0:00:02 > 0:00:04Today on Real Rescues, a hot air balloon hits an electricity pylon.
0:00:04 > 0:00:08It's wrapped around a 130,000 volt cable.
0:00:08 > 0:00:12Three people are trapped in the basket 50 feet above the ground.
0:00:12 > 0:00:19An emergency at home, five-year-old Elleemae takes charge after dialling 999.
0:00:30 > 0:00:34And how do you fancy working in raw sewage?
0:00:34 > 0:00:37Animal rescue are called in to save a much loved horse that's fallen
0:00:37 > 0:00:39five metres into a cesspit.
0:00:39 > 0:00:40She looked like she was dead.
0:00:40 > 0:00:43Her mouth was open, there was muck dripping off her.
0:00:43 > 0:00:45Her legs were just hanging.
0:01:01 > 0:01:04Hello and welcome to Real Rescues which celebrates
0:01:04 > 0:01:05the work of Britain's emergency services.
0:01:05 > 0:01:09This control room covers a large area including Gatwick Airport,
0:01:09 > 0:01:12Brighton and the South Downs.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15Now the chances of surviving any kind of contact with
0:01:15 > 0:01:17an electricity cable are not very high,
0:01:17 > 0:01:21especially if it's carrying more than 130,000 volts.
0:01:21 > 0:01:24When onlookers saw this balloon burst into flames after flying into
0:01:24 > 0:01:27an electricity pylon 50 feet above the ground, they feared the worst.
0:01:27 > 0:01:32The flames went out leaving the pilot and two passengers safe
0:01:32 > 0:01:34but trapped in the basket.
0:01:34 > 0:01:38Now it's up to Northamptonshire Fire And Rescue Service to get them down.
0:01:38 > 0:01:41I've seen it in the movies, I've seen it in the cartoons.
0:01:41 > 0:01:44Electricity cables, your hair goes curly
0:01:44 > 0:01:46and you also shake around a bit but what happened?
0:01:46 > 0:01:50Well, yes, what was a very pleasant serene evening,
0:01:50 > 0:01:53in a balloon turned into something very dramatic very quickly.
0:01:53 > 0:01:56So, yeah, when it became clear that contact with those wires
0:01:56 > 0:01:58was inevitable yeah, what do you do?
0:01:58 > 0:02:02- You just wait for the bang really. - So what happened? Were there sparks?
0:02:02 > 0:02:05Yes. As the balloon touched the cables, flash, bang,
0:02:05 > 0:02:08like being in a flaming hailstorm.
0:02:08 > 0:02:10So, initial electrical contact then a piece of the balloon
0:02:10 > 0:02:14must have melted because there were little bits of dripping nylon flying about.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17You think, you pull a face and sort of curl in against it.
0:02:17 > 0:02:19You seem quite calm describing it now.
0:02:19 > 0:02:20Were you calm then, or screaming?
0:02:20 > 0:02:22No screaming, no drama, no.
0:02:22 > 0:02:24Is that because you are a qualified pilot?
0:02:24 > 0:02:28I have a pilot's licence, yes. So those sort of things you rehearse.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31Procedures, checklist, repeat. So it is.
0:02:31 > 0:02:36You kick back to your training and that sort of basic approach kicks in.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39So they're sort of hiding in the basket now waiting for you guys to kick in.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42You get the phone call. What's your initial fears? What do you think?
0:02:42 > 0:02:45Well, rescues are something we do on a regular basis.
0:02:45 > 0:02:48Rescues at height probably a little bit less
0:02:48 > 0:02:51and of course rescues involving 132,000 volts.
0:02:51 > 0:02:53Very unlikely, very unlikely.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56So the initial thoughts of those at the fire control and also
0:02:56 > 0:03:00the crews is to get that electricity isolated and to establish
0:03:00 > 0:03:03the safety and the welfare of the people within that basket.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06So how long did it take? A couple of minutes, 20 minutes? Hour?
0:03:06 > 0:03:08We were there for some time.
0:03:08 > 0:03:13To isolate the power, we eventually got it isolated about 9:45
0:03:13 > 0:03:16that evening, bearing in mind we'd been there since 6:10.
0:03:16 > 0:03:18Nearly four, five hours, isn't it?
0:03:18 > 0:03:20But then again the power was isolated
0:03:20 > 0:03:22but it did need grounding and earthing.
0:03:22 > 0:03:27Right, OK. So you're hanging about, quite literally. What are you doing?
0:03:27 > 0:03:30Well having the initial fright, the flash, the bang,
0:03:30 > 0:03:33and then the fact that some of the flying wires did actually twang,
0:03:33 > 0:03:37so we've then got six holding us up out of the 16
0:03:37 > 0:03:39and then to have suddenly realised it wasn't going to shred
0:03:39 > 0:03:42any more and plunge that last 50 feet.
0:03:42 > 0:03:44Then it is very much a waiting game.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47- Just be patient.- So how did you get them down in the end?
0:03:47 > 0:03:50We did establish communications. There was a lot of talk about how we would.
0:03:50 > 0:03:54Eventually we used out rope rescue team from Northamptonshire,
0:03:54 > 0:03:55that work in the fire station.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57They had to ascend up to the pylon,
0:03:57 > 0:04:00up to the bail arm where the conductors are.
0:04:00 > 0:04:04Abseil down and pick each person out one by one and then take them
0:04:04 > 0:04:07to the ambulance where they were assessed by the ambulance crew
0:04:07 > 0:04:09for minor burns and other injuries.
0:04:09 > 0:04:11- I understand it was your first ever balloon flight?- Yes.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14Out of curiosity, as someone who flies, come for a ride.
0:04:14 > 0:04:16- So yes, ride in a balloon. - Would you do it again?
0:04:16 > 0:04:19- Of course. Why ever not? Yes. - He's mad.- No, not a bit. I just...
0:04:19 > 0:04:21- Yes.- I'm sure it'll be fine next time.
0:04:21 > 0:04:23I need to know what a normal landing looks like.
0:04:23 > 0:04:26Yeah, you should. Colin and Rob, thank you both very much indeed.
0:04:26 > 0:04:27I can't believe he wants to go back again.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30As we've just seen, emergency rescue crews have to work in all kinds
0:04:30 > 0:04:33of difficult and demanding conditions.
0:04:33 > 0:04:37However, agreeing to get into a tank of raw sewage to save a life
0:04:37 > 0:04:39is testament to their commitment.
0:04:41 > 0:04:43In a Hampshire field,
0:04:43 > 0:04:46fire crews prepare for one of their toughest rescues.
0:04:46 > 0:04:51Five metres below ground, a horse is up to its neck in sewage.
0:04:51 > 0:04:55The cesspit's fibreglass lid gave way under her weight
0:04:55 > 0:04:57leaving elderly Annie in a desperate situation.
0:04:59 > 0:05:02There's a good girl. There's a good girl.
