0:00:02 > 0:00:03Today on Real Rescues...
0:00:03 > 0:00:06an emergency dash to hospital to save a life
0:00:06 > 0:00:09just minutes after this 999 call.
0:00:19 > 0:00:24Police head up the M1 motorway. A young couple have been pushed across three lanes of traffic.
0:00:24 > 0:00:27You all right?
0:00:27 > 0:00:29Listen, it's horrible. I know.
0:00:29 > 0:00:32Just keep yourself nice and calm.
0:00:32 > 0:00:36And stuck fast and sinking, a fisherman becomes the one
0:00:36 > 0:00:37that couldn't get away.
0:00:37 > 0:00:41I took one step and managed to get my foot out,
0:00:41 > 0:00:44then the other foot went in, and the other, and I was stuck.
0:01:03 > 0:01:05Hello, and welcome to Real Rescues.
0:01:05 > 0:01:07The work of the emergency services
0:01:07 > 0:01:10is all about making the right decisions calmly
0:01:10 > 0:01:11but quickly.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14Then man you're about to meet is suffering a heart attack.
0:01:14 > 0:01:16It will be fatal unless the right choices are made.
0:01:16 > 0:01:19Extraordinarily, if those choices are made correctly,
0:01:19 > 0:01:23in this case, he'll be back home for tea the next day.
0:01:25 > 0:01:288am at Bournemouth Ambulance Station.
0:01:28 > 0:01:33Technician Rob Milham is going through the regular checks he makes at the start of every shift.
0:01:33 > 0:01:35Pop these away...
0:01:35 > 0:01:37make sure we've got the consumables...
0:01:37 > 0:01:40spare batteries...
0:01:40 > 0:01:41airway kit...
0:01:41 > 0:01:44dressings.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47Most important piece of kit, plasters.
0:01:47 > 0:01:49Lovely.
0:01:49 > 0:01:50Now some checks.
0:01:50 > 0:01:52Just waiting for the first call.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55And most importantly, cup of tea.
0:01:57 > 0:01:59Over at Ambulance Control in Ringwood,
0:01:59 > 0:02:03a call handler is midway through a 999 call from a panicking wife.
0:02:03 > 0:02:05It's one of the most serious.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18A rapid response car has already been sent to the scene,
0:02:18 > 0:02:20but this needs ambulance backup.
0:02:20 > 0:02:24The call's passed through to technician Rob and crew-mate Doug Massey.
0:02:47 > 0:02:48As they arrive at the house,
0:02:48 > 0:02:51they find Brian gripped with chest pain.
0:02:51 > 0:02:56He's been given some pain relief, but it's clear he's seriously ill.
0:02:56 > 0:02:58You might feel a bit spaced out.
0:02:58 > 0:03:01This pain relief stuff I've given you.
0:03:04 > 0:03:06Make you feel like you've had a few G&Ts.
0:03:06 > 0:03:08Brian, is it?
0:03:08 > 0:03:11Mmm. This is going to feel very, very unsteady, OK?
0:03:11 > 0:03:14Trust me - we've haven't dropped anyone since yesterday morning!
0:03:14 > 0:03:16You're quite safe.
0:03:16 > 0:03:18Senior paramedic Greg Peacock
0:03:18 > 0:03:21was the first to arrive in the rapid response car.
0:03:21 > 0:03:25He came in because he was starting to get tight in the chest.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28He started to get cold, clammy. The pain was central
0:03:28 > 0:03:31and started to radiate up into his left shoulder,
0:03:31 > 0:03:33so he started to feel a bit awful with it.
0:03:33 > 0:03:35He came up and lay on his bed
0:03:35 > 0:03:38and thereafter I was called.
0:03:38 > 0:03:42He's essentially showing some signs on his ECG
0:03:42 > 0:03:45that we need to investigate that would indicate possibly he's having an MI.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48An MI is a myocardial infarction -
0:03:48 > 0:03:51in layman's terms, a heart attack.
0:03:54 > 0:03:56And down again. All right? Yeah.
0:03:56 > 0:04:00Rob knows the situation is serious, but he's trying to keep the mood light.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03I know we've already had an ECG done,
0:04:03 > 0:04:07by that machine, so I need to do it on a slightly better one.
0:04:07 > 0:04:11What score would you give that pain, after coming down the stairs?
0:04:11 > 0:04:135 or 6. 5 or 6.
0:04:13 > 0:04:17Does it feel like you've got somebody sitting on your chest?
0:04:17 > 0:04:19Yeah. Does it go anywhere?
0:04:19 > 0:04:21In your jaw or down your arm?
0:04:21 > 0:04:24Down this arm. Down that arm?
0:04:24 > 0:04:27You were doing your garden?
0:04:27 > 0:04:29I was putting up a fence.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32Putting up a fence?
0:04:32 > 0:04:34Digging holes...
0:04:34 > 0:04:37Did you have any shortness of breath? Yeah.
0:04:37 > 0:04:38Yeah?
0:04:38 > 0:04:41Brian is understandably feeling very worried.
0:04:41 > 0:04:43You're 63, Brian? My maths isn't very good.
0:04:48 > 0:04:51The ECG will tell them what's going on with Brian's heart.
0:04:51 > 0:04:56The printout from the ECG shows what's called an ST elevation,
0:04:56 > 0:04:59which indicates an artery is blocking.
0:04:59 > 0:05:01It's a good job you called us so early.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04We're catching this thing as it's starting.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07I wouldn't have called you. It was the wife.
0:05:07 > 0:05:10There you go. Wife always knows best, innit? Eh?
0:05:10 > 0:05:14She wouldn't let you live this one down. No.
0:05:14 > 0:05:18It's the start of what you know as a heart attack.
0:05:18 > 0:05:23You've got very small signs of it.
0:05:23 > 0:05:28Now, that sign has got slightly bigger from when Greg checked your heart.
0:05:28 > 0:05:30So it's just got a slight bit bigger.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33As we said, because your wife's phoned us so quickly,
0:05:33 > 0:05:35we're catching it.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38Brian's heart attack is in the early stages,
0:05:38 > 0:05:42but it's serious enough for him to qualify for an emergency cardiac procedure,
0:05:42 > 0:05:46where blockages in the heart can be removed while the patient is still awake.
0:05:46 > 0:05:49Doug updates Brian's wife.
0:06:02 > 0:06:04That's why I called.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06Rob phones ahead to the hospital.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09The cardiology team are on standby.
0:06:09 > 0:06:13It's increased slightly. It's over one square of elevation now.
0:06:13 > 0:06:16It's all going to happen very fast.
0:06:16 > 0:06:17Rob prepares Brian.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20We're going straight to the unit.
0:06:20 > 0:06:22You'll have about six people around you.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25It'll be manic. Everybody will be asking you questions.
