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 > 0:00:14It doesn't matter where you are,
0:00:14 > 0:00:17this helicopter with its team of pilots and paramedics
0:00:17 > 0:00:22will 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 > 0:00:50When the people of Britain's biggest county dial 999,
0:00:50 > 0:00:53there's a good chance help will come from the skies.
0:00:53 > 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 > 0:01:07Today on Helicopter Heroes the team fly to the rescue of a man
0:01:07 > 0:01:11who's fallen 60 feet and then been crushed by his own quad bike.
0:01:11 > 0:01:13We can't get his legs straight.
0:01:14 > 0:01:19A teenager's back is broken. Will he walk again?
0:01:19 > 0:01:21My dad says I were just saying to him "I'm gonna die".
0:01:22 > 0:01:27This motorist shouldn't be moved but her car could be about to catch fire.
0:01:28 > 0:01:34High in the hills, a mountain biker's banged his head but he's not lost his sense of humour.
0:01:34 > 0:01:36I feel like a new man. So does the wife.
0:01:40 > 0:01:45You can have an awful lot of fun for just a few grand if you buy a quad bike.
0:01:45 > 0:01:48It's the popular new way to get off the beaten track
0:01:48 > 0:01:54and to explore the countryside. But be warned, it can be a risky hobby.
0:01:55 > 0:01:58Quad bikes are designed for driving across rough terrain.
0:01:58 > 0:02:02They're robust, heavy, and powerful.
0:02:02 > 0:02:03Argh... aaaargh.
0:02:03 > 0:02:06Keep it nice and steady, mate.
0:02:06 > 0:02:09Stuart Robinson, or Swampy, as he's known to his friends,
0:02:09 > 0:02:14lives for quad biking, but today it could've cost him his life.
0:02:14 > 0:02:16Go on, mate.
0:02:16 > 0:02:20He tried to drive up an almost vertical bank near his home in Macclesfield,
0:02:20 > 0:02:22but gravity had other ideas.
0:02:22 > 0:02:27His injuries from the fall have left him in agony, and in danger.
0:02:27 > 0:02:28Can you straighten your leg for me?
0:02:28 > 0:02:31Just relax. Just relax as much as you can, mate.
0:02:31 > 0:02:36Helimed 98 is on its way across the Pennines and into Cheshire.
0:02:36 > 0:02:40We're heading out through the Manchester area, first call Macclesfield.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43We've got a report of a gentleman who's come off a quad bike,
0:02:43 > 0:02:47not sure of his injuries at the moment. We'll see when we get there
0:02:47 > 0:02:49and decide which hospital he's going to go to.
0:02:49 > 0:02:54A message from the air desk spells out the seriousness of the accident.
0:02:54 > 0:02:56RADIO BUZZER
0:02:56 > 0:03:04Air, Rodger. This gentleman has fallen six zero, 60, feet, and the quad bike's landed on top of him.
0:03:04 > 0:03:08Paramedic Paul Bradbury's first to spot the hi-vis colours of the ambulance crew.
0:03:08 > 0:03:10They're in the park there.
0:03:10 > 0:03:14Crack the door, mate, there might be a flat bit here.
0:03:14 > 0:03:20The hilly ground below was too much for a quad bike - it's certainly no place for a helicopter.
0:03:20 > 0:03:22Look at that for a helipad.
0:03:22 > 0:03:26Yeah, I'll keep left... we need to get it there.
0:03:26 > 0:03:30Go on keep your eyes out, mate, for a landing.
0:03:30 > 0:03:35Paramedic Colin Jones is the first to catch up with the ambulance crew.
0:03:35 > 0:03:41- He's 25, he's been on a quad, got halfway up.- OK.- It's tipped up, he's rolled back
0:03:41 > 0:03:45- and eventually the quad's landed on him.- Right, OK.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48Most of the pain's in his hips, we can't get his legs straight.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51Stuart "Swampy" Robinson has life-threatening injuries.
0:03:51 > 0:03:55His pelvis and femur - or thighbone - are badly damaged.
0:03:55 > 0:03:59There are vital arteries in both areas and if one is severed
0:03:59 > 0:04:01the loss of blood could kill him.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04- Stuart?- Yeah.- Can you straighten your left leg for me?
0:04:04 > 0:04:06Just gently, go from under his knee.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09- Pull it, pull it, pull it.- Argh!
0:04:09 > 0:04:12OK, mate, nice steady breaths.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15The paramedics have to work carefully and slowly.
0:04:15 > 0:04:19One wrong move and they could cause an artery to burst.
0:04:19 > 0:04:23What we're doing, chief, is putting something round your hip area, all right?
0:04:23 > 0:04:25OK.
0:04:25 > 0:04:30The pelvis injury will be the worst. He can bleed into his cavities from a pelvis injury
0:04:30 > 0:04:34so we're trying to stabilise the pelvis, which we have to before we move any further.
0:04:34 > 0:04:38What we don't want is to move and his pelvis split open completely
0:04:38 > 0:04:41because you can lose all your blood volume pretty quickly.
0:04:41 > 0:04:45The pain relief is kicking in and it can make you say some strange things.
0:04:47 > 0:04:49- I'm flying.- You're flying? You will be in a minute.
0:04:49 > 0:04:51Keep hold of his right leg at the end.
0:04:51 > 0:04:55Swampy's going nowhere for now. His pelvis is secured
0:04:55 > 0:04:57but he remains in danger.
0:04:57 > 0:05:01The paramedics still have to deal with that broken thighbone.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04It's triggered internal bleeding that's made his leg swell.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06Now you're all trussed up, Stuart, aren't you?
0:05:06 > 0:05:09Sorry, mate. Keep going on that.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12The crew of Helimed 98 have to fix the injury fast
0:05:12 > 0:05:16or Swampy will struggle to survive the massive loss of blood.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24Coming up: Swampy's condition takes a turn for the worse.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27We're gonna have to straighten your leg out.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31The lorry driver who rushed to help a motorist who careered off the M1.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34Car's nothing.
0:05:34 > 0:05:36We can replace the car, can't we?
0:05:37 > 0:05:43And the motorcyclist whose body did this to a car needs a flight to hospital.
