0:00:02 > 0:00:06If you're seriously ill or critically injured up here,
0:00:06 > 0:00:08your life is in real danger.
0:00:08 > 0:00:11Complaining of severe pain.
0:00:11 > 0:00:14Mid 30s, been ejected from a vehicle.
0:00:14 > 0:00:19Hospital's an hour away by road and speed is the only thing that can save you.
0:00:19 > 0:00:22Roger. Helimed 99's en route to you. Over.
0:00:22 > 0:00:27The Yorkshire Air Ambulance and its highly trained paramedics are scrambled 1,000 times a year.
0:00:27 > 0:00:28"What's happened?"
0:00:28 > 0:00:32"A small child's been on the path. A wagon's ran over him."
0:00:32 > 0:00:36Many of its ex-military pilots flew the SAS into action.
0:00:36 > 0:00:39That's not a suitable landing site. This one here is.
0:00:39 > 0:00:44Welcome to the life-and-death world of the Helicopter Heroes.
0:01:05 > 0:01:07Today on Helicopter Heroes...
0:01:07 > 0:01:09A teenager's fighting for his life
0:01:09 > 0:01:12and paramedic James has minutes to save him.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15His pupils are going. He's got a bleed on this side.
0:01:15 > 0:01:20No helmet, no rope, and this climber's just fallen down a sheer rockface.
0:01:20 > 0:01:22I cringe when he does it, but he always does it.
0:01:22 > 0:01:27A plane splashes down in a river. But where's the pilot?
0:01:27 > 0:01:29Did you see it happen?
0:01:29 > 0:01:30You were flying it?
0:01:30 > 0:01:33And the accident victim whose crash was caught on camera...
0:01:33 > 0:01:36I was wearing my helmet camera, so it'll be on YouTube.
0:01:45 > 0:01:48Ask any parent and they'll tell you it's never too early
0:01:48 > 0:01:51to teach your child about road safety.
0:01:51 > 0:01:55No matter how well they're taught, sometimes a lack of concentration
0:01:55 > 0:01:59leads to an accident with lifelong consequences.
0:02:01 > 0:02:05On a busy road near York, there's been a serious accident
0:02:05 > 0:02:08involving a teenage cyclist out playing with his mates.
0:02:08 > 0:02:12Just going to put York Minster down as your IP.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15- OK, buddy. - That'll be where Stamford is, guys.
0:02:15 > 0:02:16No worries.
0:02:16 > 0:02:19There's some kids come out of that wood,
0:02:19 > 0:02:22in front of this bike.
0:02:23 > 0:02:25The teenager's condition is critical.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28"The child has a head injury.
0:02:28 > 0:02:34"Bleeding from the nose. They say he's not breathing normally and he's actually gurgling."
0:02:34 > 0:02:38Their patient, Jacob Hardcastle, is 13 years old.
0:02:38 > 0:02:41- There's a gap there.- Yes.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44- There's a massive rut there. Can you see it?- Yes.
0:02:44 > 0:02:48OK, to the left.
0:02:48 > 0:02:52- All right.- Yes. Radio's on.
0:02:52 > 0:02:57All I know is, there's a kid who got knocked off his pushbike by a motorbike.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00Yes. Brilliant. Cheers, mate.
0:03:02 > 0:03:04Hiya, lads. How we doing? What have we got?
0:03:04 > 0:03:07- This is Jake Hardcastle. - Hi, sweetheart.
0:03:07 > 0:03:12- He's been, erm, erm... - SPEECH DROWNED OUT BY TRAFFIC
0:03:12 > 0:03:14Yep, I'm listening.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17Noise everywhere on inspiration.
0:03:17 > 0:03:23- He has an airway. He doesn't seem to have any neurological deficits.- OK.
0:03:23 > 0:03:28Paramedic James Vine knows that Jacob's symptoms point to one thing,
0:03:28 > 0:03:32a massive and potentially fatal head injury.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35- He's got severe bruising that side. - Great job.
0:03:35 > 0:03:40Breathing on his own. Doesn't seem to be any bruising anywhere else.
0:03:40 > 0:03:45- We haven't boarded yet. - Grab your stuff to board. We'll get him to LGI fairly quickly.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48Can I have your oxygen, as well, please?
0:03:48 > 0:03:54An internal bleed in his head is putting ever increasing pressure onto Jacob's brain.
0:03:54 > 0:03:58He's got a big head injury. His pupils are going. He's got a bleed on this side.
0:03:58 > 0:04:01All right, matey.
0:04:02 > 0:04:06Just hold his legs flat, mate. Get both legs flat for me.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09Just keep on top of him for me.
0:04:09 > 0:04:11BOY GROANS
0:04:11 > 0:04:15All right, Jake? We're going to be OK, mate.
0:04:15 > 0:04:20James knows there's nothing the team can realistically do at the roadside.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23Jacob's life can only be saved in hospital,
0:04:23 > 0:04:25and they need to get him there soon.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38Any paramedic will tell you that adrenaline is the hormone
0:04:38 > 0:04:42that once helped cavemen outrun sabre-toothed tigers.
0:04:42 > 0:04:46But today it's responsible for an awful lot of accidents.
0:04:46 > 0:04:51It's what makes many of us seek a challenge that often ends in trouble.
0:04:53 > 0:04:58Malham Cove in the Yorkshire Dales is one of the UK's biggest natural wonders.
0:04:58 > 0:05:04This used to be a waterfall, 20 metres higher than Niagara Falls.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07Now, the river that created it has dried up,
0:05:07 > 0:05:09but the limestone rockface that remains
0:05:09 > 0:05:13attracts climbers from all over the world.
0:05:15 > 0:05:20Today, Helimed 99's been scrambled to one of Malham's many casualties,
0:05:20 > 0:05:24a man who's fallen down a gorge at the side of the cove.
0:05:24 > 0:05:26I've just had an update.
0:05:26 > 0:05:32Apparently, this guy has estimated to have fallen in excess of 30 metres,
0:05:32 > 0:05:35which is obviously a very long fall.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38It also causes a problem of access.
0:05:38 > 0:05:41I've got Rescue dialled in, mate, on this one.
0:05:41 > 0:05:45"Have you got your ears on with them?"
0:05:46 > 0:05:53Helimed 99 to Rescue. Are you receiving? Over.
0:05:53 > 0:05:55They're down here now, waving down here.
0:05:55 > 0:05:58Get them out at three o'clock.