0:05:02 > 0:05:06The stench is appalling and animal rescue specialist,
0:05:06 > 0:05:10Buster Brown, knows that the trauma of a rescue might be too much
0:05:10 > 0:05:12for this 23-year-old mare.
0:05:12 > 0:05:15If you bang I'm just worried about stimulating this horse too much.
0:05:15 > 0:05:19It's going to take two fire crews and a crane to attempt this rescue.
0:05:20 > 0:05:22This is trouble, isn't it?
0:05:22 > 0:05:26300 gallons of water has been pumped from the pit but Annie
0:05:26 > 0:05:29can only just keep her head clear.
0:05:31 > 0:05:33Her survival instincts are still strong
0:05:33 > 0:05:37but Annie's struggles could exhaust and even kill her.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40She's already bleeding from a gash over one eye.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44You're in a predicament you are, eh?
0:05:45 > 0:05:48The rescuers need to get straps around her so that the crane
0:05:48 > 0:05:52can lift her out but first they must make the opening bigger.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55They're going to cut that, do it in sections, it doesn't matter.
0:05:55 > 0:05:59Do it half and half if you like cos when it's cut I'll hold.
0:05:59 > 0:06:01- We're going to put this line. - All right.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03I actually thought probably this was the end for her
0:06:03 > 0:06:07and I'd lost her and obviously didn't want to lose her this way.
0:06:07 > 0:06:09Since she was two we've had her.
0:06:09 > 0:06:12My kids have all grown up with her and learnt to ride on her.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17The odds are against Annie. It's a cold November day.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20She's been up to her neck in freezing sewage for an hour
0:06:20 > 0:06:23and it's going to be a noisy operation.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30When rescuing horses and cattle our biggest problem is stimulation.
0:06:30 > 0:06:35That is us making the animal react to what we're doing
0:06:35 > 0:06:39whether it be using equipment or by movement around the animal.
0:06:39 > 0:06:45It is very important to try and keep the noise down to a relatively quiet level.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48Vet Suzanne is on site ready to sedate Annie
0:06:48 > 0:06:50but they can't get close enough to the horse yet.
0:06:50 > 0:06:54They want to lower a ladder but there's another problem.
0:06:56 > 0:07:00- It's a cylindrical bottom. - Cylindrical?
0:07:00 > 0:07:01Yeah, so you haven't got an edge.
0:07:01 > 0:07:05- It just goes around like the bottom of a lemonade bottle.- Yeah?
0:07:05 > 0:07:06So a ladder is just going to slide.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09- Shall we see if we can get some of this out?- Yeah.
0:07:09 > 0:07:13Annie is also wedged behind the cesspit's filters.
0:07:13 > 0:07:15These separate the water from the solids.
0:07:15 > 0:07:20We're not going to commit you at the minute until we got rid of this filter. All right?
0:07:20 > 0:07:23My main worry was more if she was inhaling
0:07:23 > 0:07:27the fluid around her. That, you know, there was a great risk
0:07:27 > 0:07:30of her developing a pneumonia should she survive the actual rescue.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35There was a risk of her becoming hypothermic and going into shock
0:07:35 > 0:07:38so that was a possible concern as well.
0:07:38 > 0:07:42I'd better just get you back now because you haven't got a line on you.
0:07:42 > 0:07:44They're battling against time.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47The water level is rising with each flush of the toilets
0:07:47 > 0:07:48that drain into the cesspit.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51There's water coming in from somewhere.
0:07:51 > 0:07:53They have been asked not to use any flushes.
0:07:53 > 0:07:55They have to keep Annie's head above water
0:07:55 > 0:07:58but can't risk working near her until she's sedated.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00I'm worried about the horse now.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02It's getting a little bit lower in the water.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05We need to get it some sort of medication.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08It's time to change tack. Vet Suzanne can't get in the pit.
0:08:08 > 0:08:12They're going to have to improvise a sedation spear.
0:08:12 > 0:08:14All we did was, using duct tape,
0:08:14 > 0:08:19tape the syringe to the end of one pole and, so the vet was able,
0:08:19 > 0:08:22remotely, at three metres away, to jab the animal.
0:08:22 > 0:08:24And then I was able, using another pole,
0:08:24 > 0:08:29to plunge the pole onto the plunger of the syringe into the animal
0:08:29 > 0:08:31so we were able to apply the sedation.
0:08:31 > 0:08:33Now they can clear the rest of the filters
0:08:33 > 0:08:36without fear of stressing the horse further.
0:08:36 > 0:08:40But every time a filter is hauled out, the fumes increase.
0:08:40 > 0:08:44The effluent that we were working in with the horse was quite vile
0:08:44 > 0:08:49and also the filtration system holds back a lot of the solids.
0:08:49 > 0:08:51So the environment we were working in
0:08:51 > 0:08:56and the odour that we were ingesting was quite disgusting.
0:08:56 > 0:09:01This is another one. This is quite heavy. It's so full of water.
0:09:01 > 0:09:05It's taking too long. Buster can see the horse is beginning to give up.
0:09:05 > 0:09:07- Come on.- No, We're losing this horse.- Sorry?
0:09:07 > 0:09:10Nothing's happening. We're going to lose this horse.
0:09:10 > 0:09:14Annie is fading fast, two firefighters need to get inside
0:09:14 > 0:09:18the cesspit to put lifting straps underneath her to get her out quick.
0:09:18 > 0:09:22Somebody's got to go in there and strap this animal up, haven't we?
0:09:22 > 0:09:25We'll get two blokes dressed in dry suits. We don't have an option.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30And we'll be seeing what happens when two firefighters agree
0:09:30 > 0:09:34to get into the sewage alongside the frightened animal.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37Now, calls coming into this centre are regularly scaled up to
0:09:37 > 0:09:41emergency status but it's not always obvious just how serious
0:09:41 > 0:09:44a situation is to start with.
0:09:44 > 0:09:46Mike can tell me all about a call just like that one.
0:09:46 > 0:09:48- Um, Mike, sorry to disturb you. - That's OK.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51Somebody called you, a man, he was very calm at the beginning.
0:09:51 > 0:09:52What did he say was wrong?
0:09:52 > 0:09:55He didn't want to say because he said it was personal
0:09:55 > 0:09:58and was a bit embarrassing to explain but he wanted to see
0:09:58 > 0:10:00a police officer that evening if we had one free.
0:10:00 > 0:10:04He was very calm. We were trying to resource it.
0:10:04 > 0:10:06About an hour later I phoned him back to make sure that he
0:10:06 > 0:10:09still needed to see someone which he said he did.
0:10:09 > 0:10:12Tried to see what it was. Maybe I could have dealt with it that time.
0:10:12 > 0:10:15But he still didn't want to explain it.
0:10:15 > 0:10:19OK, so eventually you got two police officers outside the front door
0:10:19 > 0:10:21- and they knocked on the door and he didn't answer.- No.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24So I gave him a ring and said to him you know,
0:10:24 > 0:10:28"We now have two police officers at the front door if you want to go and talk to them?"