0:05:48 > 0:05:52The flying paramedics have to know their human anatomy,
0:05:52 > 0:05:56and they know that any injury to the spine is about as serious as it gets,
0:05:56 > 0:06:02which is why a call to treat the victim of a scooter accident in a South Yorkshire street
0:06:02 > 0:06:04is a top priority.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06There aren't many parts of Yorkshire
0:06:06 > 0:06:11where the Helimed team's highly skilled pilots struggle to find somewhere they can land,
0:06:11 > 0:06:16but in some of South Yorkshire's ex-mining communities,
0:06:16 > 0:06:20thousands of terrace houses are built back to back and there's little open space.
0:06:20 > 0:06:26Today it's critical Helimed 98 finds somewhere to land in the centre of Hoyland near Barnsley.
0:06:26 > 0:06:31A teenager riding a scooter has hit a car and been thrown into a wall.
0:06:31 > 0:06:33He can't feel his legs.
0:06:33 > 0:06:3998. All received, thanks, ETA approximately two minutes.
0:06:39 > 0:06:4198, over.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44The team are flying north from their Sheffield base.
0:06:44 > 0:06:49It only takes a few minutes to get there but it may take longer to find somewhere to land.
0:06:49 > 0:06:55What about the back of this yard - there seems to be a single blue car in that car park type thing?
0:06:55 > 0:06:56Yeah, got it.
0:06:56 > 0:06:57Into there?
0:06:57 > 0:06:59Yeah, we can get out there.
0:06:59 > 0:07:02Maybe we can come up as you turn left on the main road.
0:07:02 > 0:07:03Yeah, got it, right.
0:07:03 > 0:07:04Back of the club.
0:07:04 > 0:07:05Yeah.
0:07:05 > 0:07:07OK, mate.
0:07:07 > 0:07:14Obviously the Victorian streets of Yorkshire's pit villages were built without a thought for helicopters,
0:07:14 > 0:07:18but the miners loved their football so there's usually a pitch to put down on.
0:07:21 > 0:07:25Paramedics don't do a lot of running but this case is serious.
0:07:25 > 0:07:29James Vine knows the faster he finds the ground paramedics treating the patient,
0:07:29 > 0:07:32the faster they can get him to the chopper.
0:07:32 > 0:07:33Get the kids back.
0:07:35 > 0:07:38Jason Kirby is 18.
0:07:38 > 0:07:43He was riding his scooter with some mates when the crash happened.
0:07:43 > 0:07:46The lady in the car in front were actually indicating to turn right
0:07:46 > 0:07:51but the bike obviously didn't see that cos he just come straight round me and she turned.
0:07:51 > 0:07:54He slammed straight into the car.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57He shot straight off and hit the fence.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00Keep walking or go back up there.
0:08:00 > 0:08:05Many of the locals have turned out to see what's happened and who's been injured,
0:08:05 > 0:08:08including Jason's shocked mum and girlfriend.
0:08:08 > 0:08:10We've got to bend down. On three, one... two... three.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13We're going up here.
0:08:13 > 0:08:17Bring his helmet, just one helmet, whichever one he were wearing.
0:08:17 > 0:08:19Where's the other helmet wearer?
0:08:19 > 0:08:24The Helimed team and their ground colleagues do not see many cases as bad as this one.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27Every year only a thousand people suffer a spinal cord injury
0:08:27 > 0:08:29but most of those are suffered in accidents on our roads.
0:08:33 > 0:08:37There's a large laceration on his forehead.
0:08:37 > 0:08:40Although Jason has no sensation in his legs,
0:08:40 > 0:08:43the team are not telling him how serious this injury could be.
0:08:43 > 0:08:47Keeping a patient relaxed is vital but James is ensuring
0:08:47 > 0:08:51any back injury isn't made worse by the walk to the waiting chopper.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54We're going in feet first at 90 degrees.
0:08:54 > 0:08:58- How old is Jason?- 19. 18 or 19, Jason? 18.
0:08:58 > 0:09:05Paramedic Pete Valance wants the hospital to be prepared for Jason. Orthopaedic surgeons are on standby.
0:09:05 > 0:09:10Yeah, we've got an 18-year-old male motorcyclist off his bike into a wall.
0:09:10 > 0:09:15Total loss of sensation from about low thoracic.
0:09:15 > 0:09:21Every time Pete and James move Jason, they know they could be making his injury worse
0:09:21 > 0:09:26but a smooth flight in Helimed 98 is Jason's best chance of avoiding permanent paralysis
0:09:26 > 0:09:30and the prospect of spending the rest of his life in a wheelchair.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37Coming up: Jason's on his way to hospital
0:09:37 > 0:09:40but how badly injured is his spine?
0:09:40 > 0:09:43My dad says I were just saying to him, "I'm gonna die".
0:09:44 > 0:09:49A quad biker faces an agonising medical procedure to save his badly broken leg.
0:09:49 > 0:09:53Try and get the blood supply back to the lower part of his leg.
0:09:53 > 0:10:00And the team search for an injured cyclist in one of Yorkshire's most remote landscapes.
0:10:04 > 0:10:10Imagine driving along the motorway at 70 mph and finding debris in your lane -
0:10:10 > 0:10:12do you try and swerve or brake?
0:10:12 > 0:10:18Both have their dangers, but it's a dilemma faced by hundreds of motorists every day.
0:10:18 > 0:10:23The M1 is the UK's oldest long-distance motorway
0:10:23 > 0:10:27and despite the traffic, you can still drive from Leeds to London in around four hours.
0:10:27 > 0:10:31But one businesswoman isn't going to make it today.
0:10:31 > 0:10:34Her car has left the road and careered down an embankment.
0:10:34 > 0:10:37A lorry driver saw it happen.
0:10:37 > 0:10:39It were a piece of debris and the lady swerved.
0:10:39 > 0:10:41As you can see, she come straight off.
0:10:41 > 0:10:46I just stopped and just gave a bit of assistance, didn't want anything else happening to her.
0:10:46 > 0:10:49Just after this fence here.
0:10:49 > 0:10:53Paramedics Pat Greaken and Lee Davison are on board Helipad 98 today,
0:10:53 > 0:10:57and it's taken them just five minutes to get here from their Sheffield base.
0:10:57 > 0:11:02We don't know exactly what we're gonna find when we get there but
0:11:02 > 0:11:04it's only a couple of minutes up the road here.
0:11:04 > 0:11:08So we've just got airborne and we'll see what we can when we get there.
0:11:09 > 0:11:1298, are you now coming up to it?
0:11:12 > 0:11:14No, there's no ambulance there so...
0:11:14 > 0:11:17There's only a response car there.
0:11:19 > 0:11:24Divia Patel was on her way from her home in Leeds to a business meeting when the accident happened.
