0:00:02 > 0:00:06If you're critically ill or seriously injured, seconds count
0:00:06 > 0:00:08and in Britain's biggest county
0:00:08 > 0:00:11you can be a long way from help.
0:00:11 > 0:00:13- 'Where's the patient?- Under the car.'
0:00:13 > 0:00:16The Yorkshire Air Ambulance flies at 150 miles an hour
0:00:16 > 0:00:20and thanks to its speed, hundreds of patients are alive today,
0:00:20 > 0:00:24saved by a highly skilled team of doctors and paramedics.
0:00:24 > 0:00:27- Stand clear, everybody. - Keep going, mate.
0:00:27 > 0:00:34It covers some of the UK's most rugged landscapes, turning roadsides into operating theatres...
0:00:34 > 0:00:37We'll give him an emergency anaesthetic.
0:00:37 > 0:00:39..and town centres into helipads.
0:00:39 > 0:00:42'Just behind you, Tim.'
0:00:42 > 0:00:47And every day, the Helimed teams' skill, speed and courage is saving lives.
0:00:56 > 0:00:58Today, on Helicopter Heroes...
0:00:58 > 0:01:01A train hits a car on a level crossing
0:01:01 > 0:01:04and Helimed 98 is scrambled.
0:01:04 > 0:01:08It'll be high speed. It's one of the main lines through Doncaster.
0:01:08 > 0:01:12High in the Yorkshire Dales, a vet is seriously injured.
0:01:12 > 0:01:16It's toppled and John the vet was on the side that it toppled on.
0:01:16 > 0:01:21A bridge collapses, hurling this man into the river.
0:01:21 > 0:01:23Dazed, concussed, confused.
0:01:23 > 0:01:27It doesn't look very nice. I may have to divert to the airport.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30And snow grounds an elderly lady's flight to hospital.
0:01:36 > 0:01:38Ambulance crews know that any minute
0:01:38 > 0:01:41they can be called to an emergency so serious,
0:01:41 > 0:01:44it will be tomorrow's front page news.
0:01:44 > 0:01:49And one day this winter, Matt Syrat and Tony Wilkes found themselves scrambled
0:01:49 > 0:01:53to the sort of incident every paramedic dreads.
0:01:57 > 0:02:02'We're heading down to Finningley which is in Doncaster, South Yorkshire.'
0:02:02 > 0:02:06A car was struck by a high-speed train on one of the level crossings.
0:02:06 > 0:02:08It's going to be high speed.
0:02:08 > 0:02:11It's one of the main lines through Doncaster.
0:02:11 > 0:02:17Whether the car has broken down or they tried to beat the train, we're not sure, but it has been hit.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20The car was crossing the line on a minor road
0:02:20 > 0:02:24when it was in collision with a local commuter train.
0:02:24 > 0:02:28A little girl is critically injured. Her grandmother was at the wheel.
0:02:29 > 0:02:31Where is the train?
0:02:31 > 0:02:34Oh, yeah, further up.
0:02:35 > 0:02:39- The train's further up. Can you see it?- Yeah, I can see it, Matt.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44Yeah, we'll be able to get through there, Chris.
0:02:48 > 0:02:52- It's a bit muddy.- Yeah, sorry, guys. - Are we going over them haystacks?
0:02:52 > 0:02:54Yeah.
0:02:54 > 0:02:55All good, guys.
0:02:56 > 0:02:58They're setting off now.
0:02:58 > 0:03:01As Tony and Matt hit the ground,
0:03:01 > 0:03:05the local Lincs and Notts Air Ambulance is preparing to leave.
0:03:05 > 0:03:09On board is the four-year-old back-seat passenger of the car.
0:03:11 > 0:03:15She's fighting for her life, having taken the full force of the impact.
0:03:15 > 0:03:21For the Helimed team, the priority now is the driver of the train and his passengers.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25We've been informed there's one minor.
0:03:25 > 0:03:31Rail police are checking that out, so we've got no details yet from the other side of that track down there.
0:03:31 > 0:03:38The driver of the car is not seriously injured, despite the damage to her vehicle.
0:03:38 > 0:03:40She's being taken to hospital by road.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43- All right?- Our gaffer's had a word, hasn't he?- He has.
0:03:43 > 0:03:47We'll have a walk down. Is there no way for us to get across?
0:03:47 > 0:03:53Apparently, it's down at the next stop, down at the next level crossing, they've gone down there.
0:03:53 > 0:03:59Let me take you to the bloke. He might be able to tell you exactly where it is.
0:03:59 > 0:04:05The train was travelling at 60mph and Matt and Tony face a long walk to their patients.
0:04:05 > 0:04:07We'll have a wander down anyway.
0:04:07 > 0:04:13They find the rail driver sheltering in the cab of a goods train which stopped at the scene.
0:04:13 > 0:04:17- He's badly shaken.- How are we doing? - A bit shaky.- Yeah? OK.
0:04:18 > 0:04:22What happened? Can you remember everything?
0:04:22 > 0:04:28I was coming down here as normal, 60mph, looking ahead at the signals. Car just appeared from nowhere.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30Bang, straight in front of me!
0:04:30 > 0:04:33The driver seems to be OK and does not need medical help.
0:04:33 > 0:04:39He's been coming along and the car's just appeared through the crossing. Not sure how.
0:04:39 > 0:04:45So far, the driver's fine. A little bit shook up which is understandable.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48The four-year-old's gone off to Sheffield Children's Hospital
0:04:48 > 0:04:52and the female that were driving is on the back of a land ambulance
0:04:52 > 0:04:55that will shortly be leaving. She's got minor injuries.
0:04:55 > 0:04:59The passengers have been taken off the train.
0:04:59 > 0:05:02They're shaken, but no-one is injured.
0:05:02 > 0:05:04On my way from Lincoln to Doncaster.
0:05:04 > 0:05:08Just a huge bang. The train sort of jumped a bit.
0:05:08 > 0:05:11It came to a halt further down the track.
0:05:11 > 0:05:17We just got told to get off and walk away from the train in case it explodes.
0:05:17 > 0:05:22After it happened, the train stopped and we all had to get off
0:05:22 > 0:05:26and walk up to the crossing just up there.
0:05:28 > 0:05:30Essentially, there's nobody injured.
0:05:30 > 0:05:35The weather's quite poor. We need to get them away to a place of safety.
