0:00:02 > 0:00:05From the Highlands of Scotland to the coast of Cornwall,
0:00:05 > 0:00:09the great British countryside is spectacular.
0:00:11 > 0:00:14But we work and play in it at our peril.
0:00:16 > 0:00:19And when things go wrong
0:00:19 > 0:00:22the emergency services race to the rescue.
0:00:22 > 0:00:25This chap is having a heart attack and we need to get him in quickly.
0:00:25 > 0:00:26SIRENS BLARE
0:00:26 > 0:00:30You're under arrest for failing stop for police.
0:00:30 > 0:00:33Going hundreds of miles against the clock.
0:00:33 > 0:00:34Battling the elements
0:00:34 > 0:00:36and braving the weather.
0:00:38 > 0:00:39Lower the winch.
0:00:40 > 0:00:43From fields and forests,
0:00:43 > 0:00:45to cliffs and country roads,
0:00:45 > 0:00:48we'll be right at the heart of the action...
0:00:49 > 0:00:51..with police fighting crime...
0:00:51 > 0:00:55I've got suspicions that there might be cannabis being used.
0:00:55 > 0:00:57..paramedics saving lives...
0:00:57 > 0:00:59BABY WAILS
0:00:59 > 0:01:02..and wardens safeguarding our lakes.
0:01:02 > 0:01:03Come out of the way!
0:01:05 > 0:01:07We're there as the emergency services pull together
0:01:07 > 0:01:11to pick up, patch up, and protect the public.
0:01:13 > 0:01:15This is Countryside 999.
0:01:34 > 0:01:35Coming up,
0:01:35 > 0:01:39we celebrate 40 years of missions as HMS Gannet Search and Rescue
0:01:39 > 0:01:41marks its final year.
0:01:43 > 0:01:44Nicely done, guys.
0:01:45 > 0:01:47Warwickshire countryside cops
0:01:47 > 0:01:50uncover more than they bargained for.
0:01:51 > 0:01:53Was in the centre console on plain view,
0:01:53 > 0:01:56and he's just admitted that there is some paraphernalia in the car,
0:01:56 > 0:02:00and potentially some needles as well that I need to watch out for.
0:02:00 > 0:02:02And an Isle of Man ambulance crew
0:02:02 > 0:02:05give emergency care to an unconscious woman.
0:02:05 > 0:02:07Open your eyes up for me.
0:02:16 > 0:02:18Scotland.
0:02:22 > 0:02:24From its remote islands
0:02:24 > 0:02:26to its towering mountains
0:02:26 > 0:02:30this dramatic landscape is the ultimate playground for
0:02:30 > 0:02:32thrill-seeking adventurers.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35But when things go wrong and lives are at risk...
0:02:37 > 0:02:41..the team from HMS Gannet have been stepping in to help out
0:02:41 > 0:02:42for 40 years.
0:02:48 > 0:02:50This Royal Navy Search and Rescue squadron
0:02:50 > 0:02:52has flown thousands of missions,
0:02:52 > 0:02:53saving countless lives.
0:02:55 > 0:02:58But, in January 2016, they flew their last.
0:02:58 > 0:03:02Give me winch control. We'll winch Red down.
0:03:02 > 0:03:06We're looking back over some of the squadron's most challenging rescues
0:03:06 > 0:03:09from their final years before operations passed over
0:03:09 > 0:03:12to the Maritime Coastguard Agency.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14Just coming aboard now.
0:03:16 > 0:03:18In 2015 they rescued a grandfather
0:03:18 > 0:03:20who'd fallen overboard into an icy sea loch.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33Winching him from a moving boat took precision timing
0:03:33 > 0:03:36and great communication skills.
0:03:36 > 0:03:39Slowly, slowly, slowly, safe onboard, stop the winch.
0:03:40 > 0:03:42In the same year,
0:03:42 > 0:03:45they relied on nerves of steel on the Isle of Arran...
0:03:51 > 0:03:54..when a mid-air paragliding collision left three men
0:03:54 > 0:03:55clinging to a cliff face,
0:03:55 > 0:03:57one in a serious condition.
0:03:58 > 0:03:59Casualty onboard
0:03:59 > 0:04:02and you're bound to Glasgow University Hospital.
0:04:05 > 0:04:07And in 2013 in the Lake District,
0:04:07 > 0:04:10Gannet joined forces with the Mountain Rescue team.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23When time was critical they sped the walker to hospital.
0:04:31 > 0:04:35The men and women of Gannet have risked their lives to save others.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46In 2012 they were tested to their limits
0:04:46 > 0:04:48when this mountain, Buachaille Etive Mor,
0:04:48 > 0:04:51became the scene of an emergency rescue
0:04:51 > 0:04:52in the dead of night.
0:04:58 > 0:04:59It's 6pm in winter.
0:05:01 > 0:05:05Three experienced climbers are lost and separated in the pitch-black.
0:05:05 > 0:05:09They took a wrong turn on the 3,353 foot peak.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14It's sub-zero and snowy.
0:05:14 > 0:05:16Terrible conditions to be stranded in
0:05:16 > 0:05:18and for carrying out a rescue.
0:05:19 > 0:05:24As an experienced winchman, Taff Ashford knows this mountain well.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27In these circumstances, it will be a tough challenge.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45To make matters worse, observer Angela Lewis knows
0:05:45 > 0:05:47severe weather is due in two hours.
0:06:09 > 0:06:11The crew have the climbers' rough positions
0:06:11 > 0:06:15but in complete darkness, they'll be hard to find.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18We'll be there in three minutes' time, three minutes.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22Night-vision goggles will enable the crew to see
0:06:22 > 0:06:24white light from two miles away.