0:11:24 > 0:11:30Her Lexus smashed through a tree, punching a hole in the windscreen,
0:11:30 > 0:11:32and then rolled over.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35She's got a bit of a head injury on the right side of her temple.
0:11:35 > 0:11:36Her consciousness has been OK.
0:11:36 > 0:11:40She's just complaining of pain in her right shoulder.
0:11:40 > 0:11:45- She can move her legs, I'm just checking her arms. - OK.- Everything seems OK.- Ow.
0:11:45 > 0:11:49Despite her seatbelt, Divia's suffered the full force of several impacts.
0:11:49 > 0:11:54She has a head wound and she could have hurt her neck.
0:11:54 > 0:11:58- Were you avoiding somebody else? - It was something in the road.
0:11:58 > 0:12:00- Oh, right, and you've swerved to miss it?- Yeah.
0:12:00 > 0:12:04Lean your head forward slightly, that's it. There doesn't seem to be any major injuries.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07There is some blood on her face and that
0:12:07 > 0:12:10but we're just gonna give her a good check over,
0:12:10 > 0:12:12make sure everything's OK.
0:12:12 > 0:12:16I don't think there's any serious injuries but you never know with these things.
0:12:16 > 0:12:20The driver's lucky to be alive but the police are concerned.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23Smoke's been seen coming from the engine.
0:12:23 > 0:12:25If fire breaks out, this could be serious.
0:12:25 > 0:12:29They've got risk of fire with the car here.
0:12:29 > 0:12:31So with the patient still in the car,
0:12:31 > 0:12:35there'll just be a quick rapid extrication if we can, quickly just get her clear of the car.
0:12:35 > 0:12:39You haven't got any spanners or owt in your car, have you?
0:12:43 > 0:12:48Pilot Tim's not taking any chances - fire and helicopters don't mix.
0:12:51 > 0:12:53We've landed closer than what we ought to,
0:12:53 > 0:12:56I'm contemplating whether to move the aircraft a bit further away.
0:12:56 > 0:13:00Right, that's fine now. You're doing really, really well now.
0:13:03 > 0:13:07Paramedic Lee thinks Divia's injuries may be largely superficial
0:13:07 > 0:13:11but he preferred not to rush the operation to remove her from the car.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13That may have to change.
0:13:14 > 0:13:19We're ready that if we need to extricate her before the crew get here, she's ready to do that,
0:13:19 > 0:13:23just in case there's a problem with the engine cos we don't want to bring her out onto the mud
0:13:23 > 0:13:25and her getting cold and that type of thing.
0:13:25 > 0:13:29So at the moment we're just monitoring it and we can get her out if we need to.
0:13:29 > 0:13:35The thick mud in the field has stopped Divia's car very quickly. Now it's hampering her rescuers.
0:13:35 > 0:13:39The lady's not trapped.
0:13:39 > 0:13:45We do have complete access to the lady but we do need the fire brigade to isolate the car.
0:13:45 > 0:13:48We've got plenty of police on scene.
0:13:48 > 0:13:53Motorways are difficult places for the emergency services.
0:13:53 > 0:13:57They often find themselves driving past an incident on the wrong carriageway
0:13:57 > 0:14:01and then fighting their way through the traffic back to the accident.
0:14:01 > 0:14:05At last, the fire brigade arrive to make the car safe.
0:14:05 > 0:14:09For the police, the description of the accident is familiar.
0:14:09 > 0:14:14Every day, heavy lorries and trailers leave a dangerous legacy on the motorway.
0:14:14 > 0:14:18She's swerved round something red in colour on the carriageway,
0:14:18 > 0:14:21and unfortunately come down the embankment.
0:14:21 > 0:14:27Divia's accident has happened a few miles from Barnsley Hospital, which doesn't have a helipad.
0:14:27 > 0:14:34She'll travel for treatment by road, but first the team have to gently lift her out of her car.
0:14:34 > 0:14:37Somebody gonna have to take her neck for me a sec. I've got the neck.
0:14:37 > 0:14:39Everything's just a precaution.
0:14:39 > 0:14:43Don't grab out, sweetheart. Just let them...
0:14:43 > 0:14:50Can we just get this board underneath a bit so that it doesn't drop off the seat?
0:14:50 > 0:14:54OK, my love. Just relax a little bit, you're doing really, really well.
0:14:54 > 0:14:56It's a relief for lorry driver Derek Davies
0:14:56 > 0:15:01who stopped his truck and ran down the embankment to look after Divia until help arrived.
0:15:04 > 0:15:08It's just nice that she's all right, you know. Nothing serious.
0:15:08 > 0:15:14Car's nothing. We can replace the car, can't we?
0:15:14 > 0:15:19Carrying Divia back up the route she took at 70 mph in her Lexus
0:15:19 > 0:15:22is a much slower process.
0:15:22 > 0:15:27Despite the impact, Divia's mobile phone is still working
0:15:27 > 0:15:30and she's managed to call relatives who've rushed to the scene to help.
0:15:30 > 0:15:32Quite shaken up by it all
0:15:32 > 0:15:35but quite unusual for them to get to the scene this quick.
0:15:38 > 0:15:41Divia will be in hospital in less than five minutes.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44OK. You all right?
0:15:44 > 0:15:46OK, you go careful, all right?
0:15:46 > 0:15:50The rescuers must now clean up.
0:15:50 > 0:15:53Pilot Tim's allergic to cleaning boots after a career in the army.
0:15:53 > 0:15:57If only my sergeant major could see me now.
0:15:59 > 0:16:03But the team know they could easily get another 999 call right now.
0:16:03 > 0:16:08Anything that keeps the chopper clean is a good idea.
0:16:08 > 0:16:09Disengage?
0:16:09 > 0:16:11- Disengaged. All clear and normal. - Confirm.
0:16:15 > 0:16:18It's back to base for Helimed 98,
0:16:18 > 0:16:24and the crew know their patient has had fortune on her side.
0:16:24 > 0:16:29She was quite minor injuries really for the speed that she left the road, she's cleaned a tree out.
0:16:29 > 0:16:33Divia was soon recovering at home from cuts and whiplash
0:16:33 > 0:16:36and not surprisingly, her car was a write-off.
0:16:43 > 0:16:48Coming up: a scooter rider waits for news as doctors carry out tests on his damaged spine,
0:16:48 > 0:16:54and an injured walker faces a 2,000 foot ride on a sledge.
