0:00:03 > 0:00:07If you're critically ill or seriously injured in a place like this
0:00:07 > 0:00:12there's only one thing that can save you, and that's speed.
0:00:12 > 0:00:17It doesn't matter where you are, this helicopter with its highly trained team of pilots and
0:00:17 > 0:00:22paramedics will fly to your rescue at two and a half miles a minute.
0:00:22 > 0:00:25These are Yorkshire's Helicopter Heroes.
0:00:46 > 0:00:52When the people of England's biggest county dial 999 there's a good chance help will come from the skies.
0:00:52 > 0:00:58The Yorkshire air ambulance is ready to scramble 365 days a year
0:00:58 > 0:01:02and each one brings a new life-or-death emergency.
0:01:02 > 0:01:06Today on Helicopter Heroes, this runner isn't breathing.
0:01:06 > 0:01:08His heart has stopped beating.
0:01:08 > 0:01:09He fell straight in front of me.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12This electric shock is his only hope.
0:01:12 > 0:01:14Stand clear. And shocking...
0:01:14 > 0:01:20A high-powered sports car is crashed and the driver's new girlfriend is badly hurt.
0:01:20 > 0:01:22- Where's your pain, then? - In my left leg.
0:01:22 > 0:01:24Pain in your left leg.
0:01:24 > 0:01:30Helimed 99 faces an unusual hazard as the team try and reach an injured walker.
0:01:30 > 0:01:33Apparently there are some roving llamas about.
0:01:33 > 0:01:40Paramedic Lee finds out the chopper has some unlikely competition when it comes to speed.
0:01:44 > 0:01:49Keeping fit is one of the best ways of ensuring a long and healthy life,
0:01:49 > 0:01:53but too much physical exercise can be a bad thing and if your sport involves taking you out
0:01:53 > 0:01:58into the open countryside these guys are about the only ones who can help.
0:02:00 > 0:02:03It's the biggest day of the year for runners in the North.
0:02:03 > 0:02:08Thousands of athletes, from Sunday afternoon joggers to serious sub one hour men
0:02:08 > 0:02:11are pounding the route of the Great North Run.
0:02:11 > 0:02:18At Helimed headquarters, pilot Ian Mousette has more reasons than most to be glued to the box.
0:02:18 > 0:02:19Yesterday my son, Sam,
0:02:19 > 0:02:22completed the Junior Great North Run in 34 minutes.
0:02:22 > 0:02:28Today my wife is about to compete in her eighth Great North Run.
0:02:30 > 0:02:32- You've got a job. - But just 10 miles from base
0:02:32 > 0:02:36a runner in a less glamorous race is fighting for his life.
0:02:36 > 0:02:41Harewood Ten Mile Run, which actually goes round Eccup Reservoir,
0:02:41 > 0:02:46one of the runners has collapsed and, according to the notes, there's a nurse doing CPR on the scene.
0:02:47 > 0:02:52Everybody happy? That looks good in the box that way. We can just go straight out, yeah?
0:02:52 > 0:02:55Now Ian has a race on his hands, to find a dying man in time.
0:02:57 > 0:03:01- ..to 089.- OK, thank you.
0:03:01 > 0:03:07Paramedics Sammy Wills and Pat Greaken know that only speed can save their patient's life.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10We have reports of a nurse doing CPR.
0:03:10 > 0:03:15We're not sure which part of the edge of the reservoir, but it's near a ploughed field.
0:03:15 > 0:03:17Roger.
0:03:17 > 0:03:21On the ground, emergency services are struggling to reach the scene.
0:03:21 > 0:03:25- Well, he's stuck in the mud, so he's not going anywhere. - He's not going anywhere, is he?- No.
0:03:25 > 0:03:29Tony Fell was fit for his age and a keen runner.
0:03:29 > 0:03:31His heart has stopped beating.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34He's not been breathing for a quarter of an hour.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37Now, by most people's reckoning, he's dead.
0:03:37 > 0:03:42- OK, visual. Visual. I've got him. - Where he's pointing. - Yeah, I've got it.
0:03:42 > 0:03:49But, by sheer luck, the runners immediately behind Tony when he collapsed were a nurse and doctor.
0:03:49 > 0:03:54They've given him the only hope of survival, CPR or cardiac massage.
0:03:54 > 0:03:56We're trying to clear his airway.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59The treatment paramedics Sammy and Pat give over the next five minutes
0:03:59 > 0:04:03will dictate whether Tony lives or dies.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06These pads will deliver a massive electric shock to his heart.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09- That's OK. He just went down. - Yeah, just went down.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12- How far have you already... That's fine.- This is eight miles.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15This is the eight mile point. How long ago is it since he collapsed?
0:04:15 > 0:04:18At least 15 minutes. At least 15 minutes we've been...
0:04:18 > 0:04:21I mean, he's had CPR the whole way through and he's definitely...
0:04:21 > 0:04:26He just fell. Literally, just fell straight in front of me.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28It just looked like exhaustion.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31- What are you seeing?- Nothing.
0:04:31 > 0:04:35Nothing? OK, do you mind continuing on chest compressions, is that OK?
0:04:35 > 0:04:39The Helimed team know CPR isn't as successful as many people think.
0:04:39 > 0:04:44Only six in 100 heart attack victims respond to cardiac massage
0:04:44 > 0:04:48and many of them will suffer serious brain damage.
0:04:48 > 0:04:51- Right... Do you we shock him or shall we keep...- Just keep going for a minute.
0:04:51 > 0:04:53Tony's life is on a knife edge.
0:04:53 > 0:04:59Pat and Sammy know their only hope is to shock his heart back into a normal rhythm.
0:04:59 > 0:05:00Charging the pads...
0:05:00 > 0:05:02They'll use a charge of 10,000 volts.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06Stand clear. And shocking.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09But it's kill or cure.
0:05:09 > 0:05:13This machine will either restore Tony's heart beat or stop it forever.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16OK, charging.
0:05:18 > 0:05:21Would you stand clear and watch your hands? Stand further back.
0:05:22 > 0:05:24- Thank you.- I shocked twice.
0:05:26 > 0:05:31- Adrenaline.- Yeah.- Confirm. First one going in at...
0:05:31 > 0:05:38The drugs they're giving him will bombard his brain with chemical messages to increase his heart rate.
0:05:38 > 0:05:41OK. He's making some form of respiratory effort.
0:05:43 > 0:05:47- Atropine in at 12.20.- 12.20.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50- Is that the adrenaline kicking in?- Yeah.
0:05:50 > 0:05:56The only way to find out if they're winning the battle is to wire Tony up to an ECG heart monitor.
0:05:56 > 0:05:57We've got a pulse.
0:05:57 > 0:05:59Incredibly, it's worked.