0:10:28 > 0:10:32And out of the blue he said, "I can't go and answer the door.
0:10:32 > 0:10:35"Because my wife's found out I've been having an affair,
0:10:35 > 0:10:37"she's picked up two very large carving knives
0:10:37 > 0:10:41"and I've barricaded myself in the bedroom."
0:10:41 > 0:10:43So at that point I was thinking here is a danger for this guy
0:10:43 > 0:10:47although he's safe at the moment because he's barricaded himself in the bedroom,
0:10:47 > 0:10:51but we're going to have to break into the premises from what he's told us which means that
0:10:51 > 0:10:54we're putting the police officers at risk as well. So I explained to him
0:10:54 > 0:10:57we're going to have to force entry to the premises from what he's
0:10:57 > 0:10:58told us and he agreed to that.
0:10:58 > 0:11:00He was quite happy for us to do that.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03- He'd been waiting some 2.5 hours for you to come.- Yes.
0:11:03 > 0:11:04But not saying how serious.
0:11:04 > 0:11:06No, he was so calm about the whole thing
0:11:06 > 0:11:10that you wouldn't have guessed there was anything sort of urgent behind it.
0:11:10 > 0:11:12So I explained to him
0:11:12 > 0:11:15we were going to have to put the door in or force the door open.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18And he was very happy about that and as a parting sort of gesture
0:11:18 > 0:11:21he said, "By the way, once you get in, I have two German Shepherd dogs
0:11:21 > 0:11:23"loose downstairs as well."
0:11:23 > 0:11:26Which you managed to get around and actually he was OK
0:11:26 > 0:11:27- in the end, wasn't he?- Yes.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30We had to make sure we had proper clothing, equipment
0:11:30 > 0:11:32to actually force the entry in but we managed to get in.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35Nobody got injured and we dealt with it once we were in there,
0:11:35 > 0:11:39but it's an example that things can escalate quite quickly and things change.
0:11:39 > 0:11:44- We have to risk assess that as we go along.- Strange story.
0:11:44 > 0:11:45- Mike, thank you.- Any time.
0:11:46 > 0:11:50From someone in deep, deep trouble to deep sea divers.
0:11:50 > 0:11:53Now it's been affecting them since the 19th century
0:11:53 > 0:11:55and it used to called the mystery malady.
0:11:55 > 0:11:57Nowadays, the bends or decompression sickness
0:11:57 > 0:12:01is more thoroughly understood, but divers are still getting into trouble.
0:12:01 > 0:12:05When an emergency happens, it requires the fastest response.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07You've got a job, OK, where is it?
0:12:07 > 0:12:11Air ambulance paramedics, Paul Owen and Mark Williams are heading to
0:12:11 > 0:12:14an emergency at an inland lake near Frome in Somerset.
0:12:14 > 0:12:18We're off to a local dive centre to a 30-year-old male.
0:12:18 > 0:12:20He's ascended from depth quite quickly
0:12:20 > 0:12:23so he's possibly got the bends.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26Decompression sickness is called the bends
0:12:26 > 0:12:29because it can leave sufferers doubled up with pain.
0:12:30 > 0:12:35The diving centre is a popular place for divers to learn and practise.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41We are on route now, ETA hopefully six minutes.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43The cloud is a little bit of a problem.
0:12:43 > 0:12:47We'll inform you if we can't make it.
0:12:47 > 0:12:50All understood, thank you.
0:12:50 > 0:12:55Flying conditions aren't good but this can be a very serious condition.
0:12:55 > 0:12:58There is every chance this diver will need to be taken to
0:12:58 > 0:12:59a specialist treatment centre.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02Basically what happens is the nitrogen they absorb in their body
0:13:02 > 0:13:06when diving doesn't have time to dissipate as they come up slowly.
0:13:06 > 0:13:08He's come up too fast.
0:13:08 > 0:13:11We've been called in because we've got the option of flying him
0:13:11 > 0:13:14to a local decompression chamber down in Poole
0:13:14 > 0:13:17where they'll sort him out. See the doctors down there.
0:13:17 > 0:13:20The main role for us is the speed of getting him down to the chamber.
0:13:22 > 0:13:26The low cloud cover and strong winds makes the landing tricky.
0:13:27 > 0:13:31It may be a bit snotty because the wind's coming through the trees.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34AUTOMATED VOICE: '100 feet.'
0:13:34 > 0:13:3730 tall trees there, coming up on your side now.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39Shout when you're clear your side.
0:13:39 > 0:13:40You're clear my side.
0:13:40 > 0:13:42Coming down.
0:13:43 > 0:13:48- Wobbly.- OK. Clear. I'll turn the radio.
0:13:48 > 0:13:52But they've made it, in under 10 minutes.
0:13:52 > 0:13:54- How are you feeling at the moment, Martin?- All right.
0:13:54 > 0:13:57Are you OK. Are you at all short of breath or anything like that?
0:13:57 > 0:13:59- No.- No?
0:13:59 > 0:14:03Inside the centre, local paramedics are already giving high flow oxygen
0:14:03 > 0:14:06to the patient which should reduce nitrogen levels in his body.
0:14:06 > 0:14:11- OK. Right. What was BP, that's all right?- The last one was 120/60.
0:14:11 > 0:14:14That's fine. Yeah.
0:14:14 > 0:14:17Temperature was reading quite low
0:14:17 > 0:14:20but he's been down at six degrees in the water.
0:14:20 > 0:14:24Martin was slowly surfacing from a 23 metre dive when halfway up,
0:14:24 > 0:14:29his assent went out of control and he shot to the surface.
0:14:29 > 0:14:33The sudden change in pressure flooded his system with too much nitrogen.
0:14:33 > 0:14:36You're OK at the moment? OK, pins and needles, all that's gone?
0:14:36 > 0:14:38All the tingling...
0:14:38 > 0:14:40Common symptoms of the bends are dizziness,
0:14:40 > 0:14:43joint pain and abdominal cramps.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46In extreme cases it can lead to organ failure.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49Let me know if anything changes, if you start to feel groggy,
0:14:49 > 0:14:51whether you're getting pain in your chest.
0:14:51 > 0:14:54We're going to take you down to Poole. You have come up quickly.
0:14:54 > 0:14:56- Have you ever done anything like that before?- No.
0:14:56 > 0:14:59- You'd never been to a decompression chamber before?- No, never.
0:14:59 > 0:15:01OK. How long have you been diving?
0:15:01 > 0:15:04- Since last summer.- Right.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07They commandeer the centre's Transit van.
0:15:08 > 0:15:11It's going to be a bit bumpy, I imagine, in the back of a Transit.
0:15:11 > 0:15:14We'll just take you up to the helicopter. It's in the car park at the top.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17Although Martin's symptoms are subsiding,
0:15:17 > 0:15:20they still need to get him checked out by dive doctors.