0:17:00 > 0:17:06The Pennines are famous for their steep inclines and unforgiving rocks.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09They're certainly not the place to have a serious fall
0:17:09 > 0:17:12but that's exactly what happened to one quad biker called Swampy.
0:17:12 > 0:17:18He was on the quad bike over there and trying to get up the hill behind you.
0:17:18 > 0:17:21He got halfway up the hill, the wheels started to spin,
0:17:21 > 0:17:24the quad bike turned on its side and it started to roll.
0:17:24 > 0:17:26He jumped off, ran down the hill,
0:17:26 > 0:17:32and the bike caught up with him and sort of fell on top of him, and that's how he ended up down there.
0:17:32 > 0:17:38The number of quad bike accidents is increasing every year to more than 4,000 at the last count.
0:17:38 > 0:17:45High-profile casualties Ozzy Osbourne and Rik Mayall have shown the dangers of quad biking.
0:17:45 > 0:17:49Swampy and his mates know what can happen and are willing to take the risk.
0:17:49 > 0:17:53It is a dangerous thing to do but you've just got to know your capabilities,
0:17:53 > 0:17:55what the bike's capable of really.
0:17:55 > 0:18:01Over a ten-year period 23 people have been killed. Most of them weren't wearing crash helmets.
0:18:01 > 0:18:03Put your hands across your chest for me.
0:18:03 > 0:18:07But today Swampy had his lid on and that helped save his life,
0:18:07 > 0:18:09but he's not completely out of trouble.
0:18:09 > 0:18:10Try and just relax.
0:18:10 > 0:18:12That's it, yeah.
0:18:12 > 0:18:17- Just relax, mate, relax your legs down. - If we get the weight belt on him...
0:18:17 > 0:18:19The swelling at the top of Swampy's leg
0:18:19 > 0:18:23tells Helimed 98 medics Colin and Paul that his thigh bone has snapped.
0:18:23 > 0:18:28- Stuart?- Yeah.- We're gonna have to straighten your leg out now. Sorry, but it's gonna hurt a bit.
0:18:28 > 0:18:32They've got to get the thigh bone back in line using a traction splint.
0:18:32 > 0:18:36It's another delicate procedure. They have to be quick
0:18:36 > 0:18:42because the break is putting pressure on the blood supply to the rest of his leg,
0:18:42 > 0:18:45but they also have to be careful to avoid further damage to his shattered pelvis.
0:18:45 > 0:18:48We're going to Wythenshawe Hospital.
0:18:48 > 0:18:50From my point of view, it's a bit of a drama
0:18:50 > 0:18:55because we're the wrong side of Manchester International Airport,
0:18:55 > 0:18:57which is quite busy today,
0:18:57 > 0:19:00so I've just phoned them to give them our intentions
0:19:00 > 0:19:03and they're waiting for our call once we're airborne
0:19:03 > 0:19:08and they'll give us priority clearance across the runways to get him to hospital.
0:19:08 > 0:19:11- You can lower it if you want. - OK, going down.
0:19:11 > 0:19:12We're locked off.
0:19:12 > 0:19:20Swampy's leg and pelvis have been successfully braced. There's no more the paramedics can do at the scene.
0:19:20 > 0:19:26- Second time you've flown today, well this one's for the right reason. - I know, not quite as far next time.
0:19:26 > 0:19:32After more than half an hour of treatment, Swampy's ready for his ride in Helimed 98,
0:19:32 > 0:19:36but first he's got short but bumpy journey to the helicopter.
0:19:37 > 0:19:40It's going to take a team effort.
0:19:40 > 0:19:46That's all boggy. You're all right here, this is all right.
0:19:46 > 0:19:50And there's even time for some trans-Pennine banter.
0:19:50 > 0:19:55- It's Yorkshire Ambulance so you're gonna have to put a couple of 20p in. - Oh, aye, 50p meter.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58It's gone up, has that. It's a bit more than that.
0:19:58 > 0:20:00Swampy's quad bike gets left behind.
0:20:00 > 0:20:03It's designed to take heavy knocks
0:20:03 > 0:20:06and is in far better shape than its rider.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09By the side of the helicopter, a paramedic colleague gets out
0:20:09 > 0:20:15a third bottle of gas and air to ensure Swampy's flight is as pain-free as possible.
0:20:15 > 0:20:17Right, industrial strength now.
0:20:17 > 0:20:20- This is South Yorkshire gas. - This is proper stuff, is this.
0:20:20 > 0:20:24Now pilot Tim Taylor has to navigate a treacherous take-off
0:20:24 > 0:20:28and a testing flight to get Swampy to the nearest trauma hospital.
0:20:30 > 0:20:35It looks like he's doing well but he still faces serious surgery and a fight for his life.
0:20:42 > 0:20:43Coming up:
0:20:43 > 0:20:47Swampy takes off for hospital but pilot Tim has his hands full...
0:20:47 > 0:20:50Out there at two o'clock.
0:20:50 > 0:20:55And a female biker's badly hurt after an accident her husband missed.
0:20:55 > 0:20:59I were about a mile down the road and realised she wasn't in my mirror.
0:21:04 > 0:21:08Now let's catch up on the story of the teenager who suffered serious injuries
0:21:08 > 0:21:12in a scooter accident near his home in Barnsley.
0:21:12 > 0:21:15In the ex-mining town of Hoyland,
0:21:15 > 0:21:20the crew of Helimed 98 are helping a teenager who's been flung off his scooter after hitting a car.
0:21:20 > 0:21:22Jason Kirby is covered in blood
0:21:22 > 0:21:28but the team are more worried about an injury which could change his life forever.
0:21:28 > 0:21:30Jason can't move his legs.
0:21:30 > 0:21:31Ready for take-off.
0:21:31 > 0:21:33OK, doors please.
0:21:33 > 0:21:36Jason is receiving the best possible care.
0:21:36 > 0:21:43Helimed 98 will provide him with a smooth ride to the Northern General Hospital in Sheffield,
0:21:43 > 0:21:46which has one of the largest specialist spinal units in the country,
0:21:47 > 0:21:52just as soon as pilot Andy Figg navigates the chopper out of the town centre football pitch.
0:21:54 > 0:21:59Helimed 98, we have lifted en route to Northern General, two minutes the ETA till landing.
0:21:59 > 0:22:00Helimed 98, over.
0:22:03 > 0:22:07He was stable into the flight. He got quite sick once we arrived at Northern General,
0:22:07 > 0:22:11we ended up having to decompress his chest, he's got quite a severe chest injury
0:22:11 > 0:22:16as well as what looks like quite a severe spinal injury.
