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 > 0:00:14- Complaining of severe pain. - Mid-30s, been ejected from a vehicle.
0:00:14 > 0:00:16'Hospital is an hour away by road
0:00:16 > 0:00:19'and speed is the only thing that can save you.'
0:00:19 > 0:00:22Roger, Helimed 99 is en route to you, over.
0:00:22 > 0:00:27'The Yorkshire Air Ambulance and its highly-trained paramedics are scrambled 1,000 times a year.'
0:00:27 > 0:00:32- Exactly what's happened?- A small child has been on the path, a wagon's cut the corner and ran over him.
0:00:32 > 0:00:36'Many 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 > 0:00:43'Welcome to the life and death world of the Helicopter Heroes.'
0:01:04 > 0:01:06Today on Helicopter Heroes...
0:01:06 > 0:01:09- It's a yellow helicopter. - It's a yellow helicopter.
0:01:09 > 0:01:15'..the Helimed team turn childminders after a father is badly hurt in a car crash.'
0:01:15 > 0:01:18We'll sort you out before we worry about your pigeons.
0:01:18 > 0:01:22'The man who put his racing birds before his own heart attack.'
0:01:22 > 0:01:28It's only a matter of time before there's some pigeons involved. You don't get this down in London.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31'The chopper's scrambled to an industrial accident.'
0:01:31 > 0:01:34The forks have come off the truck and caught him there.
0:01:34 > 0:01:37'And there's a dramatic rescue on a rock face.'
0:01:45 > 0:01:47Driving kids can be a nightmare.
0:01:47 > 0:01:51Tantrums on the back seat and the cry of, "Are we nearly there yet?"
0:01:51 > 0:01:54is just half of it. But imagine having a crash
0:01:54 > 0:01:56with your young family in the back.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59For one father, that nightmare came true.
0:02:03 > 0:02:06'It's not often two helicopters are needed at the same emergency.'
0:02:06 > 0:02:08Helimed 98...
0:02:08 > 0:02:12- 05.- 05.
0:02:12 > 0:02:18'But today, both the Helimed team's choppers are being scrambled at the same time.
0:02:18 > 0:02:23'After a two-car smash on a country road in the Yorkshire Wolds,
0:02:23 > 0:02:29'firefighters are trying to free the driver and his children, aged just 18 months and three.'
0:02:29 > 0:02:32"98, Roger, just gone up there.
0:02:32 > 0:02:39"Crew on the scene confirms one adult, two babies trapped."
0:02:39 > 0:02:44'With two choppers travelling at 150 miles an hour,
0:02:44 > 0:02:48'the victims of the accident will have four trained paramedics taking care of them
0:02:48 > 0:02:50'in less than 15 minutes.'
0:02:50 > 0:02:54Crews on scene will be doing their best to extricate the casualties.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57Once we get on scene, we'll assist in any way we can
0:02:57 > 0:03:03and then Hull Royal is a short hop away for us to get the patients in for the treatment they require.
0:03:03 > 0:03:08- There's the junction.- Yeah, there's the junction.- Straight over.
0:03:08 > 0:03:13"Helimed 98. 99 Alpha is just northwest of you,
0:03:13 > 0:03:16"about five miles inland."
0:03:17 > 0:03:22'The crash has happened on a hill near the historic town of Beverley.
0:03:22 > 0:03:26'Motorist Adrian Hoggarth was driving home to Hertfordshire after a visit to his parents
0:03:26 > 0:03:29'when the accident happened.
0:03:29 > 0:03:33'His daughter Layla and son Alex were strapped in kiddie seats in the back.
0:03:33 > 0:03:36'Now all are trapped in the upturned Honda.'
0:03:36 > 0:03:43- How are you doing?- We've got a male trapped in there but he's just trapped around the metal, we think.
0:03:43 > 0:03:46He's not complaining of any serious injuries. The fireman's in there now.
0:03:46 > 0:03:52He said there's nothing obvious. The two kids are out, they're in the back of the paramedic ambulance.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55'Paramedics hate incidents like this.
0:03:55 > 0:04:00'It's hard to diagnose injuries when they can talk to their patients but can't reach them.'
0:04:00 > 0:04:05The two kiddies are in the back. There's just one in here. He's trapped by the wreckage.
0:04:06 > 0:04:12'At least the fire brigade have managed to reach little Layla and Alex and remove them from the car.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15'They're bewildered but apparently unhurt.'
0:04:15 > 0:04:17- What's your name?- Layla.
0:04:17 > 0:04:20- Layla?- Yeah.- How old are you?
0:04:20 > 0:04:24- Layla.- How old are you?- I'm three. - You're three?- Yeah.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27Hello, sweetheart. Did you have a listen?
0:04:27 > 0:04:30- Were they restrained?- Yeah. ALEX CRIES
0:04:30 > 0:04:32- Were they in car seats?- Yeah.
0:04:32 > 0:04:37- It's your brother. What's his name? - Alex.- Alex.
0:04:37 > 0:04:43'They're clearly missing their daddy and paramedics Darren and James are doing their best to distract them.'
0:04:43 > 0:04:48- I'm scared.- Don't be scared. We'll look after you. Everything's going to be just fine.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52'The team want to see the children's dad almost as much as they do.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55'But the car's in a precarious position
0:04:55 > 0:04:57'and releasing him will take time.
0:04:57 > 0:04:59'It's time he may not have.'
0:04:59 > 0:05:05They physically can't get him out from the car that's in front of me because of its crumpledness.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08Nobody else is trapped. The two children are being taken care of
0:05:08 > 0:05:13and the two occupants out of this car have gone in a land ambulance.
0:05:13 > 0:05:17- Will that windscreen not come out? - It will, but if you look at it from this side,
0:05:17 > 0:05:20it's probably going to be a lot easier that way.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23I don't know. I mean...
0:05:23 > 0:05:27- If we've got enough room to come out... If we get that window out... - I'll get the window out.
0:05:27 > 0:05:33'Paramedic Pete wants to examine Adrian properly, but he's trapped awkwardly in his overturned car.
0:05:33 > 0:05:39'From what Pete can see and hear, he's displaying some worrying symptoms.'
0:05:39 > 0:05:43Adrian. OK, mate. I'm just down by your legs.
0:05:43 > 0:05:48- We're going to take you out of here and it's going to be a tight squeeze. Your kiddies are fine, OK?- Yep.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51They're going to hospital. They'll be there when you arrive.