0:06:39 > 0:06:41They spot some bright lights.
0:07:01 > 0:07:03The rain's lashing down
0:07:03 > 0:07:05and freezing rain is imminent.
0:07:05 > 0:07:08With just a few feet between the nine-metre long rotor blades
0:07:08 > 0:07:11and the mountain face, one wrong move could end in disaster.
0:07:35 > 0:07:37The pilot must hover extremely steadily
0:07:37 > 0:07:41while winchman Taff descends 80 feet into the rainy darkness
0:07:41 > 0:07:43to recover the first man.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45There's a bit of a nerve factor involved.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48We are hovering very close to the mountain.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51When it is dark, obviously you start thinking that, actually,
0:07:51 > 0:07:54you've got someone concentrating on looking down at winching,
0:07:54 > 0:07:56getting me in safe, you've got to keep that scan going
0:07:56 > 0:07:58to make sure the blades don't impact the rocks.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33Taff shouts to be heard above the helicopter noise.
0:08:33 > 0:08:35The climber must hold his backpack
0:08:35 > 0:08:37to ensure there's no danger of him slipping through the strop.
0:09:12 > 0:09:14The first climber's safe
0:09:14 > 0:09:17but his two friends are 25 feet further down.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26And it doesn't take long to retrieve the second.
0:09:33 > 0:09:35That's two in
0:09:35 > 0:09:37but there's still one man left.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14At last, all three climbers are safely onboard.
0:10:17 > 0:10:21The night could have been totally different for these three men.
0:10:22 > 0:10:26They've had a lucky escape, thanks to the team from HMS Gannet.
0:10:37 > 0:10:42From swift rescue by air to life-saving treatment on the road,
0:10:42 > 0:10:46our rural emergency services go the extra mile to help those in need.
0:10:51 > 0:10:53The Isle of Man sits in the centre of the Irish Sea,
0:10:53 > 0:10:56at the heart of the British Isles.
0:10:58 > 0:11:02Looking after 85,000 residents is the island's ambulance service.
0:11:06 > 0:11:10Paramedic Sean Crellin and emergency medical technician Sean Cannon
0:11:10 > 0:11:12make a tight team.
0:11:14 > 0:11:16We're known as the two Seans but we're not famous for it.
0:11:16 > 0:11:17It makes it easier for the patients
0:11:17 > 0:11:19who've only got to remember one name.
0:11:19 > 0:11:23We've both only got to remember one name so, yeah,
0:11:23 > 0:11:25makes life a bit easier.
0:11:25 > 0:11:29Myself and Sean have worked together now for nearly three years.
0:11:29 > 0:11:31We get on very well.
0:11:31 > 0:11:3248 hours a week.
0:11:32 > 0:11:3648 hours a week, it's definitely more than I spend with my wife!
0:11:36 > 0:11:38SEAN CHUCKLES
0:11:38 > 0:11:40I do get on very well with my wife(!)
0:11:45 > 0:11:47The crew are in the north of the island
0:11:47 > 0:11:49when a 999 call comes in.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53Yeah, treble-nine, please.
0:11:53 > 0:11:57'Unconscious, unresponsive 70-year-old female...
0:11:58 > 0:12:00That's all received.
0:12:02 > 0:12:04We're probably about six miles away.
0:12:05 > 0:12:08Yeah, it's a female at her home address.
0:12:08 > 0:12:12Unconscious but is breathing normally.
0:12:12 > 0:12:17She's six days post-op as well, from a broken hip.
0:12:18 > 0:12:20From their position on a mountain road,
0:12:20 > 0:12:23they need to get to the island's capital, Douglas,
0:12:23 > 0:12:27where the patient's been found unresponsive in her home.
0:12:29 > 0:12:31While they blue-light to the scene,
0:12:31 > 0:12:35a first responder on the outskirts of Douglas has been sent ahead.
0:12:44 > 0:12:45In 15 minutes, they arrive.
0:12:49 > 0:12:51Former nurse Kathleen is in a bad way.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56She'd been doing well after an operation
0:12:56 > 0:12:59six days ago, following a hip fracture.
0:12:59 > 0:13:03But today, husband Anthony found her unconscious in a chair.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07Straight onto a chair, bring her down to the ambulance, we'll
0:13:07 > 0:13:11do some more assessments there and get her, get her stabilised, OK?
0:13:11 > 0:13:15First responder Pete is a fully trained paramedic.
0:13:15 > 0:13:18He's measured 73-year-old Kathleen on the GCS,
0:13:18 > 0:13:23or Glasgow Coma Scale, a system used to measure levels of consciousness.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28When we first got there, Pete was on scene already.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31He'd done a few assessments, said she had a reduced GCS.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34She wasn't responsive initially.
0:13:35 > 0:13:38Kathleen needs life-saving treatment in the ambulance
0:13:38 > 0:13:41before they even attempt the journey to hospital.
0:13:43 > 0:13:45Open your eyes up for me.
0:13:46 > 0:13:48That's great, thank you.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50We're going to pop you onto a chair.
0:13:51 > 0:13:53Yeah, we'll pop you on a chair and get you down to the ambulance,
0:13:53 > 0:13:55get you bit more comfortable.
0:13:55 > 0:13:57'She had a high temperature.'
0:13:57 > 0:14:01From a history taken we believe that she'd not long had an operation,
0:14:01 > 0:14:04so we thought there might be an infection from that.
0:14:04 > 0:14:06We're going to pop you on a chair now.
0:14:09 > 0:14:11- There you are.- Thanks very much.
0:14:11 > 0:14:13Just sit back in that chair now.
0:14:24 > 0:14:27OK, you all right there?
0:14:39 > 0:14:41How are you feeling now, Kathleen?
