1 00:00:01,120 --> 00:00:02,840 (SIREN WAILS) Help is coming on high priority. 2 00:00:02,960 --> 00:00:04,800 Are you still with us? (CHILD SCREAMS) 3 00:00:04,920 --> 00:00:06,680 Being a paramedic is an amazing job. 4 00:00:06,800 --> 00:00:08,520 (CHILD CRIES) We're here to help you. 5 00:00:08,640 --> 00:00:11,640 Putting on the green feels like putting on a superhero cape. 6 00:00:11,760 --> 00:00:14,400 Am I gonna be OK? I've got you. 7 00:00:14,520 --> 00:00:16,720 We're just gonna immobilise you and get you onto our bed. 8 00:00:16,840 --> 00:00:18,640 I love the fact we're able to provide hope 9 00:00:18,760 --> 00:00:19,800 in people's darkest moments. 10 00:00:19,920 --> 00:00:21,040 (MAN SCREAMS) 11 00:00:21,160 --> 00:00:23,800 I feel like I'm part of a big family, 12 00:00:23,920 --> 00:00:25,280 and we all have each other's backs. 13 00:00:25,400 --> 00:00:27,840 Is the reason you're feeling dizzy 'cause we're incredibly handsome? 14 00:00:27,960 --> 00:00:28,960 Oh, yeah, absolutely. 15 00:00:29,080 --> 00:00:30,080 (LAUGHS) Brad Pitt. 16 00:00:30,200 --> 00:00:32,200 Brad Pitt. Take your time. 17 00:00:32,320 --> 00:00:34,240 I had a lovely gentleman. 18 00:00:34,360 --> 00:00:36,480 The last words that he said to us were... 19 00:00:38,240 --> 00:00:42,080 "My beautiful angels" and he held my partner's hand. 20 00:00:42,200 --> 00:00:43,400 (SOBS) 21 00:00:43,520 --> 00:00:44,800 You're doing really well, OK? 22 00:00:44,920 --> 00:00:46,560 (DRAMATIC MUSIC) 23 00:00:46,680 --> 00:00:48,320 Every day is a new challenge, 24 00:00:48,440 --> 00:00:50,440 but I can't imagine doing anything else. 25 00:00:50,560 --> 00:00:52,320 It's such a privilege. That's it. 26 00:00:52,440 --> 00:00:54,440 You're in good hands. I'm gonna look after you, OK? 27 00:00:54,560 --> 00:00:56,680 Second to god, these people. 28 00:00:56,800 --> 00:01:00,680 (SIREN WAILS) 29 00:01:00,800 --> 00:01:02,720 SAMUEL JOHNSON (NARRATES): On this episode of Paramedics... 30 00:01:02,840 --> 00:01:05,280 (INTENSE MUSIC) 31 00:01:05,400 --> 00:01:06,840 Will a bike ride to school 32 00:01:06,960 --> 00:01:09,320 end in tragedy for eight-year-old Archer? 33 00:01:09,440 --> 00:01:11,040 (INTENSE MUSIC) 34 00:01:12,920 --> 00:01:14,320 The thoughts going through the head, 35 00:01:14,440 --> 00:01:16,240 "Are these gonna be his last words to me?" 36 00:01:17,920 --> 00:01:21,040 A worried wife fears she may lose her husband. 37 00:01:21,160 --> 00:01:23,600 It could cause Murray to pass out, 38 00:01:23,720 --> 00:01:25,560 and he could even go into a cardiac arrest. 39 00:01:25,680 --> 00:01:26,680 Oh. 40 00:01:26,800 --> 00:01:28,920 (INTENSE MUSIC) 41 00:01:29,040 --> 00:01:31,080 And... What is this? 42 00:01:31,200 --> 00:01:34,640 ..an injured rugby player goes rogue on Tash and Adam. 43 00:01:34,760 --> 00:01:36,640 Probably wouldn't recommend the green whistle 44 00:01:36,760 --> 00:01:37,880 and the beer together. 45 00:01:38,000 --> 00:01:40,440 I'm so sorry. Please forgive me. 46 00:01:40,560 --> 00:01:43,480 (SIREN WAILS) 47 00:01:51,280 --> 00:01:52,400 How are your kids going? 48 00:01:52,520 --> 00:01:55,440 Oh, thriving, mate. Thriving. 49 00:01:55,560 --> 00:01:58,880 St John critical care paramedics Viney and Wishy 50 00:01:59,000 --> 00:02:02,040 are sharing the trials and tribulations of parenthood. 51 00:02:02,160 --> 00:02:04,840 I just get bossed around by a 15-year-old now. 52 00:02:04,960 --> 00:02:06,280 (CHUCKLES) 53 00:02:06,400 --> 00:02:08,680 Wishy is definitely feeling the pressure, 54 00:02:08,800 --> 00:02:12,960 juggling work and three kids under 13. 55 00:02:13,080 --> 00:02:15,040 Yours still cycling to school? 56 00:02:15,160 --> 00:02:18,120 Yeah. It's scary, but they need to do it. 57 00:02:18,240 --> 00:02:20,080 They've gotta learn to be independent, 58 00:02:20,200 --> 00:02:23,440 especially with their mum being away with the navy, so... 59 00:02:24,480 --> 00:02:26,960 Kristen's been in navy for 25 years. 60 00:02:27,080 --> 00:02:32,280 She recently was crash deployed with no notice and went to sea. 61 00:02:32,400 --> 00:02:37,280 And so I had to teach them some bit of life skills. 62 00:02:37,400 --> 00:02:42,200 They got their 5,000 bike ride to school across two major roads. 63 00:02:42,320 --> 00:02:45,480 I taught the kids to ride their bikes to school by themself, 64 00:02:45,600 --> 00:02:48,000 and I'm getting them all to make their lunchboxes. 65 00:02:48,120 --> 00:02:52,400 I'm like single parenting whilst Kristen's off defending the nation. 66 00:02:52,520 --> 00:02:55,440 Scary moment being a paramedic going, "Goodbye". 67 00:02:55,560 --> 00:02:56,800 (CHUCKLES) 68 00:02:56,920 --> 00:02:58,320 Best of luck, wear that helmet. 69 00:02:59,800 --> 00:03:02,680 As Wishy tries to laugh off any dad guilt, 70 00:03:02,800 --> 00:03:05,360 at the Perth State Control Centre, 71 00:03:05,480 --> 00:03:09,800 a frantic call is coming in from a shocked eyewitness. 72 00:03:09,920 --> 00:03:11,880 Ambulance, tell me exactly what's happened. 