0:00:03 > 0:00:06When the people of rural Yorkshire dial 999,
0:00:06 > 0:00:09help can be a long time coming.
0:00:09 > 0:00:12The Yorkshire Dales are as beautiful as they are big,
0:00:12 > 0:00:16but if you're seriously injured in a landscape as gigantic as this,
0:00:16 > 0:00:19your life is on the line.
0:00:19 > 0:00:23But in the remotest parts of Britain's biggest county,
0:00:23 > 0:00:26they look to the skies for help.
0:00:26 > 0:00:29Look on your left. That grass field on the left. Go for that.
0:00:29 > 0:00:33From high drama in the Peaks to high waters in the Dales,
0:00:33 > 0:00:38the Helimed team's at the heart of almost every rescue,
0:00:38 > 0:00:40bringing 21st-century medicine
0:00:40 > 0:00:44to some of Britain's most isolated communities,
0:00:44 > 0:00:46and saving lives against the odds.
0:00:54 > 0:00:56Today, on Helicopter Heroes,
0:00:56 > 0:00:58a knifeman's on the loose
0:00:58 > 0:01:01and the Helimed team must save his young victim.
0:01:01 > 0:01:05- Just lay down, all right?- He had a stab wound to his right arm.
0:01:05 > 0:01:07It had gone in one side and come out the other.
0:01:07 > 0:01:11A race is disrupted by an angry insect.
0:01:11 > 0:01:15They're running past an old tree and disturbed a hornets' nest.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18An escape to the country ends in agony.
0:01:18 > 0:01:23He fell off the unprotected walkway onto a concrete floor.
0:01:23 > 0:01:27The team scramble to a dramatic crash caught on camera,
0:01:27 > 0:01:31but who's going to care for this passenger?
0:01:37 > 0:01:39In countryside as beautiful as this,
0:01:39 > 0:01:43it's hard to imagine being the victim of violent crime.
0:01:43 > 0:01:45But the frightening truth is,
0:01:45 > 0:01:50there are 30,000 knife crimes every year in the UK.
0:01:50 > 0:01:5340% of murders involve bladed weapons,
0:01:53 > 0:01:56and nowhere is totally safe.
0:02:00 > 0:02:06Every day, Yorkshire's ambulance service receives 2,000 999 calls,
0:02:06 > 0:02:10- but some are more urgent than others.- 'Hello?'
0:02:10 > 0:02:14- Ambulance Service. Did you call an ambulance?- 'Yes, I need an ambulance.
0:02:14 > 0:02:20- 'My nine-year-old son's been stabbed.' - OK. Are you with him now?- 'Yes.'
0:02:20 > 0:02:23- Is he awake?- 'Only just.'
0:02:23 > 0:02:27The Helimed team's dispatcher monitors every call,
0:02:27 > 0:02:31and often, the chopper is in the air before the caller has even
0:02:31 > 0:02:33given full details of the incident.
0:02:33 > 0:02:36- Where did it happen?- 'In a park.'- OK.
0:02:36 > 0:02:40- Is there any serious bleeding? - 'Yes, it's very serious, it's gushing out of his arm.
0:02:40 > 0:02:42'He's been stabbed all the way through his arm.'
0:02:42 > 0:02:44Today, the adrenaline is pumping.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47The stabbing has happened just four miles from base.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50Below, a manhunt is under way for the attacker.
0:02:50 > 0:02:52Is he completely alert?
0:02:52 > 0:02:55'Yes, although I've got pressure just above the wound,
0:02:55 > 0:02:58- 'and I'm trying to keep his legs elevated.'- OK.
0:03:04 > 0:03:08- Can you see the ambulance coming? - Yes.
0:03:08 > 0:03:10That looks like them in the field there.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13Pilot Steve's touching down in a park.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16Ground paramedics are bringing the victim to the chopper.
0:03:18 > 0:03:23Nine-year-old Jason D'Arcy has stab words to his arms and torso.
0:03:23 > 0:03:27Just lay down and then we will sit you up a little bit.
0:03:27 > 0:03:32You could see there was a single stab wound to the lower left
0:03:32 > 0:03:36of his sternum, and also he had a stab wound to his right arm
0:03:36 > 0:03:39that had gone in one side and come out the other.
0:03:39 > 0:03:43We did find his BP was quite low so we gave him
0:03:43 > 0:03:47some fluids which corrected that situation.
0:03:47 > 0:03:52His dad Lee, who made the 999 call, is a first aider
0:03:52 > 0:03:56who did all the right things in the minutes after the attack.
0:03:56 > 0:04:01Helimed paramedic Lee Davison knows that Jason's loss of blood pressure
0:04:01 > 0:04:05could be a sign of severe internal bleeding.
0:04:05 > 0:04:10The hunt for the knifeman is on, and police officers are tense.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13It's important to keep Jason's spirits up,
0:04:13 > 0:04:16which is helped by the fact that he's excited
0:04:16 > 0:04:18by the prospect of a flight.
0:04:18 > 0:04:22Let's have a look. Oh, dear. All right.
0:04:22 > 0:04:26This is a rare incident.
0:04:26 > 0:04:29Jason apparently did nothing to provoke the attack.
0:04:29 > 0:04:33- Right, Jason. You know where he's going?- Eh?
0:04:33 > 0:04:35- Do you know where he's going?- Yeah. Am I not coming with him?
0:04:35 > 0:04:39- Don't think we can carry you, mate. We haven't got enough weight.- Right.
0:04:39 > 0:04:41- How do I get there, then? - We'll have a word with the police.
0:04:41 > 0:04:43Police will get you there.
0:04:46 > 0:04:50Flying doctor Andy Pountney will be caring for Jason during his flight.
0:04:50 > 0:04:57See you later, son. Enjoy your ride. You're a superstar, you really are.
0:05:02 > 0:05:05'And here's the news.
0:05:05 > 0:05:07'A nine-year-old boy's been stabbed in the chest
0:05:07 > 0:05:10'and arm at a skate park in Shipley in West Yorkshire.
0:05:10 > 0:05:12'He's currently in a stable condition.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14'Three people have been arrested.'
0:05:19 > 0:05:22Reports are coming in of another victim,
0:05:22 > 0:05:25an elderly woman found dead in her home nearby.
0:05:27 > 0:05:32But paramedic Lee and the team are focused on saving their patient.
0:05:32 > 0:05:36The five-minute flight to Leeds General Infirmary is longer
0:05:36 > 0:05:37than they'd like.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40As flying doctor Andy knows only too well,
0:05:40 > 0:05:44the most serious knife injuries are hard to treat.
0:05:44 > 0:05:48The problem with a stab wound or a gunshot wound as well is
0:05:48 > 0:05:51often you don't know what has been injured underneath.
0:05:51 > 0:05:53You can see a wound on the surface,
0:05:53 > 0:05:55but you don't know what's going on inside.