0:06:25 > 0:06:27Brace yourself for a bit of a bumpy ride.
0:06:27 > 0:06:29SIREN BLARES
0:06:31 > 0:06:33This is a blue light and siren emergency.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36In the back of the ambulance, Brian's pain is increasing.
0:06:36 > 0:06:40He needs another dose of the spray which dilates the arteries,
0:06:40 > 0:06:43making it easier for the heart to work.
0:06:43 > 0:06:45You know when I gave you that medicine under the tongue?
0:06:45 > 0:06:47I'll give you a bit more now,
0:06:47 > 0:06:49just to see if that pain will go. Lift your tongue up...
0:06:51 > 0:06:53There we go. All right?
0:06:54 > 0:06:57The indications are that a major artery is blocking up more and more,
0:06:57 > 0:07:00damaging the heart muscle.
0:07:00 > 0:07:02There's also a risk of cardiac arrest,
0:07:02 > 0:07:04where the heart stops beating altogether.
0:07:04 > 0:07:08They're making good progress, but less than a mile from the hospital,
0:07:08 > 0:07:10roadworks almost bring them to a standstill.
0:07:12 > 0:07:14Thankfully, the traffic clears,
0:07:14 > 0:07:16an sirens get them through the red lights
0:07:16 > 0:07:18and onwards to Bournemouth Hospital.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23Later, cardiologists search for the clot
0:07:23 > 0:07:25that's causing Brian's heart attack.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27Just try to keep very still for us, Brian.
0:07:27 > 0:07:31We're not entirely sure what the problem is.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44Thames Valley traffic officers PC Ryan Wildes and Neil Stephenson
0:07:44 > 0:07:47are travelling at speed up the M1.
0:07:47 > 0:07:49A member of the public has reported an accident.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52Someone's that's passed by has called it in.
0:07:52 > 0:07:55They've seen a vehicle spinning in the carriageway.
0:07:55 > 0:07:57It's hit the central reservation.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00The M1 is one of the UK's vital routes,
0:08:00 > 0:08:02but it doesn't take much to jam up.
0:08:02 > 0:08:04There are no reports of injuries.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07It means the police should be able to clear the road quickly,
0:08:07 > 0:08:10but they don't know all the details yet.
0:08:12 > 0:08:14They arrive to find two cars blocking lane three,
0:08:14 > 0:08:16one vehicle facing the wrong way.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23PC Wildes heads over to find out what's happened.
0:08:23 > 0:08:24Is anyone hurt at all?
0:08:28 > 0:08:29And you are a passer-by?
0:08:29 > 0:08:31That's my car. I was just coming down.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34I watched the car spin and just whacked my emergencies on.
0:08:34 > 0:08:35Who are you, sir?
0:08:35 > 0:08:37Who are you?
0:08:37 > 0:08:39And how were you involved?
0:08:41 > 0:08:43So you two have come to hit each other?
0:08:55 > 0:08:57What nationality are you, sir?
0:08:59 > 0:09:03PC Stephenson sets about moving the damaged car right away.
0:09:03 > 0:09:07In a well-rehearsed move, the road is cleared in less than a minute.
0:09:12 > 0:09:13Wait there for me.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19There are no serious injuries, but the woman in the damaged car
0:09:19 > 0:09:21is shaken and upset.
0:09:21 > 0:09:22You all right?
0:09:22 > 0:09:24Listen. It's horrible, I know.
0:09:24 > 0:09:27Just keep yourself nice and calm for us.
0:09:27 > 0:09:29I know it's horrible.
0:09:29 > 0:09:32Do you want to sit down in the front of your car?
0:09:32 > 0:09:35So at least you've got somewhere to sit down. Go to the passenger side.
0:09:35 > 0:09:37Have you got your driving licence on you, mate?
0:09:37 > 0:09:41Driving licence, insurance - can you go and get it for us?
0:09:43 > 0:09:46All the paperwork. So your green slips for your insurance,
0:09:46 > 0:09:48and your driving licence.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51The lorry driver has already said he was at fault before the collision.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54It's been a terrifying ordeal for the young couple,
0:09:54 > 0:09:58as they were buffeted all the way across the fast lane into the barrier.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22Dean and Kirsty were heading north to celebrate their first wedding anniversary.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39PC Wildes wants to check up on passenger Kirsty.
0:10:39 > 0:10:41I've got a female in shock at the roadside.
0:10:41 > 0:10:44It wouldn't hurt to get her checked out by an ambulance.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47But Control has already organised an ambulance.
0:10:47 > 0:10:49Cancel the ambo - it's arrived.
0:10:52 > 0:10:54While Kirsty gets checked over,
0:10:54 > 0:10:57the lorry driver helps the police with their enquiries.
0:10:57 > 0:10:59You're not in any trouble.
0:11:04 > 0:11:06It has happened.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09We just need to write down a report.
0:11:09 > 0:11:11And then you can go.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13Just stay put for me.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16He's driven over from Europe, and the lorry is left-hand drive.
0:11:16 > 0:11:19Obviously, the truck is set on the left-hand side
0:11:19 > 0:11:20if they're from the Continent.
0:11:20 > 0:11:22So there is a big blind spot.
0:11:22 > 0:11:24They do have mirrors that they can put
0:11:24 > 0:11:27on the offside of their vehicle to help them see.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30But on this occasion, I don't think he's looked properly
0:11:30 > 0:11:31and he's taken out the car.
0:11:31 > 0:11:35PC Ryan is still concerned about Kirsty.
0:11:35 > 0:11:39She's so shaken, it may be masking possible injuries.
0:11:43 > 0:11:44I wish I was 24 again!
0:11:44 > 0:11:48Despite the trauma, the couple are being very understanding about the collision.
0:11:48 > 0:11:50We've done a full report, saying that it's his fault,
0:11:50 > 0:11:53so you won't have any issues with regards to insurance.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55But for the purposes of him,
0:11:55 > 0:11:58he's allowed to go on his way. It's just kept on record,
0:11:58 > 0:12:00the fact that he's crashed into you.
0:12:00 > 0:12:05If it was a British trucker, we'd perhaps be looking at giving him a driving course,
0:12:05 > 0:12:07a driving improvement course or something like that.
0:12:07 > 0:12:12But it's difficult for any proceedings to go ahead with a foreign driver.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15There's no other way of doing it other than locking them up.
0:12:17 > 0:12:19It's like you going on holiday to Spain
0:12:19 > 0:12:22and having a little crash and them sticking you in a prison cell.
0:12:22 > 0:12:23It's the equivalent.
0:12:23 > 0:12:25Take care. Happy anniversary!
0:12:25 > 0:12:30Kirsty has neck pain, so she's going to be examined in hospital.
0:12:32 > 0:12:34Recovery has arrived to take away the damaged car.
0:12:34 > 0:12:37It's been an unfortunate end to the couple's holiday.