0:05:35 > 0:05:40Obviously, the police and fire will continue with their investigations
0:05:40 > 0:05:42regarding what's happened here.
0:05:42 > 0:05:46It's a case of getting everybody to safety, out of the rain and cold,
0:05:46 > 0:05:49and everything else will take care of itself from there.
0:05:49 > 0:05:53It's going to take some time to clear this crash site.
0:05:53 > 0:05:57Often scenes like this involve many more serious casualties.
0:05:57 > 0:06:01The car was basically just a few bits on the road,
0:06:01 > 0:06:05just bits of metal, so how anybody survived, that's just a miracle.
0:06:05 > 0:06:10There's quite a bit of damage to the train, so there's been quite a force of impact.
0:06:10 > 0:06:14It's a total miracle that anybody has managed to survive,
0:06:14 > 0:06:19so it's just one of these situations where on any given day, we could be faced with fatalities
0:06:19 > 0:06:21and today, fingers crossed, not.
0:06:21 > 0:06:25Tony's optimism is not to be realised.
0:06:25 > 0:06:32Despite a flight to Sheffield Children's Hospital, the little girl in the car did not survive.
0:06:32 > 0:06:36Her grandmother went on to recover from her injuries.
0:06:45 > 0:06:52Britain is covered by a network of 32 air ambulances, all but two funded by local charities.
0:06:52 > 0:06:57But sometimes separate teams end up working together.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01When the sun comes out in Yorkshire,
0:07:01 > 0:07:03so do the bikers.
0:07:03 > 0:07:09These country roads are challenging and reports of bike accidents here are only too common.
0:07:11 > 0:07:13The destination for many is Whitby,
0:07:13 > 0:07:18an historic seaside town with narrow streets, a picturesque harbour
0:07:18 > 0:07:21and, so the locals claim, the best fish and chips in Britain.
0:07:21 > 0:07:27But today, one biker's outing has ended in a serious accident.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30The patient's got a cerebral irritation, so a head injury.
0:07:30 > 0:07:34Also both legs are broken at the top of the femurs.
0:07:34 > 0:07:38There's been some significant forces involved in this accident,
0:07:38 > 0:07:42so it's going to be a case, really, of assessing
0:07:42 > 0:07:48and getting a move on quite quickly to get this patient to hospital as soon as we can.
0:07:48 > 0:07:53Reports from the scene suggest a woman pillion passenger is also hurt.
0:07:55 > 0:08:01'Yeah. Roger. Just to let you know that Teesside 63 are available with a doctor on board.'
0:08:01 > 0:08:03Roger. Received. Thank you.
0:08:03 > 0:08:07The neighbouring Great North Air Ambulance is on stand-by.
0:08:07 > 0:08:12From the air, paramedic John can start to assess the scale of the accident.
0:08:12 > 0:08:16The motorbike is some way down the road from the two patients.
0:08:16 > 0:08:21Pilot Andy Lister needs to touch down as close to the crash site as possible.
0:08:21 > 0:08:27My preferred field is that grass field with the wires running through it a bit further on,
0:08:27 > 0:08:29up near the corner there.
0:08:29 > 0:08:33The paramedics have seen scenes like this many times before.
0:08:33 > 0:08:39The state of the car suggests that the injuries to the two bikers are going to be serious.
0:08:39 > 0:08:43- Hello.- Hiya. These are your gentlemen.- All right, OK.
0:08:43 > 0:08:47The driver of the motorbike went into the car.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50- He was very agitated when we arrived. - Right.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53He's got bilateral fractures.
0:08:53 > 0:08:58Biker Lewis Medlar and his girlfriend Michelle Gooch are badly hurt.
0:08:58 > 0:09:01Both have broken legs and suspected head injuries.
0:09:01 > 0:09:06Whose obs are more stable? We can get another helicopter if we want...
0:09:06 > 0:09:11All three of us were in a similar overtake position, quite close to the white line.
0:09:11 > 0:09:15The traffic was starting to slow. It's quite a good straight.
0:09:15 > 0:09:19It's not bad for overtaking if the traffic isn't doing the speed limit.
0:09:19 > 0:09:22- Were they both on the motorbike? - Yeah, driver and pillion.
0:09:22 > 0:09:29- Pillion, right.- He's fractured his lower leg. She's fractured her upper leg, but he's a bit agitated.
0:09:29 > 0:09:33- Right.- Right, Lewis, settle down again for me.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36- How is this pain?- Bad. - OK, put your head down for me.
0:09:36 > 0:09:41Lewis's agitation could be a sign of a head injury, but it's Michelle's condition
0:09:41 > 0:09:48which immediately concerns John and Graham. They decide they need help from the Great North Air Ambulance.
0:09:48 > 0:09:54We'll leave you to manage Lewis until they come. We'll take care of this lady and get her packaged up.
0:09:54 > 0:10:01Treating Michelle is urgent. John can see she is quickly losing circulation to her foot.
0:10:01 > 0:10:06- It looks blue, does that. - The paramedics need to straighten Michelle's leg and foot
0:10:06 > 0:10:11and hopefully restore the blood flow before it's too late, otherwise, she may lose it.
0:10:11 > 0:10:17Right, what we need to do is roll her on to this board now and then we'll traction this when she's on.
0:10:17 > 0:10:19We should be able to do that.
0:10:19 > 0:10:23Michelle has had a dose of morphine, but she's in a lot of pain.
0:10:23 > 0:10:25Ready, steady and move.
0:10:25 > 0:10:30- Ready, steady and move. - Let's get that leg splintered now.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33Can you splint that while I check her over?
0:10:33 > 0:10:35Graham prepares the traction splint.
0:10:35 > 0:10:40Another team is getting Lewis ready for the arrival of a second helicopter.
0:10:41 > 0:10:45The Great North Air Ambulance has a doctor on board,
0:10:45 > 0:10:49so if Lewis becomes agitated during the flight, he can be sedated.
0:10:49 > 0:10:54The full extent of his head injury can only be determined in hospital.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59- Have you got it?- Yeah.- OK. - Sorry, love. We're nearly done.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02Michelle is now nearly ready to be moved.
0:11:02 > 0:11:05John must work quickly, but gently.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08Super. We'll just tighten these straps up.
0:11:08 > 0:11:11Can we get one just round the bottom now?
