, watches on.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25You are doing well. Good lad.
0:18:25 > 0:18:29When you fell over, did you have your arm outstretched or something?
0:18:29 > 0:18:31Yeah, I was going to...
0:18:31 > 0:18:35I knew I was going to come down so I was trying to break my fall
0:18:35 > 0:18:36with my arm.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39I ended up breaking my arm with my fall.
0:18:39 > 0:18:42Still wiggle your fingers. What's that?
0:18:42 > 0:18:44I can wiggle my fingers.
0:18:44 > 0:18:45Good, good.
0:18:45 > 0:18:47Is the pain coming up the arm?
0:18:49 > 0:18:51It's actually coming up and in front of my arm.
0:18:51 > 0:18:55The pain is shooting right up there, just below my neck.
0:18:55 > 0:18:59That's why it's really important you can feel what's going on
0:18:59 > 0:19:01- in your fingers, yeah?- Yeah.
0:19:01 > 0:19:05What we don't want is for nerves to get trapped, OK?
0:19:05 > 0:19:09So if you can feel that pain coming up, that's actually
0:19:09 > 0:19:11a good sign. Yeah?
0:19:13 > 0:19:15Finally, the paramedics arrive
0:19:15 > 0:19:18and Phil is taken to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30But just as Phil's being driven away to hospital,
0:19:30 > 0:19:34an RAF search and rescue helicopter flies in overhead.
0:19:36 > 0:19:40Another casualty came off and slid all the way down.
0:19:40 > 0:19:43We're just standing by in case they do need to land in the car park
0:19:43 > 0:19:45and transfer to an ambulance.
0:19:54 > 0:19:57The mountains of Scotland are a playground for thousands
0:19:57 > 0:19:59of visitors every year.
0:19:59 > 0:20:02But the British countryside is home to over 10 million people.
0:20:04 > 0:20:07For many living in scattered rural communities,
0:20:07 > 0:20:10a car is often the only means of getting from A to B
0:20:11 > 0:20:14But driving in the country presents residents
0:20:14 > 0:20:16and police with unique problems.
0:20:19 > 0:20:23In Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland's smallest mainland police force
0:20:23 > 0:20:26oversee 2,500 miles of mostly rural roads.
0:20:29 > 0:20:32Working the afternoon shift, PCs Matt Tate
0:20:32 > 0:20:36and Stewart Ray have just received a call from a member of the public.
0:20:36 > 0:20:39This is a call that a motorist has passed
0:20:39 > 0:20:41a lay-by on the edge of Dumfries, a couple of hours ago
0:20:41 > 0:20:44and there was a car sat there with a gentleman in it.
0:20:44 > 0:20:46She's just gone by again now. The car is still sat there
0:20:46 > 0:20:50and the gentleman is still sat in the car which she finds suspicious.
0:20:50 > 0:20:52So we're going to go, have a look and if he is there,
0:20:52 > 0:20:54we're going to make sure he's OK.
0:20:56 > 0:21:00It's an unusual case as the car has been parked for a number of hours.
0:21:00 > 0:21:03Concerned about the welfare of the driver,
0:21:03 > 0:21:06Matt and Stewart blue light through Dumfries.
0:21:06 > 0:21:11- Don't stop right in the middle... - Keep going.- We need to get through.
0:21:11 > 0:21:13SIREN SOUNDS
0:21:18 > 0:21:22The car is in a lay-by on the main road from Dumfries to Dalbeattie,
0:21:22 > 0:21:24about four miles out of town.
0:21:45 > 0:21:47It's a relief.
0:21:47 > 0:21:50The driver has left his engine on but he's just been asleep.
0:21:50 > 0:21:53We've had somebody phone in because you've been sitting here
0:21:53 > 0:21:56for quite a while. They were a bit concerned.
0:21:56 > 0:21:58- You all right?- I'm fine.
0:22:00 > 0:22:02How long were you asleep for?
0:22:06 > 0:22:08They were saying it's been quite a while.
0:22:08 > 0:22:10That's why they phoned in.
0:22:10 > 0:22:13They've gone past a couple of times and you've been sat here.
0:22:19 > 0:22:20The driver, Robert,
0:22:20 > 0:22:24seems unsure of how long he's been parked in the lay-by.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27Matt senses something is not quite right.
0:22:29 > 0:22:31Have you had a drink today?
0:22:35 > 0:22:38Last night? I thought I could smell something just then.
0:22:38 > 0:22:39Did you have a lot last night?