0:05:59 > 0:06:01We've got a pulse.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03- Come on, fella!- Come on, Tony!
0:06:03 > 0:06:06Come on, Tony, stay with us.
0:06:06 > 0:06:11Tony's heart is beating once more and he's even taking shallow breaths.
0:06:11 > 0:06:16- Have you felt... Felt ventilating? - Yeah.- Good peripherals...- Great.
0:06:16 > 0:06:20This gentleman's been running and arrested for whatever reason,
0:06:20 > 0:06:22but because of the medics and the first aiders
0:06:22 > 0:06:26he is now breathing of his own accord.
0:06:26 > 0:06:30- When you're doing CPR from the offset...- Yeah.- I think we stand a good chance, yeah.
0:06:32 > 0:06:34But the team know he's not out of the woods yet.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37Surviving a heart attack doesn't mean recovering.
0:06:37 > 0:06:39Tony's critically ill.
0:06:41 > 0:06:46At Harrogate District Hospital a crash team is standing by,
0:06:46 > 0:06:51but the odds of Tony surviving the flight to reach them aren't good.
0:06:56 > 0:06:57OK, Tony.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00Coming up, Tony has already beaten the odds,
0:07:00 > 0:07:05but few patients in his condition live to leave hospital. Can he?
0:07:05 > 0:07:08We've handed him over, and the team are still fighting for his life.
0:07:08 > 0:07:11A dog walker is in agony thanks to his clumsy pet.
0:07:11 > 0:07:16He's put his weight on his right leg at the same time as his dog's hit him in the back of the knee.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18And on the narrow streets of historic York,
0:07:18 > 0:07:22pedal power comes to the rescue of a young cyclist.
0:07:22 > 0:07:25- Have you any pain down your back? - No.- No?
0:07:31 > 0:07:38Now, this beast can do 150 miles an hour but, believe it or not, there are cars that can go even faster.
0:07:38 > 0:07:44The trouble is, when a supercar runs out of road it's usually bad news for the passenger.
0:07:45 > 0:07:51On a busy bypass in North Yorkshire, a 200-mile-an-hour sports car has crashed.
0:07:51 > 0:07:58This TVR Cerbera can go from a standstill to 100 in 10 seconds, but not any more.
0:07:58 > 0:08:03We've got reports of somebody there that's in this vehicle.
0:08:03 > 0:08:08They've got some type of head injury and they are conscious to a degree
0:08:08 > 0:08:10and complaining of paralysis.
0:08:10 > 0:08:14It's veered off the slip road and hit three parked vehicles.
0:08:14 > 0:08:18Initial reports from the caller is that the patient is bleeding
0:08:18 > 0:08:21from the ear, which, if they've sustained a head injury
0:08:21 > 0:08:24could be quite a significant sign,
0:08:24 > 0:08:27so this patient could need the specialist care
0:08:27 > 0:08:29of a trauma centre such as LGI.
0:08:31 > 0:08:37We're a helicopter from Leeds to Tadcaster, just come to the A1 to the south of Wetherby.
0:08:37 > 0:08:40Chief pilot Steve Cobb needs to land the helicopter as close as possible
0:08:40 > 0:08:44to their patient, and today that means landing on the carriageway.
0:08:44 > 0:08:48Have we got a road blocked off down there, Steve?
0:08:48 > 0:08:50On this bit of a slip road, is it?
0:08:50 > 0:08:52Yeah, it looks it, doesn't it?
0:08:52 > 0:08:55SPEECH MUFFLED
0:08:55 > 0:09:00Sarah Wise is trapped and unable to move in the passenger seat of the sports car she was travelling in.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04Right, love, how you doing? You've been better.
0:09:04 > 0:09:06- I'm in very bad pain. - Where is your pain, then?
0:09:06 > 0:09:09- In my left leg. - Pain in your left leg.
0:09:09 > 0:09:13- Yeah.- OK. This pain, if 10 is the worst pain that you've ever had...
0:09:13 > 0:09:14- 10!- It's 10 out of 10.
0:09:14 > 0:09:18The TVR's seat is so low, Sarah's almost lying down.
0:09:18 > 0:09:22Getting her out is going to be tricky.
0:09:22 > 0:09:24We think she may have been unconscious.
0:09:24 > 0:09:27We're not... We don't know. She wasn't when we arrived.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30- She was having a fit when we crashed.- Having a fit when you crashed.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33- Is that why you crashed?- No, not when we crashed, after.- After.
0:09:33 > 0:09:37Looking at the vehicle, there's been quite an intense impact there,
0:09:37 > 0:09:40so there's a huge potential for injuries.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43We'll get her comfortable first and then we'll be able to do a better assessment.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46We're going to give you something for this pain.
0:09:46 > 0:09:49When we've given you that we'll get you out of this vehicle, all right?
0:09:49 > 0:09:51The driver also needs treatment.
0:09:51 > 0:09:55He and Sarah are on their second date and he doesn't want to leave her.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58If you've got back pain you need to be looked at.
0:09:58 > 0:10:02Let's get you out as well, all right? Are you listening to me?
0:10:02 > 0:10:04We'll look after her, but we need to look after you as well
0:10:04 > 0:10:07and you're no good if you're hurt and all. Let us help you.
0:10:07 > 0:10:10He appeared a bit confused, whether that's from the accident,
0:10:10 > 0:10:14and not very cooperative to the crews as they were trying to deal with him.
0:10:14 > 0:10:16That could well be because he's had a bang on the head.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19Everything we'll do to her is precautionary, all right?
0:10:19 > 0:10:22But we need to help you, as well. Just take it nice and easy, mate.
0:10:22 > 0:10:24Don't worry, we'll look after you.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27Sarah is given a hefty dose of morphine to help knock out the pain.
0:10:27 > 0:10:31Still 10 out of 10? You're not in any pain down here in your legs, are you?
0:10:31 > 0:10:36So, if we put a board in here and lift her across and slide her out that way.
0:10:36 > 0:10:40- You reckon that's the... - That's going to be the way, yeah.
0:10:43 > 0:10:48The cramped cabin and sports seats of the TVR are working against Darren.
0:10:48 > 0:10:52He can't examine her properly, but moving her is going to hurt.
0:10:52 > 0:10:56SHE GROANS IN PAIN
0:10:56 > 0:10:59Keep still, then. Keep still. All right.
0:10:59 > 0:11:04Sarah's still in too much pain to be moved, so she's given more morphine.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07- Stop!- I'm not touching you.
0:11:07 > 0:11:09A passing doctor has arrived to offer help.
0:11:09 > 0:11:14- She's complaining of pain in her left side.- Yeah.- Down here.
0:11:14 > 0:11:18So it could be dislocated. It doesn't look right to me. It looks twisted that way.
0:11:18 > 0:11:24With Sarah still in excruciating pain, Darren is left with no alternative.