0:11:11 > 0:11:14Lewis won't be far behind. He's being prepared for flight
0:11:14 > 0:11:20and now has to be assessed by Dr Dion Arbid from the Great North Air Ambulance.
0:11:20 > 0:11:22Ready, steady and lift.
0:11:24 > 0:11:26Oh, hang on, hang on, hang on.
0:11:27 > 0:11:29That's it, OK.
0:11:30 > 0:11:37The quicker Michelle can get into surgery, the greater her chances of retaining her foot.
0:11:37 > 0:11:39Are you all right there, Michelle?
0:11:40 > 0:11:45The nearest hospital is in Middlesbrough, around 30 miles away.
0:11:45 > 0:11:51- Ready, steady, lift.- The air ambulance is able to avoid moorland roads and the seaside traffic.
0:11:51 > 0:11:55Hello. It's John Baxter, the paramedic with the air ambulance.
0:11:55 > 0:11:58We can bring the patient in if you can accept.
0:11:58 > 0:12:00Been knocked off a motorbike.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03Fractured left femur.
0:12:03 > 0:12:08Lewis is loaded on to the Great North Air Ambulance as the Helimed chopper prepares for take-off.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11Clear on the left.
0:12:11 > 0:12:16- I might just pop over into that field and go from there, actually.- OK.
0:12:16 > 0:12:22- Got the domestics on the left that you know about?- Yeah. - Road sign at two o'clock now...
0:12:22 > 0:12:25Both air ambulances are now racing north.
0:12:25 > 0:12:29Helimed 98 is better equipped for landing on rough terrain,
0:12:29 > 0:12:32but the Great North chopper is faster.
0:12:32 > 0:12:36Yeah, there they are. They are fast, aren't they?
0:12:36 > 0:12:40The Great North Air Ambulance arrives at hospital first.
0:12:40 > 0:12:44Pilot Andy will land on the grass next to the helipad.
0:12:47 > 0:12:50Both patients reach A&E within minutes of each other.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54- All right? OK? - GROANS
0:12:54 > 0:12:57It's the start of a long road to recovery.
0:12:57 > 0:13:00Michelle is detained in James Cook for two months.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03Her foot requires complex surgery
0:13:03 > 0:13:08and it's some time before she or Lewis are fit to return home.
0:13:09 > 0:13:13More than six months on and Michelle is still undergoing treatment
0:13:13 > 0:13:17and doctors have told her she may yet lose her foot,
0:13:17 > 0:13:22but she and Lewis are determined that one day, they will be back on their bikes.
0:13:22 > 0:13:27Now, many of the Helimeds' patients are injured in unusual ways,
0:13:27 > 0:13:30often in accidents no-one could have predicted.
0:13:32 > 0:13:36Across Yorkshire the rain is pouring down
0:13:36 > 0:13:38and the rivers are rising.
0:13:38 > 0:13:42We're still working on up near High Askew, somewhere near there then.
0:13:42 > 0:13:48At Helimed HQ, dispatcher Dave Gardiner has heard of a serious accident in the North York Moors.
0:13:48 > 0:13:51According to this, two people were crossing a river.
0:13:51 > 0:13:55The bridge has given way and they've fallen into the river.
0:13:55 > 0:14:01I think they've got out, but one has got a serious head injury and we're not sure on the other.
0:14:01 > 0:14:06- Let's have a look where this bridge is.- There's the bridge right in the middle.- Yeah.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09Overhead scene and preparing to land...
0:14:11 > 0:14:13Hi there. How are you doing?
0:14:13 > 0:14:17- He's down at the bottom. We'll have to carry him out.- OK.
0:14:17 > 0:14:19Who's gone down there, the crew?
0:14:19 > 0:14:23Yeah, there's two crews. There's another ambulance coming now.
0:14:23 > 0:14:27OK. This is as far as you can get your vehicle, is it, yeah?
0:14:28 > 0:14:33Phillip Welch was returning from a shooting trip when this footbridge gave way.
0:14:33 > 0:14:37He was thrown head first into the water,
0:14:37 > 0:14:39hitting his head on a boulder.
0:14:39 > 0:14:43If his friends hadn't been there to pull him out, he could have drowned.
0:14:43 > 0:14:48- They've pulled him out of the river. - And was he unconscious at that point?
0:14:48 > 0:14:51No, he wasn't unconscious. He could see stars.
0:14:51 > 0:14:57- As far as you're concerned, other patients, minor injuries? - Yeah, minor injuries.
0:14:57 > 0:15:00My name's Leon, one of the air crew paramedics. How are you doing?
0:15:00 > 0:15:04- Got everyone helping you out, haven't we?- I'm tired.- OK, fella.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07- You remember everything that happened?- Yeah.
0:15:07 > 0:15:10Try and remain calm and slow that breathing down for now.
0:15:10 > 0:15:14We'll get you warmed up. We'll get this board on underneath you.
0:15:14 > 0:15:19Once again, the Great North chopper is being called in to assist the Helimed team.
0:15:19 > 0:15:25It's based near the James Cook Hospital, so it'll be carrying Phillip for treatment.
0:15:25 > 0:15:29They've not had a look, but I think he's got a full scalp laceration.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32This was one of Phillip's first shooting trips.
0:15:32 > 0:15:37Ironically, it's a hobby he took up after deciding motor sports were too dangerous.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40Oh, the side of my head! My head hurts.
0:15:42 > 0:15:46The accident couldn't have happened in a more remote place.
0:15:47 > 0:15:50Before Phillip can be flown for treatment,
0:15:50 > 0:15:54there's a huge wooded hillside he'll need to be carried up.
0:15:57 > 0:15:59CRIES OF PAIN
0:16:00 > 0:16:05Fortunately, there are plenty of friends from the shooting party happy to lend a hand.
0:16:05 > 0:16:09Can we get up one of the sides, Jeremy? It's not so slippy.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12But the recent rain isn't making things easy.
0:16:12 > 0:16:14Nice and steady, watch your footing.
0:16:14 > 0:16:20We're coming over the brow here. Come over the brow here.
0:16:20 > 0:16:22Are you OK there...?
0:16:22 > 0:16:25With darkness drawing in, they need to do all they can
0:16:25 > 0:16:28to get him to the hospital as soon as possible.
0:16:43 > 0:16:46Phillip's head wound is still bleeding.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49The medics are also worried about his spine
0:16:49 > 0:16:54and although he is speaking, he's showing signs of being confused.