0:14:41 > 0:14:44I'm OK, just a bit shaky.
0:14:44 > 0:14:46A bit shaky. OK.
0:14:46 > 0:14:50The crew think Kathleen could have an infection in her blood
0:14:50 > 0:14:51following her recent operation.
0:14:54 > 0:14:57She has a high temperature and has been sick this morning.
0:14:59 > 0:15:01Now her blood sugar levels are a concern.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06- You're not diabetic, are you?- No.
0:15:06 > 0:15:10OK. Cos your blood sugars are very low at the moment.
0:15:10 > 0:15:12Kathleen, just need you to keep this arm very,
0:15:12 > 0:15:14very still and relaxed for us, OK?
0:15:14 > 0:15:16SHE MURMURS INAUDIBLY
0:15:16 > 0:15:20That's it, you're doing really good. Keep nice and relaxed for us.
0:15:20 > 0:15:23You're not diabetic, but you haven't had much to eat today?
0:15:23 > 0:15:25No, I was sick.
0:15:25 > 0:15:29Low blood sugar, or hypoglycaemia, can lead to coma.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33Kathleen needs rapid-acting glucose to raise her levels.
0:15:35 > 0:15:38And the best way to get it in her system is intravenously.
0:15:38 > 0:15:42- Right, what we need to do, Kathleen, is give you some glucose.- OK.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45Going to give you that through a little vein in your arm
0:15:45 > 0:15:48- if we can get one. Is that all right with you?- Yes.
0:15:48 > 0:15:51OK. That's it, and just rest that arm down for us,
0:15:51 > 0:15:54and, if you can, give my hand a little squeeze there.
0:15:54 > 0:15:56That's it, that's really good.
0:15:56 > 0:16:00There you go, just relax back there while we sort ourselves out.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04Keep your arm nice and still for me there, Kathleen.
0:16:04 > 0:16:08OK, so what we'll do, we'll give you what effectively is
0:16:08 > 0:16:11a sugary solution, which will bring your blood sugar levels up a bit.
0:16:11 > 0:16:15They're a little bit low, they're 2.7, they were,
0:16:15 > 0:16:17which is...below the level we want them anyway,
0:16:17 > 0:16:22and the effect of that can make you feel sort of drowsy and unusual.
0:16:26 > 0:16:29Hopefully this will pick her up a little bit, the sugar.
0:16:29 > 0:16:31It's a worrying time for Anthony.
0:16:33 > 0:16:37I found her slumped in the chair, and not responding.
0:16:37 > 0:16:39We couldn't get her to respond at all
0:16:39 > 0:16:42- so that's why we decided we should call you.- Yeah.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47Do you feel any different, any brighter, any worse?
0:16:47 > 0:16:48Yeah, little bit better.
0:16:48 > 0:16:51That sugar will hopefully have helped you,
0:16:51 > 0:16:52bring you to a little bit.
0:16:52 > 0:16:55- How's your breathing been feeling today?- OK.
0:16:55 > 0:16:56Been feeling OK,
0:16:56 > 0:16:58- not been feeling short of breath of anything?- No.
0:16:58 > 0:17:02- That's good. You've had no pains in your chest?- No.
0:17:02 > 0:17:05Kathleen is starting to respond to the treatment,
0:17:05 > 0:17:07but despite the glucose she's been given,
0:17:07 > 0:17:09her blood sugars are still too low.
0:17:10 > 0:17:14Blood sugars have come up a little bit, Kathy, but not enough,
0:17:14 > 0:17:16not yet, so we'll give you a little bit more.
0:17:16 > 0:17:19- Do you know what day it is today?- Tuesday.- Good.
0:17:19 > 0:17:22Give you another 50 ml of glucose and then hopefully,
0:17:22 > 0:17:26- it'll have us in the right area of blood sugar levels.- Thank you.
0:17:26 > 0:17:28I'm feeling a bit chilly
0:17:28 > 0:17:31You're feeling chilly? Put your hands under there, if you wish.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34Her blood pressure's a little bit lower than we'd like.
0:17:34 > 0:17:37When we're in the house, it felt very low.
0:17:37 > 0:17:42This patient's fluctuating condition is keeping the crew on their toes.
0:17:42 > 0:17:45They don't know the cause of her symptoms for sure,
0:17:45 > 0:17:48but by using the ambulance as a mobile hospital,
0:17:48 > 0:17:52Sean and Sean are doing everything they can to stabilise Kathleen.
0:18:11 > 0:18:13From the Isle of Man...
0:18:15 > 0:18:16..to Northern Ireland...
0:18:18 > 0:18:21..to the Lake District and across Scotland...
0:18:23 > 0:18:25..another emergency service, HMS Gannet,
0:18:25 > 0:18:28has played a vital role in keeping people safe.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39In 2016, this naval squadron's work
0:18:39 > 0:18:42was passed to the Maritime Coastguard Agency.
0:18:42 > 0:18:46But the bravery of Gannet won't be forgotten by those they rescued.
0:18:46 > 0:18:50We will attempt to recover the life raft.
0:18:52 > 0:18:54In 2012, the team flew out into the Atlantic
0:18:54 > 0:18:58to save two fishermen whose boat had sunk.
0:18:58 > 0:19:00At the door, retake winch control.
0:19:02 > 0:19:04That winter, in freezing conditions,
0:19:04 > 0:19:07they joined other emergency services...
0:19:12 > 0:19:16..to help car crash casualties in the remote Scottish Highlands.
0:19:16 > 0:19:18We are now bringing the helicopter in,
0:19:18 > 0:19:20get the two walking wounded in and off straight away.
