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-Here in Wales, the Ambulance Service

-responds to 250,000 calls a year.

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-The Air Ambulance helicopters

-respond to the most serious cases.

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-For the past nine months...

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-..our cameras have been

-following the men in red...

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-..as they respond to emergencies.

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-On tonight's programme...

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-..Rhys Meirion leads an expedition

-to raise money for the charity.

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-None of us could have done it alone.

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-When one of us has been feeling low,

-the others have picked us up.

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-We meet an engineer responsible

-for the helicopters' maintenance.

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-I work as part of a team that

-rescues the people of North Wales.

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-And the North Wales crew

-helps a baby fighting for breath.

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-Friday, 5.00pm...

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-..and the Helimed 57 crew is called

-to a traffic accident near Tregaron.

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-In poor weather...

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-..pilot Tom Marcus battles

-the elements to reach the scene.

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-ETA to you of 20 minutes.

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-There's been a head-on collision

-between a car and a bus...

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-..between Tregaron

-and Llanddewi Brefi.

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-Two ambulance crews are present...

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-..but they require

-helicopter assistance.

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-We're en route to Tregaron.

-Due there in 15 minutes.

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-Can you give us an update

-of any patient injuries?

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-"Patient

-has head and back injuries."

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-The patient needs to be transferred

-urgently to Morriston Hospital.

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-The journey

-takes 1.5 hours by road...

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-..but it takes a helicopter

-15 minutes to reach Morriston.

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-Follow the trail.

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-The Fire Service has managed

-to free the girl from the vehicle.

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-Alright, guys?

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-She's being treated

-in the back of the ambulance.

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-The bus was carrying

-only one passenger...

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-..who escaped uninjured.

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-I wasn't expecting it

-because I was on my phone.

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-The next thing I knew

-we'd crashed into the car.

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-With the bus weighing 12 tonnes,

-there's more damage to the car...

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-..than the 585 service bus

-to Aberystwyth.

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-I'm OK

-and the bus driver's OK too.

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-The woman driver...

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-..is in a far worse state.

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-The crew assess her injuries

-in the ambulance.

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-She's shaken up, and paramedic

-Jason Hughes tries to calm her down.

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-Try and relax, OK? You need

-to relax. The worst is over now.

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-You're all done.

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-When the Fire Service arrived,

-the girl was trapped inside the car.

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-Specialist equipment

-was used to free her.

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-The girl was stuck inside the car.

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-It's a narrow road

-with no room for two-way traffic.

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-One crashed into the other.

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-She's injured her back.

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-The crew

-transfers her to a spinal board.

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-Paramedic Ross Griffin believes

-she's had a lucky escape.

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-She's got a few injuries...

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-..but nothing that we'd call

-life threatening or overly serious.

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-We're going to take her

-down to Morriston.

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-OK, going down.

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-The Air Ambulance isn't permitted to

-fly at night and it's getting late.

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-They have to act quickly.

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-Leave the stretcher

-and carry her on the board.

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-One, two, three.

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-The casualty must be carried

-across a field to the helicopter.

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-It takes several people

-to carry her over wet ground.

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-At the moment, there are

-no life-threatening injuries...

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-..but she's going to Morriston

-with the Helimed crew...

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-..where she'll be assessed again.

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-Once Ross ensures the patient

-is safe in the helicopter...

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-..Jason alerts Morriston Hospital

-that they are on their way.

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-The lady was

-a restrained driver of a car...

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-..that slid

-at approximately 30mph into a bus.

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-But as the helicopter leaves...

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-..the work of the emergency services

-is far from over.

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-We have to wait

-until the bus is recovered.

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-The police have arranged

-the car's recovery.

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-Hopefully, we can leave in an hour.

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-The casualty is now stable...

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-..but she needs monitoring

-in case her condition worsens.

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-She has an injury to the top

-of her head. A large laceration.

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-She has some pain

-in her shoulder and lower back.

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-She's got some pain

-in her wrists and her hips also.

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-She's quite stable.

-Her obs have been fine.