0:12:37 > 0:12:39But they're not badly injured.
0:12:39 > 0:12:44They will remember their first wedding anniversary, but not in quite the way they had intended.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56I'm hoping to have a chat with Tara if she's not on a call.
0:12:56 > 0:12:57Are you free? Yeah. Lovely.
0:12:57 > 0:13:00How are you with spiders?
0:13:00 > 0:13:02I don't like them. I gathered that,
0:13:02 > 0:13:04because you took a call about spiders.
0:13:04 > 0:13:05I did indeed.
0:13:05 > 0:13:08It was a homeless chap who was
0:13:08 > 0:13:11staying in one of his friend's house.
0:13:11 > 0:13:14He came downstairs in the morning
0:13:14 > 0:13:17to find that the house was crawling with spiders.
0:13:17 > 0:13:20Not only was the house full of spiders,
0:13:20 > 0:13:23but the outside of the house and the garden was
0:13:23 > 0:13:25and so was the road that the house was on as well.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28Where had all these spiders come from?
0:13:28 > 0:13:30The friend's house he was staying at
0:13:30 > 0:13:35actually incubated and kept all these rare breeds of spiders
0:13:35 > 0:13:38and they'd both had an altercation,
0:13:38 > 0:13:43so he'd decided to maliciously let out these spiders on this bloke.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46That's horrible! Your skin must have been crawling.
0:13:46 > 0:13:47Absolutely!
0:13:47 > 0:13:49It was horrible, absolutely horrible.
0:13:49 > 0:13:51Was he safe from the spiders?
0:13:51 > 0:13:55At the time, the most important thing for me
0:13:55 > 0:13:57was trying to make sure that he was safe
0:13:57 > 0:14:00and to work out if these spiders were exotic
0:14:00 > 0:14:03or whether they were UK breeds.
0:14:03 > 0:14:05Because UK breeds aren't poisonous,
0:14:05 > 0:14:08but exotic ones certainly are. Had he been bitten at all?
0:14:08 > 0:14:11Throughout the call, he then disclosed to me
0:14:11 > 0:14:13that his blood was turning purple
0:14:13 > 0:14:16and he thinks he might have been bitten.
0:14:16 > 0:14:19So immediately, I got on to ambulance
0:14:19 > 0:14:22to get them out and assess this man to make sure he was all right.
0:14:22 > 0:14:24Who else can you send along to an event like that?
0:14:24 > 0:14:26We got straight on to the RSPCA,
0:14:26 > 0:14:29especially to see if they've got any specialist officers
0:14:29 > 0:14:32who know how to deal with spiders.
0:14:32 > 0:14:36Because for us, it was getting there as soon as possible
0:14:36 > 0:14:39to try and make sure members of the public were safe
0:14:39 > 0:14:41from this outbreak of spiders as well,
0:14:41 > 0:14:43that were making their way onto the road.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46For someone who hates spiders, this was your worst possible nightmare.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49It was indeed! Were they dangerous spiders?
0:14:49 > 0:14:50They ended up being UK breeds,
0:14:50 > 0:14:53but very rare UK breeds.
0:14:53 > 0:14:55We had some with yellow on the back of them.
0:14:55 > 0:14:57We also had some, black bulbous...
0:14:57 > 0:15:00I don't want to... I don't like spiders very much!
0:15:00 > 0:15:02So we won't talk any more about that!
0:15:02 > 0:15:04You're all right with snakes, oddly enough? I am.
0:15:04 > 0:15:06You had a call about a snake as well. I did indeed.
0:15:06 > 0:15:10A man came back home to find a snake in the corridor of his house.
0:15:10 > 0:15:12He was absolutely petrified of snakes.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15It was the first thing, trying to control him,
0:15:15 > 0:15:18trying to tell him that,
0:15:18 > 0:15:21you know, these snakes aren't...they're not harmful
0:15:21 > 0:15:24and they're probably more frightened of him
0:15:24 > 0:15:27than he is of the actual snake.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30But I told him to contain the snake where it was in the corridor.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33If he can, to try and put a bowl on top of it.
0:15:33 > 0:15:35He wasn't willing to do that,
0:15:35 > 0:15:38so I was happy with the containment on the corridor.
0:15:38 > 0:15:41Would you have been happy to put a bowl over a big spider? No!
0:15:41 > 0:15:43I wouldn't have done that!
0:15:43 > 0:15:46So what kind of snake did it turn out to be in the end?
0:15:46 > 0:15:47It was an adder.
0:15:47 > 0:15:50There you go. Knowing that might be the case,
0:15:50 > 0:15:52I've got a picture here,
0:15:52 > 0:15:55in case you wanted to know what an adder looks like,
0:15:55 > 0:15:57as it is the only poisonous British snake.
0:15:57 > 0:15:59You can identify it from the diamond markings.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01That's upside down. There you go.
0:16:01 > 0:16:03So that doesn't bother you at all?
0:16:03 > 0:16:06No. I've got a big one of a spider here... Don't you dare!
0:16:06 > 0:16:08Thank you very much, Tara. Thank you.
0:16:16 > 0:16:18Stuck up to his knees in mud and sinking,
0:16:18 > 0:16:22an early-morning trip to dig for bait has turned into an emergency
0:16:22 > 0:16:23for fisherman Colin Marchant.
0:16:23 > 0:16:27I was going fishing on the Sunday, so I went down on the Saturday
0:16:27 > 0:16:29to collect bait. Dug for worms for an hour and a half
0:16:29 > 0:16:34and then thought I'd pack up. It did rain a little bit,
0:16:34 > 0:16:35so I got a bit wet.
0:16:36 > 0:16:40I walked along, no trouble, just walking along in the mud as normal
0:16:40 > 0:16:44and then I just hit a bit... I took one step
0:16:44 > 0:16:48and managed to get my foot out, then the other foot went in and that was it - I was stuck.
0:16:48 > 0:16:51Colin has tried to do all he can to get himself out,
0:16:51 > 0:16:55but whatever he does, he just keeps sinking.
0:16:55 > 0:16:58I didn't move about too much, because I was going to sink more.
0:16:58 > 0:17:00So I got my fork
0:17:00 > 0:17:04and my left foot, I managed to dig it out.
0:17:04 > 0:17:08But of course, my right leg was sinking further in the mud,
0:17:08 > 0:17:11the more I moved, so I ended up with one foot up in the air,
0:17:11 > 0:17:15standing on the fork, and the other one right in the mud.
0:17:15 > 0:17:19I couldn't even pull my welly off. I couldn't get out the mud at all.
0:17:20 > 0:17:24By now, the tide at the River Adur in Sussex is on its way in.
0:17:24 > 0:17:26All Colin can do is try to get help.