0:15:20 > 0:15:23He may need time in an oxygen rich hyperbaric chamber
0:15:23 > 0:15:26to rebalance the gas levels in his blood and tissues.
0:15:26 > 0:15:28But there's a worry.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31Martin's decompression sickness has been brought on by rapid
0:15:31 > 0:15:32changes in pressure.
0:15:32 > 0:15:34There's an outside chance that flying him at altitude
0:15:34 > 0:15:38in the helicopter could aggravate his symptoms.
0:15:38 > 0:15:42In a minute, once we're all loaded, we'll pop your arms under this one,
0:15:42 > 0:15:45but we want to keep them out to get blood pressure and that sort of thing.
0:15:45 > 0:15:47Just got to be quite careful in these situations.
0:15:47 > 0:15:49As you can see, he's talking, he's happy,
0:15:49 > 0:15:52let's hope he stays that way.
0:15:56 > 0:15:59And we'll be following Martin's journey to hospital.
0:16:02 > 0:16:05Still to come on Real Rescues, at home with her baby sister
0:16:05 > 0:16:10five-year-old Elleemae comes to the rescue after her mum falls ill.
0:16:21 > 0:16:23And I'm on top of the Royal London Hospital.
0:16:23 > 0:16:27Not to take in the beautiful views of the capital, but to check out
0:16:27 > 0:16:30an innovation in London's air ambulance which will improve
0:16:30 > 0:16:33the survival rates of hundreds of people a year.
0:16:36 > 0:16:39Throughout the programme we are following one of the toughest missions
0:16:39 > 0:16:43the animal rescue specialists have faced. Now the conditions are the very worst.
0:16:43 > 0:16:44The horse is trapped in a cesspit.
0:16:44 > 0:16:49The two firefighters have got to get into the sewage with the animal.
0:16:51 > 0:16:55The battle is on to save an elderly horse from drowning in a cesspit.
0:16:55 > 0:16:56Animal rescue specialist,
0:16:56 > 0:16:59Buster Brown, has to keep her head above water.
0:17:00 > 0:17:03Move your head. Good girl. Come on.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06He loops a rope to pass it under her neck.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08Annie! Good girl.
0:17:09 > 0:17:10Can you just...
0:17:10 > 0:17:14- Hold that.- It'll be my fault you don't go flying in.- Yeah, yeah.
0:17:16 > 0:17:19With the filters out of the way, the crews can get a ladder in place.
0:17:19 > 0:17:24Buster needs two volunteers to climb down into the raw sewage
0:17:24 > 0:17:27to get the strops in place to crane the horse out.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34Jim Tarbuck and Jim Tallick must be completely covered
0:17:34 > 0:17:37and protected before they can climb down.
0:17:37 > 0:17:39I'm happy with the gas levels.
0:17:39 > 0:17:43- OK, Annie!- All right, Annie.
0:17:43 > 0:17:44No worries, babes.
0:17:44 > 0:17:46All right, Annie.
0:17:46 > 0:17:47"No worries, babes"(!)
0:17:47 > 0:17:50Meanwhile they can move the crane closer to the pit.
0:17:50 > 0:17:53Annie's rescue is reaching the critical stage.
0:17:53 > 0:17:55Generally, when we get them in the harness,
0:17:55 > 0:17:58because of the endorphins it will relax.
0:17:58 > 0:18:00- OK.- If it kicks off we're just going to put it back down again.
0:18:00 > 0:18:02That's fine.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05- Jimmy?- Yeah?- Don't stimulate it, talk quietly, please.
0:18:05 > 0:18:10The smell was quite appalling but apart from that there's also gases and we have to be mindful
0:18:10 > 0:18:12that if we're working in an atmosphere like that
0:18:12 > 0:18:16we must monitor those gases, so we knew it was breathable.
0:18:16 > 0:18:20Although we knew the horse was breathing, what may affect the horse
0:18:20 > 0:18:23may not necessarily affect the human.
0:18:23 > 0:18:28We also had to be aware that to ask people to enter the pit, we had to keep them safe
0:18:28 > 0:18:30in that environment and dress them in protective suits.
0:18:30 > 0:18:33So they were in dry suits, big rubber suits,
0:18:33 > 0:18:36to keep all that effluent off the actual skin and their body.
0:18:36 > 0:18:37Steady.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41Out of sight of our camera, a worrying development.
0:18:41 > 0:18:43Annie panics and struggles.
0:18:44 > 0:18:49One kick could kill a firefighter, even in these cramped conditions.
0:18:49 > 0:18:53- Steady!- Jim, out! Out, Jim!
0:18:53 > 0:18:57Jim is pulled to safety but somehow, he put the head collar and rope
0:18:57 > 0:18:59onto Annie before she panicked.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04To get the red lifting straps under the horse's body,
0:19:04 > 0:19:08they use the yellow guide to pull them through the raw sewage.
0:19:10 > 0:19:13And I want the crane with the spreader bar brought over.
0:19:13 > 0:19:15The straps are in place.
0:19:15 > 0:19:19Now they can attach a bar which will distribute her weight
0:19:19 > 0:19:22once she's on the crane but they can't risk the horse panicking again.
0:19:22 > 0:19:24She needs more sedation.
0:19:24 > 0:19:26Do you want to give it another sedation or...?
0:19:26 > 0:19:28- Definitely need one more before it comes up.- OK.
0:19:28 > 0:19:31We're going to do it the same way as before.
0:19:31 > 0:19:33If she starts to struggle, there's a possibility
0:19:33 > 0:19:38that she falls out the sling. She may fall back down into the cesspit.
0:19:38 > 0:19:40She may re-injure herself when she falls.
0:19:40 > 0:19:44So, the main point at that time is to keep her as quiet as she can.
0:19:46 > 0:19:50The horse is now ready to be lifted out but one wrong move
0:19:50 > 0:19:52and she could slip back into the sewage.
0:19:56 > 0:20:00We'll be seeing what happens when they start to winch Annie out of the cesspit.
0:20:00 > 0:20:03It turns out the rescue is far from over.
0:20:07 > 0:20:08This is Elleemae,
0:20:08 > 0:20:10she's just six, she's here with her bear, Yogi,
0:20:10 > 0:20:12and even though she's just six,
0:20:12 > 0:20:15she knows exactly what to do in an emergency.
0:20:15 > 0:20:18This is the 999 call she made last year.
0:21:41 > 0:21:45Wow. The call taker at Cheshire Police has managed to trace the address
0:21:45 > 0:21:48as Elleemae is using a landline.
0:21:48 > 0:21:52The six-year-old is getting more and more worried about her mummy.
0:23:02 > 0:23:05What an amazing call. With me is Sally who took that call.
0:23:05 > 0:23:07Loretta as well and obviously Elleemae.
0:23:07 > 0:23:11Um, gosh, Sally, it brought tears to my eyes listening to that.
0:23:11 > 0:23:13What was it like for you? Just describe for us.