0:19:22 > 0:19:25And, in torrential rain a year later, they rescued
0:19:25 > 0:19:28an injured worker who'd fallen on remote hillside.
0:19:38 > 0:19:41But in 2013, it was the landscape itself that would force
0:19:41 > 0:19:43the crew to make a risky rescue.
0:19:44 > 0:19:48A forestry worker was trapped under a tree in isolated woodland
0:19:48 > 0:19:49on the Cowal Peninsula.
0:19:56 > 0:19:58The injured forestry worker is with his colleague
0:19:58 > 0:20:01at least a mile from the nearest road.
0:20:01 > 0:20:03So a helicopter rescue is the only option.
0:20:06 > 0:20:08They've spotted his colleagues,
0:20:08 > 0:20:12but don't know how far into the forest the casualty is.
0:20:12 > 0:20:16The terrain's too uneven and boggy to land the ten-tonne helicopter.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19So the only choice is to lower winchman
0:20:19 > 0:20:21Lee Haggerty down to find him.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28Start the winch. Just mind those logs.
0:20:28 > 0:20:32Coming down with ten feet to the ground,
0:20:32 > 0:20:34five feet to the ground, on the ground.
0:20:34 > 0:20:37Disconnected. Raise the winch.
0:20:37 > 0:20:38Raise the winch.
0:20:44 > 0:20:47All right, you OK, sir?
0:20:47 > 0:20:49We thought he was stuck under a tree?
0:20:49 > 0:20:50Right.
0:20:51 > 0:20:56Unbelievably, 24-year-old Brent has managed to get out from under
0:20:56 > 0:20:59the tree and drag himself 30 feet to the edge of the forest.
0:20:59 > 0:21:03Take it off.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13Considering a hefty 80-foot tree has crushed his leg,
0:21:13 > 0:21:16Brent's remarkably calm.
0:21:16 > 0:21:19Winchman Lee's trained to ambulance technician level,
0:21:19 > 0:21:23so will do what he can to treat him until they get to hospital.
0:21:23 > 0:21:26- Get these breeks off? - Just leave them there.
0:21:29 > 0:21:32The kneecap's slightly off to the left.
0:21:36 > 0:21:38What exactly...? Just having a look.
0:21:41 > 0:21:42He's badly injured.
0:21:42 > 0:21:45So the transfer to the helicopter could be painful.
0:21:47 > 0:21:49- Sure you don't want any pain relief? - No, I'm fine.
0:21:49 > 0:21:51We're going to be moving you, it might mean bit of pain,
0:21:51 > 0:21:54but just let me know.
0:21:54 > 0:21:57Brent's been a lumberjack all his working life.
0:21:57 > 0:22:00Astonishingly, he's showing no signs of pain in what Lee
0:22:00 > 0:22:03believes to be a broken tibia in his lower leg.
0:22:03 > 0:22:05So the tree sprung out?
0:22:05 > 0:22:07Just sprung against me and trapped me against...
0:22:07 > 0:22:10We were cutting this one with a chainsaw, and it sprung this way.
0:22:10 > 0:22:14- Oh, right, OK.- Bent him at the ankle and whacked him at the knee and knocked him flat.
0:22:15 > 0:22:19Brent needs hospital treatment, but there's a problem.
0:22:19 > 0:22:21They need to get him clear of the trees,
0:22:21 > 0:22:23so they can winch him onto the aircraft.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28Lee's stabilised Brent's leg with a vacuum splint,
0:22:28 > 0:22:29ready to move it.
0:22:29 > 0:22:31- OK?- Fine, aye.- Is that compressing
0:22:31 > 0:22:34at the bottom of your leg as well? Can you feel it?
0:22:34 > 0:22:36Yeah, yeah, I can feel it.
0:22:36 > 0:22:39The downdraught from the helicopter's nine-metre rotor blades
0:22:39 > 0:22:44will make the transfer across very rough terrain even more difficult.
0:22:44 > 0:22:46Thankfully, Brent's workmates are on hand
0:22:46 > 0:22:48to help perform a lumberjack lift.
0:22:49 > 0:22:51Ready? Right, go!
0:22:54 > 0:22:56I feel like I'm sinking. Go on.
0:22:59 > 0:23:00The environment's horrendous.
0:23:00 > 0:23:02When you're on the ground, it's undulating,
0:23:02 > 0:23:04you've got the tree stumps everywhere,
0:23:04 > 0:23:07we had a small stream that we had to actually extract him across
0:23:07 > 0:23:10and being only three guys there, he's a pretty big lad, as well,
0:23:10 > 0:23:12it was pretty difficult.
0:23:12 > 0:23:15Observer Phil must guide the helicopter in as close
0:23:15 > 0:23:16to the trees as he dare.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21Right only, 25 yards
0:23:21 > 0:23:24and continue down 20 feet, slowly.
0:23:25 > 0:23:28Every member of the crew uses focused effort to pull off
0:23:28 > 0:23:30this dangerous manoeuvre.
0:23:30 > 0:23:32They must steer clear of the tree tops,
0:23:32 > 0:23:36flying just 130 feet above the ground.
0:23:36 > 0:23:38Seven yards, five yards, four, advance two,
0:23:38 > 0:23:40four yards.
0:23:40 > 0:23:43Now you've just tipped over the trees.
0:23:43 > 0:23:45Two o'clock, right at the top of the trees.
0:23:45 > 0:23:47Easy, easy, steady there, good position.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50Brent is put in a cradle attached to a weighted line, or highline,
0:23:50 > 0:23:55so he's as stable as possible whilst the aircraft is in a tilted position
0:23:55 > 0:23:57to keep them clear of the trees.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07OK, raise the winch just level with the door.