73 00:03:12,000 --> 00:03:14,040 (INTENSE MUSIC) 74 00:03:14,160 --> 00:03:15,280 And how old is he? 75 00:03:15,400 --> 00:03:17,240 (BOY SCREAMS) 76 00:03:17,360 --> 00:03:18,800 Are there any obvious injuries? 77 00:03:29,440 --> 00:03:33,200 As the caller continues to give vital information, 78 00:03:33,320 --> 00:03:36,800 the audible terror of eight-year-old Archer is chilling. 79 00:03:36,920 --> 00:03:38,200 (CRIES) 80 00:03:48,880 --> 00:03:50,760 The ambulance should be coming down the road shortly. 81 00:03:50,880 --> 00:03:53,360 (SIREN WAILS) 82 00:03:54,640 --> 00:03:57,080 Viney and Wishy are now heading lights and sirens 83 00:03:57,200 --> 00:03:59,480 priority one to the little boy. 84 00:03:59,600 --> 00:04:03,520 We are going to a eight-year-old male 85 00:04:03,640 --> 00:04:07,960 who has been hit by a car at approximately 40km/h. 86 00:04:08,080 --> 00:04:09,720 We'll see. I guess, yeah. 87 00:04:09,840 --> 00:04:12,080 On my way to this job, I'm thinking, 88 00:04:12,200 --> 00:04:14,640 my kid's riding to school right now, 89 00:04:14,760 --> 00:04:16,920 and now I'm going to a eight-year-old 90 00:04:17,040 --> 00:04:19,360 that's been hit by a car riding to school. 91 00:04:19,480 --> 00:04:20,520 (SIREN WAILS) 92 00:04:20,640 --> 00:04:22,400 This is a nightmare for two dads. 93 00:04:23,520 --> 00:04:25,200 Right. IV fent. 94 00:04:25,320 --> 00:04:26,680 Yeah. 30. 95 00:04:26,800 --> 00:04:30,400 The mood in an ambulance can change with a click of fingers. 96 00:04:30,520 --> 00:04:31,800 (SIREN WAILS) 97 00:04:31,920 --> 00:04:35,000 (SOMBRE MUSIC) 98 00:04:35,120 --> 00:04:37,440 Our main concerns are head, neck, 99 00:04:37,560 --> 00:04:41,840 chest, back, abdo, pelvis, and everything else. 100 00:04:41,960 --> 00:04:44,520 One minute we're talking, having a good morning, 101 00:04:44,640 --> 00:04:46,720 and then this call comes in, game on. 102 00:04:46,840 --> 00:04:48,320 It's just up here. 103 00:04:48,440 --> 00:04:51,120 Yep. We gotta help this kid. 104 00:04:51,240 --> 00:04:52,560 This could be life or death. 105 00:04:52,680 --> 00:04:55,600 (INTENSE MUSIC) 106 00:04:57,400 --> 00:05:00,200 I guess I never really intended to be a paramedic 107 00:05:00,320 --> 00:05:01,360 when I was growing up. 108 00:05:01,480 --> 00:05:03,760 Solo responding paramedic Megan 109 00:05:03,880 --> 00:05:06,600 is waiting for her first patient of the day, 110 00:05:06,720 --> 00:05:11,000 but being on the frontline wasn't always in her plans 111 00:05:11,120 --> 00:05:14,200 until a mate told her she wouldn't be able to cut it. 112 00:05:15,360 --> 00:05:17,680 My friend who was a fire aide just said, 113 00:05:17,800 --> 00:05:18,760 "No, you do not wanna do that. 114 00:05:18,880 --> 00:05:20,000 "You don't wanna be a paramedic. 115 00:05:20,120 --> 00:05:22,160 "You know, it's the worst job that you can possibly do." 116 00:05:22,280 --> 00:05:23,200 I think my reaction, 117 00:05:23,320 --> 00:05:25,280 'cause I'm a very competitive person... 118 00:05:25,400 --> 00:05:26,440 (CHUCKLES) 119 00:05:26,560 --> 00:05:27,720 ..on the inside, was that like, 120 00:05:27,840 --> 00:05:29,120 "Well, now I'm gonna do it even harder. 121 00:05:29,240 --> 00:05:30,160 You know, I'm gonna show you. 122 00:05:30,280 --> 00:05:31,880 I'm gonna be the best paramedic there ever was." 123 00:05:32,000 --> 00:05:33,400 And I think that that was the best decision 124 00:05:33,520 --> 00:05:35,040 that I have ever made. 125 00:05:35,160 --> 00:05:37,680 (GENTLE MUSIC) 126 00:05:38,840 --> 00:05:40,560 (SIREN WAILS) (INTENSE MUSIC) 127 00:05:40,680 --> 00:05:44,160 An emergency call has now come in for an elderly man 128 00:05:44,280 --> 00:05:46,960 who's suddenly become extremely unwell. 129 00:05:47,080 --> 00:05:49,960 A 80-year-old male, he's gasping for air, 130 00:05:50,080 --> 00:05:51,400 gone quite pale, 131 00:05:51,520 --> 00:05:53,080 and he's had a couple of episodes of vomiting, 132 00:05:53,200 --> 00:05:55,880 so could be a cardiac event. 133 00:05:56,000 --> 00:05:58,760 Just looking at his age and with these symptoms, 134 00:05:58,880 --> 00:06:01,280 in a worst-case scenario is that he could have a heart attack 135 00:06:01,400 --> 00:06:02,560 or even a big stroke. 136 00:06:02,680 --> 00:06:04,800 (INTENSE MUSIC) 137 00:06:06,280 --> 00:06:07,840 What's your name? 138 00:06:07,960 --> 00:06:09,320 Vicki. And Murray. 139 00:06:09,440 --> 00:06:12,520 I see my patient's wife, Vicki. 140 00:06:12,640 --> 00:06:14,280 She's clearly very distressed, 141 00:06:14,400 --> 00:06:17,600 and it's written all over her face how unwell he really is. 142 00:06:20,120 --> 00:06:23,400 Hello, Murray. My name's Megan. 143 00:06:23,520 --> 00:06:25,480 What's happening to you this morning, my dear? 144 00:06:29,120 --> 00:06:30,200 Yep. 145 00:06:30,320 --> 00:06:32,880 Any pain in your head apart from where you've had this cut out? 146 00:06:33,000 --> 00:06:34,760 No headache kind of pain? 147 00:06:34,880 --> 00:06:36,840 Just gonna feel your pulse, Murray. 