0:05:55 > 0:05:58If that's in an arm or a leg,
0:05:58 > 0:06:02it could have damaged major blood vessels or nerves or other structures,
0:06:02 > 0:06:04but particularly around the chest,
0:06:04 > 0:06:08and particularly where this patient's stab wound is, obviously,
0:06:08 > 0:06:14the concern is has it damaged the heart or any of the major blood vessels or major structures inside?
0:06:14 > 0:06:17OK, I'm just going to lay you flat, OK? All right?
0:06:17 > 0:06:20It does get the adrenaline pumping a little bit,
0:06:20 > 0:06:24but the team will try and stay calm, just so they can stay focused
0:06:24 > 0:06:28on the job in hand, and not get too distracted by other things.
0:06:28 > 0:06:30That's important.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33One, two, three, and lift.
0:06:33 > 0:06:38The priority of the team is now to determine the depth of Jason's wounds.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51Police in West Yorkshire have arrested a 26-year-old man
0:06:51 > 0:06:55on suspicion of stabbing a nine-year-old boy in a skate park yesterday.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58The same man is also being questioned over
0:06:58 > 0:07:02the murder of an 84-year-old woman, who is believed to be his relative.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05'Instead of children playing,
0:07:05 > 0:07:10'it's police forensic teams that have taken over Carnegie Park.
0:07:10 > 0:07:11'This is now a crime scene,
0:07:11 > 0:07:14'after a nine-year-old boy was stabbed for no reason.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17'Eli tried to help.
0:07:17 > 0:07:22'He said some children here no longer want to play outside.'
0:07:22 > 0:07:24They're petrified of going anywhere by themselves.
0:07:24 > 0:07:26'Today, police came to the skate park,
0:07:26 > 0:07:29'to try to reassure those who live here.'
0:07:29 > 0:07:33But one local nine-year-old doesn't need much reassurance.
0:07:34 > 0:07:38Almost as soon as he's home, Jason is heading back to the park
0:07:38 > 0:07:42with Dad for company, trying to put the attack behind them.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45Jason played out here every night.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48He was here more than he was at home, to be honest.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51He would come home from school, get changed out of his uniform,
0:07:51 > 0:07:55straight on his scooter and out to the park. It were a regular day.
0:07:55 > 0:07:57I'd just got home from work.
0:07:57 > 0:08:02Probably been in about an hour, the kids were all out playing,
0:08:02 > 0:08:06and the first I knew about it is when Jason managed to struggle home
0:08:06 > 0:08:10and opened the door and just shouted, "Help me, Dad."
0:08:10 > 0:08:13When I came downstairs, he was sat on the bottom steps.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16He was covered head to toe in blood.
0:08:16 > 0:08:17All he said was a man stabbed him
0:08:17 > 0:08:20at the park on his way home from the park.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23I mean, he was in shock himself, obviously,
0:08:23 > 0:08:27and I was quite surprised he made it home, the amount of blood he lost.
0:08:27 > 0:08:33Luckily, Jason's dad knew just what to do, despite his own shock.
0:08:33 > 0:08:35I am a qualified first aider.
0:08:35 > 0:08:39I have been for over 20 years, so my first priority was to get him
0:08:39 > 0:08:43to lie down, I grabbed his arm to stop the blood,
0:08:43 > 0:08:45I applied pressure to the wound,
0:08:45 > 0:08:49elevated his legs to keep the blood flowing,
0:08:49 > 0:08:53and while I were doing that, I was also trying to ring 999.
0:08:53 > 0:08:57- 'Is there any serious bleeding? - 'Yes, it's very serious, it's gushing out of his arm,
0:08:57 > 0:09:00- 'he's been stabbed all the way through.'- All right. Is he completely alert?- 'Yes.
0:09:00 > 0:09:05'I've got pressure just above the wound.'
0:09:05 > 0:09:08Jason was more excited than concerned.
0:09:08 > 0:09:12Paramedics told him that Helimed 99 was the chopper that once
0:09:12 > 0:09:15flew his hero Richard Hammond to the same hospital.
0:09:15 > 0:09:19They were just asking me where it happened and stuff,
0:09:19 > 0:09:22and some of my friends saw it, cos they were on my street.
0:09:23 > 0:09:27All right, buddy? OK, we're away now.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30It were really fun going up in the air,
0:09:30 > 0:09:33cos I've never been up in the air before.
0:09:33 > 0:09:37After surgery, Jason's arm still needs treatment.
0:09:37 > 0:09:44But happily, the stab wounds to his chest did not penetrate any vital organs.
0:09:44 > 0:09:49They told me when I get like my dad's age, I won't be able to see it any more.
0:09:50 > 0:09:53They're trying to keep my tendons bent so they can join back together,
0:09:53 > 0:09:57and...it gets really hot inside.
0:10:04 > 0:10:08There is no more spectacular way to see the Yorkshire Dales than
0:10:08 > 0:10:13on foot, but fell runners don't have much time to take in the scenery.
0:10:13 > 0:10:18This gruelling sport demands all the stamina of a marathon runner
0:10:18 > 0:10:20combined with the agility of a goat.
0:10:20 > 0:10:24Competitors often cover 20 miles or more,
0:10:24 > 0:10:28but it's the thousands of feet uphill and down dale that really hurt.
0:10:28 > 0:10:32Today, two runners need help for an unusual injury.
0:10:32 > 0:10:35There's two jobs come in, literally 100 yards from each other,
0:10:35 > 0:10:38where two people have been stung by bees.
0:10:38 > 0:10:41I think one is more serious than the other.
0:10:41 > 0:10:43They've been described as having difficulty breathing.
0:10:43 > 0:10:47In the flowerbeds and meadows of North Yorkshire,
0:10:47 > 0:10:50summer is in full bloom and wasps, bees
0:10:50 > 0:10:53and hornets are all keen to protect their territory.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56No-one knows what was responsible,
0:10:56 > 0:10:59but runner Claire Stalling is in a bad way.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02- So anaphylaxis? Is it an adult? - I believe so.
0:11:02 > 0:11:05Anaphylaxis is potentially fatal.
0:11:05 > 0:11:09It's an extreme reaction to the toxins in a sting.
0:11:09 > 0:11:11- Visual. One o'clock, two ambulances. - OK.
0:11:11 > 0:11:15From 99. Visual with ambulances making final approach.
0:11:15 > 0:11:19Claire is one of two runners who had an extreme reaction,
0:11:19 > 0:11:21but the second victim is on the mend.
0:11:21 > 0:11:26- Claire was on the run.- Hello, Claire. - She's allergic to wasp stings.
0:11:26 > 0:11:28Everything went a bit blurry and she's complained
0:11:28 > 0:11:32- of swelling in the throat and tightness in the upper chest.- Yes?
0:11:32 > 0:11:35- Where did they sting you? - Right on top of my head.
0:11:35 > 0:11:37Have we made sure the sting's not still there?
0:11:37 > 0:11:41- Oh, it's a wasp not a bee?- We think it's a hornet.- They were quite big.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44Yeah? They've not been around here, have they?