0:05:58 > 0:06:03Landing in this outsized landscape presents serious problems for the Helimed pilots.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06Where do you want me to put you guys first?
0:06:06 > 0:06:10If you could get it there, that's going to be ideal.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13Malham has its own microclimate.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15Chris must beware not just of rocks
0:06:15 > 0:06:19but unpredictable winds and downdrafts, too.
0:06:19 > 0:06:21- Still clear.- OK.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24We're off down below.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27There's plenty of flat ground to my side and plenty of room.
0:06:27 > 0:06:31- If you want to swing the tail round to me, you can.- It's all right.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34INDISTINCT SPEECH
0:06:39 > 0:06:43- He's fallen from the top?- Right.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46- Free fall?- He's hurt.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49Hiya, sir. Stay where you are. Don't move at all.
0:06:49 > 0:06:53Paramedics Darren and Peter know this is a risky place.
0:06:53 > 0:06:57Loose fragments of limestone can fall without warning.
0:06:57 > 0:07:02- Were you on this side scrambling up? - Going up the gulley.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05All right. Keep your head still for me.
0:07:05 > 0:07:08- What we're going to need to do is pop a collar on you.- Yes.
0:07:08 > 0:07:12- Treat you as though you've got a back injury.- Yes.
0:07:12 > 0:07:14David Greenwood is a veteran climber.
0:07:14 > 0:07:20Now in his 60s, he prefers scrambling, the art of climbing without ropes.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23The fall has left his leg badly broken.
0:07:23 > 0:07:25- Did anybody witness it?- Adrienne did.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27He came down that way up.
0:07:27 > 0:07:32- More or less into a standing position?- And landed on his foot.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35- I jarred my back when I fell, but it doesn't feel...- No.
0:07:35 > 0:07:38David's wife, Adrienne, was with him when he fell,
0:07:38 > 0:07:42but a passer-by raised the alarm.
0:07:42 > 0:07:46He climbed to the top of the cliffs to get a signal.
0:07:46 > 0:07:50We were just walking down the paths and there was a guy here who said that, er,
0:07:50 > 0:07:55someone had fallen off the cliff, hurt his leg and could I call 999.
0:07:55 > 0:08:01- There wasn't a signal here... - So we had to get as high up as we could to make the call.
0:08:01 > 0:08:06We eventually got through after getting to the top here.
0:08:06 > 0:08:08Adrienne knows her husband's badly hurt,
0:08:08 > 0:08:11but she's putting a brave face on it.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14I cringe when he does it, but he always does it.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17Sometimes he'll it twice. He said it's very easy.
0:08:17 > 0:08:21But today, he had sunglasses on and I think he couldn't see as well.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24- Do you want any - - Can I just ask, while I'm...
0:08:24 > 0:08:28..while I'm still... in command of my senses,
0:08:28 > 0:08:32I've got a rucksack there that my wife might have trouble...
0:08:32 > 0:08:34We'll sort that out.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37We're not like Ryanair, we don't charge for excess baggage!
0:08:37 > 0:08:40David's accurately diagnosed his broken leg,
0:08:40 > 0:08:43but he's lucky to be alive after such a long fall.
0:08:43 > 0:08:47This rockface is more than 100ft high.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50- Bear with me. - Keep going, mate, on that gas.
0:08:50 > 0:08:52- Breathe deep.- Keep going.
0:08:52 > 0:08:54Ooh, lovely.
0:08:54 > 0:08:58Pete and Darren know the chances of their patient surviving the plunge
0:08:58 > 0:09:02without suffering a further serious injury are remote.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04We're going to do a top-to-bottom check of him now
0:09:04 > 0:09:07to make sure he's not hurt anything else.
0:09:07 > 0:09:11Sometimes, the pain from an injury will mask another one.
0:09:11 > 0:09:14But we're going to treat for the worst and immobilise him
0:09:14 > 0:09:17before we try to move him away from here.
0:09:17 > 0:09:22The Helimed team won't relax until they've flown David to hospital and seen the X-rays.
0:09:22 > 0:09:26But pilot Chris has concerns of his own.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28Landing here was difficult enough.
0:09:28 > 0:09:34Taking off with a patient on board will be even more fraught with risk.
0:09:41 > 0:09:43The Helimed pilots all had to start somewhere,
0:09:43 > 0:09:46and for some, it was the cockpit of a light aircraft.
0:09:46 > 0:09:48It's a great way to learn how to fly,
0:09:48 > 0:09:53but you mustn't forget that no form of flying is completely safe.
0:09:54 > 0:09:56In the skies over East Yorkshire,
0:09:56 > 0:09:59an amateur pilot puts his plane through its paces.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02But this aerobatics display, filmed by a friend,
0:10:02 > 0:10:06has a disastrous unseen ending.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09He says that an aircraft's gone into a river
0:10:09 > 0:10:12in the general area of Breighton,
0:10:12 > 0:10:16which is just near a little airstrip out there.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19There's no time to waste. The plane's gone down in a rural area,
0:10:19 > 0:10:22close to a strip used by weekend pilots.
0:10:22 > 0:10:25Helimed 99 will be there in ten minutes.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28South Control. Helimed 99. Over.
0:10:30 > 0:10:35We are through to an air crash near the Selby area.
0:10:35 > 0:10:40You could be the first on the scene. The aircraft's gone down.
0:10:40 > 0:10:45Light planes don't float for long. The occupants are in real danger.
0:10:47 > 0:10:52The local police chopper's already searching, with no result so far.
0:10:52 > 0:10:56Just arriving on the scene. We'll update you as soon as we can.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00There's no sign of a wrecked plane,
0:11:00 > 0:11:04but two soaking-wet people standing on the riverbank may be able to help.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07- Did you see it happen? - I was flying it.
0:11:07 > 0:11:09- You were flying it?- Yes.
0:11:09 > 0:11:11They turn out to know all about it.
0:11:11 > 0:11:14- Was anybody else in it?- No.
0:11:14 > 0:11:17- Just you two?- Just us. - And you're OK?- I'm cold.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20- Nobody else in the aircraft? - No. The aircraft's here.
0:11:20 > 0:11:21Are you hurt at all?
0:11:21 > 0:11:24- No, we managed to get out. - You're just cold.
0:11:24 > 0:11:29Come over to the aircraft and we'll get you wrapped up.
0:11:29 > 0:11:31Nobody in. Just these two.
0:11:31 > 0:11:33They had an extraordinary escape.