0:22:46 > 0:22:49Just because I can smell drink on you, I'm going to do a breath test.
0:22:49 > 0:22:51Are you all right? Just wait there.
0:22:51 > 0:22:55I'll get your details and then we'll go through the procedure.
0:22:58 > 0:23:00The engine is running,
0:23:00 > 0:23:03making Robert, the driver, in control of the vehicle.
0:23:03 > 0:23:06So Matt and Stewart decide to breathalyse him.
0:23:07 > 0:23:11Robert, because we can smell alcohol on your breath, under Section 6
0:23:11 > 0:23:16of the Road Traffic Act 1988, it requires you to give me a sample...
0:23:18 > 0:23:2115% of road deaths are alcohol-related.
0:23:22 > 0:23:26Being drunk in charge of a vehicle can lead to a driving ban
0:23:26 > 0:23:28and even a prison sentence.
0:23:28 > 0:23:30Have you ever done this before?
0:23:33 > 0:23:36Nae problem. It's just like blowing up a balloon.
0:23:36 > 0:23:39So just take a deep breath and put a full seal around that.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42I'll keep a hold of the machine and then blow.
0:23:45 > 0:23:48Keep going, keep going, keep going. Ideal. Thank you.
0:23:55 > 0:23:59That's showing me there, Robert, that you've failed a breath test, OK.
0:23:59 > 0:24:03Right. As of now, you are now under arrest, OK?
0:24:03 > 0:24:06I arrest you for being drunk in charge of a vehicle.
0:24:06 > 0:24:09We've turned up, you're sitting there with it running, OK?
0:24:09 > 0:24:11Do you want to step out of the car at the moment, please?
0:24:15 > 0:24:17Checked in to make sure he was all well and good.
0:24:17 > 0:24:21Whilst speaking to him, we could smell alcohol,
0:24:21 > 0:24:24so we've took him for a roadside breath test, which he's failed.
0:24:24 > 0:24:28He's now been arrested and he'll be conveyed to Dumfries police station
0:24:28 > 0:24:32where we'll put him through the Intoximeter procedure and see what the readings come out like.
0:24:32 > 0:24:34And we'll take it from there.
0:24:38 > 0:24:41The handheld breathalyser isn't accurate enough to provide
0:24:41 > 0:24:44conclusive evidence in court, so at the station
0:24:44 > 0:24:48he gives two breath samples into the much more sensitive Intoximeter.
0:24:50 > 0:24:54Take a nice, deep breath and just a nice, wee, continuous blow into there.
0:24:54 > 0:24:57Keep a wee eye on your stars, OK? There you go. That's excellent.
0:24:57 > 0:25:00Keep it going until it tells you to stop.
0:25:00 > 0:25:03The law requires Robert to give two samples
0:25:03 > 0:25:05and the lowest reading will be used.
0:25:05 > 0:25:08If there's more than 35 micrograms of alcohol in his breath,
0:25:08 > 0:25:10he's over the limit.
0:25:10 > 0:25:12Bit more. Excellent. Thank you.
0:25:16 > 0:25:1835 is the legal limit. You are over the limit,
0:25:18 > 0:25:21between 43 and 41. 41 is what we will use.
0:25:21 > 0:25:26Robert has tested positive again, but only just. He's borderline.
0:25:26 > 0:25:30The lower of the two tests is 41 micrograms, which means he has
0:25:30 > 0:25:32one last chance, a blood test.
0:25:34 > 0:25:37I understand you've opted for a blood sample
0:25:37 > 0:25:41because the breath test was borderline. OK?
0:25:43 > 0:25:46Local doctor Bernard has arrived to carry out the blood test.
0:25:48 > 0:25:51Roberts blood sample will be sent to a lab in Glasgow.
0:25:51 > 0:25:54If that's over the limit, he'll face prosecution.
0:25:56 > 0:25:59It's been a close call.
0:25:59 > 0:26:03Next-day driving after a night on the drink can be risky.
0:26:03 > 0:26:06Driving with a hangover can still put you over the legal limit.
0:26:08 > 0:26:12We're going to keep hold of his car at the police station.
0:26:12 > 0:26:15When he wants it back, he's going to have to come in,
0:26:15 > 0:26:18provide a negative breath test on the handheld device.
0:26:18 > 0:26:21If he comes in and he's below the limit,
0:26:21 > 0:26:23we'll give him his car back and he can drive away.