0:11:44 > 0:11:46I'm about to run if they have!
0:11:46 > 0:11:48There's been a trial race which we run every year.
0:11:48 > 0:11:52We're on the 5km mark, they're running past an old tree
0:11:52 > 0:11:55and obviously disturbed a hornets' nest or wasps' nest.
0:11:55 > 0:11:57Quite a few people have got stung.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00The poor lady who you see now has got stung on the head several times
0:12:00 > 0:12:02and had quite a reaction to it.
0:12:02 > 0:12:05Might be as well just to nip you to the hospital to be checked out. OK?
0:12:05 > 0:12:07How do you feel about that?
0:12:07 > 0:12:09I think it's a bit of a waste, if I'm honest.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11I really think I can get back. Honestly.
0:12:11 > 0:12:15I'm going to feel really guilty if I get in an ambulance for this.
0:12:15 > 0:12:19Claire doesn't want a fuss, but her condition could be life-threatening.
0:12:19 > 0:12:20Please don't feel guilty.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23Your blood pressure has been really quite low, OK?
0:12:23 > 0:12:26So we would like to take you.
0:12:27 > 0:12:31She's been given antihistamines and adrenaline
0:12:31 > 0:12:34and a drip is helping to raise her blood pressure.
0:12:34 > 0:12:36Would you say this has run out now?
0:12:38 > 0:12:41To you and me who don't have a reaction to them, it is painful
0:12:41 > 0:12:46and uncomfortable but to people who do have reactions to insect stings,
0:12:46 > 0:12:48to bee stings and things like that,
0:12:48 > 0:12:49it's pretty serious.
0:12:49 > 0:12:52I'm bringing to you a 44-year-old female.
0:12:52 > 0:12:58Had a severe anaphylaxis reaction post query sting twice on the scalp.
0:12:58 > 0:13:01We don't know if it was a bee or a wasp or a hornet.
0:13:01 > 0:13:05Basically what it does is it open the floodgates.
0:13:05 > 0:13:08Everything swells, everything goes red, you start with rashes,
0:13:08 > 0:13:10which in turn if you think of everything swelling,
0:13:10 > 0:13:13the airways start to swell, you have trouble breathing,
0:13:13 > 0:13:16and it's not until we can get to them
0:13:16 > 0:13:18and get some adrenaline on board
0:13:18 > 0:13:21that we can start reversing the effect of the sting.
0:13:21 > 0:13:24OK, up to shoulder height. Ready, up.
0:13:27 > 0:13:28- Terrific.- Lovely.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31We'll get you a blanket as well if you're feeling a bit chilly.
0:13:33 > 0:13:37Claire's not reacted to stings like this before.
0:13:37 > 0:13:41In future, she may need to carry an EpiPen when she goes out running.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44It counters anaphylaxis instantly.
0:13:46 > 0:13:49ANNOUNCEMENT OVER RADIO
0:13:49 > 0:13:51Helimed 98 now approaching.
0:13:51 > 0:13:54The most dangerous time for the victims of stings
0:13:54 > 0:13:56is in the first few minutes after the attack
0:13:56 > 0:14:01but doctors will keep Claire under observation for some time.
0:14:01 > 0:14:04Happily, Claire goes on to recover well,
0:14:04 > 0:14:08but she'll be steering clear of bees, wasps and hornets from now on.
0:14:10 > 0:14:12Fancy getting away from it all?
0:14:12 > 0:14:16Lots of people like the idea of leaving the city behind
0:14:16 > 0:14:20and escaping to the country to live in scenery like this.
0:14:22 > 0:14:26The wide-open spaces of the Yorkshire Dales
0:14:26 > 0:14:28were once a forbidding place to live.
0:14:28 > 0:14:32These valleys were home to a handful of hill farmers
0:14:32 > 0:14:35struggling and often failing to make a living.
0:14:35 > 0:14:39But now the Dales are growing with a permanent population of 20,000.
0:14:44 > 0:14:48Converting the traditional stone barns is big business.
0:14:48 > 0:14:52One of them is Helimed 98's destination today.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56We're in a location near Catterick in North Yorkshire.
0:14:56 > 0:15:01We've had reports of an elderly gentleman that's fallen down
0:15:01 > 0:15:06two storeys up a ladder. There's potential there for major trauma.
0:15:06 > 0:15:10So we were sent in. The plan is to take an assessment there.
0:15:12 > 0:15:14The team's patient was renovating a barn
0:15:14 > 0:15:19near the market town of Bedale when he fell 15 feet.
0:15:19 > 0:15:21Help is landing at the bottom of the garden.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26So what's been happening? Someone's been falling?
0:15:26 > 0:15:29It's Jeremy Downie. He's taken a fall from a gallery, you'll see.
0:15:29 > 0:15:34Nobody saw him fall. He's landed on a concrete floor.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37We're not quite sure what hit first.
0:15:37 > 0:15:4265-year-old Jeremy Downie is in a bad way. He's in severe pain.
0:15:42 > 0:15:44- It's the air ambulance. You probably heard us landing.- I did.
0:15:44 > 0:15:48- OK, can you remember everything that's happened?- Yes.
0:15:48 > 0:15:50OK, got any pain anywhere?
0:15:50 > 0:15:53- My back's a bit sore. - Whereabouts in your back?
0:15:54 > 0:15:59- Lower back? Upper back?- Sort of between my shoulders and my waist.
0:15:59 > 0:16:03This is an ambitious conversion.
0:16:03 > 0:16:07Jeremy was working on the first-floor gallery when he slipped.
0:16:07 > 0:16:09His wife is worried.
0:16:09 > 0:16:14He apparently fell off the unprotected walkway onto a concrete floor.
0:16:14 > 0:16:16He's very careful and it's very rare for him
0:16:16 > 0:16:20to have an accident of any kind.
0:16:21 > 0:16:26Jeremy moved north from Essex for the good life in the Dales.
0:16:26 > 0:16:30We're just going to check you out, see if we can see any injuries, OK?
0:16:30 > 0:16:33- So no injuries in your neck? - I don't feel anything.
0:16:33 > 0:16:39- I don't feel any pain.- Nice deep breaths and move your chest.- Do what?
0:16:39 > 0:16:41Deep breaths in and out.
0:16:41 > 0:16:46Dales barn conversions can command high prices.
0:16:46 > 0:16:50Half a million pounds for three bedrooms isn't uncommon around
0:16:50 > 0:16:54here, and the National Park's tough planning restrictions mean
0:16:54 > 0:16:58there's a limited supply of new homes on the market.
0:16:58 > 0:17:00We're going to treat you.
0:17:00 > 0:17:02Potentially, you could've hurt your back. OK?
0:17:02 > 0:17:04So that means we're going to put you on a board
0:17:04 > 0:17:08and put a collar on your neck, so you're going to be quite trussed up.
0:17:10 > 0:17:13Jeremy's home is at the end of a rough track.