0:05:51 > 0:05:55'The team suspect he may have suffered serious spinal injuries.
0:05:55 > 0:05:58'Pete wants to see Adrian freed.'
0:06:08 > 0:06:14The NHS spends millions each year trying to persuade us to take chest pain seriously,
0:06:14 > 0:06:16and many more people are listening.
0:06:16 > 0:06:22But what happens when the tell-tale signs of a heart attack start when you're in the middle of nowhere?
0:06:24 > 0:06:28'When it comes to problems with your heart, speed can be a lifesaver.
0:06:28 > 0:06:33'Today the crew of Helimed 99 is racing to help a man who's having a heart attack.'
0:06:33 > 0:06:38- It's a farm, is it? - No, it's somebody having trouble in a van, apparently.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40- Oh, right.- A white Astra van.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43There's been two calls about it.
0:06:43 > 0:06:45'The exact location is unclear
0:06:45 > 0:06:48'but paramedic Al Day spots a possible lone vehicle.'
0:06:48 > 0:06:52- That's a white van.- It's a white van.
0:06:52 > 0:06:57- Looks like it might be an Astra van, as well.- I can't believe nobody's there with him.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00- You reckon that's it? - I reckon that's probably it, yeah.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03'The driver's made his own emergency call
0:07:03 > 0:07:07'and paramedics on the ground are struggling to find him.'
0:07:07 > 0:07:11Yeah, there's somebody laid out on the ground, semi-naked by the looks of it.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15'Paramedic Kate Coughlin knows how serious this could be.'
0:07:15 > 0:07:20'But first she needs to find out exactly what she's dealing with.'
0:07:20 > 0:07:22Hello?
0:07:23 > 0:07:25Now then, what's happening?
0:07:25 > 0:07:27- My chest. - You've got pains in your chest?- Yeah.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30Can we sit you up so we can have a look at you?
0:07:30 > 0:07:32Sit yourself forwards so I can have a look.
0:07:32 > 0:07:36'In order to tell if patient Michael Duffy is having a heart attack,
0:07:36 > 0:07:39'he must be wired up to an ECG monitor.
0:07:39 > 0:07:43'But with a history of heart problems, things aren't looking good.'
0:07:43 > 0:07:47- Did it come on suddenly?- Yeah, I was just driving on and it just...
0:07:47 > 0:07:50Somebody nearly hit me on the corner back there
0:07:50 > 0:07:55- and it made me jump and then...- You started with some pains?- Yeah.- OK.
0:07:55 > 0:08:01'The symptoms are textbook. Chest pain, shortness of breath, wheezing and nausea.'
0:08:01 > 0:08:05- My arm's as sore as my chest. - Right across your arms? - Yeah, and under my arms.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08- And under your arms. And your jaw? - A bit.
0:08:08 > 0:08:12- All right.- My mouth's dry. Have you got any water? - No, not at the minute.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15As I say, we'll just pop you on this monitor
0:08:15 > 0:08:18and then we'll just see what's going on.
0:08:18 > 0:08:24'Michael has had a heart attack before, so he's painfully aware of what the symptoms may be leading to.
0:08:25 > 0:08:31'But he reveals something none of the paramedics could've expected about the contents of his van.'
0:08:31 > 0:08:35I've got all my pigeons in the back. You couldn't let them go, could you?
0:08:35 > 0:08:38We'll sort you out before we worry about your pigeons.
0:08:38 > 0:08:42But yes, don't you worry, we'll sort all that out.
0:08:42 > 0:08:46'When you're having a heart attack, any extra stress could prove fatal.
0:08:46 > 0:08:49'So to stop Michael worrying about his pigeons,
0:08:49 > 0:08:52'one of the paramedics has had to let the birds go
0:08:52 > 0:08:56'so they, and Michael, will be flying back to Leeds.'
0:08:59 > 0:09:01We are in the north.
0:09:01 > 0:09:05It's only a matter of time before there's some pigeons involved.
0:09:05 > 0:09:08You don't get this down in London.
0:09:12 > 0:09:17'The printout from the ECG shows Michael's heart is struggling with a blocked artery.
0:09:17 > 0:09:24'A race to the specialist centre in Leeds to get the blockage removed is now his only chance of survival.'
0:09:31 > 0:09:35If you're in the building trade, you live with the risks of the job.
0:09:35 > 0:09:39But sometimes people can be hurt in the most bizarre ways.
0:09:40 > 0:09:45Helimed 98. We've now lifted, en route.
0:09:45 > 0:09:50We've just got reports of a male at a farm
0:09:50 > 0:09:52just outside Pontefract in West Yorkshire.
0:09:52 > 0:09:56We've got reports that a male's been injured by a forklift truck.
0:09:56 > 0:09:58The forks at the front of the truck have flicked up
0:09:58 > 0:10:02and hit him in his abdomen. Initial reports are saying he's not conscious
0:10:02 > 0:10:08and not alert, so we've just set off straight away to back-up the land ambulance, really.
0:10:08 > 0:10:12Doncaster, Helimed 98, very shortly landing.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17- Hiya.- All right?- Are you all right?
0:10:17 > 0:10:20- This is Peter.- Hello, Peter.
0:10:20 > 0:10:25- Peter's been moving this building... - Yep.- ..with this forklift truck.
0:10:25 > 0:10:30The forks have come off the truck and caught his midriff there.
0:10:30 > 0:10:34- He has got an indent there.- Right.
0:10:34 > 0:10:39'Abdominal injuries are among the most serious paramedics can face.
0:10:39 > 0:10:41'Patients can bleed to death internally.'
0:10:41 > 0:10:47Just nice steady breathing for me. I'm just going to have a listen to your chest. Long, deep breaths.
0:10:48 > 0:10:53All right? Paul's told me what's happened. Did you hear him talking about what had happened?
0:10:53 > 0:10:58'Peter Pinnington's in so much pain, ground paramedics have already given him morphine.'
0:10:58 > 0:11:01- Deep breath in for me. Good lad. - Peter, have you got any pain there?
0:11:01 > 0:11:04- No.- Any pain there?- No.
0:11:04 > 0:11:06There? Any pain there?
0:11:06 > 0:11:08So all your pain's just here.
0:11:08 > 0:11:13You've no other pain anywhere else, have you? Good man. Just in there.