0:22:16 > 0:22:20He's got no sensation below his belly button at present,
0:22:20 > 0:22:22fingers crossed for him at the moment.
0:22:22 > 0:22:24Wait and see how the next 24, 48 hours goes.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27As doctors begin to assess Jason in A&E
0:22:27 > 0:22:33his condition quickly deteriorates and he's rushed into Intensive Care.
0:22:33 > 0:22:40He suffered head and chest injuries in the impact which are far more severe than anyone imagined,
0:22:40 > 0:22:46but Jason pulls through and two weeks later he's making good progress.
0:22:46 > 0:22:53I nearly died because me rib went straight into me lung, so I were lucky really to survive.
0:22:53 > 0:22:57My dad says I were just saying to him "I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die."
0:22:59 > 0:23:01But I weren't feeling a lot of pain
0:23:01 > 0:23:08but me legs have always been numb all the way through so obviously I haven't felt them.
0:23:08 > 0:23:15Jason has fought a hard battle to survive life-threatening injuries but he now faces another tough test,
0:23:15 > 0:23:20coming to terms with the fact he may never walk again.
0:23:20 > 0:23:2350/50 they've told me at the minute,
0:23:23 > 0:23:25but I'm still alive.
0:23:25 > 0:23:29And then they've told me in about six weeks
0:23:29 > 0:23:32me nerves should start growing back together,
0:23:32 > 0:23:37in about six weeks I should start getting a bit of feeling back to me legs.
0:23:39 > 0:23:43But if I don't, then I don't.
0:23:43 > 0:23:46He hit a wall and in doing so the bone bent almost double
0:23:46 > 0:23:52and there was a fracture to the lower thoracic spine, which is about the middle of your back.
0:23:52 > 0:23:55It is a significant fracture.
0:23:55 > 0:23:57With any spinal cord injury
0:23:57 > 0:24:00what happens is the spinal cord shuts down for a period of time,
0:24:00 > 0:24:03what we technically refer to as a spinal shock,
0:24:03 > 0:24:07and then it begins to recover over a period of time, usually about six to eight weeks.
0:24:07 > 0:24:11It's wait and see for the moment.
0:24:11 > 0:24:14Sadly, there's been little sign of improvement in Jason's case
0:24:14 > 0:24:19and he and his family have been told there's a possibility he may not walk again.
0:24:25 > 0:24:30Coming up: Swampy, the injured quad biker, goes off his high-risk hobby.
0:24:30 > 0:24:35Now that I've had this accident, I'm not gonna do it any more.
0:24:39 > 0:24:43Yorkshiremen like to remind you that everything about their county
0:24:43 > 0:24:50is outsized, but high in the Pennines there's an area that really lives up to the hype.
0:24:50 > 0:24:53This is hard-core countryside, a landscape built on limestone.
0:24:53 > 0:24:57The Three Peaks are Yorkshire's highest landmarks,
0:24:57 > 0:25:02soaring more than 2,000 feet above the valleys below.
0:25:05 > 0:25:10To scale all three in a day means 25 miles of hard hiking and a total climb of more than 7,000 feet.
0:25:10 > 0:25:15You have to be mad to do it but many can't resist.
0:25:15 > 0:25:21Today, Helimed 99 is heading for the top of Whernside, 2,500 feet up.
0:25:21 > 0:25:25A walker's fallen and it's feared he's fractured his ankle.
0:25:25 > 0:25:29This is one of the Three Peaks where we're heading to now,
0:25:29 > 0:25:33a gentleman has fallen down. We're not sure of his injuries,
0:25:35 > 0:25:37they have deployed crews from around the area
0:25:37 > 0:25:40but this request has initially been passed on to us
0:25:40 > 0:25:41by North Yorkshire Police.
0:25:41 > 0:25:45The bad news is that today there's a sponsored walk.
0:25:45 > 0:25:49Hundreds of walkers are scaling Whernside's slopes
0:25:49 > 0:25:54and to make life harder for the crew, paragliders are soaring over their landing site.
0:25:54 > 0:25:57It's possible that it's a paraglider that's fallen.
0:25:57 > 0:26:01Anybody looking like a mountain rescue guy yet?
0:26:01 > 0:26:06Nobody looking closely like they're stressed in any way.
0:26:06 > 0:26:10- Looking sort of 30 yards at two o'clock there in front of you? - Yeah, looks good.
0:26:10 > 0:26:14- OK.- Doors.
0:26:14 > 0:26:15Secure front.
0:26:15 > 0:26:22There's no alternative - they'll have to land and ask if anyone's seen a casualty.
0:26:22 > 0:26:27Somewhere about, we'll see how we do.
0:26:27 > 0:26:32It's hard to identify the patient but paramedic Darren Axe thinks he's spotted him.
0:26:32 > 0:26:35Richard Tate has fallen 200 feet from the summit.
0:26:35 > 0:26:40He's in pain but there's no shortage of company.
0:26:40 > 0:26:43I was just walking down there
0:26:43 > 0:26:47and I just buckled over on my ankle and it clicked, and it doesn't work any more.
0:26:47 > 0:26:51I'm supposed to be walking the Alps in three weeks for a week.
0:26:51 > 0:26:56Chris, they're gonna be better off relocating to the bottom of this hill.
0:26:56 > 0:26:59With Helimed 99 parked at the top of Whernside,
0:26:59 > 0:27:02Darren would like to take Richard up the hill
0:27:04 > 0:27:08but the Mountain Rescue team on their way to his aid say that's too dangerous.
0:27:08 > 0:27:11I think it's easier to walk downhill, isn't it?
0:27:11 > 0:27:18So the chopper will have to relocate further down the peak, and that's easier said than done.
0:27:18 > 0:27:22Tuck the nose right into there, gonna be not bad, isn't it?
0:27:22 > 0:27:27Helimed 99's struggling to deal with Whernside's steep slopes.
0:27:28 > 0:27:30Whoo, that's deceiving.
0:27:30 > 0:27:31Not gonna happen.
0:27:31 > 0:27:38Level ground's in short supply here and finding a helipad is hard.
0:27:38 > 0:27:43- Putting up with these, that's bad, I hate that.- It's not worth it, he's a big bloke as well.
0:27:43 > 0:27:45He is.
0:27:47 > 0:27:53Landing site number two is no better than the first.
0:27:53 > 0:27:59It's no good, Mountain Rescue are going to have to carry Richard 2,000 feet down to the bottom of the hill.