0:17:13 > 0:17:16A ride on a ground ambulance to hospital would've been painful
0:17:16 > 0:17:22and potentially dangerous for a man with a suspected spinal injury.
0:17:22 > 0:17:23Tummy feel OK?
0:17:23 > 0:17:25The ambulance would be a bit of a nightmare.
0:17:25 > 0:17:27We've got a long drive which is about a mile long
0:17:27 > 0:17:29and it's quite pot-holey, so it would've taken time
0:17:29 > 0:17:32and it's not comfortable, so there might've been
0:17:32 > 0:17:36an issue getting in and out anyway with the pot holes in the ground.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39So obviously, with a helicopter that really has helped.
0:17:40 > 0:17:45Instead, Jeremy is going to be flown to Cook Hospital,
0:17:45 > 0:17:4730 miles away in Middlesbrough.
0:17:47 > 0:17:49No major concerns,
0:17:49 > 0:17:52other than the fact he's fallen from quite a height, so we're going
0:17:52 > 0:17:56to mobilise his spine just in case he has done some damage,
0:17:56 > 0:17:58he has got some pain to his back.
0:17:58 > 0:18:00Can see if the local trauma centre will accept him.
0:18:00 > 0:18:04It does tick the box for major trauma centre assessment,
0:18:04 > 0:18:05falling from a height.
0:18:07 > 0:18:09Ready, steady and lift.
0:18:09 > 0:18:11This is a major blow to his development plans.
0:18:11 > 0:18:13He was doing much of the work himself,
0:18:13 > 0:18:16and a long recovery will be disastrous.
0:18:16 > 0:18:21Everyone is hoping that paramedic Tony's optimism is not misplaced.
0:18:21 > 0:18:25- You OK there, Jeremy?- Yes. - OK, good man.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29Motorists in the twisting lanes of the Dales are lucky
0:18:29 > 0:18:31to average 30mph.
0:18:31 > 0:18:35Jeremy's heading for treatment at 150.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39Get you off the helicopter same way we got you on, onto a stretcher,
0:18:39 > 0:18:43you'll be going to A&E and they'll have a look at you very quickly
0:18:43 > 0:18:45and we'll get you off this board. OK.
0:18:45 > 0:18:50Jeremy is subjected to a battery of x-rays and tests.
0:18:50 > 0:18:53They reveal that he has been very lucky.
0:18:53 > 0:18:57Despite his dramatic fall, his injuries are not serious,
0:18:57 > 0:19:00and he is allowed home to Arbour Hill
0:19:00 > 0:19:02to continue work on his conversion.
0:19:06 > 0:19:10And a few weeks later, he's back at work on what, for him,
0:19:10 > 0:19:11is a labour of love.
0:19:13 > 0:19:17Initially it was the stonemasons and there was nothing we could do.
0:19:17 > 0:19:22But I think a year and a half we've been involved,
0:19:22 > 0:19:27working quite a lot ourselves and with other people, doing jobs
0:19:27 > 0:19:28they can't do.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32It's to remember all the difficulties about...
0:19:32 > 0:19:39The talk about how many different arcs there were in the door archway.
0:19:39 > 0:19:42Jeremy and his wife have captured every
0:19:42 > 0:19:44stage of their project on film.
0:19:44 > 0:19:47They have had to use traditional methods in order to preserve
0:19:47 > 0:19:50the character of their 250-year-old home,
0:19:50 > 0:19:55but Jeremy's fall could've left their grand design in ruins.
0:19:55 > 0:20:00Suddenly I realised I'd fallen off, and for a moment I thought,
0:20:00 > 0:20:02"Oh, my God, this is going to be terrible",
0:20:02 > 0:20:08and then I hit the floor over there, and I knew just to lie there,
0:20:08 > 0:20:12I didn't move, and I crashed on my back,
0:20:12 > 0:20:17which made me expel all the air, which came out as a sort of shout.
0:20:18 > 0:20:22I wasn't here. I had left about 15 minutes earlier to go shopping.
0:20:22 > 0:20:27My daughter, who phoned, Aisling, said, "Oh, he's not bad",
0:20:27 > 0:20:30but I knew from her voice that she thought in fact he was
0:20:30 > 0:20:36seriously injured, and yes,
0:20:36 > 0:20:38I don't know what was going through my mind.
0:20:38 > 0:20:43Panic, I should think. Terror. You know, every emotion.
0:20:45 > 0:20:50I was probably at the hospital in less time than it would've taken
0:20:50 > 0:20:55to drive down the drive, which was terrific.
0:20:56 > 0:20:58And Jeremy stuck to his timetable.
0:21:01 > 0:21:05Work on their retirement home was completed in time for Christmas.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13The market town of Helmsley sits right on the edge
0:21:13 > 0:21:19of the North York Moors, dominated by its imposing medieval castle.
0:21:19 > 0:21:22At weekends, these narrow roads fill with tourists
0:21:22 > 0:21:27heading into the National Park or off to the Yorkshire coast.
0:21:27 > 0:21:33But today, this CCTV camera is about to capture an extraordinary crash.
0:21:33 > 0:21:37Suddenly, the pace of the market town is interrupted by this...
0:21:41 > 0:21:46- En route to Helmsley.- That's not looking particularly clever.
0:21:46 > 0:21:48We won't be going over the high ground.
0:21:48 > 0:21:52On the ground, paramedics are racing to the scene from nearby villages.
0:21:52 > 0:21:54There are several patients to treat,
0:21:54 > 0:21:57and it's thought some are still trapped in the car.
0:21:57 > 0:21:59It's been quite a nice afternoon on the bank holiday
0:21:59 > 0:22:01but the forecast has predicted heavy rain
0:22:01 > 0:22:03and showers with thunderstorms.
0:22:03 > 0:22:06Potentially dry roads all of a sudden have flash floods.
0:22:06 > 0:22:09Very treacherous conditions for driving.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12There's three vehicles involved.
0:22:12 > 0:22:16One of the cars is on its side with people trapped inside.
0:22:17 > 0:22:21This tightly-packed medieval town means finding a suitable
0:22:21 > 0:22:24landing site is going to be difficult.
0:22:26 > 0:22:30- There's a gate through there, where the cars are all queued up.- Oh, yeah.
0:22:30 > 0:22:34- See what I mean?- Yeah.- Just going to come round.- I'm happy with that.
0:22:34 > 0:22:37- OK your side? - Yeah, you're fine on my side.
0:22:40 > 0:22:43The crash has blocked the main road into Helmsley.
0:22:43 > 0:22:47And as well as the human casualties, there's a canine one.
0:22:47 > 0:22:50Ushka the guide dog was on a day out
0:22:50 > 0:22:53with her partially-sighted owner.
0:22:53 > 0:22:55- How are you?- OK.
0:22:55 > 0:22:56We set off with seven people injured
0:22:56 > 0:23:00but, actually, we've probably got just three casualties now.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03- OK.- The chap here is the driver of this vehicle.- Yeah.