0:11:13 > 0:11:15We were picking that trailer up
0:11:15 > 0:11:19to put a block underneath it so we could couple it back onto this
0:11:19 > 0:11:23and we were lifting it with this and the forks shot out
0:11:23 > 0:11:26and it's come up and the fork's hit him on the chest.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29All right, open your eyes for me nice and wide again.
0:11:29 > 0:11:31We'll take him through to Pinders.
0:11:31 > 0:11:35- It's just really tender... - It's quite firm there.
0:11:35 > 0:11:39'It's the tightness of Peter's tummy that's worrying paramedic Lee Gray.
0:11:39 > 0:11:42'It's the most common symptom of internal bleeding.'
0:11:42 > 0:11:46We'll treat him for the fact that he has possible internal bleeding
0:11:46 > 0:11:48which is quite serious and even fatal,
0:11:48 > 0:11:50depending what organ he's damaged.
0:11:50 > 0:11:54So we'll get him straight off to hospital and get him some definite care.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57I'm going to pop you on a little awkward carrying chair,
0:11:57 > 0:12:01carry you over to the helicopter, then we'll take you through to Pinderfields
0:12:01 > 0:12:06because you'll need to have your tummy scanned just to make sure you're all right, OK?
0:12:06 > 0:12:09We're not worried too much. Your blood pressure's fine.
0:12:09 > 0:12:14'Falling blood pressure and increased heart rate are the usual symptoms of internal bleeding.
0:12:14 > 0:12:18'Peter has neither, but he's clearly in a bad way.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21'Only hospital doctors will be able to get to the bottom of his problem.'
0:12:21 > 0:12:24Nice and steady, Peter. Just stand for a minute.
0:12:24 > 0:12:27- That's it.- Good lad.
0:12:27 > 0:12:32'The accident has happened just five minutes flying time from Pinderfields Hospital in Wakefield.
0:12:32 > 0:12:37'Its state-of-the-art body scanner will be able to see what damage the forks have done.'
0:12:37 > 0:12:41We've just got a little lip to go up here, Paul.
0:12:41 > 0:12:45'Peter's still in pain and every step hurts.
0:12:45 > 0:12:49'But this is better than a long off-road drive in a land ambulance.'
0:12:49 > 0:12:51- Step up, Paul.- What's hurting you?
0:12:51 > 0:12:54- My chest here.- Your chest.
0:12:54 > 0:12:59Fortunately, he's got good air entry to both sides of his chest, which is most important.
0:12:59 > 0:13:04But we're a bit worried about his tummy. It's quite rigid, quite firm. So we want an ultrasound.
0:13:05 > 0:13:08'Even in the air, Lee can't relax.'
0:13:08 > 0:13:12All your observations are fine now, Peter, so try not to worry.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15We'll get you there, get you clear and then home hopefully.
0:13:15 > 0:13:21'Behind the calm bedside manner is concern that his patient could suddenly deteriorate.
0:13:21 > 0:13:26'And internal injuries are all but impossible to treat outside an operating theatre.'
0:13:26 > 0:13:30- Sort of loop round and then come in. - Yeah, that's what I'm going to do.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33It's not going to be long now, Peter. We can see Pinders.
0:13:33 > 0:13:37We'll be going down. You'll feel us turning. Don't worry, it's quite normal, OK?
0:13:38 > 0:13:41'A surgical team is waiting to examine Peter
0:13:41 > 0:13:44'but it turns out their skills are hardly needed.
0:13:44 > 0:13:49'Apart from severe bruising, his major organs have not been damaged.
0:13:49 > 0:13:53'And it's all thanks to the wallet in his overall pocket.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56'It protected his abdomen from the worst of the impact.
0:13:56 > 0:13:59'And he's soon well enough to go home.'
0:14:12 > 0:14:16Now let's catch up on the case of Adrian, the young father trapped in his overturned car
0:14:16 > 0:14:19after an accident in East Yorkshire.
0:14:20 > 0:14:26'On a country road, a two-car crash has left a driver trapped in his overturned saloon.
0:14:26 > 0:14:30'As firefighters try to release Adrian Hoggarth, his two children,
0:14:30 > 0:14:33'18-month-old Alex and three-year-old Layla,
0:14:33 > 0:14:36'are being cared for by the paramedics.
0:14:36 > 0:14:41'Luckily, they were protected by top-of-the-range child seats.'
0:14:41 > 0:14:45What appears to be their father, the driver,
0:14:45 > 0:14:48he'd managed to get out of his seat belt
0:14:48 > 0:14:50but he'd fallen to the bottom edge of the car,
0:14:50 > 0:14:53which is the opposite side to where the driver's seat is.
0:14:53 > 0:14:57It's possible that you might have fractured that leg, looking at the way you're laid.
0:14:57 > 0:15:02We'll try and get you out as smoothly as we can, but it's not ideal. OK?
0:15:02 > 0:15:05'Broken limbs can be life-threatening.
0:15:05 > 0:15:08'Internal bleeding is a real risk from a injury like this.
0:15:08 > 0:15:10'And that could be fatal.
0:15:10 > 0:15:14'Paramedics also fear Adrian may have badly injured his back.'
0:15:14 > 0:15:20- I'm just really uncomfortable cos I'm not able to support myself. - We'll get you out as soon as we can.
0:15:21 > 0:15:25'Back in the ground ambulance, little Alex is being put into a vacuum splint.
0:15:25 > 0:15:30'It will immobilise his body until doctors can rule out internal injuries.
0:15:30 > 0:15:35'Layla can talk and paramedics James and Darren are confident she isn't badly hurt.'
0:15:35 > 0:15:40We're just making sure that everything's all right. And everything is.
0:15:40 > 0:15:44'The children are bemused by the drama unfolding around them,
0:15:44 > 0:15:48'and luckily, not too concerned about their daddy.
0:15:48 > 0:15:52'That's largely thanks to the reassurance of James and Darren.'
0:15:52 > 0:15:54You all right, matey? ALEX WHINES
0:15:54 > 0:15:58Shh. It's OK. It's OK.
0:15:59 > 0:16:03- What's that? - It's a yellow helicopter.
0:16:03 > 0:16:07It's a yellow helicopter. We're going to have a special ride on it. How does that sound?
0:16:07 > 0:16:11- Does it take us home? - It's going to take you to hospital to see the doctor.
0:16:11 > 0:16:16'James and Darren are trying to turn their flight to hospital into an adventure.