0:11:24 > 0:11:27The TVR is about to become a convertible.
0:11:28 > 0:11:30We'll have the roof off, eh?
0:11:30 > 0:11:33- Yeah...- You happy with that, yeah?
0:11:33 > 0:11:36The Fire Brigade's cutting gear can take thick steel apart,
0:11:36 > 0:11:41so the fibreglass roof of the supercar should be easy, but they need to get going -
0:11:41 > 0:11:44Darren thinks Sarah's pelvis is broken.
0:11:44 > 0:11:48Her wounds mean she's already lost a lot of blood,
0:11:48 > 0:11:51but the worry is a bleed they can't see
0:11:51 > 0:11:54and that could lead to organ failure.
0:11:54 > 0:11:59Sarah needs to be out of this car and in hospital fast.
0:12:03 > 0:12:08Coming up, the passenger's released, but her injuries are very serious.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11Wrap her pelvis up just in case because we're not sure.
0:12:11 > 0:12:15The runner who collapsed and died, only to be revived,
0:12:15 > 0:12:16finally reaches hospital.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19OK, we'll just push the stent through the previous stents.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23And the bike medics making one of the UK's
0:12:23 > 0:12:26most beautiful cities a safer place.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34If you can afford it, this is the only way to travel.
0:12:34 > 0:12:37No jams, no cancelled trains, no airport security.
0:12:37 > 0:12:39But if things go wrong in the air,
0:12:39 > 0:12:42your life's in the hands of the guy at the controls
0:12:42 > 0:12:47and how he reacts could mean the difference between life and death.
0:12:47 > 0:12:53But today pilot Andy Figg is going to face something new and challenging.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56He's flying paramedics, Lee Davison and Tony Wilkes,
0:12:56 > 0:12:59on their way to treat a walker with a dislocated leg.
0:12:59 > 0:13:03We don't know too many details about injuries,
0:13:03 > 0:13:06but apparently there's some roving llamas about,
0:13:06 > 0:13:09so that should be quite interesting when we get there.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12Well, I've not landed at a job with a llama yet,
0:13:12 > 0:13:14so there's a new one for today, probably.
0:13:14 > 0:13:18Llamas are not the most common animal on Yorkshire's farms.
0:13:19 > 0:13:23Right, we'll go on the right hand side of the field where the llamas were up at the hedgerow.
0:13:23 > 0:13:27Air ambulance pilots like Andy understand animals better than most.
0:13:27 > 0:13:31Sheep run, horses panic and cows wander off
0:13:31 > 0:13:35before returning to chew parts of the helicopter.
0:13:35 > 0:13:40Now everyone's about to find out how llamas react to something very loud
0:13:40 > 0:13:43and very yellow dropping into their field.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46OK, got llamas visual. Keep an eye on them, OK?
0:13:46 > 0:13:49OK, a tree to the right. Be careful of the branches.
0:13:49 > 0:13:54- And llamas are moving away to the left.- OK, man. And we're going into the field now
0:13:54 > 0:13:55- as that's no problem.- OK.
0:13:57 > 0:14:01The llamas don't seem too impressed by the new arrival in their field,
0:14:01 > 0:14:04but Helimed 99's patient will be pleased to see them.
0:14:05 > 0:14:09Right, this kid has been hit from behind by a dog.
0:14:09 > 0:14:13The dog went into the back of his knee and knocked his kneecap right round.
0:14:13 > 0:14:17Ben Grane was out for a walk when he was hit from behind by his dog.
0:14:17 > 0:14:21Unbelievably, the impact has dislocated his knee.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24We've just been able to cut his trousers and his welly off,
0:14:24 > 0:14:28it was just too painful to even... Even the weight of his trousers.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31Ben's a long way off the beaten track, which is why
0:14:31 > 0:14:34ground paramedics have called up for help from above.
0:14:34 > 0:14:36Ben's in agony.
0:14:36 > 0:14:39The plan is, Ben, right, with our colleagues here,
0:14:39 > 0:14:42is we'll get you dosed up a bit more on Entenox, right,
0:14:42 > 0:14:46try and get your leg splinted, put you on a board just so we can carry you to the helicopter, all right?
0:14:46 > 0:14:50The human knee is meant to bend only one way.
0:14:50 > 0:14:55Any pressure in the wrong direction and the kneecap can pop out of joint.
0:14:55 > 0:14:57We've just come out walking dogs
0:14:57 > 0:15:00and as we've come up track he's put his weight on his right leg
0:15:00 > 0:15:03at the same time as his dog hit him in back of knee
0:15:03 > 0:15:06and he's just collapsed on floor and started screaming out.
0:15:06 > 0:15:09And I just saw his kneecap stuck out of the side of his leg.
0:15:10 > 0:15:13Basically, he's got a dislocated patella.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16Basically a dislocated knee.
0:15:16 > 0:15:19Sometimes when we try to straighten the leg
0:15:19 > 0:15:21they pop back in by themselves,
0:15:21 > 0:15:24but we'll have to see once we get it splinted.
0:15:24 > 0:15:28Which hopefully will help his pain a bit and keep it nice and immobile.
0:15:28 > 0:15:33But it is painful, dislocations are quite painful more often than not.
0:15:33 > 0:15:35- Keep going.- Do what you need to do.
0:15:36 > 0:15:40Ben's leg must be straightened and that's going to hurt.
0:15:40 > 0:15:43Try and relax, try and relax. I know it's easy for us to say.
0:15:43 > 0:15:47Try and relax and let everything go floppy. Let them do the work for you, OK?
0:15:49 > 0:15:51They're fitting Ben's leg into a splint.
0:15:51 > 0:15:55The tendons and muscles in his knee joint are under terrible strain.
0:15:55 > 0:15:59The anaesthetic is helping him cope, but not for long.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02- Argh!- BLEEP!
0:16:02 > 0:16:04Don't bend it! You'll make it worse by moving.
0:16:04 > 0:16:06The paramedics have all seen this before
0:16:06 > 0:16:09and they know that in preparing Ben for a flight to hospital
0:16:09 > 0:16:12there's a chance his dislocation will cure itself.
0:16:12 > 0:16:16- You've done it. - Ben, you've done it.- You've done it. - It's back in.- You've done it.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19It wasn't a pleasant surprise for Ben,
0:16:19 > 0:16:21but it's given him instant relief
0:16:21 > 0:16:24and that goes for his family at home, too.
0:16:24 > 0:16:26It's popped back in,
0:16:26 > 0:16:30so I think they're just going to take him to hospital now and make him feel a bit better.
0:16:30 > 0:16:36Ben's leg now looks as good as new, but just to be sure he needs a hospital checkup.