0:11:33 > 0:11:38They'd hired the plane from a flying club at nearby Sherburn in Elmet.
0:11:38 > 0:11:41There's an aircraft in the area that's looking for this one.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44We've passed the information on, the registration,
0:11:44 > 0:11:49what type it is, it's in the river, and both occupants are safe.
0:11:50 > 0:11:55The good news is already being relayed back to base by the police.
0:11:55 > 0:12:00"The air ambulance is on the ground. It looks like there are two casualties.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03"The aircraft is fully submerged."
0:12:03 > 0:12:08After landing on the water, the pilot and his passenger managed to swim to the bank.
0:12:08 > 0:12:13They're very cold and wet. So is their £70,000 plane.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16We had engine failure. I tried to restart the engine and I couldn't.
0:12:16 > 0:12:20I tried once or twice and I knew that there was no...
0:12:20 > 0:12:24And then I switched everything off
0:12:24 > 0:12:27and we managed to swim. We were OK.
0:12:27 > 0:12:30Only the cold can harm pilot and passenger now.
0:12:30 > 0:12:32Night will soon fall.
0:12:32 > 0:12:35The team's survival tent, normally used in mountain rescue incidents,
0:12:35 > 0:12:38will allow them to change into dry clothing.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41It's just a fleece. Pull it over your head.
0:12:41 > 0:12:47- How are you there? Are you warm? - Not yet.- Not yet. OK.
0:12:47 > 0:12:50The pilot's done a good job,
0:12:50 > 0:12:53but the team's baffled about his choice of landing strip.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56The River Derwent's surrounded by flat fields.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59I was scared, but there was no option.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02I thought I would manage to land over there.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04It was too fast.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07I aimed it at the field, but I couldn't.
0:13:07 > 0:13:13The emergency services have turned out in force, including an RAF rescue helicopter.
0:13:13 > 0:13:16No-can believe that everyone's escaped unhurt.
0:13:16 > 0:13:18The police are using a heat-seeking camera
0:13:18 > 0:13:21to look for anyone else in the river.
0:13:21 > 0:13:24"I'll give you an update as soon as.
0:13:24 > 0:13:28"We're just taking photographs. We've got the Sea King next to us.
0:13:28 > 0:13:30"I'll update you as soon as I can."
0:13:30 > 0:13:33The fire brigade are equally bemused,
0:13:33 > 0:13:37but they're worried leaking fuel from the aircraft could pose a danger.
0:13:37 > 0:13:44There must've been a delayed submersion of the aircraft, enough to enable him to get out.
0:13:44 > 0:13:48Or perhaps he hit the bank and then slid in,
0:13:48 > 0:13:53presuming they were making for the comparatively flat area on this side of the river.
0:13:53 > 0:13:55They've had quite a scare with what's happened.
0:13:55 > 0:13:59They've done well to get out. It has flipped over.
0:13:59 > 0:14:02The lady says she's probably taken in a bit of water.
0:14:02 > 0:14:05But once we get them warmed up, they should be fine.
0:14:05 > 0:14:08The ambulance is quite a distance away, so the intention is for us
0:14:08 > 0:14:12to fly them down to wherever it is and get them checked over.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18Pilot and passenger will still need a hospital check-up,
0:14:18 > 0:14:21but after treatment for minor hypothermia,
0:14:21 > 0:14:23they'll be on their way home.
0:14:24 > 0:14:27Confirm, the aircraft's conveyed the patients.
0:14:27 > 0:14:32I'm still on scene. One paramedic's gone with the patients and I'm left on scene. Over.
0:14:32 > 0:14:34The crash site is so remote,
0:14:34 > 0:14:38the local bobby has to be given a lift by the force helicopter.
0:14:38 > 0:14:41There'll be a full inquiry into the crash,
0:14:41 > 0:14:46and government investigators are going to want to see the plane.
0:14:47 > 0:14:49And when the plane is finally lifted out of the river,
0:14:49 > 0:14:53it's easy to see how lucky its occupants have been.
0:14:53 > 0:14:55Despite appearances,
0:14:55 > 0:14:59water can tear aircraft apart in a high-speed impact.
0:14:59 > 0:15:03But the damage is minor. It looks like the plane could fly again tomorrow
0:15:03 > 0:15:06But the damage to its electronics is likely to mean a very long,
0:15:06 > 0:15:10very expensive rebuild.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15The accident, and the occupants' escape,
0:15:15 > 0:15:18is the talk of Leeds Bradford Airport.
0:15:18 > 0:15:22And today, the man who knows all about it is visiting.
0:15:22 > 0:15:26Pilot Sipan Osman wants to thank his rescuers.
0:15:26 > 0:15:32- The pilot said that this was twin engine.- Yes.- So not to be scared!
0:15:33 > 0:15:36He is a training to be a commercial airline pilot.
0:15:36 > 0:15:41My dream since I was a child, it's always been my dream to fly.
0:15:41 > 0:15:45You aim for something, you will end up doing it.
0:15:45 > 0:15:49I worked hard to be a pilot. I've studied, I did everything.
0:15:49 > 0:15:51Before the crash,
0:15:51 > 0:15:55Sipan's aerobatics display was being filmed by a friend.
0:15:55 > 0:15:58But his rolls and loops made his passenger feel sick,
0:15:58 > 0:16:02so he started practicing forced landings.
0:16:02 > 0:16:03That's when it all went wrong.
0:16:03 > 0:16:06Doing the climb-out, I had engine failure.
0:16:06 > 0:16:09I tried to restart the engine, I couldn't.
0:16:09 > 0:16:13And then I... There was a field next to the river.
0:16:13 > 0:16:16I aim it for that field, but I was too high.
0:16:16 > 0:16:21I applied full flap, but still I was too high,
0:16:21 > 0:16:25so I aim it for the field next to it, to overshoot,
0:16:25 > 0:16:27but I couldn't make it, it was too low.
0:16:27 > 0:16:29Then I ditched into the river.
0:16:30 > 0:16:35Sipan is very grateful to his fellow aviators at the air ambulance.
0:16:35 > 0:16:37We were lucky to open the canopy.
0:16:37 > 0:16:41If the canopy, for any reason, was stuck or we couldn't open it,
0:16:41 > 0:16:43then definitely we'd be dead.
0:16:43 > 0:16:45He believes that without their help,
0:16:45 > 0:16:50his dream of becoming a professional pilot could've been over.