0:26:23 > 0:26:26We'll keep the car but he's got to be released and he's got to wait
0:26:26 > 0:26:29to get the results from the lab test in due course.
0:26:41 > 0:26:44In Lochgilphead, the Royal Navy search and rescue team are
0:26:44 > 0:26:49assisting in the airlift of Rosie, a 16-year-old critically ill patient.
0:26:50 > 0:26:53Rosie's parents have been with her since she became ill.
0:26:53 > 0:26:57I think they fairly rapidly came to a diagnosis of septic shock
0:26:57 > 0:27:00but they couldn't rule out meningitis
0:27:00 > 0:27:05because it was too soon to take blood, or to analyse anything.
0:27:08 > 0:27:11Doctors at the local hospital have been battling for hours
0:27:11 > 0:27:15to stabilise her, for an urgent transfer to an intensive care unit.
0:27:32 > 0:27:35On board, the retrieval doctors, Pete and Neil, are doing everything
0:27:35 > 0:27:37they can to keep Rosie stable.
0:27:38 > 0:27:40They prepare a saline drip
0:27:40 > 0:27:43and adrenaline to reduce the chance of her heart stopping.
0:27:45 > 0:27:48Hold it right up. That's cool. And we're on 10 of adrenaline.
0:27:51 > 0:27:52That's good.
0:28:16 > 0:28:20Unable to travel in the helicopter because Rosie's condition is
0:28:20 > 0:28:25so serious, her parents have an agonising 120-mile journey
0:28:25 > 0:28:26to Ayr Hospital by road.
0:28:28 > 0:28:31It was the hardest thing to let her go
0:28:31 > 0:28:33because it hadn't occurred to me
0:28:33 > 0:28:36that I wouldn't be able to go in the helicopter with her
0:28:36 > 0:28:39and I fully understand the reasons why I couldn't
0:28:39 > 0:28:44but it just hadn't occurred to me and so that came as quite a shock.
0:28:49 > 0:28:54The condition of the casualty at the time was pretty grave
0:28:54 > 0:28:57and everybody was particularly worried about her
0:28:57 > 0:29:01and we needed to get her to hospital care as quickly as possible.
0:29:41 > 0:29:46It is not clear what Rosie has contracted, initial suspicions were meningitis.
0:29:46 > 0:29:49But further tests suggest it might be E coli.
0:30:20 > 0:30:26Suddenly, this catastrophic nightmare is occurring in your lives and it doesn't seem real.
0:30:26 > 0:30:29You know you've got to do it, you've got to get down there
0:30:29 > 0:30:31and stay in one piece for her.
0:30:31 > 0:30:33- That's what we had to do.- Yeah.
0:30:36 > 0:30:41The Sea King makes its approach to land at University Hospital, Ayr.
0:31:07 > 0:31:10The local paramedics quickly get Rosie off the helicopter
0:31:10 > 0:31:12and into the waiting ambulance.
0:31:50 > 0:31:52In the Cairngorms ski resort,
0:31:52 > 0:31:55the emergency services face a unique set of challenges.
0:31:55 > 0:31:58And a very inhospitable environment.
0:31:59 > 0:32:04On a busy day, the ski patrollers can average 16 to 25 calls,
0:32:04 > 0:32:07ranging from minor injuries to high-end trauma.
0:32:10 > 0:32:11SCREAMING
0:32:11 > 0:32:13BLEEP!
0:32:13 > 0:32:16- It's all right.- I think that's my bone.
0:32:16 > 0:32:19At the base station, the ski patrollers have treated Phil,
0:32:19 > 0:32:22who broke his arm while snowboarding.
0:32:22 > 0:32:24OK, you're doing well. Good lad.
0:32:26 > 0:32:29But, just as Phil is being driven away to hospital,
0:32:29 > 0:32:33an RAF search and rescue helicopter flies in overhead.
0:32:33 > 0:32:36There's been another accident.
0:32:36 > 0:32:39Are you just up the top yourself, Nancy?
0:32:40 > 0:32:44A skier has fallen a staggering 100 metres down a cliffside
0:32:44 > 0:32:45after skiing off-piste.
0:32:47 > 0:32:50Another casualty came off the head wall,
0:32:50 > 0:32:54I think they were ski tourers or climbers and slid all the way down.
0:32:54 > 0:33:00Rescue 137 from Lossiemouth has flown in,
0:33:00 > 0:33:04and met some of the patrol who went to the casualty up there,
0:33:04 > 0:33:07so that's them just about to lift him with the helicopter.