0:16:36 > 0:16:38All we're going to do now
0:16:38 > 0:16:42is roll you back onto your back so that you're on this board so we can get you on the helicopter,
0:16:42 > 0:16:46all right, mate? It shouldn't be as painful because it's popped back in.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49So you just relax and I'll just pop you back over onto the board.
0:16:49 > 0:16:53That's it. That's it.
0:16:53 > 0:16:59Ben is unlikely to need any more medical treatment but recovery from dislocation can be lengthy.
0:16:59 > 0:17:06He may need physio, too, but for the paramedics it's satisfying to see any injury cure itself.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08I think it was just that sudden movement
0:17:08 > 0:17:12when we were moving him. When we were doing it he was resisting,
0:17:12 > 0:17:14and I think because of the sheer pain
0:17:14 > 0:17:16he flicked his leg out and that kicked it back in.
0:17:16 > 0:17:20Normally, Ben's injury would not qualify him for a flight to hospital
0:17:20 > 0:17:26but he's fallen in an area which makes it difficult to transport him any other way.
0:17:26 > 0:17:29We're parked a long way down that track and it's all muddy.
0:17:29 > 0:17:32We couldn't have carried him. It would have been too dangerous.
0:17:32 > 0:17:35We've had to come across into the field where it's a more solid
0:17:35 > 0:17:38to walk up on this side. We couldn't have got him down.
0:17:38 > 0:17:43A dog may be man's best friend, but Ben is likely to be more careful around his pet in future.
0:17:43 > 0:17:47- I feel fine now.- You don't feel sick at all?- No, I feel fine, mate.
0:17:47 > 0:17:51No, it still hurts, but what I'm meaning
0:17:51 > 0:17:55is when I was laid on that floor it were hurting me,
0:17:55 > 0:17:58and then now I'm...
0:17:58 > 0:18:02I think it's also because I feel I'm all right now.
0:18:02 > 0:18:06Helimed 99's caseload is usually more complicated than this,
0:18:06 > 0:18:10but at least the crew have learnt something new today -
0:18:10 > 0:18:13llamas are pretty unimpressed by helicopters.
0:18:19 > 0:18:24Coming up, a couple in a supercar have survived an impact that could have killed them,
0:18:24 > 0:18:27but the 19-year-old passenger needs urgent treatment.
0:18:27 > 0:18:29She's got a pain
0:18:29 > 0:18:32around the pelvis which has been splinted.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35And in the ancient streets of York,
0:18:35 > 0:18:39there's a race to reach an office worker who's collapsed at her desk.
0:18:45 > 0:18:48Heart disease is the UK's biggest killer.
0:18:48 > 0:18:52Very few people who suffer cardiac arrest live to tell the tale.
0:18:52 > 0:18:58Near Harrogate, the Helimed team are determined today's patient will beat those odds.
0:18:58 > 0:19:03In the corner of a ploughed field, the Helimed team have just won a desperate battle
0:19:03 > 0:19:06to save a runner who's collapsed and died on a 10 mile
0:19:06 > 0:19:08cross country race.
0:19:08 > 0:19:10We've got a pulse.
0:19:10 > 0:19:14Tony Fell's heart stopped beating and he wasn't breathing for 15 minutes.
0:19:14 > 0:19:19Ground paramedics couldn't get near him, but Helimed 99 pilot Ian Mousette
0:19:19 > 0:19:21swooped to the rescue.
0:19:21 > 0:19:23He just fell. Literally, just fell straight in front of me.
0:19:23 > 0:19:28By chance the runners following Tony included a doctor, two nurses,
0:19:28 > 0:19:31a Fire Brigade medic and a policeman.
0:19:31 > 0:19:33Their immediate first aid
0:19:33 > 0:19:36allowed paramedics Pat and Sammy to shock his heart
0:19:36 > 0:19:37back into rhythm.
0:19:37 > 0:19:39Stand clear. And shocking.
0:19:40 > 0:19:45Now he's airborne for the waiting crash team at Harrogate Hospital.
0:19:45 > 0:19:49Pilot Ian, a stranger to the area, will have to navigate himself.
0:19:50 > 0:19:53OK, I'm good to Harrogate, but I haven't got a clue from there.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56OK, I'm happy with this guy.
0:19:56 > 0:20:00Just get the right one, the one with the bandstand in the corner.
0:20:00 > 0:20:04Roger. Stand by for corrections!
0:20:04 > 0:20:08Harrogate's easy enough to find, but the hospital is hidden by trees.
0:20:08 > 0:20:10Luckily the crash team's wearing yellow,
0:20:10 > 0:20:12but it's still touch and go.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14Most patients who have been dead
0:20:14 > 0:20:20for more than a quarter of an hour do not live to leave hospital and, if they do survive,
0:20:20 > 0:20:23the brain is likely to have been damaged. The Helimed team
0:20:23 > 0:20:26and off-duty medics in the race have done their bit.
0:20:26 > 0:20:30Now it's up to Tony's battered heart and the skills of the cardiologists in the hospital.
0:20:30 > 0:20:32OK, Tony.
0:20:32 > 0:20:38This is why paramedics do their jobs, because for all the heart attack patients they see who don't survive,
0:20:38 > 0:20:40there are lives like Tony's they save.
0:20:40 > 0:20:42Great satisfaction.
0:20:42 > 0:20:47Pat was the man. A jugular cannulation, they're quite rare in themselves,
0:20:47 > 0:20:50so that was a good success. And the medics are really pleased as well.
0:20:50 > 0:20:52He's still breathing for himself
0:20:52 > 0:20:54and he's got a lovely pulse at the moment.
0:20:54 > 0:20:59They started CPR straight away. That's really rare. Even ambulances try and get to a casualty
0:20:59 > 0:21:01within eight minutes.
0:21:01 > 0:21:07Your heart, it's supposed to feed your brain with oxygen and your brain starts getting starved
0:21:07 > 0:21:12at, like, four minutes, so the fact that they were there immediately gave us a fighting chance.
0:21:12 > 0:21:15At the end of the day, it was massive teamwork.
0:21:15 > 0:21:17All of us pitched in and we've handed him over
0:21:17 > 0:21:20and the team are still carrying on fighting for his life.
0:21:20 > 0:21:24Tony's survival astonished his doctors, too,
0:21:24 > 0:21:30and within a week he's awake and apparently unaffected by his brush with death.
0:21:30 > 0:21:35Overtaking a doctor probably saved his life.
0:21:35 > 0:21:41Perhaps I just opened my stride up a bit and perhaps got ahead of them.
0:21:41 > 0:21:42Fortunately for me!
0:21:42 > 0:21:46That would have been the... I think it was the seventh run
0:21:46 > 0:21:49on successive Sundays, so,
0:21:49 > 0:21:54you know, up to the time I fell over, I was doing quite well.