0:17:02 > 0:17:0912 hours later, at the James Cook Hospital, it's clear how lucky Phillip has been.
0:17:09 > 0:17:16He has suffered a neck injury, but for a man hurled off a collapsing bridge, he's in pretty good shape.
0:17:16 > 0:17:19And later that day, he's sent home.
0:17:20 > 0:17:22I've fractured a vertebra in my neck.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25Obviously, quite a nasty cut on the head
0:17:25 > 0:17:31and extremely painful on the temple and, you know, upper part of my jaw.
0:17:32 > 0:17:38I think my head looked like a rugby ball at one stage.
0:17:38 > 0:17:40It went a particularly odd shape.
0:17:41 > 0:17:46So, now Phillip can do little more than just read about his new hobby.
0:17:46 > 0:17:52It were just instantly. One minute you were on the footbridge, the next it had gone from under your feet
0:17:52 > 0:17:56and the angle it went wheeled me off to my left,
0:17:56 > 0:17:59so I ended up going down into the river head first.
0:17:59 > 0:18:04'But I couldn't see anything cos at that stage, there was blood pumping everywhere.
0:18:04 > 0:18:07'Evidently, there was quite a lot.
0:18:07 > 0:18:12'The next minute, two of the chaps were straight in and dragging me out.'
0:18:12 > 0:18:17- What do we call you?- Phillip. - Hi, Phillip. Can you open your eyes for me? Hi there.
0:18:17 > 0:18:21'They were very good. The whole thing was just a very slick operation.'
0:18:21 > 0:18:28People go on about the NHS, but when the chips are down, you wouldn't want to be anywhere else.
0:18:35 > 0:18:42If you live or spend a lot of time in remote areas, then an air ambulance is a life-saver,
0:18:42 > 0:18:44so in the dales and moors of Yorkshire,
0:18:44 > 0:18:49it's not surprising the Helimed team is the favourite local charity,
0:18:49 > 0:18:52especially in winter.
0:18:54 > 0:19:00- Do you have an ETA? - ETA is 14 minutes, one-four. - 14 minutes. OK, chief.
0:19:00 > 0:19:03Much of Yorkshire is blanketed with snow.
0:19:03 > 0:19:07It may look idyllic, but for many, the cold weather is lethal.
0:19:07 > 0:19:11An elderly female, a 92-year-old who's had a fall.
0:19:11 > 0:19:16You can see we've got quite wintry, snowy conditions on the ground.
0:19:16 > 0:19:22It's quite bad where we're going to. She's had a fall. The crew have said she's got an obvious fracture.
0:19:22 > 0:19:29The priority is to get her up to the hospital as quickly as possible with a nasty fracture like she's got.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32Paramedics Lee and Matt arrive at the remote farm near Leyburn.
0:19:32 > 0:19:37The patient is Joyce Dickson. She was found lying at the bottom of her stairs,
0:19:37 > 0:19:39freezing cold and in terrible pain.
0:19:39 > 0:19:46The lady was found by a neighbour who normally visits her early in the morning and heard her shouting.
0:19:46 > 0:19:50They had to effect a break-in and found her at the bottom of the stairs.
0:19:50 > 0:19:54My husband came round to make certain she was all right.
0:19:54 > 0:19:59He took her rubbish out and heard her shouting. She's fallen off the bottom step and broken her hip.
0:19:59 > 0:20:02Just open the door, sir. That'll be great.
0:20:02 > 0:20:04Do you want us to go to James Cook?
0:20:04 > 0:20:09- Yeah, that'll be best. Just have a steady ride up there. There's no rush.- Smashing.
0:20:09 > 0:20:11Just to A&E at James Cook.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14Yeah. We'll make certain this is secure.
0:20:14 > 0:20:17Joyce has broken her leg after falling downstairs.
0:20:17 > 0:20:22It would take too long and be too painful to go by land ambulance.
0:20:22 > 0:20:27The priority is to get her on board Helimed 99, get her warm and give her pain relief.
0:20:27 > 0:20:29We'll just ease her forward.
0:20:29 > 0:20:33- GROANS - All right, darling, OK...
0:20:33 > 0:20:38- We'll give you a little bit more pain relief. - I can see you.- I know you can.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41I'm not so bad, am I? Eh? I'm not so bad.
0:20:41 > 0:20:46- Not the best...- I know. We're going to be going in the helicopter up to James Cook.
0:20:46 > 0:20:49It looks like you've maybe broken your leg.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51- Middlesbrough?- Yes, at Middlesbrough.
0:20:51 > 0:20:54She's had a nasty midshaft femur fracture
0:20:54 > 0:20:57which is at the middle of the long bone in the leg,
0:20:57 > 0:21:01so we've got her some pain relief, got her comfortable.
0:21:01 > 0:21:05It's best to get her to hospital and the aircraft is perfect for that.
0:21:05 > 0:21:09Outdoor temperatures are well below zero and in this weather
0:21:09 > 0:21:13the elderly are more susceptible to hypothermia, which can be fatal.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16You just sit comfy. We'll sort you, Joyce. Don't worry.
0:21:18 > 0:21:22I'm just going to pop this just under your arm, darling.
0:21:22 > 0:21:26Pop it down, Joyce. Pop your arm down. Pop your arm down. That's it.
0:21:26 > 0:21:29- Sats of...?- Sats of 85.
0:21:30 > 0:21:35As Helimed 99 takes to the air, there's a problem ahead.
0:21:35 > 0:21:38More snow is on its way and closing in fast.
0:21:38 > 0:21:41They're heading into blizzard conditions.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44- It looks a bit angry up there. - Yeah, it does a bit.
0:21:46 > 0:21:48Doing a bit of a dump, isn't it?
0:21:49 > 0:21:54Joyce is anxious. She is reaching out and grabbing what she can.
0:21:54 > 0:21:57She's holding on to the door handle which is dangerous.
0:21:57 > 0:22:00Paramedic Lee reassures her.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03She is lucky her neighbour found her.
0:22:03 > 0:22:07She's obviously got good neighbours who come and check on her.
0:22:07 > 0:22:13Thank God that they found her because the elderly don't hold their body temperature very well
0:22:13 > 0:22:16and can get very cold very quickly
0:22:16 > 0:22:21and can die more of hypothermia than the injury that's happened.
0:22:21 > 0:22:25So, it's good that they found her and the crew have done a great job
0:22:25 > 0:22:27and she's on her way to hospital.