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-We'll take her to Morriston

-because of the injuries...

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-..and the damage to the car.

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-At Morriston, she'll be transferred

-to a specialist injury unit.

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-Wales Air Ambulance is a charity.

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-With every mission costing 1,500...

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-..it's a costly call every time.

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-Swansea Airport, the home

-of the South Wales Air Ambulance.

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-It's August, and a group of walkers

-are on a pilgrimage to Caernarfon...

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-..to raise money for the charity.

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-Tenor Rhys Meirion

-is leading the walk.

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-Three, two, one, yay!

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-There are hundreds of people

-who wouldn't be with us today...

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-..if it wasn't for

-the Air Ambulance.

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-The mission is called Walk On.

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-The aim is to raise enough money to

-buy a new helicopter for Mid Wales.

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-There are new helicopters like this

-in Swansea and Caernarfon...

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-..but the Welshpool helicopter

-needs replacing.

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-We're raising money

-for a new helicopter in Welshpool.

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-Among the walkers are Martin

-Darlington, the Welshpool pilot...

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-..and Ian Thomas,

-one of the North Wales paramedics.

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-We're starting the 200-mile walk

-this morning in the rain.

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-We're looking forward.

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-There are

-eight stages to the walk...

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-..with the crew

-walking 26 miles a day.

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-Sarra Elgan joined the walk

-on the first day.

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-I'm walking

-from Swansea to Glynneath.

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-I'm only doing one day.

-I'm not as brave as the others.

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-I can't wait.

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-The charity raises 5.5m a year...

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-..but to sustain the new helicopter,

-they must raise 6m annually.

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-Wales is served

-by three helicopters.

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-Swansea and Caernarfon

-operate the EC135...

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-..but the Welshpool helicopter, the

-Bolkow 105, is no longer suitable.

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-A new model would allow the crew

-to travel further afield...

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-..and carry a doctor or parent.

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-After four days on the road, the

-walkers have reached Mid Wales...

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-..100 miles from Swansea, and

-there is a big welcome in Berriew.

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-Good to see you.

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-And you. Thank you very much.

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-Thank you very much.

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-The charity tries to organize

-one major event every year.

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-Walking every step of the way this

-year is comedienne Rhian Davies.

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-It's majorly important

-to raise loads of money...

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-..because these paramedics

-do an amazing job.

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-It makes my job look like,

-just, like, nothing.

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-They're so wonderful. They're quick

-and they save loads of lives.

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-It's important

-we raise shedloads of money.

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-The population of rural

-Montgomeryshire is scattered.

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-With the nearest hospital

-almost 30 miles away...

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-..the locals

-are eager to support the cause.

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-The roads aren't suitable

-for high-speed traffic.

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-We're far from hospitals that are

-big enough to deal with emergencies.

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-It's an agricultural area and

-accidents occur in remote locations.

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-The Air Ambulance is vital...

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-..to secure the urgent transfer

-of casualties to hospital.

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-By the time they reach Machynlleth,

-there are some sore feet.

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-One of the walkers

-has even dislocated his kneecap.

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-This is hydrocortisone cream.

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-Friday, 24 August...

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-..the final day of the walk,

-and the Caernarfon air base...

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-..is preparing

-to welcome the walkers.

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-The charity's coffers

-will hopefully benefit.

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-We don't receive a penny

-from the government...

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-..or the Lottery.

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-Raising over 6m a year is vital...

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-..and this walk has certainly

-raised the charity's profile.

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-APPLAUSE

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-The eight have walked

-200 miles in eight days.

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-The welcome

-has taken some walkers by surprise.

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-We've been in a cocoon,

-not realizing what's been going on.

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-Seeing the support is fantastic.

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-Each of us has blisters and more.

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-But we've

-pulled ourselves together...

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-..and it's been

-an unforgettable experience.

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-None of us could have done it alone.

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-We've accomplished it

-as a group of eight...

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-..and when one of us has been low,

-others have picked us up.

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-It's been a team effort.

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-The walkers

-have so far raised almost 40,000...

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-..and that figure continues to rise.