0:23:03 > 0:23:06He's come in and somehow has just lost control.
0:23:06 > 0:23:09When he's hit the kerb, he's tried to rectify,
0:23:09 > 0:23:12- not been able to rectify it and... - It's just rolled, hasn't it?
0:23:12 > 0:23:17This lady has got...she seems to have suffered the worst
0:23:17 > 0:23:20but she's just complained of pain in this right shoulder.
0:23:20 > 0:23:21Shall we get a set of obs on her?
0:23:21 > 0:23:23Hello there, Monica, how are you feeling?
0:23:25 > 0:23:27A bit of pain on that right-hand side, is it?
0:23:27 > 0:23:29- That's it, my darling. - What's your dog called?
0:23:29 > 0:23:31- Ushka. Ushka.- Ushka.
0:23:31 > 0:23:35- Whereabouts were you sat in the car, Monica?- At the back.
0:23:35 > 0:23:37Men found my purse in the back.
0:23:37 > 0:23:39OK, darling. No worries. No problem.
0:23:39 > 0:23:41Paramedics Leon and Al
0:23:41 > 0:23:44are struggling to work out how it happened.
0:23:46 > 0:23:50Sorry? That's the driver.
0:23:50 > 0:23:54He's got a cut hand, laceration. She was sat here.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57That's who the crew are mainly concerned about.
0:23:57 > 0:23:59And then I think he's had his hand out,
0:23:59 > 0:24:01trying to pull everyone out of the car, hasn't he?
0:24:01 > 0:24:04Despite this rather dramatic looking accident,
0:24:04 > 0:24:07it doesn't look like anybody is too badly injured.
0:24:07 > 0:24:11A few cuts and bruises and things like that. It's very spectacular.
0:24:11 > 0:24:14I'd like to know exactly how it happened.
0:24:14 > 0:24:18It seems a bit unreal almost in this sort of like quiet
0:24:18 > 0:24:22sort of street to have a car up on its side and all that.
0:24:22 > 0:24:27Bet the locals wondered what the crikey was going on.
0:24:29 > 0:24:34The pictures from this private CCTV camera will form a key
0:24:34 > 0:24:37part of the police investigation.
0:24:37 > 0:24:39But despite the spectacular scene,
0:24:39 > 0:24:43it seems everyone escaped major injury.
0:24:43 > 0:24:45- You've just got a cut on your arm, haven't you?- Yes.
0:24:45 > 0:24:49All these patients will be going to the local hospital by road.
0:24:49 > 0:24:53And Ushka the dog has been booked in for a checkup at the vet's.
0:24:53 > 0:24:58It's certainly been a lucky escape from a spectacular crash.
0:25:04 > 0:25:07The rocky heights of the Pennines have a rugged beauty that has
0:25:07 > 0:25:11inspired writers for centuries, from the Bronte sisters to poet
0:25:11 > 0:25:15Ted Hughes, and even the creators of Last Of The Summer Wine.
0:25:15 > 0:25:19These hills have been the backdrop to larger-than-life characters
0:25:19 > 0:25:21and dramatic events.
0:25:21 > 0:25:22Latest, Helimed 98.
0:25:22 > 0:25:25Shortly loading. We'll call again for lifting.
0:25:25 > 0:25:28Today, the drama is real.
0:25:28 > 0:25:32Helimed 98 is heading up onto the peaks, around Holme Moss.
0:25:32 > 0:25:36- RADIO:- 'Just an update.
0:25:36 > 0:25:39'If you follow the road up past the reservoir,
0:25:39 > 0:25:42'the RV is a bit further up on top of the hill.'
0:25:42 > 0:25:46This Pennine outcrop is so high, it is the site of the radio
0:25:46 > 0:25:51transmitter that broadcasts BBC programmes to most of the North.
0:25:51 > 0:25:52You see that car park to the right there?
0:25:52 > 0:25:54I visual that one as well, mate.
0:25:55 > 0:25:57Hold on, which way's the ambulance pointing?
0:25:57 > 0:26:00- He's pointing back up the hill, mate.- At top of the hill?
0:26:00 > 0:26:01I think so.
0:26:01 > 0:26:05The accident has happened on a minor road on a steep hillside.
0:26:07 > 0:26:10There's a big depression in the road, a big dip.
0:26:10 > 0:26:12As he's come over it, he just lost it
0:26:12 > 0:26:14and it threw him onto the side.
0:26:14 > 0:26:18He's slid into the barrier and he's ended up down here.
0:26:18 > 0:26:21Tom Manley was out for a ride with biking colleagues.
0:26:21 > 0:26:24They called in his son, who lives nearby.
0:26:24 > 0:26:26The plan of action is, we'll package him here
0:26:26 > 0:26:30and then we'll drive up to meet the aircraft. We can't stay here.
0:26:30 > 0:26:32- Up to the car park? - Yes, to the top car park.
0:26:32 > 0:26:34That's the best option, I reckon, in't it?
0:26:34 > 0:26:38He's been doing it 25 to 30 years and he's had a bit of a break
0:26:38 > 0:26:43from riding. Just went out for an hour. Just an hour's ride.
0:26:43 > 0:26:45- TOM GROANS - Are you all right, Tom?
0:26:45 > 0:26:48- What's hurting? What's hurting? - Me back.- Is it your back?
0:26:48 > 0:26:50- The same place?- Yeah.
0:26:50 > 0:26:53It's feared Tom has a spinal injury.
0:26:53 > 0:26:57He's collided with a safety barrier designed to stop cars
0:26:57 > 0:26:58plunging down the hillside.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01I'm thinking while we've got you on the C-spine, mate,
0:27:01 > 0:27:04do you think we'll manage to pull him out onto the road, so we can...
0:27:04 > 0:27:05- Yeah.- One, two, three, up.
0:27:05 > 0:27:10Paramedic Andy Armitage is a former soldier who served in Afghanistan
0:27:10 > 0:27:14- alongside special forces.- Take some deep breaths for me in a second.
0:27:14 > 0:27:17A deep breath. HE GROANS
0:27:17 > 0:27:18He still has to think fast.
0:27:18 > 0:27:22The treatment he gives over the next few minutes could be the difference
0:27:22 > 0:27:28between a good recovery and a lifelong disability for his patient.
0:27:28 > 0:27:31- Is that hurting?- Yeah.- What's it hurting? When you breath?
0:27:31 > 0:27:35- My back, yeah.- When you take a big breath?- Yeah.
0:27:35 > 0:27:38These Pennine roads are popular with bikers.
0:27:38 > 0:27:43But when there's an accident, hospital can be a long drive away.
0:27:43 > 0:27:46The police know Tom's lucky to have survived this impact.
0:27:46 > 0:27:49More speed and it could've been a different story.
0:27:49 > 0:27:51If you look at the distance he's actually travelled, he's not
0:27:51 > 0:27:54travelled that far so I don't think he's been going that fast.