0:22:27 > 0:22:32Pilot Stewart Hadley-Clarke is worried about the weather ahead.
0:22:32 > 0:22:36What I'm thinking at the moment, guys, with the weather deteriorating
0:22:36 > 0:22:40and obviously, James Cook is in quite a built-up area,
0:22:40 > 0:22:43I can't just sort of drop and fly in like that,
0:22:43 > 0:22:47so I may have to divert to the airport.
0:22:47 > 0:22:51Helimed 99, just letting you know that we are diverting due to weather
0:22:51 > 0:22:55into Durham Tees, Durham Tees. Confirm.
0:22:55 > 0:22:58'Roger. Received. They're going to Durham instead.'
0:22:58 > 0:23:04Helen, we'll probably land at Great North. Can an ambulance meet us at Great North Air Ambulance?
0:23:04 > 0:23:09And we'll transfer the patient there to go onwards to James Cook due to weather.
0:23:10 > 0:23:13ETA, two minutes. Two minutes to Durham Tees.
0:23:13 > 0:23:18Very heavy snow and freezing temperatures are hazardous for Helimed 99.
0:23:18 > 0:23:24Not only is it dangerous to fly in poor visibility, but ice can build on the rotor blades,
0:23:24 > 0:23:26making the aircraft unstable.
0:23:27 > 0:23:30The ground crews are ready to take Joyce to hospital.
0:23:30 > 0:23:33The snow is coming down thick and fast.
0:23:33 > 0:23:38That's it, you hold on to my arm. Don't hold on to that, darling.
0:23:38 > 0:23:43Pilot Stewart is worried about ice build-up on the chopper and he can't get the door open.
0:23:43 > 0:23:49- But it's not the ice. - Joyce, just let go of that handle for me.- I can't.- Yeah, you can.
0:23:49 > 0:23:52Just let go. Joyce, let go for me.
0:23:52 > 0:23:55Joyce, I can't open the door if you don't let go.
0:23:55 > 0:23:57You need to let go of the handle.
0:23:58 > 0:24:00Can you open this door, mate?
0:24:00 > 0:24:04We can't get her out until I get this clear, can we?
0:24:04 > 0:24:08They need to get Joyce into the ambulance quickly.
0:24:08 > 0:24:11She's still cold and the temperatures are plummeting.
0:24:11 > 0:24:13- She's Joyce.- How are you doing?
0:24:13 > 0:24:17It's just disconnecting now. Just ease it up, mate.
0:24:17 > 0:24:21- OK, everybody happy?- All right, Joyce...- One, two, three.
0:24:21 > 0:24:25There we go. OK? That's it. You hold on to that side for me.
0:24:28 > 0:24:32With her being elderly, obviously, quite a frightening experience.
0:24:32 > 0:24:36You've got to try and reassure them and put them at rest.
0:24:36 > 0:24:40They can become a bit combative and that's what you saw on the film.
0:24:40 > 0:24:43She was trying to reach out to get a bit of security,
0:24:43 > 0:24:48but with the safety of the aircraft, she was reaching out for the handles of the door,
0:24:48 > 0:24:51so we tried to contain that by holding her arms together,
0:24:51 > 0:24:57but obviously, it can occupy me during the flight into the hospital by having to do that,
0:24:57 > 0:25:00so it's time-taking if they do start to reach out.
0:25:00 > 0:25:05We're just trying to put their mind at rest while we get them into some care.
0:25:05 > 0:25:10One crew's arrived, paramedic on board, so it's literally just a case of handing the lady over.
0:25:10 > 0:25:15Everything that we've done, everything that the land crew had done previous...
0:25:15 > 0:25:17They'll take her off to James Cook.
0:25:17 > 0:25:21Joyce is on her way to hospital, but the snow is coming down hard
0:25:21 > 0:25:24and pilot Stewart decides Helimed 99 is staying put.
0:25:24 > 0:25:30It's a waiting game for us, see if the weather clears, then we'll see about getting back.
0:25:30 > 0:25:34A ground crew is ready to take Joyce by land to James Cook Hospital.
0:25:34 > 0:25:41She makes a good recovery, but sadly, despite her flight, Joyce dies some time later.
0:25:44 > 0:25:50Millions of readers and TV viewers well know the problems of working in the remote Yorkshire Dales,
0:25:50 > 0:25:54thanks to the stories of local vet James Herriot.
0:25:54 > 0:25:59And it remains an unforgiving environment for his modern counterparts too.
0:25:59 > 0:26:04The freezing weather has made working conditions dangerous
0:26:04 > 0:26:08and right now Helimed 99 is heading up to a farm near Skipton
0:26:08 > 0:26:11where a vet has been crushed.
0:26:11 > 0:26:16- Has this guy been run over by a cow? - No, he's been dragged into some machinery, apparently.
0:26:16 > 0:26:20That's a change from "fallen on by cow".
0:26:20 > 0:26:21Yeah.
0:26:23 > 0:26:2752-year-old John Marriott is injured,
0:26:27 > 0:26:30trapped by a very heavy cattle cage.
0:26:30 > 0:26:33We've been called to a detail just outside Skipton.
0:26:33 > 0:26:37A patient has been trapped in some sort of farm machinery
0:26:37 > 0:26:40and the reports from scene are that he's broken his leg.
0:26:43 > 0:26:44Hello.
0:26:44 > 0:26:50We were moving a cattle crush and lifted it out... It was frozen to the ground.
0:26:50 > 0:26:55We lifted it and it's physically toppled and landed on both his legs.
0:26:55 > 0:26:59- It's a beautiful day for it(!) Is it John?- Yes.- Hi, John. I'm Sam.- Hi.
0:26:59 > 0:27:04- What's happened then? - The crush has fallen on my leg, so it's above my knee.
0:27:04 > 0:27:09Paramedics Sam Burgess and Darren Axe need to get him out from under the cage first
0:27:09 > 0:27:12before they can establish the extent of his injuries.
0:27:12 > 0:27:16- Has he been trapped by this? Has it been on top of you?- Yeah.
0:27:16 > 0:27:20- How did you get it back off? You've lifted it?- Yeah.- With that?
0:27:20 > 0:27:23- Ouch!- Yeah, that's what I was thinking.
0:27:23 > 0:27:27- Right... No pain in this arm at all?- No.- Lovely.