0:17:26 > 0:17:28Luckily, he's spotted by a passing dog-walker,
0:17:28 > 0:17:32who soon realises just how dangerous the situation is.
0:17:32 > 0:17:34So I shouted at him,
0:17:34 > 0:17:36I said I was stuck.
0:17:36 > 0:17:37He said, "Who do you want me to call?"
0:17:37 > 0:17:41I said, "Anybody" and he called the fire brigade.
0:18:27 > 0:18:29And the response is immediate.
0:18:29 > 0:18:32Fire and rescue are on scene, as well as ambulance, the coastguard
0:18:32 > 0:18:34and the RNLI's inshore lifeboat,
0:18:34 > 0:18:37deigned for shallow and inshore water rescues.
0:18:37 > 0:18:40We eventually observed the gentleman
0:18:40 > 0:18:43about ten foot away from the water, but obviously, the tide was rising.
0:18:43 > 0:18:47Knowing that the sands or the mud
0:18:47 > 0:18:48was quite soft there,
0:18:48 > 0:18:50I needed to get the boat
0:18:50 > 0:18:52as close as I could to him,
0:18:52 > 0:18:56so that my crew were able to get out straight from the boat
0:18:56 > 0:18:57without getting stuck themselves.
0:19:01 > 0:19:03And the situation is getting worse for Colin.
0:19:04 > 0:19:07It was really aching, my leg. I'd really hurt it.
0:19:07 > 0:19:09I'd stood there so long.
0:19:09 > 0:19:11And it was quite painful.
0:19:11 > 0:19:14The crews are worried about the falling temperature
0:19:14 > 0:19:16and the risk of hypothermia.
0:19:16 > 0:19:18He's been stuck in the cold, wet mud for an hour.
0:19:18 > 0:19:22There was a bit concern, obviously. Although he hadn't entered the water,
0:19:22 > 0:19:25it was seven o'clock in the morning.
0:19:25 > 0:19:27It's still quite chilly at the time of the year,
0:19:27 > 0:19:31so there was some concern that he may have got some hypothermia.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34Using specially designed mud mats
0:19:34 > 0:19:38and inflatable pathways, the rescuers can walk safely over the mud
0:19:38 > 0:19:39without sinking in.
0:19:39 > 0:19:42Now it's just a case of freeing Colin's trapped leg.
0:19:42 > 0:19:48The mud was that soft, it was just literally scooping the mud away from around his foot
0:19:48 > 0:19:50and giving him a little tug.
0:19:50 > 0:19:52Obviously, he was sitting on the mud mat.
0:19:52 > 0:19:53His leg came up.
0:19:56 > 0:20:00It was just a relief to be able to stand up again.
0:20:00 > 0:20:03It was just awful, just stuck like that, not being able to move.
0:20:03 > 0:20:06They said I might lose my wellingtons.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09I thought, "I don't want to lose my wellingtons, cos they're new!"
0:20:11 > 0:20:12Finally free from the mud,
0:20:12 > 0:20:16Colin is checked over by the waiting paramedics, who give him the all-clear.
0:20:16 > 0:20:21But there is far worse to come for Colin when he eventually arrives home.
0:20:21 > 0:20:23I had to face the wife at the front door.
0:20:23 > 0:20:25She was there waiting for me when I got home,
0:20:25 > 0:20:27because I told the police to ring her to tell her.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30And she thought I was on Shoreham Beach, not on the river.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33So I did get into trouble when I got home!
0:20:35 > 0:20:39Looking back, Colin is relieved that HE was the one that got away.
0:20:39 > 0:20:40I was just embarrassed.
0:20:40 > 0:20:43I caused a lot of people a lot of work.
0:20:43 > 0:20:45I'm just glad they got me out.
0:20:52 > 0:20:54Coming up on Real Rescues...
0:20:54 > 0:20:57Animal rescue specialists struggle to get hold of a young deer
0:20:57 > 0:21:00trapped in a waterway after leaping over a fence.
0:21:04 > 0:21:07And a young schoolboy has come out in a mystery rash.
0:21:07 > 0:21:10He's normally far more sprightly than this?
0:21:10 > 0:21:12He's quite boisterous usually!
0:21:12 > 0:21:14Like all boys!
0:21:20 > 0:21:22Inside an ambulance heading for hospital,
0:21:22 > 0:21:2463-year-old Brian is having a heart attack.
0:21:24 > 0:21:28Hopefully, that will reduce that pain a little bit more.
0:21:28 > 0:21:31Paramedic team Rob Milham and Doug Massey are taking him
0:21:31 > 0:21:34to the Cardiac Unit at Bournemouth Hospital.
0:21:37 > 0:21:39His wife dialled 999
0:21:39 > 0:21:41after Brian complained of crushing chest pain.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44If they've caught it early enough, doctors may be able
0:21:44 > 0:21:48to stop the heart attack causing permanent and life-changing damage.
0:21:55 > 0:21:57Minutes after leaving the ambulance,
0:21:57 > 0:21:59Brian is in the hospital.
0:21:59 > 0:22:01Sats 97.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03Thank you.
0:22:03 > 0:22:07If you have any pain or discomfort, just let me know.
0:22:07 > 0:22:11Brian will be conscious throughout the procedure.
0:22:11 > 0:22:13I'm going to give you some local anaesthesia,
0:22:13 > 0:22:16to numb the area, numb the skin.
0:22:16 > 0:22:18You're doing very well.
0:22:18 > 0:22:20Consultant Dr Sunil Talwar
0:22:20 > 0:22:23arrives to continue the angioplasty.
0:22:23 > 0:22:24How are you doing there, sir?
0:22:24 > 0:22:27Just trying to get in to your artery...
0:22:29 > 0:22:31We'll look after you. You're in a very safe place.
0:22:31 > 0:22:33We'll take good care of you.
0:22:33 > 0:22:35How much pain are you having now, out of 10?
0:22:37 > 0:22:395 or 6. 5 or 6.
0:22:39 > 0:22:40Just a bit of pushing.
0:22:40 > 0:22:42It's just a tube going up your wrist.
0:22:42 > 0:22:45The tube will allow a wire to be passed from Brian's wrist
0:22:45 > 0:22:48along arteries all the way to his heart.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51It's tied in place to prevent any possibility of movement.
0:22:51 > 0:22:55If you just keep still for me, all right, sir?
0:22:55 > 0:22:57Catheter.
0:22:57 > 0:23:01Just try to keep very still for us, Brian, OK?
0:23:01 > 0:23:06Using the X-ray machine, the wire is now visible
0:23:06 > 0:23:09inside the artery near Brian's heart.
0:23:10 > 0:23:13As blood fills the artery,
0:23:13 > 0:23:15Dr Talwar looks for the blockage.
0:23:15 > 0:23:17We're not entirely sure what the problem is.
0:23:19 > 0:23:22Keep the long wire ready, guys.