148 00:06:36,960 --> 00:06:39,440 Thank you, darling. Oh, you feel quite warm. 149 00:06:39,560 --> 00:06:41,880 Murray looks really unwell. 150 00:06:42,000 --> 00:06:44,040 So, it's a little bit low at the moment. 151 00:06:44,160 --> 00:06:46,920 It's sitting at about 42 beats per minute. 152 00:06:47,040 --> 00:06:49,600 He feels hot. He feels sweaty. It's reaffirming. 153 00:06:49,720 --> 00:06:51,440 It could be something to do with his heart. 154 00:06:51,560 --> 00:06:54,160 He just stood up to go to the sink and he says, 155 00:06:54,280 --> 00:06:55,680 "I think I'm gonna pass out." 156 00:06:55,800 --> 00:06:58,200 Yeah, all of a sudden? Yes. 157 00:06:58,320 --> 00:06:59,640 He's not wanting to get sick. 158 00:06:59,760 --> 00:07:01,680 (INTENSE MUSIC) 159 00:07:01,800 --> 00:07:03,760 This is just gonna give your arm a squeeze, Murray. 160 00:07:04,920 --> 00:07:07,200 Blood pressure's about 116 which is a bit low. 161 00:07:07,320 --> 00:07:10,640 Having a really low heart rate and really low blood pressure 162 00:07:10,760 --> 00:07:12,120 can make you feel absolutely terrible 163 00:07:12,240 --> 00:07:16,480 'cause your body is just not circulating enough oxygen 164 00:07:16,600 --> 00:07:18,360 and blood in a way that it should be. 165 00:07:18,480 --> 00:07:20,160 Do you have any problems with your heart? 166 00:07:21,240 --> 00:07:22,560 No. 167 00:07:22,680 --> 00:07:25,280 And that essentially affects all your vital organs, 168 00:07:25,400 --> 00:07:26,720 including your brain and your heart. 169 00:07:26,840 --> 00:07:30,600 I'm just gonna do a little ECG. We'll have a look at the heart. 170 00:07:30,720 --> 00:07:34,600 Murray's heart being under stress at the age of 80, 171 00:07:34,720 --> 00:07:36,880 it can only really tolerate that for so long. 172 00:07:37,000 --> 00:07:38,200 And if it's getting to the point 173 00:07:38,320 --> 00:07:40,280 where he's got all these signs and symptoms 174 00:07:40,400 --> 00:07:43,040 that shows that his heart could be starting to fail. 175 00:07:43,160 --> 00:07:45,200 I just wanna have a little look at your ticker. 176 00:07:48,920 --> 00:07:50,920 (INTENSE MUSIC) (SIREN WAILS) 177 00:07:52,360 --> 00:07:53,680 Sun's horrendous. 178 00:07:53,800 --> 00:07:56,200 Critical care paramedics Viney and Wishy 179 00:07:56,320 --> 00:07:58,480 are racing to eight-year-old Archer 180 00:07:58,600 --> 00:08:03,120 after he was knocked off his bike by a car going 40km/h. 181 00:08:04,200 --> 00:08:06,440 (INTENSE MUSIC) 182 00:08:13,360 --> 00:08:14,720 OK. 183 00:08:15,880 --> 00:08:16,920 Hello, Archer. 184 00:08:17,040 --> 00:08:18,680 Is my leg bleeding? 185 00:08:18,800 --> 00:08:21,240 Not really. You've got a bit of a scuffed knee. 186 00:08:21,360 --> 00:08:23,360 When am I gonna be at the hospital? 187 00:08:23,480 --> 00:08:26,240 Arch. Arch. What's sore? 188 00:08:26,360 --> 00:08:27,320 Nothing. 189 00:08:27,440 --> 00:08:29,280 Nothing's hurting? Can you tell me what happened? 190 00:08:29,400 --> 00:08:30,760 Only my legs. OK. 191 00:08:30,880 --> 00:08:32,600 Now... I'm not sure what happened. 192 00:08:32,720 --> 00:08:33,880 Arch's response 193 00:08:34,000 --> 00:08:36,160 is what-what we'd expect from a child really. 194 00:08:36,280 --> 00:08:39,520 He's petrified. He thinks he's in trouble. 195 00:08:39,640 --> 00:08:40,640 Archer. 196 00:08:40,760 --> 00:08:42,120 And we're looking at what kills children 197 00:08:42,240 --> 00:08:43,520 within that first 15 minutes. 198 00:08:43,640 --> 00:08:46,680 Is it his head? Is it his chest? Is it his abdomen? 199 00:08:46,800 --> 00:08:49,120 Has he got fractures that he's bleeding from? 200 00:08:49,240 --> 00:08:53,040 These injuries could be catastrophic for such a small boy. 201 00:08:53,160 --> 00:08:55,680 We'll just cut that off. Yeah. Yeah. That's fine. 202 00:08:55,800 --> 00:08:56,800 (CRIES) 203 00:08:56,920 --> 00:08:58,960 Motorist Robert was on his way 204 00:08:59,080 --> 00:09:02,000 to work when he got the shock of his life. 205 00:09:02,120 --> 00:09:05,160 We approached this crossing, 206 00:09:05,280 --> 00:09:07,080 and the sun was in my eyes, 207 00:09:07,200 --> 00:09:09,440 and then there was just a massive bang. 208 00:09:11,040 --> 00:09:15,360 And I saw a young boy somersault through the air, 209 00:09:15,480 --> 00:09:18,560 and he landed face down, calling out for his dad, 210 00:09:18,680 --> 00:09:21,680 and he was crying, and he was clearly in a lot of pain. 211 00:09:21,800 --> 00:09:24,840 I'm gonna get you to take a couple of big deep breaths for me. 212 00:09:24,960 --> 00:09:27,920 Good, boy. Well done. Look at me. Look at me. Give me a smile. 213 00:09:28,040 --> 00:09:31,600 That's it. Big deep breath. Well done, mate. 214 00:09:31,720 --> 00:09:33,160 (INTENSE MUSIC) 215 00:09:33,280 --> 00:09:34,520 Archer, dad's here. 216 00:09:34,640 --> 00:09:38,680 On only Archer's second day riding to school on his own, 217 00:09:38,800 --> 00:09:42,640 dad Elliott got the news every parent dreads. 