0:23:13 > 0:23:16It was just difficult when she first came on
0:23:16 > 0:23:17because she was so upset.
0:23:17 > 0:23:21She was crying and when little girls cry they just go... like that.
0:23:21 > 0:23:24so it was really hard to get information out of her,
0:23:24 > 0:23:27but she did calm down. We managed to get what was up with mummy.
0:23:27 > 0:23:29Not quite exactly but she wasn't...
0:23:29 > 0:23:32- But very close, wasn't it? - It was, yeah.
0:23:32 > 0:23:35She was like, "Mummy is lying in bed," and we just basically asked her
0:23:35 > 0:23:40questions like is she breathing, what is she doing, is she moving?
0:23:40 > 0:23:42She answered all the right questions.
0:23:42 > 0:23:44She's absolutely brilliant. What a star.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47And I know this was particularly tough for you because you're having your own baby
0:23:47 > 0:23:50- so you must have been more emotional as well.- It was, very.
0:23:50 > 0:23:54Because you think I'd like my child to grow up like that to be...
0:23:54 > 0:23:57so brave. She's brilliant. Absolute star.
0:23:57 > 0:24:00- What a lovely thing to say, Loretta. - I know.
0:24:00 > 0:24:02She did brilliantly.
0:24:02 > 0:24:04Tell me how she knew even
0:24:04 > 0:24:07because she was only five at the time, how to dial 999.
0:24:07 > 0:24:09Mentioned it to her a couple of times
0:24:09 > 0:24:12as we moved into our own house.
0:24:12 > 0:24:15I mentioned it to her a couple of times to do it.
0:24:15 > 0:24:16It was literally off the cuff.
0:24:16 > 0:24:19It wasn't anything written down or anything
0:24:19 > 0:24:21and she seemed to remember it. That was it really.
0:24:21 > 0:24:25And the amazing thing about that phone call is Elleemae is a little bit shy,
0:24:25 > 0:24:28Isn't she? But on that phone call, Elleemae,
0:24:28 > 0:24:31you were telling her all the brilliant things about Mummy,
0:24:31 > 0:24:34- wasn't she? She was incredible. - Yeah, she did really, really well.
0:24:34 > 0:24:37What was wrong with you at the time? What was going on?
0:24:37 > 0:24:41- I had a seizure but didn't feel it coming on.- Was it epilepsy?- Yeah.
0:24:41 > 0:24:44So...didn't feel it coming on, just had one out the blue
0:24:44 > 0:24:48and she had come in and seen me and realised I needed help.
0:24:48 > 0:24:51And tell me, you have given her, afterwards, for being so brave,
0:24:51 > 0:24:55you've given her a few presents, spoiled her a little bit, haven't you? Quite rightly!
0:24:55 > 0:24:58Yeah. She's been very spoiled, haven't you, madam? Eh?
0:24:58 > 0:25:02She's had all sorts. She's been rollerblading, pictures,
0:25:02 > 0:25:05loads of treats off like the local Warrington Guardian.
0:25:05 > 0:25:07- Off the Mayor in Warrington and stuff.- That's lovely!
0:25:07 > 0:25:10Elleemae, thank you very much for coming to see us and I know that
0:25:10 > 0:25:13you are going to go for a swim later so it might make it worthwhile.
0:25:13 > 0:25:16- Well done for being so brave. Thank you.- Thank you.- Thank you.
0:25:18 > 0:25:22Earlier we saw the air ambulance fly to the rescue of diver, Martin,
0:25:22 > 0:25:26who was showing all the symptoms of decompression sickness.
0:25:26 > 0:25:29He needs specialist treatment in a hyperbaric chamber.
0:25:30 > 0:25:33Martin's suffering from classic symptoms of the bends,
0:25:33 > 0:25:36dizziness, nausea and headache.
0:25:36 > 0:25:38He's obviously come up from a depth a lot quicker
0:25:38 > 0:25:39than he should have done.
0:25:39 > 0:25:41There's problems that could result
0:25:41 > 0:25:43with the expansion of the nitrogen in the blood.
0:25:43 > 0:25:47So we've got to get him down to Poole, the decompression centre.
0:25:47 > 0:25:51The rapid pressure change has caused nitrogen to flood Martin's system.
0:25:51 > 0:25:54The dive doctors in Poole may decide he needs high-pressure
0:25:54 > 0:25:57oxygen treatment in a hyperbaric chamber.
0:25:57 > 0:25:59It's going to be noisy. We're going to pop a headset on you.
0:25:59 > 0:26:02I will keep it unplugged for most of the time, but from time to time,
0:26:02 > 0:26:04if you wave at me we'll plug you in and we'll have a chat.
0:26:11 > 0:26:13Is that all right? Well done.
0:26:13 > 0:26:15The air ambulance takes off.
0:26:15 > 0:26:17They'll have to hug the ground where possible.
0:26:17 > 0:26:22Flying too high at low air pressure could aggravate Martin's symptoms.
0:26:22 > 0:26:24To help stop the nitrogen taking hold,
0:26:24 > 0:26:27Martin is on high flow oxygen throughout the flight.
0:26:27 > 0:26:33We're currently at 500 feet. It's no problem to the patient.
0:26:33 > 0:26:36You think if you're out walking you may walk up a hill at 500 feet
0:26:36 > 0:26:39and it doesn't really change the air pressure or anything at all.
0:26:39 > 0:26:43At this height there's no issues or concerns at all.
0:26:43 > 0:26:47It takes just 15 minutes to get him to the decompression centre.
0:26:47 > 0:26:50By road it would have taken at least 90 minutes.
0:26:50 > 0:26:52Hello, I'm Rosemary.
0:26:52 > 0:26:54- Hello, Doc. - I'm the dive doctor.- Hello.
0:26:54 > 0:26:57You've had a bit of fun and games this morning? How are you doing?
0:26:57 > 0:27:00- I'm OK.- Yeah? What are the sats like?
0:27:00 > 0:27:03Sats 98 pulse rate around 110. On oxygen.
0:27:03 > 0:27:06He was desaturating a little bit apparently earlier on.
0:27:06 > 0:27:09He is a little bit cold. His temperature was 36.1.
0:27:09 > 0:27:13Pulse rate around 110 BP 110-111/73.
0:27:13 > 0:27:15- Have you ever had any problems diving before?- No.
0:27:15 > 0:27:19No, no problems at all. This is just one of these things. All right?
0:27:19 > 0:27:21We're going to bring him down to
0:27:21 > 0:27:23the hyperbaric chamber
0:27:23 > 0:27:26because he's got some signs and symptoms of decompression illness.
0:27:26 > 0:27:28Dr Rosemary Crinion
0:27:28 > 0:27:34has decided Martin does need a stint in the centre's hyperbaric chamber.
0:27:34 > 0:27:37What we do is we treat them, give them high-pressure oxygen
0:27:37 > 0:27:40under pressure and then that will hopefully resolve the symptoms.