0:23:22 > 0:23:24The wire is fed along a different artery.
0:23:24 > 0:23:26OK...
0:23:28 > 0:23:31This time, it's successful.
0:23:31 > 0:23:32Can we have an aspiration catheter?
0:23:32 > 0:23:35So what we've found here is a blocked artery.
0:23:35 > 0:23:38Brian, we're making good progress. We've found a blockage.
0:23:38 > 0:23:40It's in your right coronary artery.
0:23:40 > 0:23:42We're just going to suck out some of the clot,
0:23:42 > 0:23:46then we'll put a stent into it and we'll get you back to the ward for a couple of days
0:23:46 > 0:23:49and home the day after tomorrow.
0:23:49 > 0:23:50How does that sound?
0:23:50 > 0:23:52Just bear with us. Keep very still for me.
0:23:56 > 0:23:59The clot that's causing Brian's excruciating pain
0:23:59 > 0:24:01is about to be sucked out of his artery.
0:24:04 > 0:24:06The effect is immediate.
0:24:06 > 0:24:09Is the chest pain any easier, Brian?
0:24:09 > 0:24:11It's easier? Good, good.
0:24:11 > 0:24:13Give me a stent.
0:24:13 > 0:24:15355. 28.
0:24:15 > 0:24:17Keep still, Brian. Just keep still, please.
0:24:17 > 0:24:20Well done. I know it's not easy.
0:24:20 > 0:24:23The artery is inflated to allow a small tube, or stent,
0:24:23 > 0:24:25to be inserted.
0:24:25 > 0:24:29This will remain inside, to keep it open.
0:24:30 > 0:24:33Brian, how is the pain now in your chest? A lot better?
0:24:33 > 0:24:36Good, good. We're two or three minutes away from finishing.
0:24:36 > 0:24:38We're getting good results here, by the way.
0:24:38 > 0:24:41It's looking very, very good.
0:24:41 > 0:24:42Can we have some fluids, please?
0:24:43 > 0:24:46The blood is flowing freely.
0:24:46 > 0:24:49Brian, we managed to open up the artery. It looks beautiful.
0:24:49 > 0:24:50Job done.
0:24:50 > 0:24:53I'll see you later on, on Coronary Care.
0:24:53 > 0:24:54It's looking beautiful.
0:24:54 > 0:24:58The clot that could have cost Brian his life
0:24:58 > 0:25:00is no bigger than a grain of rice.
0:25:02 > 0:25:0420 minutes after arriving in the Critical Care Unit,
0:25:04 > 0:25:07Brian's heart is working normally.
0:25:07 > 0:25:09How's the chest feeling now?
0:25:09 > 0:25:11Good. See you later.
0:25:13 > 0:25:15Thanks, guys. Thanks very much.
0:25:16 > 0:25:19The paramedic team can now head back to the ambulance,
0:25:19 > 0:25:23satisfied they made the right decision to alert the hospital cardiology unit
0:25:23 > 0:25:25and get him straight to hospital.
0:25:25 > 0:25:27He's a very lucky boy.
0:25:27 > 0:25:29Bless the wife. Yeah, bless the wife.
0:25:29 > 0:25:32It should have had far more change on his ECG as well.
0:25:32 > 0:25:35It was recovering.
0:25:35 > 0:25:38We thought we'd get laughed at when we got out there,
0:25:38 > 0:25:40but he was straight in there.
0:25:40 > 0:25:43Superb. Very good. He'll be home in a couple of days.
0:25:43 > 0:25:46Hopefully fixing the garden. Yeah, he's got that fence to put up!
0:25:46 > 0:25:52But putting up fences is probably not top of Brian's list at the moment.
0:25:52 > 0:25:54I'll go and let your wife know what's going on.
0:25:54 > 0:25:57While his patient is taken through to the ward,
0:25:57 > 0:26:00Dr Talwar reviews the operation images.
0:26:00 > 0:26:03If we look at the artery going down the front of the heart,
0:26:03 > 0:26:06that artery has got some very minor narrowings,
0:26:06 > 0:26:07but it's in reasonably good shape.
0:26:07 > 0:26:10The problem in his case
0:26:10 > 0:26:11was this right coronary artery,
0:26:11 > 0:26:15which is shown here. What we've got is a blockage up here.
0:26:15 > 0:26:17I managed to get a wire across the blockage.
0:26:17 > 0:26:19There's the wire gone through.
0:26:19 > 0:26:21And then we sucked out some clot,
0:26:21 > 0:26:24and then after that, you can see in the picture what we've got.
0:26:24 > 0:26:27The artery has now opened up, we've sucked some of the clot out
0:26:27 > 0:26:30and there's the narrowing of the artery.
0:26:30 > 0:26:33So we then put a stent in from here
0:26:33 > 0:26:34to around here.
0:26:34 > 0:26:37And after the stent was put in,
0:26:37 > 0:26:39this is what the artery looked like.
0:26:39 > 0:26:42Nicely open with excellent flow down the vessel.
0:26:42 > 0:26:44And his ECG changed as a result, immediately after stenting
0:26:44 > 0:26:47and he felt much, much better.
0:26:47 > 0:26:50And the plan is he goes to our Coronary Care Unit.
0:26:50 > 0:26:53Today's Thursday, so we hope to get him home by Saturday morning.
0:26:53 > 0:26:54That's the plan.
0:26:54 > 0:26:57The right side was completely blocked.
0:26:57 > 0:27:01Later, Rob and Doug barely get time for lunch
0:27:01 > 0:27:03before they're called out to the next job...
0:27:05 > 0:27:07..a child with a nasty rash and a concerned mum.
0:27:07 > 0:27:09Obviously, the first thing anyone thinks of
0:27:09 > 0:27:11when they see rashes like that,
0:27:11 > 0:27:13everyone worries about meningitis.
0:27:15 > 0:27:18Going on stag dos can be quite a dangerous business,
0:27:18 > 0:27:22especially for the stag, as it normally involves you being tied naked to a lamp-post at some stage.
0:27:22 > 0:27:24But the danger is not just to the stag.
0:27:24 > 0:27:27It can also be to the other people going along,
0:27:27 > 0:27:29as Hayley can explain. You all right to chat? Sure.
0:27:29 > 0:27:32Tell us about this call you had.
0:27:32 > 0:27:35It was a gentleman who got lost in the woods.
0:27:35 > 0:27:38On a stag do? On a stag do, yes.
0:27:38 > 0:27:41He was camping and he decided he wanted to go home,
0:27:41 > 0:27:43so he managed to walk home by himself,
0:27:43 > 0:27:46but ended up getting lost in the woods, hurt his hand on a fence
0:27:46 > 0:27:48and called 999 and didn't know where he was.
0:27:48 > 0:27:52So he's lost and a bit emotional... Drunk? Yeah, drunk.