0:16:50 > 0:16:55I want to tell them thank you very much. If it wasn't for them, maybe we were going to be dead.
0:16:55 > 0:17:02I mean, we caught cold and we had hypothermia because we were in the water.
0:17:02 > 0:17:07So, yes, they were really helpful. I would like to thank them. They are doing great job.
0:17:07 > 0:17:11There is no other word that I can express my thankful,
0:17:11 > 0:17:14my gratefulness to them.
0:17:14 > 0:17:16And despite his unhappy landing,
0:17:16 > 0:17:20Sipan is determined one day to captain an airliner.
0:17:20 > 0:17:25His experience, he says, has made him a better pilot.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40Now, let's return to that accident near York
0:17:40 > 0:17:45where 13-year-old cyclist Jacob has been left fighting for his life.
0:17:46 > 0:17:49The teenager was out cycling with his mates
0:17:49 > 0:17:53when he rode straight onto the road and into the path of a motorbike.
0:17:53 > 0:17:55The child went flying in the air.
0:17:55 > 0:18:01The motorcycle guy hit the kerb and came flying off and his bike is over there.
0:18:01 > 0:18:04- Has he been like this since your arrival?- Yes.
0:18:04 > 0:18:06BOYS MOANS
0:18:06 > 0:18:10- What's his pupils doing? - We've not been able to open them.
0:18:10 > 0:18:12No worries, sweetheart.
0:18:12 > 0:18:15Jacob wasn't wearing a cycling helmet.
0:18:15 > 0:18:18- He got a big head, hasn't he?- Yes. - His pupils are going this way.
0:18:18 > 0:18:21The impact of his head hitting the ground
0:18:21 > 0:18:23has caused bleeding inside his brain.
0:18:23 > 0:18:28I think we'll just look to get oxygen, get him boarded and get him to Leeds.
0:18:28 > 0:18:34Paramedic James knows that the pressure building from the bleed can only be released by surgery.
0:18:34 > 0:18:38- Where's he going? - He's going to be going to LGI.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41He needs to get to theatre. BOY GROANS
0:18:41 > 0:18:46Jacob is going to be taken to head injury specialists at the Leeds General Infirmary.
0:18:46 > 0:18:49Paramedic Lee's telling them what to expect.
0:18:49 > 0:18:52We're coming straight to you.
0:18:52 > 0:18:56ETA, about 15 minutes we'll be down into the department.
0:18:56 > 0:18:59Ready, steady, right.
0:18:59 > 0:19:02BOY MOANS LOUDLY
0:19:02 > 0:19:03Don't worry, don't worry.
0:19:03 > 0:19:07Jacob's agitation is another symptom of his head injury.
0:19:07 > 0:19:11He's confused because pressure is building inside his skull.
0:19:11 > 0:19:16Soon, the parts of the brain that control his breathing and heart beat will be affected.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19- OK, up towards you.- Ready, steady.
0:19:19 > 0:19:23BOY MOANS LOUDLY
0:19:23 > 0:19:27- Yes...- All right, Jake. Just open your eyes, mate.
0:19:27 > 0:19:29That's lovely.
0:19:29 > 0:19:33Jacob's blood pressure is low and dropping.
0:19:33 > 0:19:35They must get him to surgery soon.
0:19:35 > 0:19:38Any delay could threaten his survival.
0:19:39 > 0:19:43Just let them know he's going to need putting to sleep fairly quickly.
0:19:48 > 0:19:52OK, two, four, seven, heading.
0:19:52 > 0:19:55I passed it. Had he been struck from behind?
0:19:55 > 0:20:02- Is that correct?- Yes.- From the side. - From the side. With no helmet, had he?
0:20:02 > 0:20:07Did you get an estimated speed on the bike? What's that road? Is it national?
0:20:07 > 0:20:11Yes, it's a fast road. It's national speed limit.
0:20:11 > 0:20:16The crew are growing increasingly concerned about their patient's condition.
0:20:16 > 0:20:20His blood pressure has dropped again and his pulse has all but disappeared.
0:20:20 > 0:20:24- Jacob is critically ill. - When you're ready.
0:20:25 > 0:20:27There's no blood pressure, no matter what I've done.
0:20:27 > 0:20:29No blood pressure.
0:20:29 > 0:20:33Paramedics are trained to relay the vital information
0:20:33 > 0:20:37that helps doctors rapidly assess newly arrived patients.
0:20:37 > 0:20:41Despite his concerns, James's briefing is textbook.
0:20:41 > 0:20:45OK, this is Jake, 13-year-old cyclist.
0:20:45 > 0:20:49He's gone straight across a road, been hit by a motorcyclist, query speed.
0:20:49 > 0:20:52He's got a frontal contusion on his head, trachea central.
0:20:52 > 0:20:57Equal air entry, bilaterally in his chest. Abdomen's soft, non-tender, pelvis is stable.
0:20:57 > 0:20:59No long-bone deformities.
0:20:59 > 0:21:03Vital sign-wise, he's been bradycardic at 50 with us since arrival.
0:21:03 > 0:21:07I've struggled to get a systolic above 80, despite a litre of normal saline.
0:21:07 > 0:21:10Last eaten at 9am this morning.
0:21:10 > 0:21:17- We think it's an isolated head injury?- As far as we can see. He's got a fixed gaze to his left.
0:21:17 > 0:21:19The Helimed team have done as much as they can.
0:21:19 > 0:21:24Whether Jacob's survives is now out of their hands.
0:21:31 > 0:21:33Coming up on Helicopter Heroes...
0:21:33 > 0:21:38Surgeons operate, and Jacob's dad gets the call every parent dreads.
0:21:38 > 0:21:41You immediately think the worst.
0:21:48 > 0:21:53Remember David, the climber who survived a fall down a ravine in North Yorkshire?
0:21:53 > 0:21:56It looks like he's had a very lucky escape.
0:21:56 > 0:22:00But the Helimed team aren't leaving anything to chance.
0:22:02 > 0:22:06The rockfaces of North Yorkshire are among the UK's safest,
0:22:06 > 0:22:09especially when climbers are well equipped.
0:22:09 > 0:22:15But some veterans of the rocks prefer to take on the terrain unprotected.
0:22:15 > 0:22:19Today, that could've cost David Greenwood his life.
0:22:20 > 0:22:24David's leg is broken, and paramedics, Darren and Pete,
0:22:24 > 0:22:28fear the injury may have damaged blood vessels supplying his right foot.