0:16:16 > 0:16:21'In reality, they're carefully monitoring the children's conditions.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24'Under-10s often show little sign of serious injury
0:16:24 > 0:16:28'until their bodies are overwhelmed and they deteriorate quickly.'
0:16:29 > 0:16:33ALEX CRIES Hey. We're going to take you for a little ride.
0:16:33 > 0:16:36We're going to take you for a ride in this little helicopter.
0:16:36 > 0:16:39- And where are we sitting? - You sit on my knee in here
0:16:39 > 0:16:43or we can give you a special seat. Do you want a special seat?
0:16:43 > 0:16:47- Shall we have a sit down on this chair?- Yeah.- OK.
0:16:47 > 0:16:52- Who's going to drive? - Christopher's going to drive.
0:16:53 > 0:16:57'Helimed 99 is taking the children to hospital in Hull.
0:17:00 > 0:17:04'But on the Yorkshire Wolds, the battle to free their father is continuing.'
0:17:04 > 0:17:07Initially, we didn't think he'd got any injuries.
0:17:07 > 0:17:11He was able to talk and explain to the firemen what had happened.
0:17:11 > 0:17:13But now he's got pain in his leg.
0:17:13 > 0:17:16It looks a little bit displaced.
0:17:16 > 0:17:19So we'll treat him as if it's broken.
0:17:19 > 0:17:24- I don't think we'll get a traction splint on in there, will we? - No, we'll have to get him out.
0:17:24 > 0:17:28'The paramedics are determined not to worsen Adrian's injuries.'
0:17:28 > 0:17:30Just nice and steady now, OK?
0:17:31 > 0:17:35'They'd really like to straighten his broken leg with a traction splint.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38'This will prevent broken bones damaging blood vessels.
0:17:38 > 0:17:42'But time is pressing and he's in terrible pain.
0:17:42 > 0:17:47'They're going to take a calculated risk and move him first.'
0:17:51 > 0:17:54'Coming up, Adrian's finally released.'
0:17:54 > 0:17:58- Where are the kids? - The kids have gone to the hospital.
0:17:58 > 0:18:02'But after the family reunion, there's bad news about Dad's injuries.'
0:18:10 > 0:18:13Now, remember the pigeon fancier whose heart attack came
0:18:13 > 0:18:18as he drove his birds along a rural road in North Yorkshire? Let's catch up on his case.
0:18:20 > 0:18:24'On a remote lane near the village of Ripley, pigeon fancier Michael Duffy
0:18:24 > 0:18:27'is experiencing chest pains. The Helimed crew are with him
0:18:27 > 0:18:31'but now an ECG has confirmed the paramedics' fears.
0:18:31 > 0:18:33'Michael is having a heart attack.'
0:18:33 > 0:18:36As I suspected from the initial ECG,
0:18:36 > 0:18:39this chap is having a heart attack,
0:18:39 > 0:18:42an inferior myocardial infarction,
0:18:42 > 0:18:45which affects the bottom part of the heart,
0:18:45 > 0:18:48which is really the business part of the heart, it does most of the work.
0:18:48 > 0:18:51So it's a pretty serious emergency.
0:18:51 > 0:18:55So he needs to go to the LGI and have an operation as soon as possible.
0:18:56 > 0:19:02'Pilot Chris Atchel relocates the helicopter to a field with better access.
0:19:02 > 0:19:06'Paramedic Al helps by improving the pathway through a damaged dry stone wall.'
0:19:06 > 0:19:11It's a bit easier than trying to get him over the fence or the wall on the other side.
0:19:11 > 0:19:14He has got a previous stent fitted from a MI a couple of years back
0:19:14 > 0:19:18and he's got an inferior elevation in the inferior leads.
0:19:18 > 0:19:22'With Michael's prize birds now safely on their way back to Leeds,
0:19:22 > 0:19:25'and a dose of morphine taking effect,
0:19:25 > 0:19:27'he's started to relax.'
0:19:28 > 0:19:32- What's your pain like now? - It's nearly gone.
0:19:32 > 0:19:36- What are we at?- Two. - Two out of ten?- Yeah.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39He was very adamant that his pigeons weren't left in the van
0:19:39 > 0:19:43and one of our IV drivers, Hannah, has just released them,
0:19:43 > 0:19:45so all is well.
0:19:45 > 0:19:50'It will only take a few minutes to transport Michael to Leeds General Infirmary
0:19:50 > 0:19:54'where surgeons are ready to carry out potentially life-saving heart surgery.
0:19:55 > 0:20:00'Five days later and Michael has been moved to Airedale Hospital near Skipton.
0:20:00 > 0:20:05'Angioplasty surgery to remove the blockage in his artery has been successful.
0:20:05 > 0:20:10'Some of the day's events are blurred, but he does remember his insistence
0:20:10 > 0:20:13'that the paramedics put his pigeons first.'
0:20:13 > 0:20:15I was bothered that they'd be left in the van
0:20:15 > 0:20:18until whenever somebody who I know could pick it up for me
0:20:18 > 0:20:21and they have young ones at home, so I begged and pleaded
0:20:21 > 0:20:25and eventually somebody from the ambulance service let them go for me.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28HE LAUGHS
0:20:28 > 0:20:31'Two weeks on and Michael has been allowed to return home.
0:20:31 > 0:20:36'People recovering from a heart attack are encouraged to have a relaxing hobby.
0:20:36 > 0:20:40'So now Michael and his flock are recovering together.'
0:20:40 > 0:20:42It's taking pride in it, you know,
0:20:42 > 0:20:45that you bred that pigeon to do that
0:20:45 > 0:20:51or you've got that pigeon to perform so well by feeding it right,
0:20:51 > 0:20:53going back to diets, making sure their diet is right
0:20:53 > 0:20:57and they get all the multi-vitamins and all the rest of it that I don't take.
0:20:57 > 0:21:01'But now Michael's been given a similar healthy diet to his pigeons,
0:21:01 > 0:21:04'who all managed to make it back home.'
0:21:04 > 0:21:07I've been told off many times by family and friends,
0:21:07 > 0:21:10who pointed out you can get more pigeons, you only have one life.
0:21:10 > 0:21:15But if it wasn't for me, the pigeons wouldn't have been stuck in the predicament they were.
0:21:15 > 0:21:20So it was my fault they were there, so it was up to me to make sure they got home.
0:21:20 > 0:21:23By them letting them go, they were all back here.