0:27:52 > 0:27:55As you are on stag dos! I imagine.
0:27:55 > 0:27:58And lost at this stage. So how do you go about finding him?
0:27:58 > 0:28:01I tried to narrow it down to what he could hear,
0:28:01 > 0:28:02what he could see,
0:28:02 > 0:28:05where he last was - what pub was he last in?
0:28:05 > 0:28:09And he said he could hear stuff like a brook in the background.
0:28:09 > 0:28:12So I knew he was near a river of some sort or a bridge.
0:28:12 > 0:28:15I gathered as much information as I could
0:28:15 > 0:28:20and eventually he said that he did actually remember being on a road.
0:28:20 > 0:28:22So that was good.
0:28:22 > 0:28:24So what my idea was to find him
0:28:24 > 0:28:29was to get him to go on that road and see if he could see a house
0:28:29 > 0:28:31or a registration number from a car.
0:28:31 > 0:28:37From the registration number on the car, I could get a registered owner and address
0:28:37 > 0:28:41and that's where I could have found him. And he did, which was great.
0:28:41 > 0:28:45And managed to find him. So you got the police and ambulance along? Was he all right in the end?
0:28:45 > 0:28:47He was all right, yeah. He was fine.
0:28:47 > 0:28:53He went to A&E and got it bandaged up, and I'm sure learned a valuable lesson about drinking on stag dos!
0:28:53 > 0:28:55Yeah, a little embarrassing, isn't it,
0:28:55 > 0:28:58how the boys get all emotional when they go and have a few?
0:28:58 > 0:29:01Thank you very much. Very clever how you managed to find him.
0:29:08 > 0:29:10In a waterway in Norfolk,
0:29:10 > 0:29:13a young deer has ended up trapped in a river after leaping over a fence.
0:29:16 > 0:29:20There is some dry land, but no way out from this blocked-off river in King's Lynn.
0:29:24 > 0:29:26Staff at the local newspaper have called out fire and rescue
0:29:26 > 0:29:28and the RSPCA.
0:29:28 > 0:29:32Filming it all is junior reporter Lucy Ruthnum.
0:29:32 > 0:29:34DEER SQUEALS
0:29:34 > 0:29:36It was trapped in the reeds
0:29:36 > 0:29:38and running up and down, trying to jump out.
0:29:38 > 0:29:41It had obviously jumped in and couldn't make it out again.
0:29:41 > 0:29:44It was getting quite tired,
0:29:44 > 0:29:47and it was calling for its mother.
0:29:47 > 0:29:51I think it was more worrying that it was just going to tire itself out
0:29:51 > 0:29:53and then get stuck in the water and drown.
0:29:55 > 0:29:56King's Lynn animal rescue specialists
0:29:56 > 0:30:00are going to wade in, and with the help of an RSPCA officer,
0:30:00 > 0:30:02corral and catch the animal.
0:30:02 > 0:30:05In charge, Tim Edwards.
0:30:05 > 0:30:08There wasn't really an option to leave it,
0:30:08 > 0:30:10because it wouldn't have been able to find an exit route.
0:30:10 > 0:30:14We have specialist kit which can get ourselves safely into the water
0:30:14 > 0:30:16to effect the rescue.
0:30:18 > 0:30:20The river may be relatively shallow,
0:30:20 > 0:30:22but it's not without hidden dangers.
0:30:23 > 0:30:25It is a risky place to be,
0:30:25 > 0:30:28and certainly, I wouldn't want to be in there without the kit we have.
0:30:28 > 0:30:32It is quite deep mud. The water has got contaminants in it, potentially.
0:30:32 > 0:30:34So there is a number of risks we're dealing with.
0:30:37 > 0:30:39Progress is difficult.
0:30:39 > 0:30:40They're wading through thick mud
0:30:40 > 0:30:42and the river bed shelves deeply in parts.
0:30:47 > 0:30:50Now the deer is on dry land, they plan to trap it here,
0:30:50 > 0:30:51but suddenly it bolts.
0:30:53 > 0:30:58The rescuers know it's a dead end. The deer will be forced to run back towards them.
0:31:00 > 0:31:02Moments later, it's back.
0:31:02 > 0:31:06It's their first chance to get close, but the deer gets away again.
0:31:08 > 0:31:12This is a desperate and frightened animal, looking for any way out.
0:31:14 > 0:31:16Oh!
0:31:16 > 0:31:19The deer can only swim up and down.
0:31:19 > 0:31:21The rescue team lay in wait again, and sure enough,
0:31:21 > 0:31:24the animal heads straight for them.
0:31:29 > 0:31:31But it's almost impossible to get hold of.
0:31:36 > 0:31:38They're going to try and corral it in the water.
0:31:42 > 0:31:43Success!
0:31:43 > 0:31:45DEER SQUEALS
0:31:45 > 0:31:46Despite the animal's obvious anguish,
0:31:46 > 0:31:48it is now safe.
0:31:48 > 0:31:51The crews worked well.
0:31:51 > 0:31:53They cornered the deer, and at that point,
0:31:53 > 0:31:57the RSPCA guy was the one that had the honours of grabbing the animal.
0:31:57 > 0:32:01DEER SHRIEKS Oh, that's a heartbreaking sound, isn't it?
0:32:01 > 0:32:03To a wild animal, this rescue team are the enemy.
0:32:09 > 0:32:12By now, the rescue is drawing quite a few onlookers
0:32:12 > 0:32:13with differing opinions.
0:32:15 > 0:32:17Very mixed reactions!
0:32:17 > 0:32:20There were a lot of people who were, as we were,
0:32:20 > 0:32:23clutching their hearts and thinking, "Oh, poor little deer"
0:32:23 > 0:32:25Then there was some of the older gentlemen
0:32:25 > 0:32:29who were more of the belief that it should be eaten for dinner.
0:32:29 > 0:32:31I think I actually told a little old man off
0:32:31 > 0:32:35for his comments about how tasty this deer would be.
0:32:35 > 0:32:37DEER SHRIEKS
0:32:38 > 0:32:41Station Manager Tim is pleased it's out of danger.
0:32:41 > 0:32:45It's been an invaluable training lesson as well for his crew.
0:32:45 > 0:32:47On this occasion, it was a deer,
0:32:47 > 0:32:51but there is a possibility that we could have a person or child that goes into the river,
0:32:51 > 0:32:55so it's good to have the opportunity to train in this kind of environment
0:32:55 > 0:32:57where we've got an outcome in mind.
0:32:57 > 0:33:01Inside the cage, the deer begins to calm down.
0:33:01 > 0:33:04The last few steps of this rescue operation are very heavy going.
0:33:09 > 0:33:12Back on dry land, the deer is handed over to the care of the RSPCA.
0:33:12 > 0:33:15Lucy checked later on his progress.