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-In Part 2, an engineer who keeps the

-North Wales helicopter in the air.

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-Come here, little one.

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-And a little boy

-with breathing difficulties.

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-He's my little boy. He's my world,

-at the end of the day.

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-It's Sunday afternoon, but there's

-no rest for the Caernarfon crew.

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-OK, what do you have?

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-When the phone rings,

-the crew has to respond immediately.

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-To Rhostryfan, to an 18-month-old

-with breathing difficulties.

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-The baby needs

-urgent medical attention.

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-Bob, got a job in your village!

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-Bob Kendall is today's pilot.

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-When he turned up for work,

-he didn't expect to be heading home.

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-Helimed 61 now airborne.

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-Caernarfon air base is

-only five miles away.

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-Paramedics Ian Thomas and

-Tony Stevens are there in no time.

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-The best place to land

-is in the field next to Bob's house.

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-Ian Thomas wears a special camera

-which records everything he sees.

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-Are you alright?

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-As he rushes to the house...

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-..he notices a quick-response

-ambulance is present at the address.

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-Hello.

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-Is this the right house?

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-Jac is 16 months old

-and is struggling to breathe.

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-He has suffered

-similar difficulties before.

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-It's a possible asthma attack.

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-Maybe asthmatic.

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-Maybe asthmatic.

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-Not diagnosed yet?

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-Definitely maybe!

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-Yes.

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-He's had 2.5 Salbutamol

-and a mil of Atrovent.

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-I can't give him any more.

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-Atrovent is pretty good.

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-He's been given medication

-by Heidi Butler...

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-..the quick-response paramedic,

-but there's no improvement.

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-He must be transferred urgently

-to hospital.

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-What's the baby's name?

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-What's the baby's name?

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-Jac.

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-After listening to Jac's lungs...

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-..Heidi thinks

-he might have a chest infection.

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-Any wheeze there

-or just constriction?

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-It's hard to hear the wheeze

-because there isn't much airflow.

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-Are you happy to carry him?

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-Yes, of course.

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-We've got a 15-month-old child.

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-He's going to be travelling with

-Mum. He's got a congested chest.

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-He's had medication

-but he's not improving.

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-Seems a bit flat,

-so we'll walk over with Mum now.

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-OK, mate, no problem at all.

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-Ready, Bethan?

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-Ready, Bethan?

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-Yes. Do I carry this too?

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-Yes, keep that with him.

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-Yes, keep that with him.

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-Come on, my little baby.

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-Can I give you that?

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-Do you want a blanket?

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-Do you want a blanket?

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-No, my mother has one for him.

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-As they walk to the helicopter...

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-..the family is happy to see

-the familiar face of Bob the pilot.

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-You're going with Bob now.

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-Usually, there's no room for the

-family to travel with the patient.

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-The helicopter has a weight limit.

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-But since Jac's so young and light,

-Mum Bethan is able to accompany him.

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-The rest of the family

-must drive to Bangor.

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-He can sit on your knee.

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-We'll strap him to you.

-Give him to me.

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-Come here, little one.

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-Go inside and I'll pass him to you.

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-With everyone safely on board...

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-..Bob flies his little neighbour

-to Ysbyty Gwynedd for further tests.

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-With children,

-they keep going and going...

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-..but they deteriorate quickly.

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-It's important to admit children

-with breathing difficulties asap.

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-Every helicopter

-needs meticulous maintenance.

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-Unlike cars, the EC135

-requires daily servicing.

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-If it wasn't for the engineers in

-Swansea, Welshpool and Caernarfon...

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-..the paramedics

-wouldn't leave the ground.

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-It's the beginning of a shift.

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-Paul Ramsden is the pilot on duty

-and Mick Chapman is the engineer.

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-The pilot and engineer

-follow a strict daily regime...

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-..to ensure the helicopter is safe.

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-I'm hoping

-they don't take half the paint off.

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-The EC135

-is stationed in Caernarfon...

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-..and is the most popular model

-for an air ambulance.

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-Mick is responsible

-for its maintenance...