0:27:40 > 0:27:42He will be in there for about...
0:27:42 > 0:27:44in the and he'll be in for about six or seven hours.
0:27:47 > 0:27:52Went for a dive, everything was fine, got to about 12 metres.
0:27:53 > 0:27:56All of a sudden my fins became very loose on my feet.
0:27:56 > 0:28:01I'm not entirely sure why. I had a lot of trouble with my weight.
0:28:01 > 0:28:03I just couldn't keep myself down.
0:28:03 > 0:28:07Dumped as much air as I could but just couldn't stop myself rising.
0:28:07 > 0:28:11And just shot up very quickly. You know, very scary.
0:28:11 > 0:28:13One of the most scariest things I think that's ever happened to me.
0:28:16 > 0:28:19The great news is, Martin is fine now.
0:28:19 > 0:28:22Air ambulances are becoming a more common sight carrying doctors
0:28:22 > 0:28:24and paramedics to the most seriously injured.
0:28:24 > 0:28:28Up until now, there's one thing they couldn't carry, blood.
0:28:28 > 0:28:31But that's changed, as Chris has been finding out.
0:28:31 > 0:28:34I'm on top of the Royal London Hospital on a beautiful day
0:28:34 > 0:28:36here in the capital.
0:28:36 > 0:28:37Just take in the views.
0:28:37 > 0:28:42We've got Canary Wharf, the dome and over here the London Olympic Stadium.
0:28:42 > 0:28:45But we haven't come all this way to see that.
0:28:45 > 0:28:48We've come to see something much smaller and it's on this
0:28:48 > 0:28:52London air ambulance. To explain everything is Dr Anne Weaver.
0:28:52 > 0:28:55- Hello, how are you? - Hi, I'm good thanks, good afternoon.
0:28:55 > 0:28:58So tell me, I've heard about this magic box, what's it called?
0:28:58 > 0:29:01This is the golden hour box.
0:29:01 > 0:29:03We found it with some help from the British Army.
0:29:03 > 0:29:07It's used by our troops in Afghanistan.
0:29:07 > 0:29:10But we've found that it's perfect for civilian purposes and for us
0:29:10 > 0:29:13to carry blood on board London's air ambulance and our fleet of cars.
0:29:13 > 0:29:16OK, so many questions I've got for you.
0:29:16 > 0:29:18Why is it called the golden hour box?
0:29:18 > 0:29:23Well for people who've heard of trauma as a disease, there's thought to be
0:29:23 > 0:29:26a special hour, the hour immediately after you've been injured
0:29:26 > 0:29:30when if medical resources are applied appropriately and you get the right treatment,
0:29:30 > 0:29:33if you're looked after well in that hour you can actually reduce
0:29:33 > 0:29:36death rates subsequently after that period of time.
0:29:36 > 0:29:40So we try and make sure that actually patients get the very best care as soon as possible.
0:29:40 > 0:29:44We've been trying for a couple of years to actually get blood on board.
0:29:44 > 0:29:47For some groups of patients who are actually bleeding to death,
0:29:47 > 0:29:49current, until March, we had to give them
0:29:49 > 0:29:54normal saline which doesn't carry oxygen so it doesn't resuscitate the heart and the brain.
0:29:54 > 0:29:58But now that we are carrying blood, we can provide better care for this group of patients
0:29:58 > 0:30:03and hopefully restart their heart or make them better by the time they even reach the hospital.
0:30:03 > 0:30:04That sounds so obvious.
0:30:04 > 0:30:09It does, but you wouldn't believe how difficult it has actually been to make that happen
0:30:09 > 0:30:13and that's because there's lots of rules and regulations around carrying blood
0:30:13 > 0:30:16and making sure we do it in a safe way which is equivalent to
0:30:16 > 0:30:20the processes that are used inside hospitals by the NHS.
0:30:20 > 0:30:21Now what is so magic about this box?
0:30:21 > 0:30:26Well I'll open the box and then you can sort of see for yourself.
0:30:26 > 0:30:29This black box inside has actually been in a freezer at -18 degrees
0:30:29 > 0:30:31for eight hours.
0:30:31 > 0:30:34It then gets taken out and is allowed to thaw about an hour until
0:30:34 > 0:30:39condensation forms, but the beauty of this box is that whilst it's closed
0:30:39 > 0:30:42it will keep the blood at four degrees centigrade for 72 hours.
0:30:42 > 0:30:44- Have you used this unit? - Yeah, we have.
0:30:44 > 0:30:46This has probably been used eight times already.
0:30:46 > 0:30:47And what difference has that made?
0:30:47 > 0:30:51We had a patient last week who was a cyclist, hit by a lorry,
0:30:51 > 0:30:53who was in cardiac arrest.
0:30:53 > 0:30:57Following some of the interventions and giving blood, we got the heart started,
0:30:57 > 0:31:00the patient was taken to one of the major trauma centres.
0:31:00 > 0:31:02Brilliant. And it stays in the air ambulance all the time?
0:31:02 > 0:31:05It stays in the helicopter and even though it's a warm day,
0:31:05 > 0:31:07it won't make any difference to the contents inside.
0:31:07 > 0:31:11Fantastic. What a great invention. Well done the Army, well done you.
0:31:11 > 0:31:14- Yeah, absolutely.- Nice to meet you. - Thanks very much.
0:31:16 > 0:31:19You leave your car parked safely in the road like you always do.
0:31:19 > 0:31:22When you come back you expect it to be in the same place
0:31:22 > 0:31:25and still in one piece.
0:31:27 > 0:31:30PC Mark Fowler has been called to a two car smash
0:31:30 > 0:31:32but only one of the cars was being driven.
0:31:32 > 0:31:35He's taken the wheel off of that other one.
0:31:40 > 0:31:43The crash has happened on a main road, one lane is now blocked.
0:31:43 > 0:31:45Whose is whose?
0:31:45 > 0:31:47That's mine.
0:31:47 > 0:31:52- And that's the gentleman's in the back of the ambulance. That's his car.- What happened?
0:31:52 > 0:31:55I don't know. I was working.
0:31:55 > 0:31:56The driver involved is Gerald.
0:31:56 > 0:32:00He's unharmed but Mark wants to know what's caused him
0:32:00 > 0:32:02to crash into a parked car.
0:32:03 > 0:32:07As I was driving along, another car coming the opposite direction
0:32:07 > 0:32:10was a bit far over on my side of the road -
0:32:10 > 0:32:15on this side of the road - and I just swerved in a bit to miss it
0:32:15 > 0:32:17and straight into the side of that one.
0:32:17 > 0:32:20Dental practice manager Alison, has come back to find her car damaged
0:32:20 > 0:32:23and at the centre of an investigation.
0:32:23 > 0:32:25I always park here every day.
0:32:25 > 0:32:29The gentleman who lives in this house here just gave me a ring.
0:32:29 > 0:32:34At least the gentleman's well and all fit and he's not injured. That's the main thing.