0:27:54 > 0:27:57But with the bike you're very vulnerable, aren't you?
0:27:57 > 0:28:00And if you hit any sort of street furniture - like this barrier -
0:28:00 > 0:28:03you're liable to cause yourself some serious injuries.
0:28:03 > 0:28:07Tom is in great pain. Paramedics can deal with that.
0:28:07 > 0:28:10But safely moving him from the position
0:28:10 > 0:28:12in which he came to rest isn't easy.
0:28:12 > 0:28:15And they must keep his spine straight.
0:28:15 > 0:28:17The road's too narrow
0:28:17 > 0:28:21and the hillside too steep to land Helimed 98 here.
0:28:21 > 0:28:25Tom will be driven to a car park nearby by ground ambulance.
0:28:25 > 0:28:29His son is still shaken by his dad's accident.
0:28:29 > 0:28:31I panicked big-time because he was unconscious
0:28:31 > 0:28:34and he wasn't moving and I couldn't see because his eyes were shut.
0:28:34 > 0:28:37So I tapped, I tried not to move him.
0:28:37 > 0:28:41I touched his face and he opened his eyes a bit so I moved his hand.
0:28:41 > 0:28:42I saw he was a bit all right
0:28:42 > 0:28:45but I didn't know if he was struggling to breathe.
0:28:45 > 0:28:47He was struggling, but...
0:28:47 > 0:28:49- All right? - HE GROANS
0:28:49 > 0:28:52- You were in a bad way when I found you.- Seriously?
0:28:52 > 0:28:57You were in a bad way when I found you. I was very concerned.
0:28:57 > 0:28:59I went into first-aid mode.
0:28:59 > 0:29:01It was a good job I did that first-aid course at work.
0:29:01 > 0:29:06If the clouds had been any lower, pilot Chris may not have been
0:29:06 > 0:29:08able to reach the scene of Tom's accident.
0:29:08 > 0:29:12The Pennine climate often defies the weather forecast.
0:29:12 > 0:29:16What's the temperature today? 28? 29?
0:29:16 > 0:29:19Clear blue skies. And what is it now? It's blowing a hooley.
0:29:19 > 0:29:23Tom was on his way home to the town of Glossop in Derbyshire
0:29:23 > 0:29:25when the accident happened.
0:29:25 > 0:29:28Now Dad is heading straight to a specialist spinal
0:29:28 > 0:29:31injury centre in West Yorkshire.
0:29:31 > 0:29:33Thomas, I'll only call you that if it's a Sunday,
0:29:33 > 0:29:35- but it's a Saturday so I'll call you Tom.- Right.
0:29:35 > 0:29:38Now we've decided where we're taking you, OK,
0:29:38 > 0:29:42- we're going to take you to Pinderfields Hospital.- OK.- OK?
0:29:42 > 0:29:46For paramedic Andy it's been a difficult case.
0:29:46 > 0:29:49And Tom's long-term outlook isn't certain.
0:29:49 > 0:29:51You quite often see people that are dead
0:29:51 > 0:29:55as soon as they've impacted with a lamp post or a tree.
0:29:55 > 0:29:56So to be fair, at the moment,
0:29:56 > 0:29:59it looks like he's come off pretty lightly.
0:29:59 > 0:30:01I'm a bit concerned about his back,
0:30:01 > 0:30:02you know, at high speed
0:30:02 > 0:30:04hitting a barrier like that,
0:30:04 > 0:30:06it won't do the spine much good.
0:30:06 > 0:30:09But hopefully everything will be fine.
0:30:10 > 0:30:15Tom is taken immediately to intensive care at Pinderfields Hospital.
0:30:15 > 0:30:20His spine is given the all clear but he does have a bleed on the brain.
0:30:20 > 0:30:23He also has ten broken ribs.
0:30:23 > 0:30:26It's months before he recovers fully and it will be a long time
0:30:26 > 0:30:30before he's back on the roads of the high Pennines.
0:30:36 > 0:30:40- RADIO:- Topcliffe approach. Helimed 98. Good afternoon.
0:30:40 > 0:30:43Like all paramedics, the Helimed team is there to
0:30:43 > 0:30:48save lives but it has another important job - preventing pain.
0:30:48 > 0:30:51INDISTINCT
0:30:51 > 0:30:54Helimed 98 Alpha just lifting from Topcliffe, routing to Helmsley,
0:30:54 > 0:30:57requesting a basic service.
0:30:57 > 0:31:00With some of the most powerful drugs known to
0:31:00 > 0:31:03medicine at their fingertips, paramedic Paul and John can
0:31:03 > 0:31:09save patients the agony that comes with many dramatic injuries.
0:31:09 > 0:31:11We've just received a call from a gentleman who's been using
0:31:11 > 0:31:15a circular saw and has unfortunately cut into his hand.
0:31:15 > 0:31:17Don't know if he's amputated any of his fingers.
0:31:17 > 0:31:21We'll get there as soon as and check his injury
0:31:21 > 0:31:23and take him to the nearest centre.
0:31:23 > 0:31:27Helimed 98 has been scrambled to a stately home
0:31:27 > 0:31:29on the edge of the North York Moors.
0:31:29 > 0:31:32The patient was using a saw in a woodworking shop
0:31:32 > 0:31:34when he was badly injured.
0:31:34 > 0:31:38Think it might be this clearing near where the house is.
0:31:38 > 0:31:42- See the house there. - Possibly. Landing site in sight.
0:31:42 > 0:31:44Pre-landing checks, please.
0:31:44 > 0:31:48Pilot Ian is touching down in the extensive
0:31:48 > 0:31:50grounds of Duncan Park,
0:31:50 > 0:31:54a stately pile that for most of the last century was a private
0:31:54 > 0:31:59school until its new owners turned it back into a family home.
0:31:59 > 0:32:02He's taken off the tops of three knuckles there.
0:32:02 > 0:32:06- He's got a big skin flap that was folded over.- Right.- OK.
0:32:06 > 0:32:09- Yeah.- And it looks like he's skimmed the top of his hand with a circular saw.
0:32:09 > 0:32:12- It's a nasty, nasty hand injury.- OK.
0:32:12 > 0:32:14- Tremendous amount of pain. - Has he had anything for it?
0:32:14 > 0:32:17He's had Entonox and ten milligrams of morphine.
0:32:17 > 0:32:21- About 20 minutes ago, the morphine went in.- About 20 minutes.
0:32:21 > 0:32:23William was making windows for his home
0:32:23 > 0:32:25when the accident happened.
0:32:25 > 0:32:30- He works on the estate.- Hi, Will. Now then, how are you doing?
0:32:30 > 0:32:34- I know you had a bit of a bad injury on that hand, haven't you?- Yes.
0:32:34 > 0:32:36How's the pain at the moment, then?
0:32:36 > 0:32:38Er... manageable.
0:32:38 > 0:32:41Are you managing with what you've been given so far
0:32:41 > 0:32:43with the morphine and the gas and air?