0:21:54 > 0:21:58Tony's only symptom is not being able to remember the two weeks
0:21:58 > 0:22:02leading up to his final race, never mind the day itself.
0:22:02 > 0:22:03His fitness saved him.
0:22:03 > 0:22:08In the ICU, when they did a scan
0:22:08 > 0:22:11in the early hours of Monday morning,
0:22:11 > 0:22:17the doctor on duty was amazed that there was no damage,
0:22:17 > 0:22:20or apparently no damage, to my heart whatsoever.
0:22:20 > 0:22:24And he put it down to my fitness pulling me through.
0:22:24 > 0:22:28Within a month, Tony's back on his feet with a plan.
0:22:28 > 0:22:32Unbelievably, he's determined to run again.
0:22:32 > 0:22:34Well, I'm never going to win a race,
0:22:34 > 0:22:37but I'll try and get... Well, beat the person in front.
0:22:37 > 0:22:40And I'll manage that a few times.
0:22:40 > 0:22:45But if that's to happen, Tony must have surgery on his heart.
0:22:45 > 0:22:49Doctors say the arteries feeding it with oxygen need opening out.
0:22:49 > 0:22:53He's had stents put in about 10 years back.
0:22:53 > 0:22:58He's got narrowing inside the stent and just off the end of the stent.
0:23:00 > 0:23:02This is not without risk.
0:23:02 > 0:23:05One in 500 people undergoing this procedure die,
0:23:05 > 0:23:10but if it allows him to run again Tony feels it's worth it.
0:23:10 > 0:23:14OK, we've just pushed the stent through the previous stents.
0:23:14 > 0:23:15And test that.
0:23:15 > 0:23:18You just might get some discomfort in your chest, Mr Fell.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21Thankfully, it's a success.
0:23:21 > 0:23:25Just before we started there was a tight narrowing on the right artery, just here.
0:23:25 > 0:23:29After we put the stent in, now I've got good flow down the artery
0:23:29 > 0:23:32and it's wide open so it looks very nice.
0:23:32 > 0:23:35His arteries are now bigger and better able to supply his heart.
0:23:35 > 0:23:39But will he ever be able to pull on his running shoes again?
0:23:46 > 0:23:50Coming up, Tony hits the treadmill, but will his heart hold out?
0:23:50 > 0:23:54We're just being dispatched to a detail at the Norwich Union.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57Let's see if I can get through there.
0:23:57 > 0:24:02And paramedic Lee is losing the race to reach a patient to a man on a bike.
0:24:08 > 0:24:11As my old police driving instructor would tell me,
0:24:11 > 0:24:15any fool can drive fast, it's the stopping that takes the skill.
0:24:15 > 0:24:17And up on a main road in North Yorkshire,
0:24:17 > 0:24:21the teenage passenger in a supercar found that out the hard way.
0:24:23 > 0:24:26The 200mph supercar is wrecked.
0:24:26 > 0:24:30The passenger, Sarah Wise, is trapped and in great pain.
0:24:30 > 0:24:34- This pain's still strong? - Yeah.- Still 10?
0:24:34 > 0:24:35If I just feel at your leg here...
0:24:35 > 0:24:38No, I'm not touching you. If I just feel, does that hurt?
0:24:38 > 0:24:41- Yeah.- It really, really hurts?
0:24:41 > 0:24:44- Still 10 out of 10.- 12.- 12?
0:24:44 > 0:24:4612 out of 10.
0:24:46 > 0:24:52Sarah is very badly hurt and Darren thinks she has a broken pelvis and may be bleeding heavily internally.
0:24:52 > 0:24:55That can lead to organ failure.
0:24:55 > 0:24:59Sarah needs to be out of this car and away.
0:24:59 > 0:25:03Darren decides to give moving Sarah one more go before the cutters come out.
0:25:03 > 0:25:05Two, three and up.
0:25:05 > 0:25:07Yeah, that's it. That's good.
0:25:07 > 0:25:10That's good. That's good. Hold it. Hold it.
0:25:10 > 0:25:12You got her head?
0:25:12 > 0:25:18She is obviously in great pain, but getting her out quickly and on to hospital is the priority.
0:25:18 > 0:25:23Despite all the morphine she's had it's a painful process.
0:25:23 > 0:25:25SARAH GROANS
0:25:25 > 0:25:31Darren can now get Sarah ready to fly to hospital, and first he must splint her pelvis and that requires
0:25:31 > 0:25:35his ex-miner's tailoring skills.
0:25:35 > 0:25:41Get the pelvis splinted. I'll carry on cutting. Strap her pelvis up just in case because we're not sure.
0:25:42 > 0:25:48Obvious injuries at the moment, she's got pain round the pelvis
0:25:48 > 0:25:51which has been splinted. Tapes on left leg.
0:25:51 > 0:25:53Numerous abrasions.
0:25:53 > 0:25:56The flight to hospital will take just 10 minutes.
0:25:56 > 0:26:00OK, we'll just try and go as straight up as we can here.
0:26:00 > 0:26:05- Yeah.- Stand and go back, obviously, and then just turn the nose into the wind as we get above the trees.
0:26:06 > 0:26:12Darren keeps a close eye on her blood pressure during the flight, worried about the extent
0:26:12 > 0:26:13of Sarah's internal bleeding.
0:26:13 > 0:26:18Obviously that was a fibreglass car so it was everywhere,
0:26:18 > 0:26:22the vehicle had shattered and it was difficult to extricate her
0:26:22 > 0:26:24because she was in so much pain with her legs.
0:26:24 > 0:26:29We gave her some pain relief at the scene and something to stop her feeling sick,
0:26:29 > 0:26:31which assisted us in getting her out of the vehicle,
0:26:31 > 0:26:35but it was just a case of getting, you know, the manpower together,
0:26:35 > 0:26:38putting the equipment in place that we needed and just get her out.
0:26:40 > 0:26:44As they come into Leeds, the trauma team are ready for Sarah.
0:26:44 > 0:26:48What started out as a day's shopping trip to York with her boyfriend
0:26:48 > 0:26:52has unexpectedly ended in intensive care at the Leeds General Infirmary.
0:26:55 > 0:26:59Sarah loved fast cars and has a passion for skydiving.
0:26:59 > 0:27:03But three weeks later, and with her pelvis held together with bolts of metal,
0:27:03 > 0:27:07she's just thankful to be alive.
0:27:07 > 0:27:08I do feel lucky, in a way.
0:27:08 > 0:27:11I'm a bit of a mess, but I do think to myself it could have...
0:27:11 > 0:27:13It could have been worse.
0:27:13 > 0:27:20She looks very well, but underneath the smile is an extensive list of injuries.
0:27:20 > 0:27:23Shattered my pelvis. Split my spleen.