0:22:28 > 0:22:31It's just pink.
0:22:31 > 0:22:35There is one worry it's thready, but if we have to traction it
0:22:35 > 0:22:38to get it into the splint,
0:22:38 > 0:22:41the likelihood is, it'll reduce.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44The pulse in it was quite thready.
0:22:44 > 0:22:47But we have a high suspicion of his injuries because of the distance.
0:22:47 > 0:22:51David's fallen over 50 feet down a gorge near Malham.
0:22:51 > 0:22:55He had no helmet and he wasn't using a rope.
0:22:55 > 0:22:57Take a good few deep breaths on that
0:22:57 > 0:23:02because I'm going to have to pull your foot a little bit to get it into this splint.
0:23:04 > 0:23:09- Put it under, mate.- That's the best I can do on that, mate.- Yep.
0:23:09 > 0:23:13Right. Keep going, David. You just keep breathing it.
0:23:13 > 0:23:18For the local mountain rescue team, this is a familiar story.
0:23:18 > 0:23:23This rugged landscape attracts extreme-sports fans, but the risks can be high.
0:23:23 > 0:23:28It's really decent weather, a good spell of dry weather, but it can be very misty.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31We had an aeroplane that came down a few weeks ago in the mist
0:23:31 > 0:23:33and they survived,
0:23:33 > 0:23:36found by one of our dog handlers.
0:23:36 > 0:23:41Another successful rescue mission. We aim to please!
0:23:41 > 0:23:45Right, people, if we can get position, ready to lift.
0:23:45 > 0:23:49- David's pain is under control, thanks to a dose of morphine. - I'll get the back ready.
0:23:49 > 0:23:54Now Darren and Pete are keen to get him to hospital as quickly as possible.
0:23:54 > 0:23:58Watch your footing. It drops off quite steeply now.
0:23:58 > 0:24:00But pilot Chris won't be hurrying this take-off.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03Helimed 99 is in a deep gully.
0:24:03 > 0:24:06Winds behave unpredictably in a landscape like this
0:24:06 > 0:24:09and the chopper is vulnerable to any sudden downdraft.
0:24:09 > 0:24:11We've got to lift up,
0:24:11 > 0:24:16try and keep as much weight off the stretcher as we can as we feed in.
0:24:16 > 0:24:20But at last, Helimed 99 is clear of the rocks.
0:24:20 > 0:24:23Not the recommended departure!
0:24:23 > 0:24:27- Works by me!- I like it.
0:24:27 > 0:24:30It's like going down the tunnel run on Star Wars.
0:24:31 > 0:24:37David's now just ten minutes from the scanners and X-ray machines of Blackburn Hospital.
0:24:37 > 0:24:41Doctors are already on standby to examine him.
0:24:41 > 0:24:46The odds of him having escaped from such a long fall with just a broken leg are slim.
0:24:46 > 0:24:51But a few days later, David's sitting up in bed, having beaten those odds.
0:24:51 > 0:24:53I thought, "I'm at the top now,"
0:24:53 > 0:24:58and I just took a step that wasn't as safe as it should've been,
0:24:58 > 0:25:01but I shouldn't have taken it at that point.
0:25:01 > 0:25:03I can't believe that I've escaped.
0:25:03 > 0:25:06At the time, your life doesn't flash in front of you,
0:25:06 > 0:25:09you just fall and that's all that happens.
0:25:09 > 0:25:13You think, "Any second now, it'll go 'bang' and I'll hit the ground."
0:25:13 > 0:25:16Because you're just bouncing from rock to rock,
0:25:16 > 0:25:20just hoping that you're going to come to a reasonably safe landing,
0:25:20 > 0:25:25which, in the circumstances, I think I did.
0:25:25 > 0:25:28I didn't touch my head. Not a scratch on my head.
0:25:28 > 0:25:32I bashed my legs, arms
0:25:32 > 0:25:35and, of course, broke my right ankle.
0:25:35 > 0:25:37I've had it pinned and plated.
0:25:37 > 0:25:39I've bashed all over the place up,
0:25:39 > 0:25:43but that's the only injury that requires any attention.
0:25:43 > 0:25:46Despite his lucky escape,
0:25:46 > 0:25:52David has no intention of staying away from the Yorkshire crags. It's been a lifelong hobby.
0:25:52 > 0:25:55And despite the fact that climbing with ropes is safer,
0:25:55 > 0:25:58he also plans to keep alive the skills of scrambling -
0:25:58 > 0:26:02climbing, unprotected, up smaller rockfaces.
0:26:02 > 0:26:05I don't regret scrambling. I've enjoyed it for so many years.
0:26:05 > 0:26:08But I regret that moment of carelessness
0:26:08 > 0:26:13and think that it could've cost me a lot more than a pinned leg.
0:26:26 > 0:26:31Having a camera on your phone means you can snap away or film whatever you're up to.
0:26:31 > 0:26:34For an increasing number of the Helimed team's patients,
0:26:34 > 0:26:38that means their accidents are actually caught on camera.
0:26:41 > 0:26:43And this is the shot you get from a small camera
0:26:43 > 0:26:46on the top of a motocross rider's helmet.
0:26:46 > 0:26:49The rider is 21-year-old Joe Golding.
0:26:49 > 0:26:51He's been doing this since he was three.
0:26:51 > 0:26:53But it doesn't stop him coming off.
0:26:54 > 0:26:58Unhurt and undeterred, Joe gets back on.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01He's testing out a brand-new bike and pushing it to the very limit,
0:27:01 > 0:27:04and then a bit further.
0:27:04 > 0:27:08This time he's not going to get up.
0:27:11 > 0:27:14Helimed 98 is on the short hop from Sheffield to the motocross track,
0:27:14 > 0:27:18which is on an old mining site just south of Doncaster.
0:27:18 > 0:27:21Reports are initially, someone's come off their bike.
0:27:21 > 0:27:25He's got chest injuries and severe difficulty breathing.
0:27:25 > 0:27:29There's an ambulance service responder on the way, as well.
0:27:29 > 0:27:32He's within a controlled environment,
0:27:32 > 0:27:34but by the nature of motocross,
0:27:34 > 0:27:38there's always going to be accidents.
0:27:38 > 0:27:40He's gone head-first over his bike.
0:27:40 > 0:27:46He has pain middle to the top of his back. He's quite tender down the sternum.
0:27:46 > 0:27:49He's also some swelling and bruising here.