0:32:34 > 0:32:37That's quite precarious there, isn't it?
0:32:37 > 0:32:44If you have a look, the wheel's been snapped off of the um... the arm
0:32:44 > 0:32:47And the actual bodywork is resting on the wheel itself,
0:32:47 > 0:32:51so the wheel's detached from the arm and from the suspension.
0:32:51 > 0:32:53Back of the bodywork is resting on the wheel
0:32:53 > 0:32:58so any movement of that and it's liable to collapse and catch someone's toes!
0:33:00 > 0:33:01So the traffic can pass freely,
0:33:01 > 0:33:04Mark and his colleague, Greg, need to move the stricken cars.
0:33:17 > 0:33:20The damage to both cars suggests this was quite a blow.
0:33:21 > 0:33:25Gerald has said he had to swerve to avoid another car
0:33:25 > 0:33:27on his side of the road, but without a registration
0:33:27 > 0:33:32plate number, PC Mark knows he'll never be able to track it down.
0:33:32 > 0:33:35Instead, he has to rule out any other possible causes.
0:33:35 > 0:33:39First, Gerald needs to be breathalysed.
0:33:39 > 0:33:41So you haven't had any alcohol in the last 20 minutes then?
0:33:41 > 0:33:44- I haven't had any alcohol at all. - OK.- In 15 years, I don't think.
0:33:44 > 0:33:47- Do you smoke at all, have you had a cigarette?- Gerald passes.
0:33:47 > 0:33:48Now for the next check.
0:33:48 > 0:33:54What I will need to do is require you to take an eyesight test.
0:33:56 > 0:34:00To pass the practical driving test, a driver must be able to read
0:34:00 > 0:34:02a number plate from 20 metres away.
0:34:03 > 0:34:05So it's just reading you wear them for?
0:34:05 > 0:34:07Yes. And for watching television.
0:34:12 > 0:34:15- That's fine. Thank you very much. - Gerald's passed.
0:34:15 > 0:34:17Now he's free to walk into town
0:34:17 > 0:34:21and sort out how to get his car off the road and into a garage.
0:34:21 > 0:34:25It's got to go today because of all the sharp bits here.
0:34:25 > 0:34:27Yeah. Yeah.
0:34:29 > 0:34:31Even though it was stationary,
0:34:31 > 0:34:34it looks like Alison's car may have come off worse.
0:34:34 > 0:34:38As it's unsteadily balanced on its broken wheel, Mark has arranged for the vehicle
0:34:38 > 0:34:42to be towed away for the general public's safety.
0:34:42 > 0:34:45You reckon that's written off?
0:34:48 > 0:34:53A car on three wheels is recovered just the same way as one with four,
0:34:53 > 0:34:55though it makes things slightly more difficult.
0:34:58 > 0:35:02Here he goes. Oh... Is he going to make it?
0:35:05 > 0:35:08The road is fully clear and now, should they want to risk it,
0:35:08 > 0:35:12other drivers can use Alison's parking spot that has become
0:35:12 > 0:35:14unexpectedly available.
0:35:15 > 0:35:17Up to your neck in raw sewage.
0:35:17 > 0:35:20That's where the firefighters have been working to try
0:35:20 > 0:35:23and save the life of a much loved horse called Annie.
0:35:23 > 0:35:26Now, the most dangerous part, the lift, is about to happen.
0:35:29 > 0:35:31They're almost ready to start lifting Annie.
0:35:31 > 0:35:35The two men inside the cesspit guide the spreader bar into position.
0:35:37 > 0:35:40I want it over the spine, if possible, Perry.
0:35:40 > 0:35:42OK, listen, guys.
0:35:42 > 0:35:46Do one set at a time. Front, then back, it'll be easier.
0:35:46 > 0:35:49Once it's in place, they need to get out of the pit for their own safety.
0:35:49 > 0:35:51You two out, please.
0:35:55 > 0:35:57The slow lift begins.
0:35:57 > 0:36:00One firefighter holds a rope attached to Annie's head collar
0:36:00 > 0:36:04and makes sure her head is kept clear of the sides of the pit.
0:36:06 > 0:36:09Right, come in a bit, Perry, this way, come on.
0:36:09 > 0:36:10This is such a delicate process.
0:36:10 > 0:36:14Crane operator, Perry, has to be pit side.
0:36:14 > 0:36:15Any sudden problem
0:36:15 > 0:36:19and Perry can stop the rescue from the remote box that he's carrying.
0:36:22 > 0:36:27Perry, when you come up, don't go too high,
0:36:27 > 0:36:29just swing her out as far as you can go.
0:36:29 > 0:36:34At last, Annie's back can be seen as she's lifted clear of the pit.
0:36:35 > 0:36:37That was the worst bit for me
0:36:37 > 0:36:39because I actually thought she'd gone.
0:36:39 > 0:36:43I just thought I'd lost her, I just thought that was the end of her.
0:36:46 > 0:36:48One of her legs could be badly injured.
0:36:48 > 0:36:51The horse rug has become wrapped around a hind leg.
0:36:53 > 0:36:56Depending on how tight that rug is, it may have
0:36:56 > 0:36:58limited the blood supply to the rest of the limb.
0:36:58 > 0:37:00She could have a skin injury.
0:37:00 > 0:37:04The skin could then possibly slough off or, you know, even worse,
0:37:04 > 0:37:08there'd be damage to the actual internal structures of the foot.
0:37:09 > 0:37:11She looked like she was dead.
0:37:11 > 0:37:12Her mouth was open.
0:37:12 > 0:37:15There was muck dripping off her. Her legs were just hanging.
0:37:15 > 0:37:19Perry, go over that way a bit. I can't go any further.
0:37:19 > 0:37:22The horse is heavily sedated and can't stand on her own.
0:37:22 > 0:37:25They need to guide her legs to one side as they lower her.
0:37:30 > 0:37:34Despite the drugs, there is a chance Annie will suddenly recover.
0:37:34 > 0:37:38They can't risk her going anywhere near the pit again.
0:37:38 > 0:37:40Everyone ready? Go!
0:37:40 > 0:37:44It takes the strength of 14 firefighters to move the half ton horse.
0:37:44 > 0:37:49- Keep going. I want her right out the way of them stumps.- That's it guys.
0:37:49 > 0:37:52Good. Head sheet.
0:37:53 > 0:37:57Now, at last, vet Suzanne can check Annie over.
0:37:59 > 0:38:03I couldn't feel any breaks. Luckily there didn't seem to be that many superficial wounds either.
0:38:03 > 0:38:05Come on, girl.
0:38:05 > 0:38:08We had her on oxygen just because again we weren't sure
0:38:08 > 0:38:10if she was going to have been limited to the oxygen
0:38:10 > 0:38:12with the gases from the sewage.
0:38:12 > 0:38:17It's doing what it would do. It needs to roll over...
0:38:17 > 0:38:20which might stimulate it enough to get it up.