0:21:23 > 0:21:29'And on this unique occasion when he went head-to-head flying alongside his own pigeons,
0:21:29 > 0:21:33'Michael has been left working out who'd win the air race.'
0:21:33 > 0:21:39It took the pigeons about 11 minutes to get home. It probably took us three, four minutes, if that.
0:21:40 > 0:21:45I got back from the hospital about half nine and she said everything was in the hut.
0:21:45 > 0:21:50So she just locked them up and put some more corn down and called it a draw.
0:22:02 > 0:22:06The next time you enjoy a bank holiday off, remember for some people
0:22:06 > 0:22:09it's actually one of the busiest working days of the year.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12And that includes the Helimed team.
0:22:15 > 0:22:20'After a long winter, Easter marks the start of the tourist season in Yorkshire's dales and vales.
0:22:20 > 0:22:24'And when Good Friday dawns with brilliant sunshine and warm temperatures,
0:22:24 > 0:22:29'everyone wants to head out into the great outdoors.
0:22:29 > 0:22:32'The bikers are back. And the roads are busy.
0:22:32 > 0:22:36'But the bank holiday also means a hectic day for the Helimed team.'
0:22:37 > 0:22:42- There's a big track just south of the hills.- OK, mate.
0:22:42 > 0:22:46'They've only just finished breakfast, but paramedics Tony and James
0:22:46 > 0:22:49'are already on their way to the first job of the day.'
0:22:49 > 0:22:52Little bit of information coming in about a job,
0:22:52 > 0:22:54reports that someone's come off a horse
0:22:54 > 0:22:58and they're unconscious, so we're making our way in that direction.
0:22:58 > 0:23:01See what assistance we can give to the land crew.
0:23:01 > 0:23:04'They're heading for Sheriff Hutton, a village with racing stables.'
0:23:04 > 0:23:08If we pick up a person with significant head injuries,
0:23:08 > 0:23:12the chances are they possibly will need surgery.
0:23:12 > 0:23:17Radar, this is Helimed 99. We'll shortly be landing down. We'll call again lifting.
0:23:17 > 0:23:21"Helimed 99, thanks, windy south-easterly, five knots."
0:23:21 > 0:23:24Helimed 99, thanks.
0:23:26 > 0:23:29- Debbie, can you tell me where you are?- I think I'm at Walford's.
0:23:29 > 0:23:34OK, you're doing better than I am. I don't know where I am myself. Do you remember what happened?
0:23:34 > 0:23:38- Not really. - She couldn't remember, she's concussed because she fell off.
0:23:38 > 0:23:42'Debbie Cartwright was trying to ride a horse that had just thrown her teenage son Josh,
0:23:42 > 0:23:46'when she too was catapulted into the air.'
0:23:46 > 0:23:50We're going to put a collar on your neck, just as a precaution, don't move, just keep still.
0:23:50 > 0:23:55- It keeps everything in the same place as a precaution. Were you wearing a helmet?- Yeah.
0:23:55 > 0:23:59'Debbie was unconscious for several minutes. But Josh stayed by his mum's side.
0:23:59 > 0:24:03'They're very close and Josh's dad died very suddenly three years ago.
0:24:03 > 0:24:05'Since then, they've been on their own.'
0:24:05 > 0:24:08- Josh.- Yeah?- Stay with me.
0:24:08 > 0:24:10- Josh, don't leave me.- No, I won't.
0:24:11 > 0:24:14Keep hold of that, don't let go. Thank you.
0:24:14 > 0:24:20'Debbie is badly hurt. Her shoulder is shattered and broken bones have pierced her skin.'
0:24:20 > 0:24:24This shoulder is going to need sorting out. It may need an operation, I'm not sure.
0:24:24 > 0:24:26We'll deal with that when we get moved, OK?
0:24:26 > 0:24:30'But James also fears she may have a head injury.'
0:24:30 > 0:24:32- Do you know where you are? - I think so.- Good.
0:24:32 > 0:24:35It might start to feel a bit warm, a bit swimmy, OK?
0:24:35 > 0:24:39It's some nice strong painkillers before we move you.
0:24:39 > 0:24:43'Debbie needs surgery. And that means a flight to Leeds General Infirmary,
0:24:43 > 0:24:49'which has a neurological unit for her head and orthopaedic surgeons to repair her shoulder.
0:24:51 > 0:24:57'It's rare for the Helimed team to fly relatives unless they're adults accompanying children.
0:24:57 > 0:25:02'But Debbie is so determined not to lose sight of Josh, they're going to have to bend the rules.'
0:25:02 > 0:25:07You come with us, pal, you come with us, we'll sort it out. You can jump in the back with me and Tony.
0:25:09 > 0:25:16- How long was Mum unconscious for? - About 30 seconds to a minute, I'd say.- OK, good lad.
0:25:16 > 0:25:22'Josh isn't complaining. He may be upset about his mum, but he's going to enjoy the flight.'
0:25:22 > 0:25:25They seem like they're a very close family.
0:25:25 > 0:25:30It seems a shame to split them up when we're heading 30 miles in the opposite direction.
0:25:31 > 0:25:35It's not a bad day to up at 1,500 feet.
0:25:35 > 0:25:40'Few teenagers get to experience the dramatic landing in the heart of Leeds City Centre.
0:25:40 > 0:25:43'And Josh's presence is clearly calming his mum.
0:25:43 > 0:25:47'That night, Debbie's shattered shoulder is repaired by surgeons.
0:25:47 > 0:25:52'And a few days later, she's back with Josh and the horses.'
0:25:52 > 0:25:55Josh was brilliant with me. I was desperate for him to stay with me.
0:25:55 > 0:25:58Cos I am genuinely nervous of hospitals.
0:25:58 > 0:26:02I'm used to my mum, when she falls off, just getting straight back up.
0:26:02 > 0:26:05And when she didn't get up, it struck me then.
0:26:05 > 0:26:07I thought, "Something is really wrong."
0:26:07 > 0:26:12Poor lad. He tells me I swore at him as I started to come round.
0:26:12 > 0:26:19Cos he said he was shouting at me, cos I was breathing awkwardly.
0:26:19 > 0:26:21And she was quite scared at the time.
0:26:21 > 0:26:27She was really nervous and didn't want me to leave her side, really.
0:26:27 > 0:26:32'Easter is a busy time for church-goers.