0:27:59 > 0:28:02Luckily they've brought their rescue sledge,
0:28:02 > 0:28:04which means gravity can help.
0:28:04 > 0:28:08- Can you walk at all? - I can stand on one leg.- That'll do.
0:28:08 > 0:28:14Richard was in training for an alpine walking holiday and his rucksack was heavily laden.
0:28:14 > 0:28:18I've got 30lb of weight in it, there's crampons and harness and God knows what in there,
0:28:18 > 0:28:21and several changes of clothes and stuff.
0:28:21 > 0:28:24We were living in the huts. I don't think that'll be happening.
0:28:24 > 0:28:28Richard's descent down one side will be faster than walking.
0:28:28 > 0:28:32The rescue sled is the simplest and safest way to get a casualty to safety.
0:28:32 > 0:28:38We're just gonna stretcher him down to the helicopter, he's gonna hop off that and on the helicopter.
0:28:38 > 0:28:41Helimed 99 is still searching for a landing site
0:28:41 > 0:28:43and the crew are running out of options.
0:28:43 > 0:28:47I'm definitely leaning back on my chair.
0:28:47 > 0:28:53It's actually... It's not that bad but I don't fancy loading anybody into it, to be honest.
0:28:53 > 0:28:55The weight will just shift.
0:28:55 > 0:28:59Everybody ready, one... two... three... lift.
0:28:59 > 0:29:01My, you are a heavy guy.
0:29:01 > 0:29:06Mountain Rescue have brought plenty of manpower, which is just as well -
0:29:06 > 0:29:10Richard weighs in at 16 stone.
0:29:10 > 0:29:14Whernside's rocky slopes are hard work even for super-fit fell runners,
0:29:14 > 0:29:18and you can't use a style when you're carrying a stretcher.
0:29:18 > 0:29:20And again.
0:29:20 > 0:29:23And again.
0:29:23 > 0:29:29Richard's ride takes him 2,000 feet, almost to the bottom.
0:29:29 > 0:29:34It's time for paramedic Sammy Wills to take a closer look at Richard's broken ankle.
0:29:35 > 0:29:39- Just tell me, does it hurt there? - Yo!
0:29:39 > 0:29:44It's a bad break but for her colleague, Darren Axe, laughter's always good medicine.
0:29:44 > 0:29:48- You know what they say about a man with big boots, don't you? - It's a lie.
0:29:48 > 0:29:50Big feet.
0:29:51 > 0:29:53Watch your head.
0:29:53 > 0:29:55Use my shoulder.
0:29:59 > 0:30:05But Richard's not the only casualty on the Peaks today. The heat has got the better of one charity walker.
0:30:05 > 0:30:09We have a second casualty, he's being now walked off the hill.
0:30:09 > 0:30:12Another case for Mountain Rescue.
0:30:15 > 0:30:19The locals say many walkers don't prepare properly for the Peaks.
0:30:19 > 0:30:23Paramedic Sammy Wills prescribes cold water and something to eat.
0:30:23 > 0:30:26He'll soon be OK.
0:30:26 > 0:30:30That's more than you can say for Richard. He'll spend the next three weeks in plaster,
0:30:30 > 0:30:35and his wife knows their holiday plans are gonna have to change.
0:30:35 > 0:30:39I've said if he's faking it, I'm divorcing him.
0:30:39 > 0:30:44Now you have to put on a pair of boots to really appreciate the Peaks,
0:30:44 > 0:30:48but some sightseers like to take in the scenery the easy way.
0:30:48 > 0:30:55Even that has its dangers. Close to the famous 300-foot high Ribblehead Railway Viaduct,
0:30:55 > 0:30:56there's been an accident.
0:30:56 > 0:30:59Motorcyclist Gillian Doherty has collided with a car.
0:30:59 > 0:31:04Her arm was broken and she could have more serious injuries.
0:31:04 > 0:31:08It's another case for Helimed 99.
0:31:08 > 0:31:12We're en route towards Ingleton and we're gonna go past the beautiful Three Peaks.
0:31:12 > 0:31:18We're going for a motorcyclist with reported injuries that we're requested to assist.
0:31:18 > 0:31:22Gillian and her husband own his-and-hers bikes.
0:31:22 > 0:31:25He didn't notice she'd had an accident.
0:31:25 > 0:31:29The car just started to pull out so I swerved round the car,
0:31:29 > 0:31:32Gill was right behind me, and then Gill must have...
0:31:32 > 0:31:36I got about a mile down the road and realised she wasn't in my mirror.
0:31:36 > 0:31:41The car must have pulled further out and she's gone right in the side of it.
0:31:41 > 0:31:46The accident has blocked one of the Peaks' busiest roads.
0:31:46 > 0:31:50At the moment it's just in your right shoulder and that lower leg, no pain anywhere else?
0:31:50 > 0:31:52No, it's my left arm, my wrist.
0:31:52 > 0:31:57- Did you manage to get up after the accident?- No.- You've stayed in the same position?- Yeah.
0:31:57 > 0:32:03This is why paramedic James is worried - her body caused this damage.
0:32:03 > 0:32:07Her bike's come off remarkably well.
0:32:07 > 0:32:10- Gill?- Yeah.- Just open your eyes for us, my love. That's it.
0:32:10 > 0:32:12Sorry, I'm one of the doctors on the air ambulance.
0:32:12 > 0:32:18- I'm just giving you a bit of oxygen to breathe while we lift you up to the helicopter.- OK.
0:32:18 > 0:32:21This young lady's got pain in her shoulder and her knee,
0:32:21 > 0:32:23her airway breathing seems fine
0:32:23 > 0:32:25so we're just going to take a run into Lancaster
0:32:25 > 0:32:28to get her checked over, make sure her back and neck are OK.
0:32:28 > 0:32:31Ready, steady, lift.
0:32:31 > 0:32:33Well done, guys.
0:32:33 > 0:32:38Gillian's being flown home to Lancaster, the nearest hospital to the scene of the crash.
0:32:38 > 0:32:41Her arm was set and she was soon released.
0:32:41 > 0:32:44She's determined to ride her bike again.
0:32:46 > 0:32:51Just finding someone in an area like the Three Peaks is a challenge for the Helimed team,
0:32:51 > 0:32:55and a birds-eye view is no guarantee they'll find the patient.
0:32:55 > 0:33:01If you don't fancy the challenge of hiking up Penyghent, Ingleborough, and Whernside,
0:33:01 > 0:33:04you can do it on two wheels and join the growing hordes of mountain bikers
0:33:04 > 0:33:10who attempt to ride up the Three Peaks very slowly, and down them a bit quicker.
