“The paramedics are worth their weight in gold”
Carol Hall was visiting her twin sister in Padstow last summer when a door fell onto her leg, causing an open fracture.
Carol Hall was visiting her twin sister in Padstow last summer when a door fell onto her leg, causing an open fracture.
The crew carry out an emergency roadside anaesthetic on a stricken woman. They also battle to save a man who has suffered a cardiac arrest and a biker who has crashed at night.
A child is taken critically ill at night, and a climber suffers a fall on the moors, and it’s a race against time to help a patient in cardiac arrest.
The crew fear the worst when they attend the scene of a motorbike crash. Elsewhere, a man mysteriously collapses, baffling the medics.
The crew race to help a man crushed by a lawnmower and a rider who has been thrown from their horse. Plus, a driver needs an urgent airlift after a road accident.
A boy is airlifted after a beach fall and a motorcyclist battles to breathe. Plus, the crew face a tricky landing as they respond to a patient in cardiac arrest
The air ambulance airlifts a driver with nasty leg injuries and a woman who’s been knocked unconscious after a fall. They also help a patient who has stopped breathing.
In this episode, our paramedics treat a cyclist who may be paralysed, and are called to a farmer who has fallen off a barn roof. Later, there’s a tricky landing to help a holidaymaker
Louise and Lisa respond to a cyclist suffering from a broken femur. Tune into this episode as your crew also responds to a pedestrian hit by a car and a critically ill cardiac case.
This week, the flying paramedics tend to a gardener in trouble and a patient with a unique medical history. They are also faced with a worrying head injury.
Join your crew as they respond to a collision involving a moped & a car, a surfer who suffered a heart attack, a motocross incident that requires some very strong pain relief & a fall from height during a thunderstorm.
Started on the crew: May 2020
Favourite hobby: Running
Favourite foods: Chocolate Orange
Favourite band: Foo Fighters
Most known for: Burning pizza
Started on the crew: 1998
Favourite hobby: Surfing and dog walking
Favourite place in Cornwall: Constantine Bay
Favourite food: Beans
Most known for: Eating beans & chicken
Started on the crew: August 2019
Favourite hobby: Running and cycling
Favourite place in Cornwall: My house
Favourite food: Veggie pasty
Most known for: Making epic fry ups
Started on the crew: 2020
Favourite hobby: Walking the dog
Favourite place in Cornwall: Cardinham Woods
Favourite food: Ben & Jerry's ice cream
Favourite film: Top Gun
Started on the crew: 2018, Chief Pilot since 2020
Favourite hobby: Surfing - distinctly below average
Favourite food: Sunday roast
Favourite sports team: Manchester Utd
Most known for: Drinking coffee
Started on the crew: February 2020
Favourite hobby: Running and more running
Favourite place in Cornwall: Charlestown
Favourite sports team: Jamaican Bobsled Team
Interesting fact: Part of the 24hr Ultra Marathon GB Team
Started on the crew: May 2017
Favourite hobby: Flying light aircraft
Favourite place in Cornwall: West Penwith
Favourite TV show: Father Ted
Interesting fact: NHS Hero Award winner 2012
Started on the crew: January 2020
Favourite hobby: Swimming and attempting to surf
Favourite place in Cornwall: Prussia Cove
Favourite food: Anything pasta based or cinnamon buns
Favourite TV show: Black Books
Started on the crew: May 2002 (no longer full-time crew)
Favourite place in Cornwall: My home village of Coverack and Trevellas
Favourite band: Abba or ACDC
Most known for: My smile....and always losing my keys
Interesting fact: Fearful of heights and flying
Photo & Video Credits: Quest Network
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