0:27:27 > 0:27:30We're doing a routine TB test today, reading it off.
0:27:30 > 0:27:35We were about to set the crush up, ready to get some animals out.
0:27:35 > 0:27:41Because the crush is frozen to the ground, as we've tried to lift it to move it into the right place,
0:27:41 > 0:27:46it's toppled and, unfortunately, John the vet was on the side that it toppled on.
0:27:46 > 0:27:51I think we'll fuel him with the full amount, then we'll move him.
0:27:51 > 0:27:56- It sounds like it's going to be quite painful.- We don't know that until we move you.
0:27:56 > 0:27:58We'd rather you not feel anything.
0:27:58 > 0:28:01Is that easing it at all? Can you feel anything?
0:28:01 > 0:28:06It'll take a little while for it to kick in, but it might just start to take the edge off it.
0:28:06 > 0:28:11John appears calm now, but if they try and move him, it will really hurt.
0:28:11 > 0:28:15- Just read that with me, sir. Morphine sulphate.- It is...
0:28:15 > 0:28:20It's time for Darren to give him morphine, a powerful painkiller.
0:28:20 > 0:28:25The plan is we'll give you some of this morphine that Daz is just drawing up now,
0:28:25 > 0:28:29then we'll get a splint on to your leg just to keep it nice and still,
0:28:29 > 0:28:33then get you on to a hard board and get you out from under this.
0:28:33 > 0:28:37All right, on "slide"... Ready, steady and slide.
0:28:37 > 0:28:42John also needs to keep taking the gas and air as its effects can wear off quickly.
0:28:42 > 0:28:45Take some nice deep breaths for me.
0:28:45 > 0:28:49- I'm just going to move your right leg.- Agh! - Deep breaths, deep breaths.
0:28:49 > 0:28:54Don't breathe that Entonox on me cos if I pass out, I'll just fall on you.
0:28:54 > 0:28:58I'll just take off your waterproofs. We can have a look under there.
0:28:58 > 0:29:01They're the poshest ones I've ever bought.
0:29:01 > 0:29:04Have you got your Christmas undies on?
0:29:04 > 0:29:06He was going commando this morning.
0:29:06 > 0:29:09Please, God, say it's not true!
0:29:10 > 0:29:13Paramedic Sam needs to see John's leg.
0:29:13 > 0:29:18There is blood and swelling. It's obvious there's a serious break,
0:29:18 > 0:29:21so his leg will have to be placed in a splint.
0:29:22 > 0:29:27A broken leg can be fatal as bone fragments can sever main arteries.
0:29:27 > 0:29:30It's vital the leg is kept still.
0:29:30 > 0:29:34Keep going with that gas and air, mate. Keep going, keep going.
0:29:34 > 0:29:38- Nice, deep breaths as much as you can.- Ouch!- Sorry, mate.
0:29:38 > 0:29:42Keep going, fella. Keep going. You're doing amazingly well.
0:29:42 > 0:29:47- I'm going to go private next time(!) - This is private, mate. Wait till you get the bill(!)
0:29:49 > 0:29:55What we're going to do with you now is move you over there and put you into that pizza bag.
0:29:55 > 0:29:57Steady as you go.
0:29:57 > 0:30:02It's times like this that the air ambulance comes into its own.
0:30:02 > 0:30:08If John went to hospital by road from this remote farm, it would be a long and bumpy ride.
0:30:08 > 0:30:11With a badly broken leg, that could be a very painful journey.
0:30:11 > 0:30:15Just warming him up. On "lift" again then, please.
0:30:15 > 0:30:17Ready, steady, lift.
0:30:21 > 0:30:24- Think light thoughts.- Yeah.
0:30:26 > 0:30:29Just down a bit at the back if you can.
0:30:39 > 0:30:43Take deep breaths cos it makes you lighter(!) Are we ready?
0:30:43 > 0:30:48Now it's all about keeping his pain score down until he makes it to hospital
0:30:48 > 0:30:50where his leg can be properly set.
0:30:50 > 0:30:53- Have you got my phone, Nick? - Yes, I have.
0:30:53 > 0:30:55And rest that, yeah.
0:30:55 > 0:30:59He's got a nasty leg fracture which involves his lower leg and his knee.
0:30:59 > 0:31:02We've given him a substantial amount of pain relief.
0:31:02 > 0:31:05He's quite comfortable and pragmatic about it.
0:31:05 > 0:31:09We'll pop him off to LGI and let the doctors look at him there.
0:31:11 > 0:31:13No, seriously...
0:31:13 > 0:31:15It's not your fault.
0:31:15 > 0:31:19- Thanks, everybody.- No problem. - See you later.
0:31:24 > 0:31:27Many of Yorkshire's roads are blocked,
0:31:27 > 0:31:33but Helimed 99 will be able to get to Leeds General Infirmary in just 15 minutes.
0:31:33 > 0:31:37'What score would you give that pain now out of ten?
0:31:37 > 0:31:40'It's not too bad. It's probably about a five or a six.'
0:31:40 > 0:31:44- About a five or a six?- Yeah. - Do you want a bit more morphine?
0:31:44 > 0:31:48- Are you comfortable as you are? - I'm OK, thanks.- OK.
0:31:48 > 0:31:50Do you want me to come, bud?
0:31:50 > 0:31:52No?
0:31:52 > 0:31:57- You take care, sir. My mate will look after you. See you later. - Thanks, lads.
0:31:58 > 0:32:00John's legs are badly broken
0:32:00 > 0:32:04and it will be a while before he's back on the farm,
0:32:04 > 0:32:07but he's determined he will return to the job he loves.
0:32:13 > 0:32:18A month later and the snow has set in. John the vet is still at home unable to work.
0:32:18 > 0:32:22Whilst in hospital, surgeons had to fix his leg in a brace
0:32:22 > 0:32:25and now he has to wait weeks for the bone to heal.
0:32:25 > 0:32:30I knew from the impact, from the force that something major would have happened.
0:32:30 > 0:32:33And the immediate reaction was, "I'm still alive,"
0:32:33 > 0:32:38because if I hadn't moved as far away as I had, it could have killed me.
0:32:38 > 0:32:41Just take some nice, deep breaths.
0:32:41 > 0:32:45- I'm just going to move your right leg.- Agh! - Deep breaths, deep breaths.
0:32:45 > 0:32:51'My right thighbone was fractured and it's an open fracture, so it had come through the skin.'