0:27:23 > 0:27:24Broke my ribs,
0:27:24 > 0:27:28skull, cheekbone, jaw... Broke my jaw.
0:27:28 > 0:27:34Sarah doesn't remember anything about the accident or what happened, but after Darren's handiwork
0:27:34 > 0:27:38she did notice the state of her jeans when she got to hospital.
0:27:38 > 0:27:42I were more bothered about my clothes! I'd my favourite outfit on
0:27:42 > 0:27:46and my most expensive pair of jeans and my top from Ibiza
0:27:46 > 0:27:52and all my wrist bands, they had to cut all them off. So I was, like, more concerned about them!
0:27:52 > 0:27:57But after getting out of this, Sarah is just happy to be alive
0:27:57 > 0:27:59and she knows who to thank.
0:27:59 > 0:28:01Just thank you to the air ambulance
0:28:01 > 0:28:05and the staff here that have, literally, saved my life.
0:28:09 > 0:28:12Coming up, thanks for saving my life.
0:28:12 > 0:28:16Tony meets the paramedics who restarted his heart.
0:28:16 > 0:28:19When we put you into the aircraft your heart had started again.
0:28:19 > 0:28:21- Yes.- But you weren't breathing very well.
0:28:25 > 0:28:29Up there nothing can touch the Helimed team for speed,
0:28:29 > 0:28:32but down here on the narrow streets of ancient York
0:28:32 > 0:28:36they've got some serious competition and it's not from horsepower.
0:28:36 > 0:28:38BIKE SIREN WAILS
0:28:40 > 0:28:45Every year, nearly four million tourists come here to visit
0:28:45 > 0:28:47and, not surprisingly, cars are banned from most streets
0:28:47 > 0:28:51so there's nothing like good old-fashioned pedal power for getting around.
0:28:51 > 0:28:54With its Gothic Minister and mediaeval walls,
0:28:54 > 0:28:59York's a great place to live and visit but leave your car at home.
0:28:59 > 0:29:03In the centre of the city the traffic is awful.
0:29:04 > 0:29:10We're going to spend the day with Craig Barley, one of York's team of paramedics on a pushbike.
0:29:10 > 0:29:12- How you doing? - Craig. Nice to meet you.
0:29:12 > 0:29:17- Hi. Not the normal mode of transport for a paramedic!- Well, no.
0:29:17 > 0:29:19But very effective around York.
0:29:19 > 0:29:23So, what sort of jobs then would you respond to you on this?
0:29:23 > 0:29:25Anything that anyone would call 999 for.
0:29:25 > 0:29:32Our normal run of the mill jobs are people tripping over the paving and the cobbles down...
0:29:32 > 0:29:36- Because there's a lot of the cobbles stones, isn't there?- Yeah. In an ancient city like this
0:29:36 > 0:29:40it's part of the character of the city and it's fabulous for the visitors,
0:29:40 > 0:29:46- but unfortunately it does trip people up.- So, obviously on this, you're not going to be able to move
0:29:46 > 0:29:49as fast as a land ambulance or, certainly, a helicopter
0:29:49 > 0:29:53so are you still meeting the 999 targets? Are you getting there quick enough?
0:29:53 > 0:29:56- 100%. We...- Really?
0:29:56 > 0:29:59Absolutely. We can hit anywhere within the city...
0:29:59 > 0:30:02No more than four minutes it should take us
0:30:02 > 0:30:06to get anywhere within the city within the Bar walls.
0:30:06 > 0:30:11Well, today we're going to put Craig here to the test against another paramedic
0:30:11 > 0:30:14in another form of transport.
0:30:14 > 0:30:18The air ambulance's Lee Davison grew up in York.
0:30:18 > 0:30:24He's used to dropping into emergencies in the fastest piece of kit the Ambulance Service has.
0:30:24 > 0:30:29But today, Lee faces a speed challenge of a different kind.
0:30:29 > 0:30:30SIREN WAILS
0:30:30 > 0:30:34OK, we've just been dispatched to a detail at the Norwich Union.
0:30:34 > 0:30:36Let's see if I can get through there.
0:30:39 > 0:30:42I don't know if this crew's going to the same job or not.
0:30:45 > 0:30:49York is such a busy place the bike can be a lot, lot quicker
0:30:49 > 0:30:53and probably will be on the scene I would think about the time when we get there.
0:30:53 > 0:31:00And Lee's right. Craig has gone through the pedestrianised centre and down a one-way street the wrong way,
0:31:00 > 0:31:05across the River Ouse and into the office complex before Lee arrives.
0:31:07 > 0:31:11One of the office staff has collapsed and is fitting.
0:31:11 > 0:31:16Hello. My name is Craig, with the ambulance. What's your name?
0:31:16 > 0:31:18- Helena.- Helena.
0:31:18 > 0:31:21Craig's already treating the patient as the road crew arrive
0:31:21 > 0:31:26- and negotiate the lift to the fifth floor.- She was sat on a chair and then all of a sudden she went...
0:31:27 > 0:31:32And then fell off a chair. So she's been unconscious... Well, she was when I came down for you guys.
0:31:32 > 0:31:34Just relax.
0:31:34 > 0:31:38Sometimes when you've had a fit it takes a while just to come round.
0:31:38 > 0:31:42- She just fell.- It's OK. It's all right.- Turn right.
0:31:42 > 0:31:44All right. OK.
0:31:44 > 0:31:50Would it be OK if I gave you a little bit of oxygen just to help you clear your head a little bit?
0:31:50 > 0:31:55When Lee and the ambulance crew arrive, Craig is able to brief them.
0:31:55 > 0:31:57Right, just... Just relax. Just relax.
0:31:57 > 0:32:00The lady has had a fit of about seven minutes, an epileptic fit.
0:32:00 > 0:32:06She's a little bit unpredictable at the moment, so we're not quite sure, you know, what's going on.
0:32:06 > 0:32:10We're just going to give her a little bit of oxygen just to see if it can bring her around a bit.
0:32:11 > 0:32:14Helena has had a prolonged epileptic fit.
0:32:14 > 0:32:18The oxygen is helping but she will need to go to hospital.
0:32:18 > 0:32:23It can be embarrassing for the patient being treated medically when they're in
0:32:23 > 0:32:25such a big open place with a lot of people watching,
0:32:25 > 0:32:29so the crew I think are going to remove her down to the ambulance.
0:32:29 > 0:32:34Craig getting there so quickly means Helena is on her way to hospital sooner.
0:32:35 > 0:32:37When she give me the call she said that,
0:32:37 > 0:32:41you know, the ambulance might beat me,
0:32:41 > 0:32:43but we like a challenge like that so...
0:32:43 > 0:32:45Yes, a minute before the ambulance
0:32:45 > 0:32:48and obviously that minute equates to a little bit longer
0:32:48 > 0:32:51when you've got to get up in the lift as well, so...