0:24:07 > 0:24:11OK, and stop right, you take winch control.
0:24:11 > 0:24:12We have, right, lower the winch.
0:24:12 > 0:24:14Lower the winch, stop the winch.
0:24:19 > 0:24:21Now Brent's safe, the crew head for Glasgow.
0:24:24 > 0:24:28Give us 1778, I'm happy with Glasgow Southern General, over.
0:24:31 > 0:24:34There, Brent is treated for a broken knee and tibia.
0:24:38 > 0:24:40Brilliant example of how we "train hard, fight easy"
0:24:40 > 0:24:42and we brought all the skills together there
0:24:42 > 0:24:44so it was excellent.
0:24:44 > 0:24:47Another successful rescue -
0:24:47 > 0:24:50just one of the thousands made by the men and women of HMS Gannet
0:24:50 > 0:24:53during their four decades of loyal service.
0:25:06 > 0:25:09Warwickshire, West Midlands.
0:25:09 > 0:25:12With no cities on this landlocked patch of Britain,
0:25:12 > 0:25:15it's a big county full of big country.
0:25:16 > 0:25:18But when it comes to policing...
0:25:25 > 0:25:27..that brings its own set of problems...
0:25:27 > 0:25:29Get out of the car! Get out of the car now!
0:25:29 > 0:25:31Hands behind your back!
0:25:36 > 0:25:40..as PC Craig Purcell knows only too well.
0:25:40 > 0:25:43Not too many of the criminals that I'm out looking for
0:25:43 > 0:25:45live on our area. They tend to be travelling through.
0:25:45 > 0:25:47Sometimes they pass straight through,
0:25:47 > 0:25:49other times they use the road network
0:25:49 > 0:25:52in order to pop off into the villages and commit crime.
0:25:53 > 0:25:56Craig covers a patch of 150 square miles,
0:25:56 > 0:25:59crisscrossed by arterial and country roads.
0:25:59 > 0:26:02This officer's got his work cut out.
0:26:05 > 0:26:08Today Craig's patrolling the A3400 near Alderminster
0:26:08 > 0:26:11on the lookout for suspicious vehicles...
0:26:14 > 0:26:18..when a car comes to his attention with a driver he knows.
0:26:18 > 0:26:20There a red Seat Leon.
0:26:20 > 0:26:24It's registered to a male who, last time I checked,
0:26:24 > 0:26:25had an expired driving licence.
0:26:25 > 0:26:28He's also known for drug use in the past
0:26:28 > 0:26:31so we'll just go and have a stop of the vehicle and see what we've got.
0:26:38 > 0:26:39SIRENS
0:26:51 > 0:26:52You got a licence?
0:26:57 > 0:26:58No, I haven't.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01No. Say again, sorry?
0:27:01 > 0:27:03I've just literally got it on the road.
0:27:03 > 0:27:05Got it on the road. Come and have a seat in the car, then,
0:27:05 > 0:27:06so I can check it through.
0:27:06 > 0:27:10Have you sorted your driving licence out? Cos it was expired.
0:27:10 > 0:27:11It had been revoked, hadn't it?
0:27:20 > 0:27:22Leaving a passenger in the vehicle,
0:27:22 > 0:27:26Craig wants to speak to the driver on his own turf, in the police car.
0:27:26 > 0:27:29So go on. What were you saying happened with your driving licence?
0:27:29 > 0:27:31What have you done with it?
0:27:36 > 0:27:39Did you send your driving licence somewhere?
0:27:46 > 0:27:48Got ya.
0:27:49 > 0:27:51With this lad claiming he just bought the car
0:27:51 > 0:27:54and just sent off for a new licence,
0:27:54 > 0:27:58Craig's got a bit of digging to do on the Police National Computer.
0:27:59 > 0:28:02Calling control papa 51, please, over.
0:28:04 > 0:28:09Thank you. It's 1681 requesting a traffic stop
0:28:09 > 0:28:10on the A3400 at Alderminster.
0:28:10 > 0:28:12Sure, he will be on there.
0:28:12 > 0:28:16And it seems Craig's digging just dug up more dirt.
0:28:16 > 0:28:18Yeah, that's copied, thank you.
0:28:21 > 0:28:22You haven't paid a fine.
0:28:25 > 0:28:26I don't know what the fine is
0:28:26 > 0:28:28but there's a warrant out for your arrest.
0:28:28 > 0:28:30So the driver's licence was revoked
0:28:30 > 0:28:33when he didn't sent it to the DVLA to get points added.
0:28:33 > 0:28:38Now it seems he's also been dodging an unrelated 36 quid fine.
0:28:38 > 0:28:40A warrant's out for his arrest.
0:28:41 > 0:28:44At any point, if you're stopped, you get arrested.
0:28:44 > 0:28:46That's how it works, unfortunately.
0:28:46 > 0:28:47So at the moment you're under arrest,
0:28:47 > 0:28:49because that warrant's still active.
0:28:49 > 0:28:52You don't have to say anything but it may harm your defence
0:28:52 > 0:28:54if you fail to mention when questioned something you'll
0:28:54 > 0:28:57later rely on in court and anything you do say may be given in evidence.
0:28:57 > 0:29:00Let me look more into it, but I have to arrest you first,
0:29:00 > 0:29:03because we're going to be detaining you. Pass me that hand over.
0:29:07 > 0:29:10I'll do some more digging into it before we start driving off
0:29:10 > 0:29:12anywhere, but...just lean your hands up a little bit
0:29:12 > 0:29:13so I can double lock them.
0:29:21 > 0:29:24There's a non-payment of fines warrant out for this gent's arrest
0:29:24 > 0:29:26at the moment, so I've arrested him for it,
0:29:26 > 0:29:29I'll look into it a bit more, see if there's anything else we can do
0:29:29 > 0:29:33rather than take him over to custody but at the moment he's under arrest.