0:33:15 > 0:33:18They did confirm for me that it had been taken off
0:33:18 > 0:33:21and was safely released, because they checked it over
0:33:21 > 0:33:22to make sure it wasn't injured.
0:33:25 > 0:33:28And they said they'd released it close enough
0:33:28 > 0:33:31so it would be able to find its family or any other deer around the area.
0:33:41 > 0:33:43Bournemouth Ambulance Station.
0:33:43 > 0:33:45Technician Rob Milham and paramedic Doug Massey
0:33:45 > 0:33:46have had a busy morning.
0:33:46 > 0:33:50They've just taken a patient with chest pains straight into hospital
0:33:50 > 0:33:53and witnessed him undergoing a life-saving procedure.
0:33:53 > 0:33:55Now they're grabbing a quick lunch.
0:33:55 > 0:33:58"All we could afford was eggs and Spam!"
0:33:58 > 0:34:00Not bad.
0:34:03 > 0:34:06We've still got another four hours to go. Lovely(!)
0:34:06 > 0:34:10No sooner have they sat down to eat when another job comes in.
0:34:12 > 0:34:14SIREN BLARES
0:34:17 > 0:34:19This time, a younger patient.
0:34:19 > 0:34:21They're needed at an infant school in Bournemouth.
0:34:21 > 0:34:25A rash has appeared all over the body of a six-year-old boy.
0:34:25 > 0:34:29The team are all too aware that a sudden rash can be a symptom
0:34:29 > 0:34:32of the life-threatening infection meningitis.
0:34:33 > 0:34:35Hello, Callum.
0:34:35 > 0:34:36How are you feeling, mate?
0:34:36 > 0:34:38Do you want to have a little seat?
0:34:38 > 0:34:41Callum's mum, Tracey, has rushed to the school from work.
0:34:41 > 0:34:44Let me get my little bag of tricks over here.
0:34:44 > 0:34:47So, Callum, what's been going on today, then?
0:34:47 > 0:34:50The little boy is looking very subdued.
0:34:50 > 0:34:52You've got these little spots everywhere, haven't you?
0:34:52 > 0:34:56How long have they been there? Did he have them this morning? No, nothing at all.
0:34:56 > 0:34:59How's he been the last couple of days? Fine. He had an itchy foot
0:34:59 > 0:35:01this morning, and an itchy thumb.
0:35:01 > 0:35:05But I thought it was just because he was stung yesterday. Stung with...? A nettle.
0:35:05 > 0:35:08OK. Is it itchy, Callum?
0:35:08 > 0:35:12The irritated skin could be an allergic reaction.
0:35:12 > 0:35:15You've not changed anything, like your washing powder? Nothing.
0:35:15 > 0:35:17Have you tried any new foods today?
0:35:17 > 0:35:19No, nothing new?
0:35:19 > 0:35:21Can I see your tummy?
0:35:21 > 0:35:24See the rash on there as well. Little bits all over the place, isn't there?
0:35:24 > 0:35:27Has Callum had things like chickenpox? Yes.
0:35:27 > 0:35:30All up-to-date with his vaccinations? Yes.
0:35:30 > 0:35:34Let me just pop this in your ear, take your temperature.
0:35:34 > 0:35:38Gently, Steve takes Callum through a few standard tests.
0:35:38 > 0:35:41How have you been today? Have you been running around and playing OK?
0:35:41 > 0:35:43No, you've not really felt like it?
0:35:43 > 0:35:44No.
0:35:44 > 0:35:47Your temperature's up a little bit.
0:35:47 > 0:35:49I need to borrow one of your fingers now.
0:35:49 > 0:35:51Which one's your biggest finger?
0:35:51 > 0:35:54That one? Pop it in there.
0:35:55 > 0:35:58This will tell me how fast your heart's beating. There we go.
0:35:58 > 0:36:01Your heart's doing 108 beats a minute. That's quite quick.
0:36:01 > 0:36:03This tells us how much oxygen you've got.
0:36:03 > 0:36:0697 - that's more than enough, that is.
0:36:06 > 0:36:09I take it Callum's normally far more...
0:36:09 > 0:36:12sprightly than this? Yes, he's quite boisterous usually.
0:36:12 > 0:36:15Ah, yeah! Like all boys.
0:36:15 > 0:36:16Yeah.
0:36:16 > 0:36:19The next test - blood sugar levels - can hurt a little bit.
0:36:19 > 0:36:22Phew! Have you got smelly feet?
0:36:22 > 0:36:25Right, ready? Quick scratch. One, two, three...
0:36:25 > 0:36:27There we go. Good boy.
0:36:27 > 0:36:29But it doesn't seem to bother Callum.
0:36:29 > 0:36:32I've got to give your foot a squeeze to try and get out enough...
0:36:32 > 0:36:35Cor! You're going to be good with your money when you're older.
0:36:37 > 0:36:38There we go. Right.
0:36:38 > 0:36:40Let's have a little look.
0:36:40 > 0:36:42Apart from a high temperature, the test results are normal.
0:36:42 > 0:36:45Steve reassures mum Tracey.
0:36:45 > 0:36:48Obviously, the first thing anyone thinks of when they see rashes like that,
0:36:48 > 0:36:50everyone worries about meningitis.
0:36:50 > 0:36:53But two things that are very important here...
0:36:53 > 0:36:56They disappear. A meningitis rash wouldn't do that.
0:36:56 > 0:36:58They're also quite raised.
0:36:58 > 0:37:01But he's got quite a high temperature at 38.5.
0:37:01 > 0:37:05Generally, the paediatric doctors prefer us to take him in,
0:37:05 > 0:37:08just to rule out any other nasty rashes or things like that.
0:37:08 > 0:37:10But pretty much, this is a nice safe one. Nice and bumpy.
0:37:10 > 0:37:12Disappears well.
0:37:15 > 0:37:18Callum's going to get a ride in the ambulance to Poole Hospital.
0:37:18 > 0:37:20Mums are built with superhuman strength!
0:37:26 > 0:37:29Steve and mum Tracey try to cheer up Callum.
0:37:29 > 0:37:33Wait till I tell him you had to go in an ambulance! He'll be really jealous.
0:37:33 > 0:37:35Pull your lip right down, like that.
0:37:38 > 0:37:40I just wanted to make you pull a silly face!
0:37:40 > 0:37:41Very good.
0:37:41 > 0:37:44Some medicine should help make him feel better.
0:37:44 > 0:37:46Well done. All gone.
0:37:54 > 0:37:56You're very quiet, Callum.
0:37:56 > 0:37:59Horrible when they're not well, isn't it? He's never, ever been this quiet.
0:38:06 > 0:38:08And a few minutes later, Callum starts to perk up.
0:38:08 > 0:38:11What cars are you collecting?
0:38:12 > 0:38:14My little boy likes those.