0:32:51 > 0:32:56It came through the skin where this dressing is, so there's quite a bit of muscle damage there.
0:32:56 > 0:33:00I don't know whether it's the bone ends that have caused the damage
0:33:00 > 0:33:03or whether it's the sheer weight of the crush.
0:33:03 > 0:33:08Then there's a surgical scar there from where they've opened my knee joint.
0:33:08 > 0:33:13Many have a romantic view of being a vet in James Herriot country,
0:33:13 > 0:33:16but in this part of the world, it can be dangerous work.
0:33:16 > 0:33:19We've moved on a bit since James Herriot's days,
0:33:19 > 0:33:24so although I'm working in the Dales and some characters are similar,
0:33:24 > 0:33:28the veterinary science is a lot different to James Herriot's day.
0:33:28 > 0:33:32I've had my nose broken, actually, before with cattle.
0:33:32 > 0:33:38There aren't many weeks go by where you haven't got a toe trodden on or a kick or something going on.
0:33:38 > 0:33:43There are a lot of minor injuries, but this is top of the league for injuries.
0:33:43 > 0:33:45I don't want too many more like this.
0:33:45 > 0:33:50Winter tempts thousands of people out of the towns into the hills,
0:33:50 > 0:33:56but sledging is dangerous as an unlucky few find out each year.
0:33:58 > 0:34:02'It's a female sledging incident. She's gone into a tree. Over.
0:34:02 > 0:34:07- 'Roger, Dave. Do we know what type of injuries we're dealing with? Over.- Negative.'
0:34:07 > 0:34:10This far corner of North Yorkshire is very hilly
0:34:10 > 0:34:17and when the snow comes down, roads quickly become impassable and more snow is forecast.
0:34:17 > 0:34:23- Just to let you know, the weather is not brilliant, but we're just keeping an eye on it.- 'Roger.'
0:34:23 > 0:34:29- Those banks look a bit severe for sledging, don't they? - Yeah, that's what made me think.
0:34:29 > 0:34:34They do hang-gliding off it. That usually means it's fairly severe.
0:34:34 > 0:34:37There's people down here on the left bend.
0:34:37 > 0:34:41- Right, I've got the ambulance here. - Got the ambulance, yeah.
0:34:41 > 0:34:45- Where are we?- Just down the hill. She hit her head on a tree.
0:34:45 > 0:34:51- How far down there?- 50 metres down the hill. Hit her head on the tree sledging, so...- All right.- Impact.
0:34:51 > 0:34:55I'll take the bag down. She's at the bottom of the hill.
0:34:55 > 0:35:00A land ambulance can't get to the scene, so it's up to Darren and Andy to get to their patient
0:35:00 > 0:35:03who has been lying in the snow for some time.
0:35:03 > 0:35:07- This is Daphne.- Daphne?- Yeah.- OK. Hi, Daphne.
0:35:09 > 0:35:11Can you tell me what's happened?
0:35:12 > 0:35:16- I hit the tree. - Just coming down on the sledge?
0:35:16 > 0:35:20- Yeah.- You've not been knocked out or owt?- I don't know.- You don't know.
0:35:20 > 0:35:26Daphne Bloomer from Darlington was sledging with her family when she hit the tree at high speed.
0:35:26 > 0:35:29She kind of zig-zagged down to slow herself down.
0:35:29 > 0:35:33She couldn't turn the other way, then she went straight in there,
0:35:33 > 0:35:36hit Dad and slid under the tree,
0:35:36 > 0:35:39then hit her head off the branch.
0:35:39 > 0:35:40Stay nice and still.
0:35:40 > 0:35:44I was trying to take a picture at the bottom. Slid sideways into me.
0:35:44 > 0:35:49I jumped out of the way and there's a tree behind me, so she collided with it.
0:35:49 > 0:35:55Daphne is in an awkward position. Moving her could potentially cause more injuries.
0:35:55 > 0:35:59What we're going to do... We'll have to treat you for the worst.
0:35:59 > 0:36:03You've gone with some impact in there. Was she going quite fast?
0:36:03 > 0:36:04Yeah...
0:36:04 > 0:36:06- 'Ey up, Daz.- 'Ey up, chiefy.
0:36:06 > 0:36:09She's come down on the sledge. She's spun round.
0:36:09 > 0:36:13You can see hair on the tree where she's impacted head first.
0:36:13 > 0:36:16She's complaining of central neck pain.
0:36:16 > 0:36:19- She can move her hands and feet, mate.- Right.
0:36:19 > 0:36:22We can't put a collar on her in this position,
0:36:22 > 0:36:26so we'll have to pull her out straight on to the scoop somehow.
0:36:26 > 0:36:32Daphne has been stuck under the tree over 45 minutes and there's a real danger she could get hypothermia.
0:36:32 > 0:36:36Time is not on their side, so Darren decides to gently pull her out.
0:36:36 > 0:36:41If I back into there, spin this board round, I'll push my backside into there,
0:36:41 > 0:36:46take hold of her and we'll just bring her out between our legs.
0:36:46 > 0:36:48- Yeah.- Yeah?
0:36:50 > 0:36:52Just bring your legs together.
0:36:52 > 0:36:56- Andy...- Yes?- On your call, please. - OK, we'll go on "move".
0:36:56 > 0:36:58- Ready, steady, move.- Up!
0:36:58 > 0:37:03Right, Daz, you squeeze by there, mate, if you can and I'll come round.
0:37:03 > 0:37:07And hold it there. Smashing. Right, you can take that blanket off her.
0:37:07 > 0:37:11- Hello, young lady. - Hello. We can see you now.
0:37:11 > 0:37:15She'll take one look at us and say, "Put that back on!"
0:37:15 > 0:37:19Open your eyes. Hello. How are you doing...? Good.
0:37:19 > 0:37:21- Ow!- I've got you. I know.
0:37:21 > 0:37:24Directly after the accident, a passer-by knew
0:37:24 > 0:37:29that keeping her conscious and awake until the paramedics arrived was vital.
0:37:29 > 0:37:33I was sledging with my daughter and a friend and the gentleman shouted.
0:37:33 > 0:37:38I couldn't hear what he said, so I came down the bank. He said she'd crashed into the tree.
0:37:38 > 0:37:44She was under the tree. She's just a bit sleepy. We weren't letting her go to sleep. We kept bothering her.