0:33:10 > 0:33:16That's what novice biker Kevin Gilmore wants to do. But on his very first trek into the Dales,
0:33:16 > 0:33:22the bumpy, steep terrain has catapulted him off his bike.
0:33:22 > 0:33:25He's got a head injury but he's also queried fractures of ribs.
0:33:25 > 0:33:29The challenge we have is not only is he on a small footpath,
0:33:29 > 0:33:34the visibility isn't very good, so we're actually using the valleys to fly up.
0:33:34 > 0:33:3730 miles away from the Dales,
0:33:37 > 0:33:39the suburbs of Leeds are shrouded in mist.
0:33:39 > 0:33:43Helimed 99 is struggling to navigate its way through it.
0:33:43 > 0:33:46Navigation in this kind of weather's really difficult because
0:33:46 > 0:33:51you're looking for gross error checks really on your navigation,
0:33:51 > 0:33:55which means objects that are large and in the distance that you can aim at.
0:33:55 > 0:34:01Obviously when you can't see more than 3,000 metres in any direction
0:34:01 > 0:34:04it makes it difficult to pick those objects out.
0:34:04 > 0:34:08This isn't looking good for the Helimed team or their injured patient.
0:34:08 > 0:34:12With the Three Peaks measuring well over 2,000 feet above sea level,
0:34:12 > 0:34:15pilot Mat Tacken's gonna have to climb much higher,
0:34:15 > 0:34:21and if there's low cloud around like this, there's no way they'll be able to get there.
0:34:21 > 0:34:24We're having to fly a circuitous route because the clouds on the top of the hills.
0:34:24 > 0:34:27That ETA I've given, plus or minus ten to be honest.
0:34:27 > 0:34:29Yeah, fine, not a problem.
0:34:29 > 0:34:33But Yorkshire's weather is renowned for being unpredictable
0:34:33 > 0:34:37and much to everyone's surprise, the Dales are bathed in sunshine.
0:34:37 > 0:34:41- This is quite pleasant weather really, not bad at all. - Not too bad is it now.
0:34:41 > 0:34:42Good news you might think
0:34:42 > 0:34:48but the fine weather has persuaded hundreds of walkers and bikers to venture up into Ribblesdale
0:34:48 > 0:34:52and it's not going to be easy for the crew to spot their patient.
0:34:52 > 0:34:56- He's just on top of that hill somewhere, is he? - No, he's beyond that.
0:34:58 > 0:35:03One skill you can't do without in this job is good eyesight,
0:35:03 > 0:35:06and paramedic Darren thinks he's seen someone in trouble.
0:35:06 > 0:35:08Come around to your nine o'clock.
0:35:08 > 0:35:11I also had a group of people at the three o'clock.
0:35:11 > 0:35:16Stationary people here at nine o'clock, on this edge. Keep coming round.
0:35:16 > 0:35:20This helicopter can land on a gradual incline but nothing steeper,
0:35:20 > 0:35:26and in the rocky foothills of Penyghent there's few spots to choose from.
0:35:26 > 0:35:29- Looks a bit flatter to my side, mate.- Yeah, just gonna come up here.
0:35:29 > 0:35:34- Rocket's gone. - Not going anywhere, that, mate. - Feels good my side.
0:35:34 > 0:35:35That's good.
0:35:36 > 0:35:42The mountain cyclist, yeah, we've got a guy, he's come off on his right-hand side
0:35:42 > 0:35:44and he's bashed his head.
0:35:44 > 0:35:47It's a pretty long walk to where Kevin's lying,
0:35:47 > 0:35:50but a lot closer than any other emergency service can manage.
0:35:50 > 0:35:53Sammy's the first medic to arrive
0:35:53 > 0:35:55and must quickly find out what's happened.
0:35:55 > 0:35:58Kev, don't move at all, just stay still.
0:35:58 > 0:36:00Right, so what's been happening to you?
0:36:00 > 0:36:03I came off the bike coming down the hill there,
0:36:03 > 0:36:07- leaned toward my right-hand side. - Yeah.- I put my hand out,
0:36:07 > 0:36:09that's broken my fall a tad.
0:36:09 > 0:36:13- I remember my head bouncing about a couple of times.- Yeah.
0:36:13 > 0:36:18My upper body's carried through and I've got a bit of damage to the top of my ribs on each side of my arm.
0:36:18 > 0:36:19OK.
0:36:19 > 0:36:24Kevin's head has hit the floor so hard his helmet is cracked, and that's a worrying sign for Sammy.
0:36:24 > 0:36:28But he appears to have come round remarkably quickly.
0:36:28 > 0:36:32It's come off, and although we don't believe he's been KO'd
0:36:32 > 0:36:35they were concerned cos he wasn't his normal self for about ten minutes.
0:36:35 > 0:36:40- So he's got his sense of humour back. You stay still, mate. - No, I never had one before.
0:36:40 > 0:36:47Are we saying you've got a changed sense of humour, a changed personality?
0:36:47 > 0:36:50I feel like a new man, and so does the wife.
0:36:50 > 0:36:52Reducing the amount of workload on him.
0:36:52 > 0:36:55Kevin clearly hasn't lost his sense of humour
0:36:55 > 0:37:01but head injuries are impossible to diagnose out of hospital and along with a couple of broken ribs,
0:37:01 > 0:37:03he's feeling pretty sore.
0:37:03 > 0:37:07- Two... three... and roll.- Urgh!
0:37:07 > 0:37:09Sorry, mate. I've got you.
0:37:09 > 0:37:12- Hang fire!- Hang fire, don't go anywhere else.
0:37:14 > 0:37:16He's a long 'un isn't he?
0:37:16 > 0:37:18With the Three Peaks in their patch,
0:37:18 > 0:37:21this Mountain Rescue team is one of the busiest,
0:37:21 > 0:37:25and Sammy and Darren are relieved to see more helping hands arrive.
0:37:25 > 0:37:30He was a bit dazed when he's hit the ground, and looking at the dent in his cycling helmet
0:37:30 > 0:37:35that looks like it's saved him a lot of pain and suffering really.
0:37:35 > 0:37:42All too often we come across cyclists of all types who haven't worn a helmet
0:37:42 > 0:37:47and the outcome is not always favourable for them.
0:37:47 > 0:37:49One... two... three.
0:37:53 > 0:37:54How's the head?