0:38:15 > 0:38:16And he really likes Beyblades.
0:38:19 > 0:38:21More than 100 Hot Wheels?!
0:38:21 > 0:38:22Wow!
0:38:22 > 0:38:25You've made a good improvement already, mate.
0:38:25 > 0:38:28You're much happier.
0:38:29 > 0:38:33By the time they reach the hospital, he's looking a lot more sprightly.
0:38:33 > 0:38:37There's a big old step to jump down there. Only big huge people can go down it.
0:38:37 > 0:38:38There we are.
0:38:41 > 0:38:43But the rash is still there.
0:38:50 > 0:38:51Doug will see him into A&E,
0:38:51 > 0:38:54leaving Rob to ready the ambulance for the next call-out.
0:38:58 > 0:39:02Later, mum Tracey reveals the rare cause of her son's mystery rash.
0:39:08 > 0:39:11Throughout the programme, we've been following the emergency crews
0:39:11 > 0:39:15saving Brian, who collapsed in his garden with excruciating chest pains.
0:39:15 > 0:39:18Within 30 minutes of his wife Lesley making the 999 call,
0:39:18 > 0:39:21Brian was in the cardiology unit of Bournemouth Hospital
0:39:21 > 0:39:24undergoing a procedure to remove a clot.
0:39:24 > 0:39:25He'd suffered a heart attack.
0:39:25 > 0:39:27He was awake throughout the procedure
0:39:27 > 0:39:31and recalls the moment of relief when the pain just stopped.
0:39:31 > 0:39:34It was more or less an instantaneous relief.
0:39:34 > 0:39:36And the pain just melted away, more or less.
0:39:36 > 0:39:39And after that, no pain at all.
0:39:39 > 0:39:42It was very strange.
0:39:42 > 0:39:43Very strange sensation.
0:39:43 > 0:39:46He's now recovering well, and his wife is relieved
0:39:46 > 0:39:48she took the action she did.
0:39:48 > 0:39:49He didn't know what was happening,
0:39:49 > 0:39:51and I knew it was pretty bad.
0:39:52 > 0:39:56So he knew what I said in the past
0:39:56 > 0:40:00that I wouldn't wait, and he had no choice!
0:40:02 > 0:40:05This is the offending fence.
0:40:05 > 0:40:08As for the fence Brian had been putting up when he collapsed,
0:40:08 > 0:40:11that has been finished, but by his son.
0:40:11 > 0:40:13Beautiful, isn't it? This part's pretty good.
0:40:13 > 0:40:15The first two panels are the best ones!
0:40:15 > 0:40:19Yeah, he's made a good job of that.
0:40:23 > 0:40:25The couple whose car was buffeted across three lanes of traffic
0:40:25 > 0:40:28on the M1 survived their terrifying ordeal,
0:40:28 > 0:40:31but the trauma of it has not left them.
0:40:31 > 0:40:33Dean and Kirsty had been on their way to the Lakes
0:40:33 > 0:40:37to celebrate their first wedding anniversary when they were knocked
0:40:37 > 0:40:39by an articulated lorry into the central barrier,
0:40:39 > 0:40:42leaving them facing into oncoming traffic.
0:40:42 > 0:40:44It's horrible, I know.
0:40:44 > 0:40:46Just keep yourself nice and calm for us.
0:40:46 > 0:40:49I can just remember just seeing the lorry
0:40:49 > 0:40:51as I looked out my mirror.
0:40:51 > 0:40:54I said to Dean, "The lorry's coming in the middle lane."
0:40:54 > 0:40:57I was starting to panic a little bit.
0:40:57 > 0:41:00And the next thing I knew, the wing mirror just came off.
0:41:00 > 0:41:03I remember I closed my eyes and I could just feel the car moving.
0:41:03 > 0:41:06I was screaming. I was absolutely screaming.
0:41:06 > 0:41:08I couldn't believe what was happening.
0:41:08 > 0:41:12Then I opened my eyes and I could see that we were facing the oncoming traffic.
0:41:12 > 0:41:14So, it was just awful. An awful experience.
0:41:16 > 0:41:19The couple were checked over in hospital and both suffered whiplash.
0:41:19 > 0:41:21It's also put them off driving on motorways.
0:41:21 > 0:41:26Kirsty was in a bad way. She went to hospital. She had to have a few X-rays done on her back.
0:41:26 > 0:41:28Myself...I was in a lot of shock,
0:41:28 > 0:41:31but really I didn't start to feel anything until a few days after.
0:41:31 > 0:41:34I had very bad whiplash
0:41:34 > 0:41:38and back pains as well, which still haven't completely cleared up.
0:41:38 > 0:41:41I always thought I was the sort of person that
0:41:41 > 0:41:45something like that wouldn't affect me so much, but then when it happens,
0:41:45 > 0:41:46you notice things in a big way.
0:41:48 > 0:41:51The Romanian lorry driver admitted that he had caused the accident.
0:41:51 > 0:41:56The accident will remain on record, but no further action was taken by the police.
0:41:58 > 0:42:03And Callum, the six-year-old boy who was taken to hospital after developing an irritable rash,
0:42:03 > 0:42:05was given antihistamine.
0:42:05 > 0:42:07But the rash got worse overnight.
0:42:07 > 0:42:09He was just very motionless, very hot,
0:42:09 > 0:42:12irritable, just crying all the time.
0:42:12 > 0:42:17He was in and out... He would sleep, then come round for a few minutes, then go back off to sleep.
0:42:17 > 0:42:20I just didn't know whether he was going to flake out.
0:42:20 > 0:42:22It was really scary at the time.
0:42:22 > 0:42:28Callum had more tests, and it turns out he's developed a rare allergy to an insect.
0:42:28 > 0:42:31They just said that it was definitely an allergic reaction,
0:42:31 > 0:42:35but whereas they first thought it was the hairs in the stinging nettle,
0:42:35 > 0:42:40they're more likely to believe it was from a hairy caterpillar underneath the leaves of the nettle
0:42:40 > 0:42:41than the actual hairs on the nettle,
0:42:41 > 0:42:45because he'd been stung previously by a nettle and didn't have a reaction.
0:42:45 > 0:42:48From now on, he'll be keeping well away from nettles
0:42:48 > 0:42:51and not just because they sting.
0:42:51 > 0:42:53Callum knows that he can look at caterpillars,
0:42:53 > 0:42:56but not to touch them now.
0:42:56 > 0:43:00So he just admires them when they're walking on the wall. He doesn't like holding them any more.
0:43:06 > 0:43:09Once again, we've seen today that the emergency services
0:43:09 > 0:43:11are ready and waiting to help us out
0:43:11 > 0:43:13in our moments of greatest needs.
0:43:13 > 0:43:14That's it for today's Real Rescues.
0:43:14 > 0:43:16See you next time.
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