0:38:20 > 0:38:23It's been on that side now for hours.
0:38:23 > 0:38:26It's rather like watching a film laying on the settee.
0:38:26 > 0:38:28You sit for hours watching the film
0:38:28 > 0:38:31and then when you go to get up, the side you've laid on is dead.
0:38:31 > 0:38:34The blood circulation has not worked as well
0:38:34 > 0:38:35and so you've got a dead leg.
0:38:35 > 0:38:38Well that horse had the same feeling on one side.
0:38:38 > 0:38:42Both its lower limbs where effectively dead legs.
0:38:42 > 0:38:45So we have got a technique where you roll the horse over
0:38:45 > 0:38:46onto its good side.
0:38:46 > 0:38:49That releases all the pressure on its inner organs
0:38:49 > 0:38:52but also stimulates the blood flow in the body.
0:38:52 > 0:38:54And that normally powers the horse up.
0:38:54 > 0:38:57That's it. Bring it right over the chest there.
0:38:57 > 0:38:58All you do...
0:38:59 > 0:39:03- Get two or three on each line. - Ready, one, two, three, pull.
0:39:05 > 0:39:09Keep walking, keep walking, keep walking. Well done.
0:39:11 > 0:39:15I was told that she had been very heavily sedated and would probably take a good
0:39:15 > 0:39:1840 minutes before she actually stood on her legs.
0:39:18 > 0:39:20It's when she stood on her legs would be the moment that they
0:39:20 > 0:39:23would know whether she had done any damage to them.
0:39:23 > 0:39:28They won't know until she gets up if she has suffered serious injury.
0:39:28 > 0:39:30They put straw bales around her to support her.
0:39:33 > 0:39:36All they can do now is wait and hope.
0:39:39 > 0:39:41So, did Annie manage to get back on her feet?
0:39:41 > 0:39:45It took some time but she did finally stand, much to the relief of Jo,
0:39:45 > 0:39:47her owner, and all the rescue team.
0:39:47 > 0:39:50Four months on, you would hardly recognise her.
0:39:50 > 0:39:52This is the same horse.
0:39:52 > 0:39:54However, she did need specialist treatment
0:39:54 > 0:39:59and three nights in an equine hospital to treat her injuries.
0:39:59 > 0:40:01They were mainly concerned about her eye.
0:40:01 > 0:40:04But they said she hadn't lost her eye and her sight was fine.
0:40:05 > 0:40:06The cleaned it all up.
0:40:06 > 0:40:09Gave her two nice hot warm baths because she absolutely stunk.
0:40:09 > 0:40:12And they allowed her home on the Monday afternoon
0:40:12 > 0:40:15with medication and a vet to call out for the next three weeks.
0:40:15 > 0:40:18Back out in the field with her friends and, yeah,
0:40:18 > 0:40:19you would ever know it had happened.
0:40:19 > 0:40:22Well, sadly for us, we weren't able to bring Annie the horse in here
0:40:22 > 0:40:25but we've got the next best thing, Buster Brown here...
0:40:25 > 0:40:27Well done, Buster. ..who was instrumental in the rescue.
0:40:27 > 0:40:32- Thank you. - I noticed, very, very quickly, when I was watching that film,
0:40:32 > 0:40:34that you weren't in the cesspit. Why is that?
0:40:34 > 0:40:36Well, when you put people in that sort of mess,
0:40:36 > 0:40:39you don't go in there yourself, do you?
0:40:39 > 0:40:41That's why I've got my pips. I know when to stand back.
0:40:41 > 0:40:44Yes, I understand that. I have to say, watching that,
0:40:44 > 0:40:46I could almost smell it. Was it bad?
0:40:46 > 0:40:48It was particularly bad.
0:40:48 > 0:40:51A cesspit is full of human waste.
0:40:51 > 0:40:53Not too much detail.
0:40:53 > 0:40:56And the aroma was very, very strong.
0:40:56 > 0:40:58HE LAUGHS
0:40:58 > 0:41:02How long did it take for those two boys to get themselves clean and free of that smell?
0:41:02 > 0:41:05I imagine they smelt it the following morning in the nostrils.
0:41:05 > 0:41:09- You didn't get them a lift home, I bet.- I didn't! Oh, I actually gave one a lift, yeah!
0:41:09 > 0:41:10- Did you?- Yes, I did.
0:41:10 > 0:41:13But he had had a shower before he got in the truck.
0:41:13 > 0:41:14I bet he did!
0:41:14 > 0:41:16- Well, well done, you.- Thank you.
0:41:16 > 0:41:18What I notice, obviously you had to sedate the horse
0:41:18 > 0:41:21because it would have panicked in the cesspit.
0:41:21 > 0:41:24But you didn't have all the right equipment there to do that job.
0:41:24 > 0:41:27You had to make it up. Tell me what you did. You brought this.
0:41:27 > 0:41:28That is correct.
0:41:28 > 0:41:32The trouble was the horse was in an environment that was dangerous for us to enter
0:41:32 > 0:41:34and the animal needed to be sedated.
0:41:34 > 0:41:38It was a joint rescue using West Sussex Fire Brigade
0:41:38 > 0:41:40and Hampshire Fire And Rescue Service.
0:41:40 > 0:41:44So, what we'd made up on three of these poles together was a syringe
0:41:44 > 0:41:46- taped to the end.- Yeah?
0:41:46 > 0:41:49The vet was able to jab the horse with one
0:41:49 > 0:41:55and then I was able to push this one down and push the plunger in.
0:41:55 > 0:42:00- Fantastic.- It's not a professional way of doing it. A very sensible...
0:42:00 > 0:42:03So jab sticks are commercially available but they don't
0:42:03 > 0:42:06serve our purpose in an emergency environment
0:42:06 > 0:42:10so Hampshire Fire And Rescue Service and an engineer
0:42:10 > 0:42:13are designing this
0:42:13 > 0:42:17and this is going to be a purpose-built syringe for jabbing horses.
0:42:17 > 0:42:20- Brilliant.- And the idea is that it's got compressed air in there.
0:42:20 > 0:42:24When it hits the animal it plunges like that.
0:42:24 > 0:42:28That lever opens up. Compressed air will then push the piston
0:42:28 > 0:42:31- and push the syringe to administer the sedation.- Good bit of kit.
0:42:31 > 0:42:33- Have you seen the horse?- I have, yes.
0:42:33 > 0:42:36I saw it a few days later as well and it was looking very, very good.
0:42:36 > 0:42:39- Very clean.- Brilliant. Well done. And clean?- She was not injured.
0:42:39 > 0:42:41- She was fine after everything. - She had a head injury.
0:42:41 > 0:42:44- But other than that she was fine. - Good.- Lovely to see you, Buster.
0:42:44 > 0:42:48- Thank you.- Well done, Buster. He smells all right, doesn't he?
0:42:48 > 0:42:52- He always does. That's it from Real Rescues. We'll see you next time. Bye-bye.- Bye.
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