0:32:43 > 0:32:47If you could upgrade it a little, I wouldn't mind.
0:32:47 > 0:32:50- You can still move them slightly? - I can still move them all.
0:32:50 > 0:32:52All right, pal.
0:32:52 > 0:32:53Pain is generated by nerve endings
0:32:53 > 0:32:58and its intensity depends on where in the body the injury has occurred.
0:32:58 > 0:33:03Wounds to the hand are among the most painful the team can be asked to treat.
0:33:03 > 0:33:08William was working in the estate joiners shop
0:33:08 > 0:33:14and was cutting a piece of wood on the crossbench saw
0:33:14 > 0:33:20and has cut the back of his hand and has lost a certain amount of blood
0:33:20 > 0:33:25but thankfully his fingers can move so not too bad, we hope.
0:33:25 > 0:33:30- We're going to get...- As far as we can?- Pull it round, get it round.
0:33:30 > 0:33:32Fortunately I think there were two or three other people
0:33:32 > 0:33:35working in the workshop at the time
0:33:35 > 0:33:38so they bandaged him up and phoned the ambulance.
0:33:40 > 0:33:43No, it's all right. It's the best we can do.
0:33:43 > 0:33:46He's got good movement there and sensation which is a good thing.
0:33:46 > 0:33:49It means it hasn't gone through any deeper into the hand.
0:33:49 > 0:33:52He's got a good pulse so circulation's good in there.
0:33:52 > 0:33:55I've just given him some morphine and we've had some Entonox as well
0:33:55 > 0:33:57so he's had some good pain relief.
0:33:57 > 0:34:01We've just had a chat with James Cook Hospital to see if they'll accept. They have done.
0:34:01 > 0:34:05So we're just going to transport him to the air ambulance and fly him up to James Cook.
0:34:05 > 0:34:08William's still bleeding badly under the bandages.
0:34:08 > 0:34:12The team's keeping his hand raised to minimise the blood loss.
0:34:12 > 0:34:16Will, because the blood pressure is all right and you're in pain
0:34:16 > 0:34:18you can have a bit more of the morphine.
0:34:20 > 0:34:22Sunk in the mud a little bit there.
0:34:22 > 0:34:25OK, we'll try it a bit higher than normal.
0:34:26 > 0:34:28Because of the high ground behind us.
0:34:28 > 0:34:31For pilot Ian, take-off will mean negotiating
0:34:31 > 0:34:34the work of Georgian landscape gardeners.
0:34:34 > 0:34:36Through that gap there.
0:34:36 > 0:34:42Trees planted to beautify the view from the house are a serious problem.
0:34:42 > 0:34:47Top of approach, Helimed 98 Alpha. En route James Cook Hospital.
0:34:48 > 0:34:52William's being flown to the James Cook Hospital in Middlesbrough,
0:34:52 > 0:34:56where plastic surgeons are waiting to examine his hand.
0:34:57 > 0:35:00What they find is extensive damage to his knuckles
0:35:00 > 0:35:04but the tendons in several fingers have also been severed.
0:35:04 > 0:35:09They'll require delicate surgery if he's to keep full use of his hand.
0:35:11 > 0:35:13William's soon back home on the North York Moors
0:35:13 > 0:35:18but it will be a while before he's able to fully return to work.
0:35:22 > 0:35:26According to Sport England, more than a quarter of a million women
0:35:26 > 0:35:30are now regularly doing this at the weekend.
0:35:30 > 0:35:33Soccer is not just a man's world any more.
0:35:33 > 0:35:36Here in Middlesbrough, the men are out of the Premier League now
0:35:36 > 0:35:39but the girls are at the top of their game.
0:35:41 > 0:35:45Unfortunately, Helimed pilot Chris is about to blow the final whistle.
0:35:45 > 0:35:48At the ground.
0:35:51 > 0:35:53Bit of an odd one, this.
0:35:53 > 0:35:55She had an elbow in the side of her face
0:35:55 > 0:35:57and she's complained of jaw pain
0:35:57 > 0:36:01but that was probably 15 minutes before the end of the match.
0:36:01 > 0:36:04As soon as it got to the end of the match, she went down.
0:36:05 > 0:36:09She says she has no feeling in her right leg.
0:36:11 > 0:36:13I can't get her to grip my fingers.
0:36:13 > 0:36:1819-year-old Kirsty Flynn is being treated by local paramedics
0:36:18 > 0:36:21who fear she may have suffered a spinal injury.
0:36:21 > 0:36:25She's not making much sense. It's a puzzling case.
0:36:25 > 0:36:29Women's football is every bit as physical as the men's game
0:36:29 > 0:36:32but it's actually quite safe.
0:36:32 > 0:36:36Most medics rate rugby as among the riskier games
0:36:36 > 0:36:40but bowls is often said to be statistically the most likely
0:36:40 > 0:36:44to land you in an ambulance thanks to the age of the players.
0:36:44 > 0:36:46SHE CRIES OUT
0:36:46 > 0:36:50Paramedic Dave Appleby is a keen player himself.
0:36:50 > 0:36:55He needs Kirsty to help him so HE can help HER.
0:36:55 > 0:36:59- Kirsty?- My name's Dave.- I'm one of the paramedics on the ambulance.
0:36:59 > 0:37:01I know it's a bit difficult, sweetheart,
0:37:01 > 0:37:03but we really cannot get you onto this board
0:37:03 > 0:37:07unless we get your legs close together, all right?
0:37:07 > 0:37:08It all kind of happened so fast.
0:37:08 > 0:37:11We were all concentrating on our jobs on the pitch
0:37:11 > 0:37:14and knowing her character, what Kirsty is as well,
0:37:14 > 0:37:16we know that she doesn't go down easily.
0:37:16 > 0:37:21She can take kicks and knocks all day long and it won't bother her.
0:37:21 > 0:37:24We knew it was something kind of serious.
0:37:24 > 0:37:27Kirsty, I've got some gas and air here, OK?
0:37:27 > 0:37:29This will just relax your legs.
0:37:29 > 0:37:33Deep, slow breaths in and out. Come on.
0:37:33 > 0:37:37Kirsty's not far from the trauma centre at the James Cook Hospital
0:37:37 > 0:37:41but going by air will make for a smoother journey
0:37:41 > 0:37:45and if she has damaged her spine, that could be important.
0:37:45 > 0:37:49We need to transport her as quickly and smoothly as we can.
0:37:49 > 0:37:52We need to get her there without any overdue delay.
0:37:52 > 0:37:54We don't know quite what's gone on inside her.
0:37:54 > 0:37:56We can't look at that, but we can take a guess.
0:37:56 > 0:37:59Kirsty's leaving her side a woman down
0:37:59 > 0:38:03but that's the last thing on her team-mates' minds.
0:38:03 > 0:38:05Paramedic Andy has already alerted the trauma unit
0:38:05 > 0:38:10and his patient's already booked in for a series of tests.