0:37:54 > 0:37:58- Fingers clear.- Can we go further up your way, Andy?
0:37:58 > 0:38:03The rabbit holes and uneven ground has caught out many a walker on the paths around here,
0:38:03 > 0:38:09so the team take no chances and load Kevin onto Mountain Rescue's specialist stretcher.
0:38:09 > 0:38:15A 41-year-old male been involved in a mountain bike accident.
0:38:15 > 0:38:19He's fallen from his bike and struck his head -
0:38:19 > 0:38:23fortunately he was wearing a helmet.
0:38:23 > 0:38:30He's not been knocked out but has an altered level of consciousness for a period of time afterwards,
0:38:30 > 0:38:34his colleagues are saying for at least ten minutes.
0:38:34 > 0:38:37Kevin was cycling on the Pennine Way,
0:38:37 > 0:38:45a popular trail with hikers and bikers alike that runs for 250 miles from Derbyshire to Scotland.
0:38:46 > 0:38:51Kevin was hoping to end the day with a pint and a pat on the back from his fellow bikers.
0:38:51 > 0:38:57Instead, he'll be facing an array of tests and scans at Lancaster Hospital's Casualty Department.
0:38:57 > 0:39:02It takes some people all day to climb to the top of these peaks,
0:39:02 > 0:39:07but Kevin is over 1,000 feet up in just a few seconds.
0:39:07 > 0:39:09Yeah, got the old chimney at the hospital now, mate.
0:39:12 > 0:39:16Despite breaking a couple of ribs and a period of enforced rest and recuperation,
0:39:16 > 0:39:18Kevin's back on his bike
0:39:18 > 0:39:22and aiming to head back up into the Dales to face the Three Peaks once more.
0:39:25 > 0:39:29And I'm pleased to say all our patients from the Three Peaks recovered.
0:39:29 > 0:39:35Now let's find out what happened to the off-road rider who fell 60 feet
0:39:35 > 0:39:38before being crushed by his own quad bike.
0:39:38 > 0:39:42The crew of Helimed 98 have crossed the border into Cheshire
0:39:42 > 0:39:45to help save Stuart "Swampy" Robinson's life.
0:39:45 > 0:39:50Paramedics Colin and Paul have treated life-threatening injuries to his thigh and pelvis.
0:39:50 > 0:39:54They've done all they can and now the pressure's on pilot Tim Taylor.
0:39:54 > 0:39:57- All clear left?- Clear left. - Clear right rear.
0:39:57 > 0:39:59The tail of Helimed 98
0:39:59 > 0:40:04hangs over a 30-foot drop with cars passing below.
0:40:04 > 0:40:07Tim gets Swampy and the crew safely into the air.
0:40:07 > 0:40:09All is calm and quiet for the quad biker,
0:40:09 > 0:40:14not least because he's on his third bottle of gas and air.
0:40:14 > 0:40:17But the fastest route to Wythenshawe Hospital
0:40:17 > 0:40:22crosses the runway of the busiest airport in the UK outside of London.
0:40:22 > 0:40:2520 million passengers a year fly from Manchester.
0:40:27 > 0:40:30These are crowded skies.
0:40:31 > 0:40:34Out there, two o'clock.
0:40:37 > 0:40:39That'll be for Manchester Airport.
0:40:46 > 0:40:50Pilot Tim's troubles are over for now, but Swampy's continue.
0:40:50 > 0:40:51His name's Stuart,
0:40:51 > 0:40:55his main complaint really is his pain in his right femur.
0:40:55 > 0:40:59He couldn't move his legs, he couldn't actually straighten his legs.
0:40:59 > 0:41:01The guy's got quite a severe pelvis injury
0:41:01 > 0:41:06and obviously his femur's either fractured or popped out of the joint at the top of his leg.
0:41:06 > 0:41:10Either way, he's gonna be off his feet for quite a while.
0:41:10 > 0:41:12The pelvis injury is the worse of the two
0:41:12 > 0:41:16and they'll probably have to pin the pelvis back together again,
0:41:16 > 0:41:20but it's all the underlying tissue that's underneath the pelvis
0:41:20 > 0:41:23or inside of the pelvis that he's got to worry about.
0:41:23 > 0:41:27Later that day, Swampy has the first of two operations.
0:41:27 > 0:41:30It takes a total of six hours of surgery to fix his broken body,
0:41:30 > 0:41:37but just three days later he's sitting up in his hospital bed.
0:41:37 > 0:41:39As he looks at photos of his accident on the internet,
0:41:39 > 0:41:45it brings back memories and makes the quad biker realise that this time he got lucky.
0:41:45 > 0:41:52I thought I would have been at least paralysed, or passed away really, I mean, quite a way.
0:41:52 > 0:41:57To actually be able to be talking a few days after the accident
0:41:57 > 0:41:59is pretty good really.
0:41:59 > 0:42:02The accident has changed Swampy's life.
0:42:02 > 0:42:07Quad biking meant everything, but now it's something he feels he has to give up.
0:42:07 > 0:42:14I've had a few offs but none of them have been this bad so it kind of didn't really bother me at all.
0:42:14 > 0:42:20It's only now that I've had this accident that I'm not gonna do it any more.
0:42:20 > 0:42:27Swampy's right leg had multiple breaks and is now held together by metal bolts and pins.
0:42:27 > 0:42:33He faces a six-week stay in hospital and could be forgiven for feeling sorry for himself.
0:42:33 > 0:42:39But he's just grateful it wasn't worse and thankful to the Helimed 98 crew who saved him.
0:42:39 > 0:42:43They all did a really, really good job, I'm really grateful for them.
0:42:43 > 0:42:46When Helicopter Heroes comes back:
0:42:46 > 0:42:51a man's drowning and the Helimed team are called in to help the local lifeboat.
0:42:51 > 0:42:53Somebody's shouting "He's gone in."
0:42:53 > 0:42:55A pilot's in trouble...
0:42:55 > 0:42:58Mayday. Mayday. Mayday.
0:42:58 > 0:43:00Can Helimed 98 save him?
0:43:00 > 0:43:04Total engine failure, about to crash.
0:43:04 > 0:43:09There's a whip-round at the rugby to pay for a player's rescue.
0:43:09 > 0:43:12It probably doesn't hit home till you need it.
0:43:12 > 0:43:14And this won't hurt a bit.
0:43:14 > 0:43:16Somebody said you've got a burning tackle.
0:43:16 > 0:43:20The team improvise to rescue a farmer's wife.
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