0:33:07 > 0:33:13It's unclear if the helicopter will take the seriously injured skier straight to hospital
0:33:13 > 0:33:16or to the waiting patrollers at the ski station.
0:33:18 > 0:33:22We're standing by in case they need to land in the car park
0:33:22 > 0:33:24to transfer to an ambulance.
0:33:25 > 0:33:31Experienced skier Martin lost control on icy snow, and, gaining speed, slid into the boulder field.
0:33:31 > 0:33:35His friend Chris was about to go down the same route
0:33:35 > 0:33:37when he was stopped by a ranger.
0:33:40 > 0:33:44Martin is an expert skier, I've very rarely seen him fall,
0:33:44 > 0:33:48and as I watched him, he made three really strong turns,
0:33:48 > 0:33:51took a slide, and once he slid on that sheer ice below the powder
0:33:51 > 0:33:53he kept tumbling and tumbling
0:33:53 > 0:33:58and when I saw him going over the ridge I knew what was below, there was no stopping him from there.
0:33:58 > 0:34:01He just tumbled over a bed of rocks.
0:34:01 > 0:34:06From then I knew it was an emergency situation.
0:34:06 > 0:34:12Just as the helicopter gets Martin on board it is called to another incident.
0:34:23 > 0:34:26The helicopter needs to leave immediately,
0:34:26 > 0:34:29so Martin is dropped off at the ski station car park.
0:34:41 > 0:34:43One, two, three.
0:34:45 > 0:34:51In these freezing conditions, it is vital to get Martin into the warmth as soon as possible.
0:34:52 > 0:34:55The team move him quickly to the treatment room.
0:35:02 > 0:35:05Martin's fall down the rocky cliff has left him
0:35:05 > 0:35:08with numerous injuries, including possibly a broken ankle.
0:35:10 > 0:35:13It's a relief when the paramedics arrive.
0:35:13 > 0:35:16One, two, three.
0:35:21 > 0:35:25Incredibly, despite the 100-metre fall in treacherous conditions,
0:35:25 > 0:35:28it looks like Martin might have had a lucky escape.
0:35:29 > 0:35:33He's an expert hands, these guys obviously come cross this situation
0:35:33 > 0:35:35a lot and we're very fortunate we were looked after so well.
0:35:35 > 0:35:37He's off to the hospital now
0:35:37 > 0:35:40so we'll get a diagnosis hopefully in the next hour.
0:35:40 > 0:35:43He's a bit beat up but he'll live.
0:36:01 > 0:36:06In Dumfries and Galloway, police officers Matt Tate and Ross Dixon are back out on patrol,
0:36:06 > 0:36:09on the lookout for drivers who aren't abiding by the law.
0:36:13 > 0:36:17They specialise in policing rural areas.
0:36:17 > 0:36:20Earlier, we saw them deal with an erratic driver...
0:36:22 > 0:36:25The car was hitting the kerb a few times, mounted the verges.
0:36:25 > 0:36:28..and another who failed a roadside breathalyser test.
0:36:29 > 0:36:34Keep going, keep going, keep going, keep going. Ideal. That's you.
0:36:36 > 0:36:38On country roads like these,
0:36:38 > 0:36:41motorcyclists attract particular interest from the police.
0:37:13 > 0:37:17Faulty brake lights mean that this bike is not in tiptop condition,
0:37:17 > 0:37:18which could mean a fine.
0:37:18 > 0:37:22- Is this registered to yourself? - It is so.- It is.- Yeah.
0:37:41 > 0:37:42Unfortunately,
0:37:42 > 0:37:47if it's not taxed then we will have to issue a bit of paperwork regarding that.
0:37:47 > 0:37:50Give us two secs, I will just check your details.
0:37:50 > 0:37:54Matt gives the bike the once over and checks with the control room that it's insured.
0:37:56 > 0:38:00Basically I'm going to a friend's to get the electrics repaired
0:38:00 > 0:38:05and the bike has no tax on it. Routine check, done me for tax.
0:38:05 > 0:38:08Could be worse. At least it's insured.
0:38:10 > 0:38:13As Raymond was on his way to get the bike fixed,
0:38:13 > 0:38:16the officers decide not to fine for the broken light.
0:38:16 > 0:38:20For the lack of tax, they issue a £60 fixed penalty notice.
0:38:27 > 0:38:29That is the point of...
0:38:30 > 0:38:34It is cheaper than getting the bike, getting ticketed for the light as well.