218 00:09:42,760 --> 00:09:44,240 When I first got the phone call, 219 00:09:44,360 --> 00:09:46,000 I went straight into tunnel vision. 220 00:09:46,120 --> 00:09:47,520 She's here. She's on the way. There we go. 221 00:09:47,640 --> 00:09:50,440 I-I got down to within-within a minute, I reckon. 222 00:09:50,560 --> 00:09:51,960 He's here. He's here. 223 00:09:52,080 --> 00:09:53,600 (CRIES) 224 00:09:53,720 --> 00:09:57,120 So, I see Archer about 4m or 5m down the road, 225 00:09:57,240 --> 00:09:58,480 laying on the curb. 226 00:09:58,600 --> 00:09:59,760 (SENTIMENTAL MUSIC) 227 00:09:59,880 --> 00:10:00,920 Cars stopped everywhere. 228 00:10:01,040 --> 00:10:02,680 Then I've raced up to Archer, and then she yelled, 229 00:10:02,800 --> 00:10:03,720 "Dad's here. Dad's here." 230 00:10:05,080 --> 00:10:07,040 I think this is a moment in life 231 00:10:07,160 --> 00:10:09,480 where things could change in a split second. 232 00:10:09,600 --> 00:10:11,280 We got the board. 233 00:10:11,400 --> 00:10:12,640 (BACKGROUND CHATTER) Yeah. 234 00:10:12,760 --> 00:10:14,760 On my legs. Are you ready just to roll? 235 00:10:14,880 --> 00:10:16,880 Everyone... Are my legs bleeding? 236 00:10:17,000 --> 00:10:19,240 Listen. Listen. No. They're just scuffed knees. 237 00:10:19,360 --> 00:10:20,360 You've just scuffed them. 238 00:10:20,480 --> 00:10:22,160 We've undertaken a primary survey, 239 00:10:22,280 --> 00:10:24,640 and I think there's a significant degree of relief. 240 00:10:24,760 --> 00:10:26,240 Are my legs bleeding? 241 00:10:26,360 --> 00:10:28,600 This child's very, very lucky boy. 242 00:10:28,720 --> 00:10:30,960 I'll put this on. Are my legs bleeding? 243 00:10:31,080 --> 00:10:34,520 But Archer's repetitive questioning is a major concern for me. 244 00:10:34,640 --> 00:10:37,520 This could be a sign of a bleed on the brain. 245 00:10:37,640 --> 00:10:40,680 That could result in permanent disability for Archer, 246 00:10:40,800 --> 00:10:43,120 and that would be devastating for both him and his family. 247 00:10:43,240 --> 00:10:45,440 Is my head bleeding? 248 00:10:45,560 --> 00:10:47,760 (CRIES) 249 00:10:47,880 --> 00:10:50,440 (INTENSE MUSIC) 250 00:10:53,080 --> 00:10:54,280 I can give you something 251 00:10:54,400 --> 00:10:55,600 to make you feel a little bit better. 252 00:10:55,720 --> 00:10:57,320 I just wanna have a look at your heart first. 253 00:10:57,440 --> 00:10:59,720 Clinical Lead Paramedic Megan 254 00:10:59,840 --> 00:11:02,040 is worried Murray's slow heart rhythm 255 00:11:02,160 --> 00:11:04,840 may cause him to go into heart failure. 256 00:11:06,120 --> 00:11:08,080 What's up? 257 00:11:08,200 --> 00:11:09,760 You've got everyone here, Murray. 258 00:11:09,880 --> 00:11:12,640 With worried wife, Vicki, watching on, 259 00:11:12,760 --> 00:11:15,520 an ECG will confirm if the 80-year-old 260 00:11:15,640 --> 00:11:17,840 is having a life-threatening heart attack. 261 00:11:19,920 --> 00:11:22,480 Murray's signs and symptoms really tick every single box 262 00:11:22,600 --> 00:11:24,080 of symptomatic bradycardia. 263 00:11:24,200 --> 00:11:25,680 Oh. There we go. 264 00:11:25,800 --> 00:11:27,520 That's when a person's heart rate 265 00:11:27,640 --> 00:11:28,920 is going a lot slower than 266 00:11:29,040 --> 00:11:30,080 what it should be. 267 00:11:30,200 --> 00:11:32,120 We're just gonna have a look at your heart. OK? 268 00:11:34,680 --> 00:11:37,560 I'm gonna say, yeah, it's about 40 beats per minute, 269 00:11:37,680 --> 00:11:39,480 that could be why you're feeling so rubbish. 270 00:11:41,360 --> 00:11:44,080 Just wanna make sure that it's not a third-degree heart block. 271 00:11:44,200 --> 00:11:45,200 Yep. 272 00:11:45,320 --> 00:11:47,360 (INTENSE MUSIC) 273 00:11:47,480 --> 00:11:50,080 He's got, like, nice P waves followed by a QRS, 274 00:11:50,200 --> 00:11:51,640 and then followed by a T wave, which is good. 275 00:11:51,760 --> 00:11:53,480 So, it's still a sinus rhythm. 276 00:11:53,600 --> 00:11:56,120 Even though I've ruled out a heart attack, 277 00:11:56,240 --> 00:11:59,240 I'm still really worried, especially with a slow heart rate. 278 00:11:59,360 --> 00:12:02,040 An 80-year-old heart can only sustain that for so long. 279 00:12:04,760 --> 00:12:06,600 So, worst-case scenario for Murray 280 00:12:06,720 --> 00:12:09,520 is that this episode of bradycardia could keep going. 281 00:12:09,640 --> 00:12:12,680 It could cause Murray to pass out, 282 00:12:12,800 --> 00:12:16,120 and he could even go into a cardiac arrest. 283 00:12:16,240 --> 00:12:19,640 I'm just gonna drop 0.5ml of atropine. 284 00:12:21,960 --> 00:12:23,000 Yeah. 285 00:12:23,120 --> 00:12:24,760 Vicki wasn't sure what to do 286 00:12:24,880 --> 00:12:27,960 when her husband suddenly started deteriorating 287 00:12:28,080 --> 00:12:29,760 in front of her eyes. 288 00:12:29,880 --> 00:12:32,880 We're sitting in our chairs just welcoming the morning like 289 00:12:33,000 --> 00:12:36,920 we always do, and he says, "Vic, I feel funny. 