0:29:33 > 0:29:35Craig decides a search is in order.
0:29:36 > 0:29:37Jump out.
0:29:39 > 0:29:42Pop your hands on top of the car for me.
0:29:42 > 0:29:44Nothing sharp?
0:29:44 > 0:29:48No pins, no, no knives from work or anything like that, no?
0:29:53 > 0:29:55I'll try and figure it out for you.
0:29:55 > 0:29:58If I haven't got to take you in, then I won't take you.
0:29:58 > 0:30:03The driver might be clean, but the car's another case altogether.
0:30:03 > 0:30:05Chuck us that.
0:30:05 > 0:30:07The blue thing.
0:30:16 > 0:30:17How does that unflip?
0:30:19 > 0:30:22Craig's retrieved a retractable knife in the front of the car.
0:30:27 > 0:30:30Why is that sat in your centre console, mate?
0:30:30 > 0:30:32You can't be driving round with that in your...say you get into
0:30:32 > 0:30:34a road rage incident with someone.
0:30:34 > 0:30:36You know the deal with regards having knives
0:30:36 > 0:30:39and sharply bladed articles and driving around with them,
0:30:39 > 0:30:40and I know you might have been at work
0:30:40 > 0:30:43but the only thing that's sat out and on view at the moment
0:30:43 > 0:30:45in your centre console is that.
0:30:45 > 0:30:46I'm gonna search the car.
0:30:46 > 0:30:49Are there any drugs in it, any bits of cannabis or anything like that?
0:30:49 > 0:30:51No, but there is paraphernalia.
0:30:51 > 0:30:53Just the paraphernalia. Any sharps in there?
0:30:53 > 0:30:54- Yeah.- Where are they?
0:30:54 > 0:30:58- Glove box.- In the glove box, OK.
0:30:58 > 0:31:03With a knife, no valid licence, a warrant out for his arrest
0:31:03 > 0:31:06and an admission of drugs paraphernalia in the car,
0:31:06 > 0:31:09this routine stop's anything but routine.
0:31:21 > 0:31:25In an ambulance on the Isle of Man, crew members Sean Cannon
0:31:25 > 0:31:28and Sean Crellin are giving life-saving treatment to Kathleen.
0:31:28 > 0:31:31They're fighting what they think are symptoms
0:31:31 > 0:31:33of an infection in her blood.
0:31:34 > 0:31:37Blood pressure's a little bit on the low side as well.
0:31:37 > 0:31:39- It wasn't initially, but... - What is it?
0:31:39 > 0:31:42It is now, right now, it's 83 over 59.
0:31:42 > 0:31:46- Really?- Yeah. That's a bit low, isn't it?- Yes.
0:31:46 > 0:31:48Don't worry, we'll sort that out.
0:31:48 > 0:31:53Kathleen was found unconscious at home by her husband Anthony.
0:31:53 > 0:31:55Well, I was extremely worried.
0:31:55 > 0:31:57There didn't seem to me to be any reason why
0:31:57 > 0:32:00Kathleen's condition should have deteriorated so quickly
0:32:00 > 0:32:05and so dramatically, and they were obviously concerned about
0:32:05 > 0:32:08her blood sugar levels and her blood pressure,
0:32:08 > 0:32:11which was very... Both were very low.
0:32:11 > 0:32:15And they felt the need to try and at least stabilise that
0:32:15 > 0:32:18before setting off to go to the hospital
0:32:18 > 0:32:20and that's what they were working on in the ambulance.
0:32:20 > 0:32:23We believe that she was suffering from an infection
0:32:23 > 0:32:24in the bloodstream,
0:32:24 > 0:32:28possibly from the operation she had in the previous weeks.
0:32:28 > 0:32:30We gave one gram of IV paracetamol.
0:32:30 > 0:32:33That's going to help take her temperature down.
0:32:33 > 0:32:36We gave her the glucose, which will help pick her sugar levels up,
0:32:36 > 0:32:38and then we gave her some fluids,
0:32:38 > 0:32:42which help pick her blood pressure up and also help flush out the acids
0:32:42 > 0:32:45that have built up in her blood stream.
0:32:45 > 0:32:48After half an hour of emergency treatment in the ambulance
0:32:48 > 0:32:50the crew were on their way to hospital.
0:32:52 > 0:32:54It's a little bit bumpy as we go down through here,
0:32:54 > 0:32:56just heading to the bottom of Tromode.
0:32:59 > 0:33:02As they arrive, Sean checks Kathleen's blood sugars again.
0:33:05 > 0:33:08Just have one of your fingers there on your left hand.
0:33:08 > 0:33:10That's it.
0:33:11 > 0:33:14Your blood sugar now is up to 4.6.
0:33:15 > 0:33:18That's a lot better than it was when we first got here.
0:33:18 > 0:33:20Your pulse is a little bit irregular.
0:33:20 > 0:33:23Is that something that's normal for you?
0:33:23 > 0:33:25- No.- No.
0:33:25 > 0:33:27- I feel shaky.- Yeah.
0:33:27 > 0:33:31We're at the hospital now, Kathleen, so we're not going to be long.
0:33:31 > 0:33:33We'll get you moved out.
0:33:33 > 0:33:35Sean and Sean's focused attention
0:33:35 > 0:33:38in the back of the ambulance has been critical.
0:33:38 > 0:33:41It's not always obvious what the patient's problem is
0:33:41 > 0:33:44so sometimes you just have to treat what you see,
0:33:44 > 0:33:47and then see what the result of that is and then move on from there,
0:33:47 > 0:33:50and just make sure you don't miss anything out, and, you know,
0:33:50 > 0:33:54if you do that then you'll hopefully come up with an answer.