0:32:51 > 0:32:56Especially with somebody fitting, the sooner you get to them the quicker the better, really.
0:32:56 > 0:33:02One thing Craig can't do on the bike, though, is take Helena to the Accident and Emergency department.
0:33:02 > 0:33:05- How are we doing, Helena?- OK. - Feeling a bit better?
0:33:05 > 0:33:08Good stuff. The healing hands of these two, you see.
0:33:08 > 0:33:11- Yeah.- That's what it is. I'm going to leave you with them.
0:33:11 > 0:33:14- I hope you're OK.- Thank you. - All right? Thanks, guys.
0:33:14 > 0:33:20It may not have rotor blades and go 150, but nevertheless Lee is impressed.
0:33:20 > 0:33:22The bike's more agile, isn't it, when you look at it?
0:33:22 > 0:33:25- Absolutely.- And the people we're having, you know?
0:33:25 > 0:33:29- We know that you've been there so quick, she hasn't had a fit for long...- Absolutely.- ..has she?
0:33:29 > 0:33:33If she had still been fitting we have drugs to help her stop fitting.
0:33:33 > 0:33:35Obviously it's not a good condition to be in.
0:33:35 > 0:33:38- No.- The longer it goes on the worse it can be, so, yeah...
0:33:38 > 0:33:43But thankfully she wasn't fitting at the time. We didn't need to give her any drugs.
0:33:43 > 0:33:49As their patient heads back through the traffic and on to hospital, another emergency call comes in.
0:33:49 > 0:33:54OK, cheers. A 14-year-old has fallen off a pushbike outside the Mount School.
0:33:54 > 0:33:58- All right.- So, I'll see you up there.- All right. OK.- All right.
0:34:00 > 0:34:03We're off to a road traffic accident,
0:34:03 > 0:34:06somebody that's been knocked from a pedal cycle.
0:34:06 > 0:34:10The Life Cycle is on its way, as well.
0:34:10 > 0:34:14It is a little bit of a distance just outside of the city walls
0:34:14 > 0:34:16so the Life Cycle's in front of us now
0:34:16 > 0:34:20so we're just going to end up beating him there, probably.
0:34:21 > 0:34:25On this occasion, horsepower is able to beat pedal power.
0:34:25 > 0:34:28On blue lights and through red lights,
0:34:28 > 0:34:30Lee gets there first.
0:34:30 > 0:34:32- What's happened? - I fell off my bike
0:34:32 > 0:34:35and I hurt my elbow and my knee.
0:34:35 > 0:34:3830 seconds later, Craig arrives.
0:34:42 > 0:34:43- Oh, so it wobbled a bit?- Yeah.
0:34:43 > 0:34:46- Yeah?- I fell, but the bike took most of it.- Right, OK.
0:34:46 > 0:34:49- Did you fall on to the road and have you moved from where you are?- No.
0:34:49 > 0:34:52So tell me at the moment whereabouts you're hurting.
0:34:52 > 0:34:55My elbow and my right knee.
0:34:55 > 0:34:57And your right knee. OK.
0:34:57 > 0:34:58Let me have a feel of your chest.
0:34:58 > 0:34:59Take a deep breath.
0:34:59 > 0:35:02- Does that hurt?- No.- No?
0:35:02 > 0:35:06- Any pain down your back?- No.- No?
0:35:06 > 0:35:09- Your tummy feel OK?- Yeah.- Yeah? - Yeah.
0:35:09 > 0:35:12Just let me have a feel of your hips.
0:35:12 > 0:35:14- Is that all right?- Yeah.- Yeah, OK.
0:35:14 > 0:35:17You've had a bit of a scuff there, haven't you, eh?
0:35:17 > 0:35:19- How do you feel?- I feel fine.
0:35:19 > 0:35:23- Do you?- It just shock.- Just feel a bit shaken up by it all?
0:35:23 > 0:35:2814-year-old Tom is battered and bruised and about to get some top advice.
0:35:28 > 0:35:33So, Tom, do you think you're going to buy yourself a helmet now, eh?
0:35:33 > 0:35:37- Probably.- I think you need to get yourself a helmet, don't you? One like Craig's.
0:35:37 > 0:35:40Tom's lucky he hasn't got any serious injuries,
0:35:40 > 0:35:43but he does need a bit of patching up and some TLC.
0:35:45 > 0:35:52You could get 10,000 bikes for the cost of an air ambulance but after his day in York,
0:35:52 > 0:35:55Lee thinks that the Life Cycle works brilliantly in the city centre.
0:35:55 > 0:35:59We'd be having difficulty I think landing
0:35:59 > 0:36:03anywhere within the city walls apart from around the Minister area
0:36:03 > 0:36:05where there's a bit of open land.
0:36:05 > 0:36:07Even with the speed of the helicopter,
0:36:07 > 0:36:09unless the job is very, very close
0:36:09 > 0:36:13it doesn't get us there within one or two minutes. Craig was on that job this morning
0:36:13 > 0:36:18within a minute, a minute and a half. I mean that's very quick to a scene. Credit to Craig,
0:36:18 > 0:36:22he's so passionate for it and he knows everybody. We've spoke to all the traffic wardens,
0:36:22 > 0:36:28police officers. He knows everybody, local traders and stuff. It has been really good.
0:36:28 > 0:36:33Flying paramedic Lee there finding out speed isn't all about horsepower.
0:36:33 > 0:36:37Now, can a runner who stopped breathing for 15 minutes,
0:36:37 > 0:36:43after suffering a massive heart attack, but came back from the dead make a return to fitness?
0:36:43 > 0:36:46Athlete Tony Fell is about to find out.
0:36:46 > 0:36:50Today is a big day for keen runner Tony.
0:36:50 > 0:36:54He's back at Harrogate Hospital hoping for some good news.
0:36:54 > 0:36:58Just three months ago, he collapsed eight miles into a race.
0:37:01 > 0:37:04His heart stopped beating, but thanks to the quick actions
0:37:04 > 0:37:08of the Helimed team and a group of medics, who by chance
0:37:08 > 0:37:11were running behind Tony in the race, he's made a full recovery.
0:37:11 > 0:37:15You might think that after going through an ordeal like that,
0:37:15 > 0:37:19he's ready to take things easy but Tony wants to do the exact opposite.
0:37:19 > 0:37:21He wants to start running again.
0:37:21 > 0:37:24We go hill walking occasionally, getting out and doing that,
0:37:24 > 0:37:29and the next 12 months will be more of the same, hopefully.
0:37:29 > 0:37:33His wife, Jan, knows only too well how important exercise is to him.
0:37:33 > 0:37:35It's everything. It's his life.
0:37:35 > 0:37:37That's his main hobby.
0:37:37 > 0:37:39He lives and breathes it, really.