0:26:32 > 0:26:35'But here in Pendle, just over the border in Lancashire,
0:26:35 > 0:26:40'hundreds of people have turned out to take part in an unusual tradition.
0:26:40 > 0:26:45'The town is notorious for its witch trials in the 17th century. Ten women were hanged.
0:26:45 > 0:26:48'Each year, painted eggs are rolled down the hill above the town
0:26:48 > 0:26:54'in a custom thought to be linked to them. But today, the tradition has claimed a casualty.'
0:26:54 > 0:26:57It's an access problem for the land ambulances.
0:26:57 > 0:27:03As far as we're aware, they've despatched the local fire rescue team, who are en route.
0:27:03 > 0:27:06And we are going to assist cos of the location problems they're having.
0:27:06 > 0:27:09We've just got people out on the right.
0:27:09 > 0:27:12Ignore that. This may not be them.
0:27:12 > 0:27:14- No, it's not them.- OK.
0:27:14 > 0:27:17- 'But at last they find her.' - What have you done?
0:27:17 > 0:27:22- I went completely over and I heard it snap.- Do you know which way your ankle went?
0:27:23 > 0:27:26Yeah, my foot went under me.
0:27:26 > 0:27:33'Nicola Larnock was out with her family when she stumbled and injured her ankle. It's feared it's broken.'
0:27:33 > 0:27:39Thankfully, the air ambulance has got here very quickly, which is honestly a blessing.
0:27:39 > 0:27:42- How's that pain, sweetheart, now? - Yeah, it's OK.
0:27:42 > 0:27:48It's OK. We'll hold off with the strong stuff. If it does get too sore, just let us know.
0:27:48 > 0:27:52But we'll get you on the board and into the aircraft and to the closest hospital.
0:27:52 > 0:27:55'Anywhere else, this would be a minor injury.
0:27:55 > 0:28:00'1,800 feet up in Ribblesdale, with a strong wind blowing, it's a serious matter.
0:28:00 > 0:28:03'Helimed 99 is the only way down.'
0:28:03 > 0:28:08I'm going to take your bad leg, OK? With your good leg, lift your bum onto that board for us.
0:28:08 > 0:28:14'Nicola's getting cold, despite the bright sunshine. And her rescue is attracting quite a crowd.'
0:28:14 > 0:28:18OK, nice and steady. OK and up!
0:28:18 > 0:28:21'Her family is going to have to take the hard way down.
0:28:21 > 0:28:27'But Nicola's on her way to hospital in Blackburn. At 150 miles an hour, it's going to be a short flight.
0:28:27 > 0:28:31'The wind is adding 30 miles an hour to the chopper's speed.'
0:28:31 > 0:28:34- We've got a bit of a wind.- Yep.
0:28:34 > 0:28:37- Can you see it?- Yeah, I can.
0:28:37 > 0:28:42'Most of the Helimed team's patients get to jump the queue at A&E
0:28:42 > 0:28:45'because their injuries tend to be more serious than most.
0:28:45 > 0:28:50'Not for Nicola. She'll have to wait for treatment as staff deal with the bank holiday rush.
0:28:52 > 0:28:56'But within a few hours she's on her way home. Her ankle's only sprained.
0:28:56 > 0:29:02'Perhaps she's another victim of the curse the witches are said to have put on the town of Pendle.
0:29:04 > 0:29:08'Easter brings the year's first visitors out in North Yorkshire's rugged landscape.
0:29:08 > 0:29:12'But some can't help but get up close and personal with it.
0:29:12 > 0:29:14'Climbing is a major sport here.
0:29:14 > 0:29:19'Especially when several weeks of sun have dried out the often slippery rock faces.'
0:29:19 > 0:29:22It's a warm, sunny bank holiday weekend
0:29:22 > 0:29:25and people are doing what they do on sunny bank holidays,
0:29:25 > 0:29:28which invariably means falling off their motorbikes or their horses
0:29:28 > 0:29:32or falling off cliff faces. So we're incredibly busy today.
0:29:32 > 0:29:37'Helimed 99 is on its way to a crag above the village of Rylstone,
0:29:37 > 0:29:40'a place made famous by the local WI.
0:29:40 > 0:29:44'12 years ago, they stripped naked for a celebrated calendar
0:29:44 > 0:29:47'that led to a movie and a West End musical.'
0:29:49 > 0:29:51Just closing the door.
0:29:51 > 0:29:54'Today the local mountain rescue team are putting on the show.
0:29:54 > 0:29:58'They've turned out in force to help a climber who has come off a crag.'
0:29:58 > 0:30:01We were on scene fairly quickly, before the ambulance,
0:30:01 > 0:30:05which is unusual for us. It takes us a while to get going.
0:30:05 > 0:30:09When we arrived on scene, the guy was in a hell of an amount of pain.
0:30:09 > 0:30:14Morphine was administered to him to try and get some pain relief in.
0:30:14 > 0:30:19'Tony has to hike a quarter of a mile from the chopper to join the rescue.'
0:30:19 > 0:30:24Andy, listen to me, if it gets too sore, I want you to shout out and say, "Stop".
0:30:24 > 0:30:28- We'll give you some more painkillers. OK, pal?- OK.
0:30:28 > 0:30:31'The climber has fallen in a difficult spot.
0:30:31 > 0:30:35'He's surrounded by boulders on a steep cliff face.'
0:30:35 > 0:30:38- Agh!- Are you ready for some traction, James?
0:30:38 > 0:30:41Agh!
0:30:41 > 0:30:46'Their patient is in agony. His femur, the biggest bone in the body, is broken.
0:30:46 > 0:30:49'And it's feared he's damaged his pelvis, too.
0:30:49 > 0:30:53'James has morphine with him, but it's barely enough to ease the pain.
0:30:53 > 0:30:56'Especially when they start to straighten his leg.'
0:30:56 > 0:31:00- Yeah, that's fine, mate. Just... - Oh, no!
0:31:00 > 0:31:03'Extricating the climber from this spot calls for specialist help.
0:31:03 > 0:31:07'And the RAF are going to provide it.'
0:31:07 > 0:31:11We've requested rescue 128 from RAF Leconfield Search and Rescue to come.
0:31:11 > 0:31:14They've just picked up some fuel and they're on their way now.
0:31:14 > 0:31:17I'm going to relay some information to them
0:31:17 > 0:31:19so they know what they're coming to.