0:27:49 > 0:27:53- How bad's the pain?- Down his back. - All right. Your back hurts?
0:27:53 > 0:27:55Joe is used to coming off bikes.
0:27:55 > 0:28:00Although he's only 21, he's been riding competitively since he was six.
0:28:00 > 0:28:02- He knows he's hurt. - It hurts to breathe.
0:28:02 > 0:28:07- Because it's causing you pain?- Yes. - In your back or your chest?- Both.
0:28:07 > 0:28:11The morphine should stop the pain, but the downside is,
0:28:11 > 0:28:15it makes Pete's job of diagnosing Joe's injuries more difficult.
0:28:15 > 0:28:16There we are, mate.
0:28:16 > 0:28:19The pain in your back, can you identify where it is?
0:28:19 > 0:28:22- Top middle. It hurts more because I'm laying on it.- Does it?
0:28:22 > 0:28:25But it's in the middle. It feels like the middle?
0:28:25 > 0:28:29- He weren't half as bad when he was sitting up.- All right.
0:28:29 > 0:28:32Joe thinks lying flat-out on a rigid spinal board
0:28:32 > 0:28:34is making things worse for him.
0:28:34 > 0:28:37Paramedic Pete is taking no chances.
0:28:37 > 0:28:39I want to sit up.
0:28:39 > 0:28:44Because of what's happened, even though you've been up and walking about,
0:28:44 > 0:28:47it doesn't rule out that you've injured your back, hence the board.
0:28:47 > 0:28:49- Can I sit up straight?- No.
0:28:49 > 0:28:54- That's what you need to be on. - Can I have a cushion? - The idea is to keep you laid flat.
0:28:54 > 0:28:59Joe's day is getting worse. He's not even going to get a trip in the helicopter.
0:28:59 > 0:29:01Where we are, we're very near to Doncaster Royal,
0:29:01 > 0:29:05so it's quicker and a lot easier if he travels in by land crew.
0:29:05 > 0:29:09We've just come to see if we can assist the paramedic in any way.
0:29:09 > 0:29:14Despite the pain that we know is coming when Joe doesn't make this landing,
0:29:14 > 0:29:17he's keen to share the whole experience with his motocross mates
0:29:17 > 0:29:21by getting this film online as soon as possible.
0:29:21 > 0:29:26I went straight over the bike, onto my head.
0:29:26 > 0:29:29I was wearing my helmet camera, so it'll be on YouTube.
0:29:29 > 0:29:32It'll be a good bit of footage.
0:29:32 > 0:29:35I was going all right until that happened. Ow.
0:29:35 > 0:29:38Joe's day of testing out the new bike is over.
0:29:38 > 0:29:42In fact, his riding's over for quite a while.
0:29:42 > 0:29:45He's having to take it easy at home,
0:29:45 > 0:29:49with plenty of time on his hands to watch himself break a few ribs, sever some nerves
0:29:49 > 0:29:53and smash his wrist up, over and over again.
0:29:53 > 0:29:58Probably I was going maybe over 40 when I hit this jump. It's not a very big jump.
0:29:58 > 0:30:02I made a stupid mistake and that's what happened.
0:30:02 > 0:30:04I took off the front wheel, dived underneath me
0:30:04 > 0:30:07and I went straight over the handlebars in mid-air.
0:30:07 > 0:30:11The first thing I put out was my wrist, as you do. My legs were still on the bike.
0:30:11 > 0:30:16And then it just pummelled me into the ground and broke everything else.
0:30:16 > 0:30:18I broke my neck brace, as well.
0:30:18 > 0:30:22I was glad I was wearing that or I think it would've been a lot worse.
0:30:22 > 0:30:25Joe's stuntman camerawork has been an internet hit.
0:30:25 > 0:30:29He has nearly 2,000 online fans.
0:30:31 > 0:30:36Now, lots of proud parents take home movies of their children doing their favourite sport.
0:30:36 > 0:30:39But sometimes that means a nasty accident
0:30:39 > 0:30:41ends up being captured on film.
0:30:42 > 0:30:47- This is 15-year-old Leigh Walker, being filmed by her mum.- MUM: Ooh!
0:30:47 > 0:30:49The fall is serious.
0:30:49 > 0:30:54Leigh is knocked unconscious and begins to suffer a fit.
0:30:54 > 0:30:58The fitting can imply there's been some serious injury to the head.
0:30:58 > 0:31:02It's not a good sign if someone's fitting post-head trauma.
0:31:02 > 0:31:05Ideally, they need to be in a neuro centre.
0:31:05 > 0:31:07It's looking clear left.
0:31:07 > 0:31:12It's pilot Tim's job to get Kate and paramedic Pete Vallance safely into a field full of horses,
0:31:12 > 0:31:16surrounded by wires and on a steep slope.
0:31:16 > 0:31:22- No horses on your side, is there? - Just one, but they're under control.
0:31:22 > 0:31:24Hey, there. Hi.
0:31:24 > 0:31:28Leigh. She's come off. Initially reported fitting. She's very agitated.
0:31:28 > 0:31:31All right, we'll get a collar on her. OK.
0:31:31 > 0:31:34Leigh was riding in a junior hunt event.
0:31:34 > 0:31:37Safety marshals were on hand immediately.
0:31:37 > 0:31:40Her face was blue and her lips were blue.
0:31:40 > 0:31:43There wasn't any response, but she was breathing.
0:31:43 > 0:31:48She is all the signs of a head injury - confused and drowsy -
0:31:48 > 0:31:52but when she gets some oxygen, the effect is instantaneous.
0:31:52 > 0:31:55Just leave it off. We just need to get it near her.
0:31:55 > 0:31:58- Hi, Leigh! - BACKGROUND CHATTER
0:31:58 > 0:32:03Leigh may have come round a bit, but that's now created another problem.
0:32:03 > 0:32:07She is fiercely resisting all the paramedics' attempt to help her.
0:32:07 > 0:32:11- Leigh, are you all right, duck? - She's not normally like this.
0:32:11 > 0:32:14It's a classic sign of a head injury.
0:32:14 > 0:32:18I thought she was going to convulse, but I think it was just a fit.
0:32:18 > 0:32:23And her eyes, when she did eventually turn over, she resisted any help.
0:32:24 > 0:32:29She's not going to be secured on the longboard, as we would ideally like to have her on.
0:32:29 > 0:32:33We need to take you to hospital and make sure you're all right.