0:38:34 > 0:38:38So, driver explanation, why don't you have it?
0:38:49 > 0:38:54- So your explanation is that you wanted to get the bike roadworthy first?- Basically, aye.
0:38:54 > 0:38:59I need to caution and charge you for driving the vehicle on the road without a licensed, taxed vehicle.
0:38:59 > 0:39:03- Is there anything you would wish to say in reply to the charge?- No.
0:39:03 > 0:39:05- Fine.- Fair cop, isn't it?
0:39:15 > 0:39:18The Royal Navy search and rescue team from HMS Gannet
0:39:18 > 0:39:23were called to transport a critically ill girl, Rosie, from a local hospital
0:39:23 > 0:39:26in Lochgilphead to intensive care at University Hospital, Ayr.
0:39:28 > 0:39:31Her heart was going crazy trying to get her blood pressure.
0:39:31 > 0:39:34Straight away they knew how serious she was.
0:39:35 > 0:39:38Rosie had a life-threatening infection.
0:39:38 > 0:39:42The condition of the casualty at the time was pretty grave,
0:39:42 > 0:39:47and we needed to get her to hospital care as quickly as possible.
0:39:47 > 0:39:50Due to the severity of Rosie's condition,
0:39:50 > 0:39:54her parents were unable to travel with her in the helicopter.
0:39:54 > 0:39:57They made the 120-mile journey by road.
0:40:16 > 0:40:18Doctors battled through the night to save Rosie's life.
0:40:20 > 0:40:25She spent the next eight days in intensive care.
0:40:25 > 0:40:29It was the thought that there may have been brain injury,
0:40:29 > 0:40:35due to the low blood pressure, and at that point you just think,
0:40:35 > 0:40:39"We'll get her back, then we'll deal with whatever we have to deal with."
0:40:40 > 0:40:44And you just go into... "Step at a time, step at a time."
0:40:48 > 0:40:50As she slowly came round,
0:40:50 > 0:40:53one symptom of Rosie's condition was that she could recognise her
0:40:53 > 0:40:56mum and dad in photographs but not in the flesh.
0:41:01 > 0:41:02When I came round,
0:41:02 > 0:41:06I thought there was a couple of random people in the room with me.
0:41:06 > 0:41:08I didn't recognise that they were my parents
0:41:08 > 0:41:13until about three days after I'd woken up.
0:41:17 > 0:41:19When I left her she was looking through photographs,
0:41:19 > 0:41:24but she still wasn't acknowledging that I was her mum.
0:41:24 > 0:41:28When I came back five hours later, and I walked past the window
0:41:28 > 0:41:30and she waved to me,
0:41:30 > 0:41:33when I went in she put her arms round me and gave me a hug,
0:41:33 > 0:41:37- and that was the moment when she was back, wasn't it?- Yeah.
0:41:42 > 0:41:47- If the helicopter hadn't been there, I don't think Rosie would be alive. - She wouldn't be.
0:41:51 > 0:41:55We get a huge amount of satisfaction when the outcome is good,
0:41:55 > 0:41:59and in this case the patient has made a fantastic recovery
0:41:59 > 0:42:05and it's due in no small part to the ability of the medics and also
0:42:05 > 0:42:09the ability to get her to care as soon as possible, and we played a small
0:42:09 > 0:42:13part in that so we are fantastically thrilled she's made a recovery.
0:42:15 > 0:42:18I'm glad that everyone worked as hard as they did.
0:42:18 > 0:42:21I probably wouldn't be here if they hadn't.
0:42:28 > 0:42:34It has been all go for the emergency services in Scotland's rural areas.
0:42:34 > 0:42:39Phil's shattered arm is now held together with two metal plates and 24 bolts.
0:42:39 > 0:42:43He's decided his fledgling snowboarding career is probably over.
0:42:44 > 0:42:48Martin dislocated his left shoulder and had multiple fractures.
0:42:48 > 0:42:52But, despite all that, he can't wait to get back on the slopes again.
0:42:52 > 0:42:57After drinking the night before, Robert's blood test came back negative,
0:42:57 > 0:43:01so he wasn't charged and kept his licence.
0:43:01 > 0:43:05Doctors never did find the source of Rosie's infection,
0:43:05 > 0:43:06but she's fine now,
0:43:06 > 0:43:10back at school and riding her horse at local events.
0:43:10 > 0:43:13And you thought it was quiet in the countryside!
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