290 00:12:37,040 --> 00:12:38,560 "I think I'm gonna be sick. 291 00:12:38,680 --> 00:12:40,400 "I think I'm gonna pass out." 292 00:12:40,520 --> 00:12:44,720 And immediately started to be violently sick. 293 00:12:44,840 --> 00:12:47,560 And it was really, really scary. 294 00:12:47,680 --> 00:12:50,920 Murray never complains about pain and to see him, 295 00:12:51,040 --> 00:12:55,120 see my man in this state was just horrendous. 296 00:12:55,240 --> 00:12:58,400 You've got different little nodes essentially 297 00:12:58,520 --> 00:12:59,520 in your heart 298 00:12:59,640 --> 00:13:01,120 that cause these little electrical impulses 299 00:13:01,240 --> 00:13:02,440 that tell it to pump. 300 00:13:02,560 --> 00:13:04,680 So, sometimes they just need a little reminder, basically, 301 00:13:04,800 --> 00:13:06,000 to start squeezing, 302 00:13:06,120 --> 00:13:08,600 and hopefully that's what this medication will do. 303 00:13:11,640 --> 00:13:13,240 Feeling a bit dizzy? 304 00:13:13,360 --> 00:13:15,440 Murray's heart is not beating fast enough 305 00:13:15,560 --> 00:13:17,240 and he could really deteriorate. 306 00:13:17,360 --> 00:13:19,320 And I can't see inside of his heart 307 00:13:19,440 --> 00:13:21,480 and I can't see everything that's going on. 308 00:13:21,600 --> 00:13:24,040 We just need to get him to hospital right now. 309 00:13:28,400 --> 00:13:30,920 (INTENSE MUSIC) 310 00:13:34,240 --> 00:13:35,920 You're gonna roll over towards me, 311 00:13:36,040 --> 00:13:37,320 and we're gonna do all the rolling. 312 00:13:37,440 --> 00:13:38,960 So, let me do all the hard work. 313 00:13:39,080 --> 00:13:41,360 Eight-year-old Archer was riding to school 314 00:13:41,480 --> 00:13:44,920 when he was hit by a car, ricocheted off the windscreen, 315 00:13:45,040 --> 00:13:46,520 and crashed onto the road. 316 00:13:46,640 --> 00:13:48,040 On three. One, two, three. Roll. 317 00:13:48,160 --> 00:13:49,200 Well done. 318 00:13:49,320 --> 00:13:52,360 Archer is repeating the same questions over and over, 319 00:13:52,480 --> 00:13:54,440 and paramedics Wishy and Viney 320 00:13:54,560 --> 00:13:55,960 are worried he could have suffered 321 00:13:56,080 --> 00:13:58,360 a life-threatening bleed on the brain. 322 00:13:58,480 --> 00:13:59,960 Now, I'm gonna put a board in behind you 323 00:14:00,080 --> 00:14:02,200 and it's a bit uncomfortable. 324 00:14:02,320 --> 00:14:03,320 Well done. 325 00:14:03,440 --> 00:14:05,400 On three, roll him down. One, two, three. 326 00:14:05,520 --> 00:14:06,760 (BACKGROUND CHATTER) 327 00:14:06,880 --> 00:14:08,080 (SOMBRE MUSIC) 328 00:14:08,200 --> 00:14:10,040 After years of practice, 329 00:14:10,160 --> 00:14:12,000 Viney has mastered the art 330 00:14:12,120 --> 00:14:15,520 of separating his personal feelings from the job. 331 00:14:15,640 --> 00:14:17,040 Am I gonna be OK? (SOBS) 332 00:14:17,160 --> 00:14:18,680 Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. 333 00:14:18,800 --> 00:14:20,880 Look at me. Do I look worried? No. 334 00:14:21,000 --> 00:14:23,520 So, let's-let's slow down. Let's relax. 335 00:14:23,640 --> 00:14:25,120 We're gonna get you off this cold road. 336 00:14:25,240 --> 00:14:26,320 Yeah. 337 00:14:26,440 --> 00:14:27,760 And get you in a nice warm ambulance. 338 00:14:27,880 --> 00:14:28,960 (BACKGROUND CHATTER) 339 00:14:29,080 --> 00:14:30,560 But there are still patients 340 00:14:30,680 --> 00:14:33,560 that can pierce the paramedic armour. 341 00:14:33,680 --> 00:14:35,480 Being a father definitely weighs 342 00:14:35,600 --> 00:14:37,440 on you when it comes to managing children. 343 00:14:37,560 --> 00:14:39,760 Is there anything broken? (SOBS) 344 00:14:39,880 --> 00:14:41,520 Well, I think your bag's broken. 345 00:14:41,640 --> 00:14:45,000 When my daughter, Emily, was two years old, 346 00:14:45,120 --> 00:14:49,040 went to a very confronting job with a child 347 00:14:49,160 --> 00:14:51,640 that was ejected from a car who was wearing the same shoes 348 00:14:51,760 --> 00:14:53,440 as Emily had at home. 349 00:14:54,520 --> 00:14:56,000 Where's my daddy? (SOBS) 350 00:14:56,120 --> 00:14:58,280 He's here. He's here. 351 00:14:58,400 --> 00:14:59,960 And so, when I went home, 352 00:15:00,080 --> 00:15:03,080 I took my daughter Emily's shoes and we put them in the bin. 353 00:15:03,200 --> 00:15:04,760 (SENTIMENTAL MUSIC) 354 00:15:04,880 --> 00:15:08,360 Um, that's a coping strategy. 355 00:15:08,480 --> 00:15:09,600 Unfortunately, 356 00:15:09,720 --> 00:15:12,040 on them days that these...some of these children don't make 357 00:15:12,160 --> 00:15:14,480 it is hard for every paramedic. 358 00:15:16,200 --> 00:15:19,120 There's days you go home and there's times 359 00:15:19,240 --> 00:15:21,400 you hold your children that little bit tighter 360 00:15:21,520 --> 00:15:22,760 and that little bit longer. 361 00:15:22,880 --> 00:15:24,280 (SENTIMENTAL MUSIC) 362 00:15:24,400 --> 00:15:26,960 As you can see, it's hard. It's really hard. 363 00:15:31,840 --> 00:15:34,160 Well, I have to go to school today. 