0:38:10 > 0:38:12As well as x-rays and scans,
0:38:12 > 0:38:16Kirsty will be given a neurological examination to find the reason
0:38:16 > 0:38:22for her confusion and unwillingness to communicate with her rescuers.
0:38:22 > 0:38:26The next hour will be critical for her.
0:38:28 > 0:38:30ALL: Yes!
0:38:30 > 0:38:32WHISTLE BLOWS
0:38:32 > 0:38:37100 miles south, women's football is big in South Yorkshire too,
0:38:37 > 0:38:40thanks to local heroines, the Doncaster Belles,
0:38:40 > 0:38:44who have long been the Man United of the ladies' game.
0:38:44 > 0:38:46There's all the drama of the men's game,
0:38:46 > 0:38:48including the odd goalmouth clash,
0:38:48 > 0:38:54and that's why Helimed 99 is about to create some injury time.
0:38:54 > 0:38:58We're just heading down to Bolton upon Dearne,
0:38:58 > 0:39:00which is in South Yorkshire,
0:39:00 > 0:39:03for what sounds like a young girl, a lassie,
0:39:03 > 0:39:05who's hurt her neck playing football.
0:39:05 > 0:39:07There seems to be some suspicion
0:39:07 > 0:39:10she might have some altered sensation in her leg,
0:39:10 > 0:39:12which could be down to a neck injury,
0:39:12 > 0:39:15so probably best to play safe in these sorts of situations.
0:39:15 > 0:39:18So we'll go down and see if we can help out.
0:39:18 > 0:39:20There is a group of people.
0:39:20 > 0:39:22I can't decide whether they're supporters
0:39:22 > 0:39:23or whether that's the incident.
0:39:25 > 0:39:29- OK that side?- Yeah. Looking good on the right.
0:39:29 > 0:39:30That's the football ground.
0:39:33 > 0:39:35The casualty is the Belles' goalie,
0:39:35 > 0:39:39now being treated in the back of an ambulance.
0:39:39 > 0:39:41Paramedic Daryl, no mean player himself,
0:39:41 > 0:39:45knows sporting injuries are not always to be shrugged off.
0:39:45 > 0:39:47His patient's symptoms are worrying.
0:39:47 > 0:39:51- Hiya. Are you all all right? - This is Emily.- Hi, Emily.- Hiya.
0:39:51 > 0:39:55- Emily's a goalkeeper.- Oh, goalie, right. I'll just get some...
0:39:55 > 0:39:59- How old are you, Emily?- 20. - No pain down the back.
0:39:59 > 0:40:0320-year-old Emily Darwin has been strapped to a spinal stretcher.
0:40:03 > 0:40:06Ground paramedics fear she may have injured her neck.
0:40:06 > 0:40:09- She just cannot move her right leg. - OK.
0:40:09 > 0:40:10She's got full sensation in her right leg.
0:40:10 > 0:40:12But movement, she's got no movement?
0:40:12 > 0:40:15She cannot move it. She feels it's numb.
0:40:15 > 0:40:19The incident happened when Emily clashed with a Sheffield player.
0:40:19 > 0:40:21Today's referees are taught
0:40:21 > 0:40:23as much about first aid as the offside rule,
0:40:23 > 0:40:25and he immediately stopped the game.
0:40:25 > 0:40:28Eight and half minutes into the second half,
0:40:28 > 0:40:31ran into the goalkeeper, ball through, striker on goalkeeper,
0:40:31 > 0:40:33they both basically got there at the same,
0:40:33 > 0:40:37the striker marginally got there slightly after the goalkeeper,
0:40:37 > 0:40:38collided with the goalkeeper.
0:40:38 > 0:40:40I gave the free kick to the defending side
0:40:40 > 0:40:44for the foul on the goalkeeper, but it wasn't reckless or excessive,
0:40:44 > 0:40:48it was purely and simply in the context of the game.
0:40:48 > 0:40:49The Sheffield striker
0:40:49 > 0:40:54who accidentally caused Emily's injury is in the clear.
0:40:54 > 0:40:56It were a 50-50 challenge.
0:40:56 > 0:41:01We both went in, I couldn't stop, clashed, and she got knocked out.
0:41:02 > 0:41:04We'd only played ten minutes!
0:41:05 > 0:41:08The game had only just begun when Emily was hurt.
0:41:08 > 0:41:10It's led to more injury time
0:41:10 > 0:41:15than all the stoppages the team normally sees in a whole season.
0:41:17 > 0:41:2199, lifted, en route to Northern General.
0:41:21 > 0:41:23Emily's mum was watching from the touchline
0:41:23 > 0:41:27and she's now heading to meet her at the Northern General Hospital,
0:41:27 > 0:41:30where she'll be undergoing scans and x-rays.
0:41:30 > 0:41:35- Are we keeping you warm enough? - I'm all right.- Yeah? Good.
0:41:35 > 0:41:39Doctors find Emily's injuries are not serious
0:41:39 > 0:41:41and she's soon sent home.
0:41:41 > 0:41:46She's back on the pitch in time for the next clash with rival Sheffield.
0:41:46 > 0:41:52100 miles north, another female footballer is also back in action.
0:41:52 > 0:41:56Middlesbrough striker Kirsty has recovered from her injury.
0:41:56 > 0:41:58The pitch was boggy as.
0:41:58 > 0:42:01There was mud everywhere, the challenges were just flying in.
0:42:01 > 0:42:04I obviously took a few knocks that game.
0:42:04 > 0:42:08The full game was rough, so it was just, like, taking knocks everywhere.
0:42:08 > 0:42:12I'd went for the ball and as I'd slid, someone just followed through
0:42:12 > 0:42:15and stood on the back of my neck and I took a knock,
0:42:15 > 0:42:19and I was a bit disorientated after that as well, but then I played on.
0:42:19 > 0:42:22There was only 20 minutes left, and then I took another knock
0:42:22 > 0:42:24and that was it.
0:42:24 > 0:42:26Doctors could find no major damage,
0:42:26 > 0:42:30but it's thought she was probably suffering from concussion.
0:42:30 > 0:42:32It was after the game, I just collapsed.
0:42:32 > 0:42:36The game had finished and I was just on the floor. Nobody even realised!
0:42:36 > 0:42:38SHE LAUGHS
0:42:38 > 0:42:43I couldn't feel anything. My whole right side was just, like, numb.
0:42:43 > 0:42:47My friend Rachel had to hold my head still and said the ambulance
0:42:47 > 0:42:51was pricking my fingers and pricking my feet and I couldn't feel a thing.
0:42:51 > 0:42:52'Everyone was upset.'
0:42:52 > 0:42:54Keep doing it for a couple of minutes.
0:42:54 > 0:42:56I had to go to physio for two weeks
0:42:56 > 0:42:59to get my back and my neck moving again.
0:42:59 > 0:43:05And Kirsty says her trip to A&E isn't going to put her off playing.