0:32:33 > 0:32:36- She keeps going into a sleep.- Yes.
0:32:36 > 0:32:40Because we're not far from Sheffield's Children's Hospital,
0:32:40 > 0:32:42we'll get her on board, get her as relaxed as we can.
0:32:42 > 0:32:45That way, she's not going to be flailing so much.
0:32:45 > 0:32:50Ideally, we would like to get her onto this board, but we're not going to allow that,
0:32:50 > 0:32:54We'll bring our stretcher down, pop her onto that and keep her as relaxed as we can.
0:32:54 > 0:32:58The more we try and restrain her, the more she'll fight against us.
0:32:58 > 0:33:00Leigh was kept in overnight for observation,
0:33:00 > 0:33:04but home the next day with a diagnosis of concussion.
0:33:04 > 0:33:07She doesn't remember much about her accident,
0:33:07 > 0:33:11but thanks to her mum's filming, she will always have this reminder.
0:33:11 > 0:33:12MUM: Ooh!
0:33:12 > 0:33:14Leigh's back riding now.
0:33:14 > 0:33:17I'm not sure our next patient caught on camera
0:33:17 > 0:33:21will be repeating his gravity-defying stunt.
0:33:22 > 0:33:27Adam Knowles and his mate couldn't resist taking on the local skate park on two wheels.
0:33:27 > 0:33:30But their snaps, captured on a mobile phone,
0:33:30 > 0:33:34were followed by this unexpected picture -
0:33:34 > 0:33:39the Helimed team arriving to treat Adam's broken ankle.
0:33:39 > 0:33:44When he got up, he was laughing, until he looked at his foot and realised it was facing backwards.
0:33:44 > 0:33:47- Ay-up, chief. How we doing? - How're you?- Not three bad.
0:33:47 > 0:33:50- What you been up to? - I keep thinking I'm 18 and I'm not!
0:33:50 > 0:33:53Are you not? We don't break like 18 year olds any more!
0:33:53 > 0:33:58- He's repositioned his foot himself. I think that's just a graze.- Cool.
0:33:58 > 0:34:02- I didn't want to try and put it in this.- No worries.
0:34:02 > 0:34:05Adam's shattered his ankle.
0:34:05 > 0:34:08He wanted a picture for his Facebook profile.
0:34:08 > 0:34:10I was laid on the floor with the camera,
0:34:10 > 0:34:14he comes flying over the ramp, front wheel in the air.
0:34:14 > 0:34:17He goes down to his side, puts his foot down and it snaps.
0:34:17 > 0:34:22Leg's facing the wrong way. He bent it back as quick as he could then more or less started crying.
0:34:22 > 0:34:25He just managed to hold the tears back!
0:34:25 > 0:34:29- Did you get the photo? - Yes. It'll be up later on Facebook.
0:34:29 > 0:34:33A ride in the skate park seemed a good idea at the time.
0:34:33 > 0:34:35We were going on a normal bike ride
0:34:35 > 0:34:39and we came past here and he wanted a few jumps before we carried on.
0:34:39 > 0:34:43So it cut our day short. And here we are!
0:34:44 > 0:34:46He's remarkably calm about his injury,
0:34:46 > 0:34:49but needles are a different thing.
0:34:49 > 0:34:54We're just going to put a tube into your vein so we can give you some strong painkillers.
0:34:54 > 0:34:57I don't need any. I don't like that sort of thing.
0:34:57 > 0:35:02It's going to need an operation, unfortunately, so you're going to need one at some stage.
0:35:02 > 0:35:04- Will do.- All right?
0:35:04 > 0:35:07This case is minor by the Helimed team's standards,
0:35:07 > 0:35:09but the gates to the park are locked
0:35:09 > 0:35:16and the ground paramedics know that a chopper was the best way to get their patient to hospital.
0:35:16 > 0:35:18Thanks to his mate Ian's camera phone,
0:35:18 > 0:35:23pictures of Adam's break are on their way to his friends and family.
0:35:23 > 0:35:27You're not going to leave me? You're texting like you're going somewhere.
0:35:27 > 0:35:31- Just letting everyone know what's happened.- That's all right, then.
0:35:34 > 0:35:39Adam's mate doesn't let a little pain get in the way of his souvenir snapshots.
0:35:39 > 0:35:42The whole rescue is captured on film.
0:35:42 > 0:35:47Just a call, in case you hear the aircraft and think it's something big, it's only us.
0:35:47 > 0:35:51The photography doesn't stop at the doors of Barnsley Hospital.
0:35:51 > 0:35:56He goes on to record the aftermath of major surgery to Adam's leg.
0:35:56 > 0:36:00BOY: If it comes to it, I'll just hit it!
0:36:05 > 0:36:10A few weeks later and Adam's back at the skate park,
0:36:10 > 0:36:12not on a BMX bike, but on crutches,
0:36:12 > 0:36:18and beginning to regret the cycle posing that led to his rescue.
0:36:18 > 0:36:20When I took off, off the jump,
0:36:20 > 0:36:24I realised that it was maybe a bit beyond my capabilities.
0:36:24 > 0:36:30I fell on the floor and heard my leg crunch, sort of thing.
0:36:30 > 0:36:34I looked down to my foot and my foot was actually facing the wrong way.
0:36:34 > 0:36:36I thought the best thing to do would be
0:36:36 > 0:36:39to put my foot back to its natural position.
0:36:39 > 0:36:42When I pulled my foot round to its natural position,
0:36:42 > 0:36:45it made crunching noises and what have you.
0:36:47 > 0:36:51Adam's DIY foot straightening, although not recommended,
0:36:51 > 0:36:54did at least put things the right way round
0:36:54 > 0:36:56for the surgeons to do a proper job.
0:36:56 > 0:37:00Basically, there's a bone that's broken on the back
0:37:00 > 0:37:03and there's a bone down here that's really badly broken.
0:37:03 > 0:37:04What they've had to do is,
0:37:04 > 0:37:09put a pin straight through this bone at the back, into this one at the front,
0:37:09 > 0:37:13to hopefully save this bone in my foot so that I can walk again.
0:37:13 > 0:37:18I think I've got the equivalent of a small BMW 1 Series in my foot!
0:37:18 > 0:37:21It'll make airport trips fun, anyway.
0:37:21 > 0:37:24And as for photographer Ian,
0:37:24 > 0:37:26he has no regrets about these photos.
0:37:26 > 0:37:30After all, it was all Adam's idea.