0:33:54 > 0:33:57I think we both enjoy the challenge of diagnostics.
0:33:57 > 0:34:01We like to define the problem, and the equipment we've got
0:34:01 > 0:34:05now in the ambulances is absolutely fantastic.
0:34:05 > 0:34:09And it gives us such a clear view of the patient's condition
0:34:09 > 0:34:12and hopefully we'll detect what the problem is
0:34:12 > 0:34:16and if we can, we'll rectify it as quickly as we can.
0:34:16 > 0:34:17Sean's a good technician.
0:34:17 > 0:34:20I trust him thoroughly. He's great to work with.
0:34:20 > 0:34:23I think he trusts me. Sometimes he knows what
0:34:23 > 0:34:26I'm thinking before I even think it so, it works well, yeah.
0:34:27 > 0:34:31It's time for the A & E medics to take over.
0:34:31 > 0:34:35Two weeks ago, nurse Orla Pierce met Kathleen when she broke her hip.
0:34:35 > 0:34:39I know her and this is not her. She was so lively when she came in,
0:34:39 > 0:34:44even though she was waiting so long and she still kept to herself.
0:34:44 > 0:34:46Very smiley lady she is.
0:34:46 > 0:34:48We're gonna take some blood tests just to analyse,
0:34:48 > 0:34:52then we're gonna ask one of the ED doctor to see her,
0:34:52 > 0:34:54and then we'll take it from there,
0:34:54 > 0:34:56and then we'll arrange some CT scan, just to see
0:34:56 > 0:34:59she hasn't fractured any of her skull.
0:34:59 > 0:35:01That will be it.
0:35:01 > 0:35:02My little angel here!
0:35:02 > 0:35:04THEY LAUGH
0:35:04 > 0:35:07Kathleen now faces an array of tests
0:35:07 > 0:35:11to find the cause of her sudden decline and treat it, fast.
0:35:25 > 0:35:28In Warwickshire, PC Craig Purcell is about to search a vehicle
0:35:28 > 0:35:29he's pulled over.
0:35:30 > 0:35:33The driver's licence has been revoked,
0:35:33 > 0:35:36and he's a known class A drugs user.
0:35:36 > 0:35:38After arresting him for an unpaid fine,
0:35:38 > 0:35:42Craig's found a retractable knife in the front of the car.
0:35:42 > 0:35:44But that's not all.
0:35:47 > 0:35:49It was in the centre console on plain view,
0:35:49 > 0:35:52and he's just admitted that there are some paraphernalia in the car
0:35:52 > 0:35:55and potentially some needles as well that I need to watch out for
0:35:55 > 0:35:57so, they're supposed to be in the glove box.
0:35:57 > 0:35:59The passenger is asked to leave.
0:36:00 > 0:36:02Just step out for me.
0:36:20 > 0:36:21See, that's burnt.
0:36:42 > 0:36:45So he's got a note from the warrant officer,
0:36:45 > 0:36:47knowing that there's a warrant out for his arrest,
0:36:47 > 0:36:49and then as soon as you open the glove box there are,
0:36:49 > 0:36:52needles there, it's wet inside, you can tell it's been used,
0:36:52 > 0:36:55you've got the burnt tin,
0:36:55 > 0:36:57tissues with little bits of blood on,
0:36:57 > 0:36:59there's definitely class A drug use going on,
0:36:59 > 0:37:01it's just a question of the paraphernalia.
0:37:01 > 0:37:03Have we got any actual drugs in the car?
0:37:05 > 0:37:09Craig doesn't believe the driver is under the influence at the moment
0:37:09 > 0:37:12and he's found no drugs
0:37:12 > 0:37:15but there's still the outstanding issue of the driving licence.
0:37:17 > 0:37:19So you haven't got a driving licence at the moment.
0:37:19 > 0:37:23So good news, bad news. It is 36 quid for your fine.
0:37:23 > 0:37:26I'll work with you for that, I'm not taking you over it,
0:37:26 > 0:37:28we know where you live in the past, I'm not taking you over,
0:37:28 > 0:37:31Bad news, you can't drive the car and it's gonna be seized.
0:37:31 > 0:37:32- Really?- Yeah.
0:37:32 > 0:37:36Your licence is revoked. There's nothing I can do about that.
0:37:36 > 0:37:39And it turns out it's no recent thing.
0:37:39 > 0:37:41The licence was revoked five years ago.
0:37:43 > 0:37:46So you know when that happened, 2010?
0:37:46 > 0:37:48What, it's been revoked since then?
0:37:48 > 0:37:50Yeah, well, that's what it says on that one.
0:37:50 > 0:37:53There are so many different systems with it on, but, yeah,
0:37:53 > 0:37:56on the main DVLA one, that's what it's saying, 2010.
0:37:56 > 0:37:59This lad's not feeling lucky now,
0:37:59 > 0:38:01but Craig could be doing him a favour.
0:38:01 > 0:38:03If they are involved in a collision
0:38:03 > 0:38:05and there's an issue with the driving licence,
0:38:05 > 0:38:07the insurance company may choose to look into that
0:38:07 > 0:38:11and may choose not to pay out on any insurance claim that's made.
0:38:11 > 0:38:14That can have an impact on the individual, you know,
0:38:14 > 0:38:17the financial impact of that can be severe
0:38:17 > 0:38:21to the point where people lose their jobs, they lose their livelihood.
0:38:21 > 0:38:26I'm gonna de-arrest you in relation to...the warrant.