0:31:19 > 0:31:24The intention at the minute is to winch James up with the patient
0:31:24 > 0:31:27then we'll fly probably to the LGI.
0:31:28 > 0:31:32'This Sea King chopper, the same aircraft flown by Prince William,
0:31:32 > 0:31:35'will winch their patient from the spot where he lies.
0:31:35 > 0:31:40'But first the winchman has to make the tricky descent to study the lie of the land.'
0:31:42 > 0:31:46- Hello, mate.- You all right there? This is James.- Hi, James.
0:31:47 > 0:31:51- Is it all right if you take him with you?- It is, yeah.
0:31:51 > 0:31:56- Are we going to Harrogate Hospital, is it?- No, to the LGI, I think.
0:31:56 > 0:32:00'Tony and James have both flown with the RAF before.
0:32:00 > 0:32:05'And today James is going to join his patient on the hair-raising flight to hospital.'
0:32:06 > 0:32:11Can we confirm that LGI have been informed of the arrival of the rescue?
0:32:11 > 0:32:14"Yeah, Roger. They are aware."
0:32:14 > 0:32:20"They're on the pad and I've also informed the casualty staff with the injury details, over."
0:32:22 > 0:32:25'Most climbers have a head for heights, which is just as well.
0:32:25 > 0:32:29'This guy is about to experience a view of the Dales few have seen.
0:32:29 > 0:32:32'Well, not lying down, at least.'
0:32:32 > 0:32:37It's always awkward if you have to carry, you have to lower them down or bring them to the top.
0:32:37 > 0:32:39It's not an easy place to get a helicopter in.
0:32:39 > 0:32:44So the Sea King comes into its own there, as opposed to a long carry down to the air ambulance.
0:32:44 > 0:32:47It's worth its weight in gold, really.
0:32:48 > 0:32:54'It's been a difficult rescue. But at least their patient is on his way to treatment at the LGI.
0:32:54 > 0:32:57'It'll be months before he's fit to climb again.
0:32:59 > 0:33:02'Easter is a great time to take in some history.
0:33:02 > 0:33:06'500 years after Henry VIII did his best to knock them down,
0:33:06 > 0:33:11'Yorkshire's monasteries are still in business as tourist attractions.
0:33:11 > 0:33:14'Thousands visit abbeys like Rievaulx every week
0:33:14 > 0:33:18'to soak up the atmosphere and admire their crumbling beauty.
0:33:18 > 0:33:21'But today, one young Easter visitor needs help.'
0:33:21 > 0:33:26We're on our way to Fountains Abbey, which is near Ripon.
0:33:26 > 0:33:28We've had a request there from a land crew.
0:33:28 > 0:33:30There's a child there who has fallen off a wall.
0:33:30 > 0:33:36Injury-wise, it sounds like he's got some fractures to his arms.
0:33:36 > 0:33:38We don't know the severity of that
0:33:38 > 0:33:44but the crew are worried about the transfer to hospital being over some rough terrain.
0:33:44 > 0:33:48- We're going to come in over the abbey. Not too low.- OK, mate.
0:33:48 > 0:33:53'Pilot Matt Tacken is landing in the heart of the UK's biggest monastic ruin.
0:33:53 > 0:33:57'He doesn't want to complete the job Henry VIII failed to finish.'
0:33:57 > 0:34:03- Don't blow it over.- If it crumbles as we approach, just keep going.
0:34:03 > 0:34:05'Matt misses the buildings easily enough
0:34:05 > 0:34:10'but avoiding the visitors brought out by a sunny day is rather harder.'
0:34:10 > 0:34:14Do you want to stay running and me walk over?
0:34:15 > 0:34:21'Shay Sullivan is four and he has broken his arm after falling off a wall dating back 800 years.'
0:34:21 > 0:34:25- He's fallen off this wall.- Yep. - He's got no neurological deficit.
0:34:25 > 0:34:29- He's just gone a little bit dizzy. He's been feeling ill.- Right.
0:34:29 > 0:34:32- He's got a good radial pulse.- Yep.
0:34:32 > 0:34:39- He's just got this fracture, dislocation by the looks of it. Just on his elbow there.- Right.
0:34:39 > 0:34:42'Shay was on a day out with his mum, dad and brother
0:34:42 > 0:34:46'from their home in Northumberland when the accident happened.'
0:34:46 > 0:34:51- How you feeling now, Shay?- Not good. - No? Is it hurting a lot?
0:34:51 > 0:34:55- It is hurting more than it did do? - Er, a bit.
0:34:55 > 0:34:59I bet that splint has helped, hasn't it, putting that underneath?
0:34:59 > 0:35:03'Paramedic Pete's a dad himself and he's trying his best to make it all sound fun.'
0:35:03 > 0:35:08- Do you normally fall off rocks? - Erm, not usually.- Not as a rule, no?
0:35:08 > 0:35:11You practising for being a stuntman when you grow up?
0:35:11 > 0:35:14- No.- That's probably a good job, isn't it, yeah?
0:35:14 > 0:35:20- I think the easiest way probably would be to grab your chair and go across on your chair.- Yeah.
0:35:20 > 0:35:26Right. Do you think you can stand up with us now if we support this arm?
0:35:26 > 0:35:31- Nice and steady. - OK, and if you look round behind you,
0:35:31 > 0:35:33can you see that wheelchair?
0:35:33 > 0:35:38- There we are. - Don't go falling again. We know what you're like on rocks.
0:35:38 > 0:35:42'This isn't the way Mum and Dad expected their day out to end.'
0:35:42 > 0:35:47We were just walking on the wall there and we asked him to get down
0:35:47 > 0:35:51and he took a step down and fell down three foot onto his arm.
0:35:53 > 0:35:55'Shay's break isn't too serious.
0:35:55 > 0:36:00'But the flight to hospital would be more comfortable than the bumpy drive out of the abbey grounds.
0:36:00 > 0:36:04'He was soon on his way home with an arm in plaster.
0:36:06 > 0:36:11'And the Helimed team? Their Easter wasn't very restful or relaxing.
0:36:11 > 0:36:13'But that's not why they come to work.'
0:36:14 > 0:36:18And I'm pleased to say, all our bank holiday patients are recovering well.
0:36:18 > 0:36:22But now let's get back to the case of the family whose car overturned
0:36:22 > 0:36:25in a nasty accident on the Yorkshire Wolds.