0:37:39 > 0:37:42- Ha! Not quite!- Almost!
0:37:42 > 0:37:46So, even when we're on holiday the running shoes have to come with us.
0:37:46 > 0:37:50So there's no dinner till he's had his run of an evening.
0:37:50 > 0:37:57It might surprise you to learn that after a heart attack doctors actually encourage patients to exercise.
0:37:57 > 0:38:01It strengthens the heart and lowers blood pressure and cholesterol.
0:38:01 > 0:38:04And this is the previous stent here which had a narrowing inside it.
0:38:04 > 0:38:07It's up to Tony's doctor, Mark Appleby, to decide
0:38:07 > 0:38:11whether his heart can cope with the extra strain that jogging will put on it.
0:38:11 > 0:38:12Once we've fixed the problem,
0:38:12 > 0:38:16the idea is to then get back to full capacity,
0:38:16 > 0:38:19try and then stress the heart to increase what the heart does
0:38:19 > 0:38:22and try and encourage more exercise. So, yes,
0:38:22 > 0:38:26long-term wise the risks are less if they get back exercising.
0:38:26 > 0:38:30It's good news. Tony's ready to start running again
0:38:30 > 0:38:35but the risks are so great he must first try jogging under medical supervision.
0:38:37 > 0:38:39Before he takes to the treadmill,
0:38:39 > 0:38:43Tony wants to thank the medics that have given him a second chance.
0:38:43 > 0:38:46Helimed paramedics Sammy Wills and Pat Greaken were at his side
0:38:46 > 0:38:51within 10 minutes of his collapse and they provided the drugs and equipment that saved his life.
0:38:51 > 0:38:54When we put you into the aircraft your heart had started again.
0:38:54 > 0:39:00- Yes.- But you weren't breathing well. - No.- That's why I was sat at your head end and breathing for you.
0:39:00 > 0:39:04As well as Sammy and Pat, Tony owes his survival to seven fellow runners,
0:39:04 > 0:39:10including a nurse, a doctor and a policeman, who started resuscitating him straight away.
0:39:10 > 0:39:13- Come on, Tony!- Come on, Tony!
0:39:13 > 0:39:19This incredible story has led to the runners being affectionately dubbed the Magnificent Seven.
0:39:19 > 0:39:23As we were landing, we could see the Magnificent Seven working on you
0:39:23 > 0:39:28and we were able to bring the shock box, or the defib, to your side and that is what makes the difference.
0:39:28 > 0:39:31And that's why we try and promote, you know, sports centres,
0:39:31 > 0:39:35shopping centres, big companies to have their own defibrillator.
0:39:35 > 0:39:40Because there's nothing that we can do as human beings to do what that box does do.
0:39:40 > 0:39:44Back at Harrogate Hospital, Tony has been wired up
0:39:44 > 0:39:49so his heart can be monitored as he gives it it's first workout since his near fatal attack.
0:39:49 > 0:39:52If you get any pain at all, dizziness...
0:39:52 > 0:39:53Yes.
0:39:53 > 0:39:58..breathlessness, even tiredness or if you're feeling unwell at any point let us know.
0:39:58 > 0:40:02Tony's on edge. The last time he went jogging his heart stopped beating.
0:40:02 > 0:40:05Will it cope with the treadmill?
0:40:05 > 0:40:07And will it affect his damaged heart muscles?
0:40:09 > 0:40:12- Are you feeling all right in your legs?- Yes.
0:40:12 > 0:40:17The electrodes glued to his body give nurses a clear picture of how his heart's coping.
0:40:17 > 0:40:20It's time to step up the pace.
0:40:20 > 0:40:22And it's good news.
0:40:22 > 0:40:28Despite a three month layoff his heart is dealing well with the demands of a gentle jog.
0:40:32 > 0:40:35That seemed harder than my normal run!
0:40:35 > 0:40:38I don't think that was bad as you had just been walking.
0:40:38 > 0:40:40The results of this won't be as obvious
0:40:40 > 0:40:44as the one that almost killed him. The medics have to crunch the numbers first
0:40:44 > 0:40:47but Tony's out of breath and happy.
0:40:47 > 0:40:52My legs feel a bit tired, my knees are feeling knackered,
0:40:52 > 0:40:57but that's the most exercise for two-and-a-half months.
0:40:57 > 0:41:00Well, I didn't fall over so it must be all right!
0:41:00 > 0:41:06He managed to jog comfortably for 14 minutes, a time that would shame many younger runners.
0:41:06 > 0:41:11Well, what we have to do now is give the results to Dr Appleby and he'll look at
0:41:11 > 0:41:16how the ECG traces are relating to the exercise.
0:41:16 > 0:41:19We know he's done a very good time but he will give us the final answer.
0:41:19 > 0:41:23It was excellent, so we're very happy with that.
0:41:23 > 0:41:27We're going to get you to the rehab sister next week
0:41:27 > 0:41:30and she's going to start you on the classes and we'll plan
0:41:30 > 0:41:33to gradually increase your exercise programme
0:41:33 > 0:41:36- and get you back to everything you've previously been doing. - Smashing.
0:41:36 > 0:41:41But whether he'll be able to pull on his running shoes again depends on the doctor's final verdict.
0:41:41 > 0:41:47You took away the still shots you gave me - the before and after.
0:41:47 > 0:41:51- Oh, right, yeah. Well, we can run off some fresh prints.- Smashing.
0:41:51 > 0:41:53I couldn't ask for anything better.
0:41:53 > 0:41:59He's had such terrific care, you know. Right from the start, the collapse and people helping him.
0:41:59 > 0:42:02He's very, very lucky and we're lucky to have him.
0:42:02 > 0:42:05But I don't think we'll keep him out of his running shoes for long!
0:42:05 > 0:42:09I'm sure he'll be back running with them, hopefully maybe next year.
0:42:09 > 0:42:12I'm not sure how I'll feel being at the end of a run again, though!
0:42:14 > 0:42:16When Helicopter Heroes comes back,
0:42:16 > 0:42:20a little girl's knocked down on the way home from school.
0:42:20 > 0:42:21- Daddy!- Daddy's here.
0:42:21 > 0:42:23Look at the helicopter!
0:42:23 > 0:42:25It's a big yellow one.
0:42:25 > 0:42:28There's a freak accident in a garage and a mechanic needs help.
0:42:28 > 0:42:33He's fallen face down and is complaining of facial and chest injuries.
0:42:34 > 0:42:38This man's having a heart attack and the team face a fight for his life in midair.
0:42:38 > 0:42:41OK, mate, just bear with it. A couple of minutes.
0:42:41 > 0:42:43- All right?- Yeah.- Not too tight?
0:42:43 > 0:42:47And I'm on the wrong end of a mountain rescue high in the Peak District.
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