0:38:27 > 0:38:30Rather than leave this lad and his mate stranded,
0:38:30 > 0:38:33Craig's giving them a lift to Stratford-upon-Avon.
0:38:33 > 0:38:37But this driver will need to fork out to get his wheels back.
0:38:37 > 0:38:40You're looking at 150 quid.
0:38:40 > 0:38:42Is it, and no more?
0:38:42 > 0:38:47It's 150 quid straight, if you pick it up tomorrow, 150 quid.
0:38:47 > 0:38:50For every day after the initial 24 hours that it's there,
0:38:50 > 0:38:51it's an extra 21 quid a day.
0:38:55 > 0:38:58He needs to sort out his driving licence, get his car back
0:38:58 > 0:39:01and pay off his outstanding fine.
0:39:01 > 0:39:03It's quite a checklist.
0:39:03 > 0:39:06People might travel through thinking there aren't any police
0:39:06 > 0:39:07in the area. We are in the area.
0:39:07 > 0:39:09There weren't any class A drugs in it
0:39:09 > 0:39:10but there's class A drug use, certainly,
0:39:10 > 0:39:12and plenty of needles in there,
0:39:12 > 0:39:14and driving with a five-year revoked driving licence.
0:39:14 > 0:39:18We are about. If you're driving through, we'll catch you.
0:39:35 > 0:39:37From keeping our roads safe
0:39:37 > 0:39:40to critical care in an ambulance,
0:39:40 > 0:39:44rural emergency services across the nation are saving lives
0:39:44 > 0:39:46and fast-tracking recovery.
0:39:46 > 0:39:50When Anthony found his wife Kathleen slumped unconscious in a chair,
0:39:50 > 0:39:54Isle of Man ambulance paramedics arrived in 15 minutes.
0:39:56 > 0:39:59Right, Kathy, what we need to do is give you some glucose.
0:39:59 > 0:40:01OK.
0:40:01 > 0:40:05The specialist skills of team Sean Crellin and Sean Cannon
0:40:05 > 0:40:09improved Kathleen's condition enough to take her to hospital.
0:40:09 > 0:40:12So she'll be looked at by the doctors, they'll do a blood test,
0:40:12 > 0:40:16and try and investigate the reasons for her problems today.
0:40:18 > 0:40:20After being admitted to hospital,
0:40:20 > 0:40:23Kathleen was moved to intensive care.
0:40:23 > 0:40:27They were worried about her blood sugar and her blood pressure
0:40:27 > 0:40:30and they got her into the ICU as quickly as they could.
0:40:30 > 0:40:34And she was in the ICU for 36 hours.
0:40:46 > 0:40:49Now, five weeks after her spell in intensive care,
0:40:49 > 0:40:52Kathleen is back home.
0:40:52 > 0:40:56I was in hospital for nearly two weeks.
0:40:56 > 0:40:57I got pneumonia.
0:40:57 > 0:41:03But I didn't realise I'd got a chest infection previous to that.
0:41:03 > 0:41:06But obviously by the chest x-rays,
0:41:06 > 0:41:09they could see the shadows on my lungs.
0:41:09 > 0:41:14I was shown the X-ray by the consultant, showing the dark spaces
0:41:14 > 0:41:21where the lungs are, and that space was substantially filled, 50-60%,
0:41:21 > 0:41:25with sort of snow, the sort of thing you see on the television
0:41:25 > 0:41:27when you lose the picture.
0:41:27 > 0:41:30And he said, "That's the infection."
0:41:30 > 0:41:32The cleaner came. I couldn't...
0:41:32 > 0:41:36Well, I let her in, but I wasn't still not feeling
0:41:36 > 0:41:39very well, so I came and sat down here
0:41:39 > 0:41:42and the next minute I knew, I was in the ambulance
0:41:42 > 0:41:44with the paramedics.
0:41:44 > 0:41:47And also she said that Kathleen was quite confused
0:41:47 > 0:41:51and in fact, instead of handing her the basket
0:41:51 > 0:41:53with clothes to be ironed,
0:41:53 > 0:41:56she tried to hand her a bag of rubbish
0:41:56 > 0:41:58that was waiting to be taken out to the skip.
0:41:58 > 0:41:59Oh, did I?
0:41:59 > 0:42:01Yeah. Jo told me that.
0:42:01 > 0:42:02I don't remember that!
0:42:02 > 0:42:04She said that you really didn't,
0:42:04 > 0:42:06- you know, you weren't yourself at all.- No.
0:42:06 > 0:42:09But the former nurse does remember who looked after her
0:42:09 > 0:42:10in the ambulance.
0:42:11 > 0:42:15The paramedic that looked after me is called Sean, and another Sean.
0:42:16 > 0:42:18SHE LAUGHS
0:42:18 > 0:42:20And they were great.
0:42:20 > 0:42:22And I couldn't speak more highly of them.
0:42:25 > 0:42:27They took care of me very well.
0:42:27 > 0:42:29It was nice to get home.
0:42:29 > 0:42:31Always nice to come home.
0:42:39 > 0:42:43It's been all go for the emergency services across the British Isles.
0:42:45 > 0:42:47In Warwickshire, PC Purcell reported a man
0:42:47 > 0:42:50for driving other than in accordance with a licence.
0:42:50 > 0:42:54He's likely to face three points and a £100 fine.
0:42:54 > 0:42:57After failing to pick up his car, it was disposed of.
0:42:58 > 0:43:00Kathleen is getting over her pneumonia,
0:43:00 > 0:43:04but her fractured hip will take another few months to mend.
0:43:04 > 0:43:08And HMS Gannet's crew saved lives till their final days of duty.
0:43:11 > 0:43:13And you thought it was quiet in the countryside!