0:36:28 > 0:36:33'Adrian Hoggarth was driving his children home from a visit to their grandparents in East Yorkshire
0:36:33 > 0:36:36'when his car was in a collision with another vehicle.
0:36:36 > 0:36:40'Now firefighters are about to start the delicate process
0:36:40 > 0:36:42'of removing him from his upturned Honda.'
0:36:42 > 0:36:46- Put your arms across your body again for us.- Everybody happy?- Yep.
0:36:46 > 0:36:49On slide. Ready, steady, slide!
0:36:49 > 0:36:53That looks good to me. How does it look to you both down there?
0:36:53 > 0:36:55'Adrian's leg is badly broken.
0:36:55 > 0:37:01'And paramedics Pete and Sammy fear he may also have broken his back.'
0:37:01 > 0:37:06- Take control of that leg. - Right, got it.- OK, the right leg externally rotating.
0:37:06 > 0:37:12Ooh, don't put any weight on my right leg, please.
0:37:14 > 0:37:18'The team have been forced to take a calculated risk,
0:37:18 > 0:37:21'removing him from the car before they could straighten his leg.
0:37:21 > 0:37:26'Now it must be put into a splint to prevent further injury to delicate blood vessels.'
0:37:28 > 0:37:34That's looking... About another centimetre. That's good. Yep. Lovely.
0:37:34 > 0:37:38- Where are the kids? - The kids have gone to the hospital.
0:37:38 > 0:37:41And we're going to take you to the same one.
0:37:41 > 0:37:47'Thanks to Helimed 98, Adrian will be in hospital in Hull in less than five minutes.'
0:37:50 > 0:37:54- It's purple. - Yeah, I know, it's because you've bruised it, haven't you?
0:37:54 > 0:37:58Show the doctor in a minute. We'll sort Alex out and then we'll have a look at your neck.
0:38:05 > 0:38:09'Yesterday, football-fan Adrian was watching Hull City play.
0:38:09 > 0:38:15'Now he's flying over their ground on final approach to the A&E unit at the Royal Infirmary.
0:38:17 > 0:38:20'Tests will confirm that he has indeed broken his back.
0:38:20 > 0:38:27'But all that matters to Adrian is that Layla and Alex are safe after a crash that could have killed them.'
0:38:28 > 0:38:35Alex was hanging a bit from his seat because he was in the driver's car seat and crying quite a lot.
0:38:35 > 0:38:41Layla was talking to me, telling me that she was hurting a bit.
0:38:41 > 0:38:45But I knew she was at least conscious and I could talk to her and hold her hand,
0:38:45 > 0:38:49to make sure she could do what I could do.
0:38:50 > 0:38:53I just knew they had to get to hospital as soon as possible.
0:38:53 > 0:38:56And the fact that they were going first was great.
0:38:56 > 0:39:01They could get there as fast as possible and then deal with me cos I was a bit more stuck.
0:39:03 > 0:39:07'Adrian faces four weeks on his back as his spine heals.
0:39:07 > 0:39:11'But at least today he has a visitor to cheer him up.
0:39:11 > 0:39:15'His wife Jahan has brought Layla to see her daddy.'
0:39:15 > 0:39:18Daddy, can you tell me about the crash?
0:39:18 > 0:39:22Well, we were very lucky, Layla.
0:39:22 > 0:39:25We crashed but we are all all right.
0:39:25 > 0:39:28Why did you not go in a helicopter?
0:39:28 > 0:39:33I did, I went in a different helicopter. There were two helicopters came to help us.
0:39:33 > 0:39:39- I went on a yellow one!- Yeah, you did. It was very quick, wasn't it? Once it got up in the air.
0:39:39 > 0:39:43It went all the way to the hospital, you were there really quick.
0:39:43 > 0:39:47- Was it noisy?- It was noisy.
0:39:49 > 0:39:52Did you enjoy the helicopter? Are you going to go and see it again?
0:39:52 > 0:39:57- No. Because I have to let somebody have a turn.- Oh, very good.
0:39:57 > 0:40:00That's very kind of you, Layla.
0:40:00 > 0:40:06'For paramedic James Vine, this accident was very close to home.
0:40:06 > 0:40:08'He has just become a dad himself.'
0:40:08 > 0:40:12When you've got your own, it makes it more pertinent, you know how the parents are feeling.
0:40:12 > 0:40:16I can't imagine how that poor dad was feeling.
0:40:16 > 0:40:19He was severely injured and couldn't move
0:40:19 > 0:40:24and his two children were secure in their car seats in the back of the car, waiting for the ambulances.
0:40:24 > 0:40:26I can't imagine how he was feeling.
0:40:26 > 0:40:29OK. What do you want me to draw?
0:40:29 > 0:40:34'Three months later and keen artist Layla is back at home, creating.'
0:40:34 > 0:40:39- And you're having long beautiful hair.- Ah!
0:40:39 > 0:40:44'And the three-year-old's subject today is Dad.
0:40:44 > 0:40:49'Just pleased to stand and pose for her after months in a back brace.'
0:40:49 > 0:40:53- Cheese! - 'Although badly injured himself,
0:40:53 > 0:40:58'Adrian has been more worried about the effects the crash might have had on his children.'
0:40:58 > 0:41:04Alex doesn't talk much about it. He was not talking much at the time.
0:41:04 > 0:41:08He was injured and stopped walking for a little while.
0:41:08 > 0:41:11And gradually recovered from that.
0:41:11 > 0:41:15Layla talked about it a lot. And she asks a lot of questions.
0:41:15 > 0:41:20And we took her to see a paediatrician just to see that that was OK and that was normal.
0:41:20 > 0:41:25They said just answer the questions and gradually those will go and she will understand.
0:41:25 > 0:41:31'Alex's wife Jahan says that the accident has brought the family much closer together,
0:41:31 > 0:41:34'and she is very grateful to all the emergency services
0:41:34 > 0:41:39- 'who helped her husband and children escape their wrecked car.' - I don't know these people.
0:41:39 > 0:41:42They saved my children's lives, my husband's life,
0:41:42 > 0:41:45by being quick, by being professional.
0:41:45 > 0:41:47Everything's going to be OK.
0:41:47 > 0:41:51- How old are you?- I'm just three. - You're just three!
0:41:51 > 0:41:54They did an amazing job. I just can't thank them enough.
0:41:54 > 0:41:58And you'll be pleased to know Adrian is now back at work full-time.
0:41:58 > 0:42:01And little Layla is starting school.
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