364 00:15:34,280 --> 00:15:36,240 I reckon we can manage to get today off school. 365 00:15:36,360 --> 00:15:37,480 How's that sound? 366 00:15:37,600 --> 00:15:39,200 Should we get you and your dad in the ambulance? 367 00:15:39,320 --> 00:15:40,840 There you go, mate. Everybody, ready? 368 00:15:40,960 --> 00:15:42,960 Yep. You're all good, mate. On three. One, two, three. 369 00:15:43,080 --> 00:15:44,360 Wonderful. Well done, everyone. 370 00:15:44,480 --> 00:15:47,360 (CRIES) Am I going to die? 371 00:15:47,480 --> 00:15:50,040 You're talking to me. You're very much alive, sweet. 372 00:15:50,160 --> 00:15:53,120 You just keep breathing. Alright? You're doing a good job. 373 00:15:53,240 --> 00:15:55,680 Hearing the words come out of your child's mouth, 374 00:15:55,800 --> 00:15:56,840 "Am I gonna die?" 375 00:15:58,520 --> 00:16:00,560 They're the words you-you don't wanna ever hear. 376 00:16:00,680 --> 00:16:02,080 Where's my daddy? 377 00:16:02,200 --> 00:16:04,240 Dad is right outside. OK? 378 00:16:04,360 --> 00:16:06,640 I'm here, mate. 379 00:16:06,760 --> 00:16:08,040 The thoughts going through the head... 380 00:16:09,240 --> 00:16:11,800 "Are-are these gonna be his last words to me?" 381 00:16:11,920 --> 00:16:13,560 (SIREN WAILS) 382 00:16:17,080 --> 00:16:19,560 (INTENSE MUSIC) 383 00:16:25,040 --> 00:16:28,320 Clinical Lead Megan is watching Murray closely. 384 00:16:29,640 --> 00:16:32,760 His heart rate and blood pressure are dangerously low, 385 00:16:32,880 --> 00:16:35,200 and he's at risk of going into heart failure. 386 00:16:38,600 --> 00:16:40,680 I feel like his colour has gotten a bit better. 387 00:16:40,800 --> 00:16:41,880 Yes. 388 00:16:42,000 --> 00:16:44,320 Finally, Murray's heart rate's picked up. 389 00:16:44,440 --> 00:16:46,600 We're just gonna stand on the count of three? 390 00:16:46,720 --> 00:16:50,440 One, two, three. Big push through your feet. 391 00:16:50,560 --> 00:16:51,520 Oh. 392 00:16:51,640 --> 00:16:53,440 But I'm still monitoring his ECG. 393 00:16:53,560 --> 00:16:54,880 Hold on. 394 00:16:55,000 --> 00:16:57,600 A few steps and then we won't make you walk anymore, OK? 395 00:16:57,720 --> 00:17:00,600 Whilst that medication that we've given is really effective, 396 00:17:00,720 --> 00:17:02,040 but it's only a temporary fix. 397 00:17:02,160 --> 00:17:04,400 It's not gonna stop what's happening to his heart. 398 00:17:05,920 --> 00:17:08,600 In the six decades they've known each other, 399 00:17:08,720 --> 00:17:11,640 Vicki's never seen her husband this sick. 400 00:17:11,760 --> 00:17:13,720 I'm going to the hospital. They're gonna take me. 401 00:17:13,840 --> 00:17:15,840 She's gonna follow you. Come on. 402 00:17:15,960 --> 00:17:17,280 Thank you, Vicki. 403 00:17:17,400 --> 00:17:20,640 I really worried when I saw Murray that ill. 404 00:17:20,760 --> 00:17:22,640 I'm not a person to panic 405 00:17:22,760 --> 00:17:25,000 and Murray's not a person you panic about, 406 00:17:25,120 --> 00:17:30,680 because he's always so, you know, "I'm OK, stop your nonsense." 407 00:17:30,800 --> 00:17:35,200 I just pressed that panic button and I was frightened. 408 00:17:36,960 --> 00:17:38,920 How long have you and Vicki been married? 409 00:17:42,480 --> 00:17:45,520 So, it's literally just gone 58 years. 410 00:17:45,640 --> 00:17:46,640 Yeah. 411 00:17:46,760 --> 00:17:48,920 I'm about to go and get married this year. 412 00:17:49,040 --> 00:17:53,080 I could only imagine having a long and happy marriage like that. 413 00:17:53,200 --> 00:17:56,600 Do you have any pearls of wisdom for a long happy marriage? 414 00:18:00,320 --> 00:18:02,000 Aww. 415 00:18:02,120 --> 00:18:03,720 How many kids have you guys got? 416 00:18:06,280 --> 00:18:08,400 Do they have kids of their own? Have you got grandkids? 417 00:18:09,480 --> 00:18:11,120 Oh, lovely. 418 00:18:14,200 --> 00:18:16,320 We heard it doesn't happen very often. 419 00:18:16,440 --> 00:18:18,040 Vicki said you never ever get sick. 420 00:18:18,160 --> 00:18:19,200 (CHUCKLES) 421 00:18:19,320 --> 00:18:21,400 (INTENSE MUSIC) 422 00:18:24,240 --> 00:18:25,600 A bit dizzy? 423 00:18:25,720 --> 00:18:28,080 So, Marco, we're feeling a little bit dizzy. 424 00:18:28,200 --> 00:18:31,040 Heart rate's sort of sitting around, like, 50 to 54, 425 00:18:31,160 --> 00:18:33,040 so I'm gonna go another atropine. 426 00:18:33,160 --> 00:18:35,640 I'm watching Murray really closely. 427 00:18:35,760 --> 00:18:37,920 I see his heart rate drop back down, 428 00:18:38,040 --> 00:18:40,160 and it tells me that he really has got something 429 00:18:40,280 --> 00:18:42,240 underlying with his heart. 430 00:18:44,640 --> 00:18:46,560 If Murray didn't go to hospital today, 431 00:18:46,680 --> 00:18:48,640 there's a very big possibility 432 00:18:48,760 --> 00:18:50,920 that something as simple as trying to get up off the couch 433 00:18:51,040 --> 00:18:53,280 could have been enough just to plummet his heart rate, 434 00:18:53,400 --> 00:18:57,000 plummet his blood pressure, and put him into a cardiac arrest. 