999: On the Front Line — Season 1

Paramedic Chelsie Kennedy and technician Simon Lees rush to save a baby that was born not breathing; the team fight to resuscitate him while rushing him to the nearest baby care unit. At the same time, in Birmingham, paramedics Jo Hardwick and Peter Bowles treat a five-year-old boy who is having an asthma attack; while across the city, student paramedic Dave Watts must attend his first cardiac arrest after an elderly woman is found in her bed without a pulse.

This time, a 17-year-old boy has a suspected bleed on the brain after a rugby tackle has left him with slurred speech. Paramedics Neil Vann and Laura Perkins are first on scene and call the air ambulance for backup. At the same time, another Coventry crew attend an eight-month-old baby who is choking, after they have finished treating a 67-year-old man trapped in his car following an accident. While in Birmingham, paramedic Sam Grimson and student paramedic Dave Watts treat a man who's fallen from a ladder and may have punctured his lung.

When a cyclist is crushed by a 20-tonne lorry, paramedic David Hastie and student paramedic Esme Jenkins rush to Leamington Spa. At the same time, in Coventry, paramedic Chelsie Kennedy and technician Simon Lees treat a man who has fallen from a barge. Paramedics also race to save a two-month-old baby reported to be in cardiac arrest - but two ambulances and four police cars are struggling to find him.

The paramedics fight to save a man whose heart has stopped for more than 50 minutes. A 15-year-old boy is found unconscious in a Coventry park after drinking two litres of whisky. And in Birmingham, a 93-year-old grandmother is stranded on the floor.

A 71-year-old man is left with a severely broken ankle when he is knocked off his bike by a dog. Paramedic Sam Grimson and student paramedic Ayaz Ali are sent to a park in Birmingham to help. Then they're off on a 999 for a man who's been trapped for over 20 hours with a broken leg. And paramedic Laura Flintason and technician Jatinder Mahli attend a patient who may be having a stroke.

Paramedics are called to a custody suite in Birmingham to deal with a prisoner who is aggressive and abusive but may have overdosed on heroin. Paramedic Rob Moore and student paramedic Ally Shipway tread a fine line between looking after him and themselves. At the same time, across the city, paramedics Jo Hardwick and Peter Bowles are called to a man who is found unconscious at the roadside, but when they wake him his mood dramatically changes and they need to decide on the best care for him. A man is cut out of his car after crashing into another vehicle, and paramedics struggle to find a patient who hung up halfway through their 999 call.

A patient becomes increasingly aggressive as paramedic Sam Grimson and student paramedic Ayaz Ali try to help him. As he starts to shout, kick and spit at them, they call for police back up to protect him and themselves. At the same time in Birmingham, a pregnant mother is worried about her unborn baby as she has not felt it move since a car crash, and paramedics Rob Moore and student paramedic Ally Shipway look after a 73-year-old man with dementia. His condition is highlighted when they drop him off at hospital and he is worried he won't remember how to get home.

In Warwickshire, a 19-year-old man falls from a horse and the 500kg animal then falls on him. The paramedics need to move him with extreme care to the nearest major trauma unit. At the same time in Birmingham, paramedics have to reason with a man determined to do a poo in the back of the ambulance. And an intoxicated man has overdosed on paracetamol, but would rather have another drink then go to hospital.

Paramedic Sam Grimson and student paramedic Ayaz Ali spend more than a third of their 12-hour shift treating an intoxicated man in Birmingham. In Coventry, an 89-year-old woman refuses to go to hospital despite her continuous vomiting. And a 93-year-old war veteran desperately needs medical attention for sepsis that could kill him.

The paramedics must lift a man with a seriously damaged neck. One false move could mean he will never walk again. And a man has chest pains after being involved in a hit and run.