0:37:30 > 0:37:32Adam wanted a few pictures, anyway,
0:37:32 > 0:37:36so I literally used his phone to take pictures.
0:37:36 > 0:37:39He seemed quite under control with his pain.
0:37:39 > 0:37:41He didn't seem like he was panicking,
0:37:41 > 0:37:44so it made me think everything was going to be OK.
0:37:44 > 0:37:48The patients whose accident were caught on camera...
0:37:48 > 0:37:50Now, let's catch up with Jacob,
0:37:50 > 0:37:54the teenager involved in a crash with a motorbike near York.
0:37:55 > 0:37:59Half an hour ago, Jacob was cycling with his mates.
0:37:59 > 0:38:03Now he's in the hands of the Trauma Team at the Leeds General Infirmary.
0:38:03 > 0:38:07Paramedic James knows that precious minutes saved
0:38:07 > 0:38:10can mean the difference between life and death.
0:38:10 > 0:38:13He's just been put to sleep in the resuscitation room now
0:38:13 > 0:38:15and they're taking him for a CT scan.
0:38:15 > 0:38:19But it's fairly evident he's got a significant head injury
0:38:19 > 0:38:21and very possibly a spinal injury, as well.
0:38:23 > 0:38:27After being assessed, Jacob was taken to the operating theatre.
0:38:27 > 0:38:30Neurosurgeons had to stop the pressure building in his brain
0:38:30 > 0:38:33by stemming four separate bleeds in his head.
0:38:33 > 0:38:35The operations took several hours.
0:38:35 > 0:38:38Jacob's mother and father were called to the hospital.
0:38:38 > 0:38:42All I'd got was, "Get here as quick as you can,"
0:38:42 > 0:38:47which you obviously immediately think the worst. It's awful.
0:38:48 > 0:38:53You walk into this really busy room and there's nurses, cables,
0:38:53 > 0:38:55everything imaginable fastened to him.
0:38:55 > 0:39:00His head's fastened between two great big blocks, he's taped down.
0:39:00 > 0:39:01They said, "Talk to him."
0:39:01 > 0:39:05By this point, you're in tears, you're absolutely cracked up.
0:39:05 > 0:39:08If I'd have spoke to him, he wouldn't have realised it was me.
0:39:11 > 0:39:15It doesn't look like your own son because there's that much on him.
0:39:15 > 0:39:19It's awful. It really is.
0:39:19 > 0:39:24The surgeons' successful intervention came just in time.
0:39:24 > 0:39:27Jacob is making slow progress.
0:39:27 > 0:39:28Mum.
0:39:28 > 0:39:31His brain is beginning to recover.
0:39:31 > 0:39:35He can't talk clearly and he's confused...
0:39:35 > 0:39:37I know you're feeling really dizzy.
0:39:37 > 0:39:41..but all his dad cares about is the fact that his son's alive.
0:39:41 > 0:39:44We'll have you home as soon as we can.
0:39:44 > 0:39:46All right?
0:39:48 > 0:39:51Don't get upset.
0:39:51 > 0:39:56You'll set me off if you start. You know that, don't you?
0:39:56 > 0:40:00You get the initial call and you think, "This sort of thing doesn't happen to me."
0:40:00 > 0:40:04As soon as you hear, "He's got head injuries
0:40:04 > 0:40:08"and there's shadows on his brain," and things like that,
0:40:08 > 0:40:10it's just... you just think the worst.
0:40:10 > 0:40:13You just think, "Is he going to come through?"
0:40:13 > 0:40:18I've heard since that he was in a very bad way in the helicopter, from what I've been told.
0:40:18 > 0:40:22He was too close, really, for me. Too close.
0:40:25 > 0:40:28Three weeks later, back home in the village of Stamford Bridge,
0:40:28 > 0:40:32Jacob's still not fit to use his trampoline,
0:40:32 > 0:40:34but he has made a remarkable recovery.
0:40:34 > 0:40:38I thought at one point, "He's just going to put his foot through that wall."
0:40:38 > 0:40:41He's talking to his mates and improving everyday.
0:40:41 > 0:40:45I could remember more stuff, like who people were
0:40:45 > 0:40:51and... what I did yesterday and the day before.
0:40:51 > 0:40:54It's just improving each day.
0:40:55 > 0:40:58Friends Will and Joe helped save Jacob's life
0:40:58 > 0:41:02by showing a presence of mind that wouldn't have shamed an adult.
0:41:02 > 0:41:06The motorbike tried to swerve and then hit his front wheel
0:41:06 > 0:41:09and Jake flew off his bike and hit the ground.
0:41:09 > 0:41:13- JAKE GROANS - I was just in shock.
0:41:13 > 0:41:17I thought, "There's no point me getting worked up about it"
0:41:17 > 0:41:20because then other people would get worked up.
0:41:20 > 0:41:25So I just had to get on with it and do what I could.
0:41:25 > 0:41:29When I got my phone out and called 999,
0:41:29 > 0:41:33I went over and he was unconscious, so he wasn't speaking to me.
0:41:33 > 0:41:38It was really upsetting because he's one of my best friends
0:41:38 > 0:41:40and you don't like to see your friends in pain.
0:41:42 > 0:41:44Despite having his mates to cheer him up,
0:41:44 > 0:41:49Jacob's still finding recovery feels like a slow process.
0:41:49 > 0:41:51I can't do as much as I used to do.
0:41:51 > 0:41:57I can't ride my scooter, I can't go on the trampoline,
0:41:57 > 0:41:59I can't do much really.
0:41:59 > 0:42:02I was just struggling,
0:42:02 > 0:42:07trying to cope with two broken collarbones.
0:42:07 > 0:42:12My hand, as well, which is pretty scarred.
0:42:12 > 0:42:16Jacob's relatively rapid recovery has amazed many of his doctors
0:42:16 > 0:42:19and all of the Helimed paramedics.
0:42:19 > 0:42:21For a boy some didn't expect to survive,
0:42:21 > 0:42:24he's looking pretty healthy.
0:42:24 > 0:42:27I mainly have to say thanks to the air ambulance,
0:42:27 > 0:42:30as they got me to Leeds really quickly
0:42:30 > 0:42:34and got me to h-hospital really quickly,
0:42:34 > 0:42:37and I'd like to thank them for that.
0:42:37 > 0:42:40And Jacob's looking forward to getting a new bike,
0:42:40 > 0:42:44but he promises he's going to be wearing a helmet.
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