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-..and no matter what has broken,

-it's his duty to repair it.

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-There might be a part number

-on here. Have you got a pen?

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-The strap holding

-the ECG machine in place has broken.

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-A new part must be ordered.

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-It's raining...

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-..and clouds are low.

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-The Air Ambulance is

-unable to fly through thick cloud.

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-Paul the pilot is worried he won't

-be able to see clearly enough.

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-The biggest problem now

-over towards the east...

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-..is to get down to

-the hospital itself.

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-Down the straits

-and over the bridges.

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-The EC135 is equipped

-with two engines.

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-One is for back-up in case

-the other cuts out in mid air.

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-I started seven years ago

-in RAF Valley with 22 Squadron...

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-..as well as

-the Search & Rescue training unit.

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-After that, I got a job on the

-Helimed with Bond Air Services...

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-..two years ago.

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-Mick wants the helicopter

-to shelter in the hangar.

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-We'll do a long launch

-from the hangar.

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-We'll leave the doors open. Yeah?

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-Okey-dokey.

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-Do you want to do that now?

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-Do you want to do that now?

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-Yes.

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-If the weather improves, they'll

-fetch the helicopter back out.

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-It does the EC135 no good

-to be left out in the rain.

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-If the wind picks up,

-it may even damage the blades.

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-With the helicopter in the shed,

-Mick can give it its daily service.

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-I carry out

-the after-flight servicing now...

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-..which involves checking the top,

-the engines, the oil and so on.

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-Following fears about cracks in

-the blades of these helicopters...

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-..thorough checks

-must be carried out daily.

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-After every job, he checks

-to see if any cracks have appeared.

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-He must regularly check the fuel

-to ensure it is free from water.

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-I'm taking a fuel sample

-from the helicopter's sump.

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-Water in the fuel

-may make the engine cut out...

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-..causing the helicopter

-to plummet to the ground.

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-There's a filtering tablet

-in the syringe...

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-..and then we extract it

-through the tablet.

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-It's still yellow, which is fine.

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-If it turns blue, there's a problem.

-It means there's water in the fuel.

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-Mick must ensure it is in full

-working order before it's launched.

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-Power on.

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-I'm checking the warning systems

-and battery power.

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-I'm also checking that the

-tail rotor controls are smooth.

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-After being in the RAF for 12 years,

-Mick is pleased to be back home...

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-..working for the Air Ambulance.

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-I'm proud

-to work for Air Ambulance Wales...

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-..because I work in a team which

-rescues the people of North Wales.

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-June 2012 and a collision between

-a car and a bus near Tregaron.

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-After being freed from her car,

-the casualty was flown to Morriston.

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-She suffered minor injuries and

-was discharged within a few days.

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-Come here, little one.

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-You go in and I'll pass him to you.

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-The village of Rhostryfan

-near Caernarfon in June.

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-Jac was struggling to breathe

-and needed medical attention.

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-Give me the ball!

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-Good boy. Where are you going now?

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-After a night in hospital, he is

-now home with his mother, Bethan.

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-He was assessed in hospital...

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-..and was given oxygen

-for quite a while.

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-He was also given steroids.

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-He used an inhaler every 20 minutes

-and then every four hours...

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-..before being allowed home.

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-Bethan is grateful

-to the quick-response paramedic...

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-..who called the helicopter

-and to Bob, the pilot and neighbour.

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-It was nice in a way

-because we knew him.

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-He's my parents' neighbour,

-so we knew we were in safe hands.

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-Jac now uses an inhaler

-to deal with asthma attacks.

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-Bethan admits that things

-could have been far worse.

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-If the Air Ambulance didn't exist,

-Jac might have been far worse.

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-His condition

-might have deteriorated.

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-I'm very grateful for the service.

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-I'm very grateful

-they were there that day.

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-He's my little boy, and he's

-my world at the end of the day.

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-Next week, a policeman is thrown

-from his bike on his way home.

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-And horrific injuries in the snow.

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-They were shouting, "Emyr's fallen

-and the tractor's driven over him."

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