435 00:18:57,120 --> 00:18:58,440 We're nearly at the hospital. 436 00:18:58,560 --> 00:19:01,480 Murray will be seen by a cardiologist and reviewed 437 00:19:01,600 --> 00:19:03,520 by the critical care team. 438 00:19:03,640 --> 00:19:06,000 They'll be looking for any type of heart block 439 00:19:06,120 --> 00:19:07,760 or electrical abnormality 440 00:19:07,880 --> 00:19:09,560 that could be going on with Murray's heart 441 00:19:09,680 --> 00:19:11,680 that could be causing it to keep slowing down. 442 00:19:13,480 --> 00:19:16,800 But my hopes for him today are that he can get back home to his wife, 443 00:19:16,920 --> 00:19:17,960 Vicki, really soon. 444 00:19:18,080 --> 00:19:21,400 (INTENSE MUSIC) 445 00:19:25,680 --> 00:19:27,120 Is that a needle? 446 00:19:27,240 --> 00:19:30,240 No, no, this is just a little bit more pain relief. 447 00:19:30,360 --> 00:19:32,280 No needles. 448 00:19:32,400 --> 00:19:34,200 Archer is en route to hospital 449 00:19:34,320 --> 00:19:38,520 after the eight-year-old was knocked off his bike by a car. 450 00:19:38,640 --> 00:19:41,560 Nothing? Am I right to give you that spray? 451 00:19:41,680 --> 00:19:44,200 Yeah. Cool. Alright, mate. 452 00:19:45,960 --> 00:19:48,520 Three, two, one. There you go. 453 00:19:48,640 --> 00:19:50,680 I'm gonna have a look at your lungs. OK? 454 00:19:51,880 --> 00:19:53,880 Critical Care Paramedic Wishy 455 00:19:54,000 --> 00:19:56,960 is worried about the heavy knock Archer took to his head 456 00:19:57,080 --> 00:20:00,200 and is also checking for any signs of internal injuries. 457 00:20:00,320 --> 00:20:03,440 Oh, look at that. That means your lungs look good. 458 00:20:03,560 --> 00:20:07,200 I can't believe Archer has been hit by a car. 459 00:20:07,320 --> 00:20:08,560 He's broken the windscreen. 460 00:20:08,680 --> 00:20:10,160 He's been thrown 6m, 461 00:20:10,280 --> 00:20:13,040 and it doesn't even look like he's got a significant injury. 462 00:20:13,160 --> 00:20:15,640 Oh, it's ridiculous. He should buy a lottery ticket. 463 00:20:15,760 --> 00:20:18,400 Elliott, does Archer ride to school by himself, or... 464 00:20:18,520 --> 00:20:20,520 This was his second day by himself. 465 00:20:20,640 --> 00:20:21,600 Oh. 466 00:20:21,720 --> 00:20:24,560 It's a very tough moment in a dad's life 467 00:20:24,680 --> 00:20:27,200 to watch their kids ride to school. 468 00:20:27,320 --> 00:20:32,680 See that crack? Look at that. Mate, that helmet saved your life. 469 00:20:35,080 --> 00:20:38,360 If they don't wear a helmet, then they really hurt themselves. 470 00:20:38,480 --> 00:20:42,280 I'm always nagging my boys to wear their helmet. 471 00:20:42,400 --> 00:20:43,920 When I get home today, 472 00:20:44,040 --> 00:20:47,000 I'm gonna tell my boys about Archer 473 00:20:47,120 --> 00:20:50,280 and how the helmet he was wearing saved his life. 474 00:20:51,480 --> 00:20:53,240 Do you remember what happened? 475 00:20:58,760 --> 00:20:59,880 OK. 476 00:21:03,080 --> 00:21:05,440 Probably a little worried about you. 477 00:21:05,560 --> 00:21:09,240 Here we are with little Archer who's been hit by a car, 478 00:21:09,360 --> 00:21:12,640 and then he asked me, "How's the driver?" 479 00:21:12,760 --> 00:21:16,360 What a little legend. We're nearly at the hospital, mate. 480 00:21:16,480 --> 00:21:19,240 At hospital, they can scan his brain, 481 00:21:19,360 --> 00:21:22,160 and hopefully, we can rule out a brain injury. 482 00:21:25,880 --> 00:21:27,520 We left your bike back there. 483 00:21:27,640 --> 00:21:29,200 You ready? Yeah. 484 00:21:29,320 --> 00:21:30,800 Cool. There you go, mate. You ready to go? 485 00:21:32,240 --> 00:21:35,680 I hope Archer can walk out of hospital, 486 00:21:35,800 --> 00:21:38,840 get back on his bike, and just live life. 487 00:21:40,320 --> 00:21:43,520 But the reality is such a significant accident 488 00:21:43,640 --> 00:21:45,640 could live with Archer for a long time. 489 00:21:50,560 --> 00:21:52,760 As the rain moves in on the city, 490 00:21:52,880 --> 00:21:56,960 good mates Tash and Adam are starting their afternoon shift. 491 00:21:57,080 --> 00:21:59,120 Their first job is a rugby player 492 00:21:59,240 --> 00:22:01,960 who's come to grief in the wet conditions. 493 00:22:03,040 --> 00:22:07,160 So, we're going to a player who's dislocated his ankle. 494 00:22:07,280 --> 00:22:11,400 And I guess our concern for this is perfusion. 495 00:22:11,520 --> 00:22:12,920 Yeah. Absolutely. 496 00:22:13,040 --> 00:22:15,560 So, when an ankle becomes dislocated or fractured, 497 00:22:15,680 --> 00:22:18,080 it might impinge on that blood flow to that foot. 498 00:22:18,200 --> 00:22:19,880 So, worst-case scenario 499 00:22:20,000 --> 00:22:23,800 is this player may potentially never play rugby again. 500 00:22:23,920 --> 00:22:25,160 Alright. So, we're one minute out. 501 00:22:25,280 --> 00:22:27,440 We got the rain. Time to bring out the hat. 502 00:22:27,560 --> 00:22:30,080 The hat. (CHUCKLES) OK. 503 00:22:30,200 --> 00:22:31,960 Determined to keep dry, 504 00:22:32,080 --> 00:22:35,400 Adam's got a secret weapon to fight off the rain, 505 00:22:35,520 --> 00:22:37,760 the legionnaire's hat. 506 00:22:37,880 --> 00:22:39,160 It looks like I've got a mullet. 