0:37:44 > 0:37:49We're going to put a collar on you in a second. I'm going to hold on to your neck where it is.
0:37:49 > 0:37:53- Sorry if my hands are cold.- Now they can prepare Daphne for flight.
0:37:53 > 0:37:58A neck brace will prevent movement and potentially any further injury.
0:37:58 > 0:38:01Ready, steady, lift. Right, underneath and rest.
0:38:01 > 0:38:05- Use the handles, please. - Are we spinning?- Yeah.
0:38:05 > 0:38:09The Helimed team has been to fatal sledging accidents.
0:38:09 > 0:38:13Daphne's rescuers know she has been very lucky to survive.
0:38:14 > 0:38:19She is not very responsive, so it's not known how serious her condition is.
0:38:21 > 0:38:24Feed, feed, feed.
0:38:25 > 0:38:27That's it, yeah.
0:38:27 > 0:38:31All right, Daphne, how are you feeling now?
0:38:31 > 0:38:33- Tired.- You're tired, are you?
0:38:33 > 0:38:36Andy is worried about Daphne's tiredness.
0:38:36 > 0:38:38It could be a sign of a head injury.
0:38:38 > 0:38:42Her eyes are reacting to his torch, but only slowly.
0:38:47 > 0:38:51Daphne's husband and son will have to make their own way to James Cook.
0:38:51 > 0:38:54There's no space on board Helimed 98.
0:38:59 > 0:39:04'She's not been knocked out or anything. She's got pain on top of her head.'
0:39:04 > 0:39:08She's got pain right in the middle of her neck which can be concerning.
0:39:08 > 0:39:11She's got no pins and needles, loss of sensation in her limbs.
0:39:11 > 0:39:18But our main priority is keeping her head nice and still, so we don't do any more damage to the neck.
0:39:18 > 0:39:24And getting her warmed up. We've got a big, furry sleeping bag called a Flectalon which Mountain Rescue use
0:39:24 > 0:39:28and we've got a sleeping bag inside there and she's quite comfortable.
0:39:33 > 0:39:35There is more snow forecast,
0:39:35 > 0:39:39but pilot Chris makes it through to Middlesbrough.
0:39:41 > 0:39:45- Are you warmed up a bit now?- A bit. - I'm glad you are!
0:39:48 > 0:39:51- Got her?- Yeah, we've got her.
0:39:51 > 0:39:57- Do you want to come down with us to get her off this and...? It'll be quicker, won't it?- Yeah.
0:40:06 > 0:40:12The snow-bound patients who had good reason to thank their local air ambulance there,
0:40:12 > 0:40:18but finding people in the wide open spaces of North Yorkshire has its problems in the summertime too.
0:40:19 > 0:40:25It's been a busy day. Helimed 98 is on its way back from a job in Lancashire
0:40:25 > 0:40:29when its crew gets another call to go to the Yorkshire Dales.
0:40:29 > 0:40:33A walker has fallen and broken her ankle in a remote location.
0:40:33 > 0:40:39- We just need to consider where we're going with this one. - If it's just a cracked ankle...
0:40:39 > 0:40:42- It might be just a relocation. - Yeah, it could be.
0:40:42 > 0:40:48The problem is they're running low on fuel and pilot Chris needs to get back to base,
0:40:48 > 0:40:52but paramedic Paul doesn't want to abandon the injured walker.
0:40:52 > 0:40:55I haven't got the legs to play around. What do you want to do?
0:40:55 > 0:41:00Find somewhere reasonable to put down, then we'll have to walk it and find her.
0:41:00 > 0:41:05Paramedics Paul and Graham decide to find their patient on foot
0:41:05 > 0:41:08and let Helimed 98 go back to base to refuel.
0:41:08 > 0:41:12They're looking for a waterfall called Thornton Force,
0:41:12 > 0:41:16but in an area like the Dales, places can be hard to find.
0:41:16 > 0:41:19- This is not Thornton Force. - It's on the other side.
0:41:19 > 0:41:24It's a mile from the top where them people are over the side as the crow flies.
0:41:24 > 0:41:29Paul and Graham now have to trek along the Ingleton Waterfalls walk where the walker is stranded.
0:41:29 > 0:41:33It's a popular route taking in falls and great views,
0:41:33 > 0:41:37but it's not a leisurely stroll lugging medical equipment.
0:41:37 > 0:41:39Are you OK carrying that, bud, for a bit?
0:41:39 > 0:41:43That map's really heavy. This bag's really light(!)
0:41:43 > 0:41:47After a 20-minute trek, they finally find their patient.
0:41:47 > 0:41:51We were up at the waterfalls and she slipped over.
0:41:51 > 0:41:57I heard a crack and it seemed that she'd broken her leg. That's what it seemed like.
0:41:57 > 0:42:02But whether that's going to be so when she's X-rayed or what, I don't know.
0:42:02 > 0:42:07The injured walker is Christine Fisher. The Cave Rescue team is already at the scene.
0:42:08 > 0:42:11It's an extremely popular spot,
0:42:11 > 0:42:15but a lot of people turn out in fairly lightweight footwear,
0:42:15 > 0:42:18who maybe don't do a great deal of walking.
0:42:18 > 0:42:23You put that with the number of people and we do tend to get more accidents.
0:42:23 > 0:42:28Paramedic Paul has bandaged Christine's ankle and has given her painkillers.
0:42:28 > 0:42:34Without the air ambulance on the scene, Cave Rescue will carry her to an awaiting ambulance.
0:42:34 > 0:42:38We'll stretcher her down the main footpath to the road ambulance
0:42:38 > 0:42:42which will meet us at the... Mountain Rescue vehicle,
0:42:42 > 0:42:45so it's about a ten, fifteen-minute carry-off.
0:42:45 > 0:42:49On a hot day like today, this is a tiring trek
0:42:49 > 0:42:53and not the usual rescue for paramedic Paul.
0:42:53 > 0:42:57Hang on, chaps. I'll put that brake on for you. There you go.
0:42:57 > 0:43:01- Thanks very much, everybody. - You're welcome. I enjoyed that walk.
0:43:01 > 0:43:03I'll never forget it.
0:43:04 > 0:43:10And I'm glad to say Christine has now fully recovered and is planning another trip to the Dales.
0:43:10 > 0:43:14Paul and Graham may take longer to get over their moorland hike.
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