507 00:22:39,280 --> 00:22:41,400 It does look like mullet. (CHUCKLES) 508 00:22:42,760 --> 00:22:44,960 I think the legionnaire is the best thing 509 00:22:45,080 --> 00:22:46,920 that's been ever created by humans. 510 00:22:47,040 --> 00:22:48,560 It protects the neck, 511 00:22:48,680 --> 00:22:51,200 and it stops the little curls at the back of my hair 512 00:22:51,320 --> 00:22:53,800 getting wet and dripping down the back of my neck. 513 00:22:53,920 --> 00:22:55,600 It's like a win-win situation. 514 00:22:55,720 --> 00:22:57,240 It is a look. It is a look. 515 00:22:57,360 --> 00:22:59,760 I can't confirm what kind of look, but it's a look. 516 00:22:59,880 --> 00:23:01,840 (LAUGHS) Oh. 517 00:23:03,000 --> 00:23:04,120 Have we a way there? 518 00:23:07,480 --> 00:23:09,840 Beautiful. Thank you. 519 00:23:09,960 --> 00:23:11,600 So, the game could continue, 520 00:23:11,720 --> 00:23:16,040 23-year-old rugby player Sione has been moved to the sidelines. 521 00:23:16,160 --> 00:23:17,440 Howdy. Hello. 522 00:23:17,560 --> 00:23:19,320 So, what's happened to your ankle? 523 00:23:19,440 --> 00:23:21,320 It's gone like that. 524 00:23:21,440 --> 00:23:23,600 So, are we stabilising you with our hands at the minute? 525 00:23:23,720 --> 00:23:24,680 Yeah. 526 00:23:24,800 --> 00:23:25,760 Okey-doke. 527 00:23:25,880 --> 00:23:28,520 So, if you were to let go, it does rotate laterally. 528 00:23:28,640 --> 00:23:29,600 Yeah. 529 00:23:29,720 --> 00:23:33,280 I don't have X-ray vision, but from the extent of the swelling, 530 00:23:33,400 --> 00:23:36,360 I'd imagine he's probably fractured the ankle. 531 00:23:36,480 --> 00:23:38,880 His pulse is very weak. 532 00:23:39,000 --> 00:23:40,240 If there's a weak pulse, 533 00:23:40,360 --> 00:23:42,080 that means there's an impinged blood flow 534 00:23:42,200 --> 00:23:44,200 around that foot area, 535 00:23:44,320 --> 00:23:47,520 so the cells aren't getting the oxygen it requires. 536 00:23:47,640 --> 00:23:52,080 That means we're potentially looking at the foot slowly dying. 537 00:23:52,200 --> 00:23:54,120 This is the green whistle. 538 00:23:54,240 --> 00:23:57,440 It'll alter the way you feel the pain. 539 00:23:57,560 --> 00:24:00,120 I'm just gonna wrap this around. 540 00:24:00,240 --> 00:24:02,400 Yeah? Lightheaded? 541 00:24:02,520 --> 00:24:03,760 Keep breathing, bro. 542 00:24:03,880 --> 00:24:06,800 Put it in your mouth. Otherwise, you'll be in pain. 543 00:24:06,920 --> 00:24:09,000 When you've got an injury like Sione's, 544 00:24:09,120 --> 00:24:10,320 it's moving about. 545 00:24:10,440 --> 00:24:13,680 It looks quite loose and it's got no stability. 546 00:24:13,800 --> 00:24:14,960 Adrenaline's high. 547 00:24:15,080 --> 00:24:16,920 But once that does start to wear off, 548 00:24:17,040 --> 00:24:19,560 he'll probably be in a world of pain. 549 00:24:19,680 --> 00:24:21,800 (GRUNTS) 550 00:24:21,920 --> 00:24:23,200 (BACKGROUND CHATTER) 551 00:24:26,960 --> 00:24:30,400 It's no ordinary start of shift for paramedic partners, 552 00:24:30,520 --> 00:24:32,560 Kieran and Sarah. Alright. Let's do it. 553 00:24:32,680 --> 00:24:34,040 I think he's coming. 554 00:24:34,160 --> 00:24:36,520 After two years of on the job training, 555 00:24:36,640 --> 00:24:39,320 English-born Kieran has now graduated 556 00:24:39,440 --> 00:24:42,840 to be a fully-fledged paramedic. 557 00:24:42,960 --> 00:24:45,000 Congratulations! 558 00:24:45,120 --> 00:24:46,440 What is this? Whoo! 559 00:24:46,560 --> 00:24:47,760 (SCREAMS) (CHUCKLES) 560 00:24:47,880 --> 00:24:50,680 Mentor and close friend Sarah has no intention 561 00:24:50,800 --> 00:24:54,680 of letting the milestone occasion go and celebrate it. 562 00:24:54,800 --> 00:24:55,920 Look at this. 563 00:24:56,040 --> 00:24:58,600 "He's a paramedic." It's absolutely beautiful. 564 00:24:58,720 --> 00:25:01,960 Watching his journey from a baby ambulance paramedic 565 00:25:02,080 --> 00:25:05,200 to now fully qualified, I'm so proud of him. 566 00:25:05,320 --> 00:25:06,880 He's absolutely smashed it. 567 00:25:07,000 --> 00:25:08,400 Is it gonna, like, explode on me? 568 00:25:08,520 --> 00:25:09,960 I don't know. I never had one of these before. 569 00:25:10,080 --> 00:25:11,080 OK. 570 00:25:11,200 --> 00:25:13,080 (UPBEAT MUSIC) (CHUCKLES) I don't know. 571 00:25:13,200 --> 00:25:14,680 So, I'm feeling super proud, super excited, 572 00:25:14,800 --> 00:25:17,880 and ready to show my colleagues what I've got. 573 00:25:18,000 --> 00:25:19,000 Proud of you. 574 00:25:20,960 --> 00:25:23,080 A little bit. Yep. There we go. 575 00:25:23,200 --> 00:25:25,960 And I'll arch that slightly. Are you happy with that placement? 576 00:25:26,080 --> 00:25:27,000 Yeah. 577 00:25:27,120 --> 00:25:30,320 Rugby forward Sione copped a tackle so brutal, 578 00:25:30,440 --> 00:25:33,160 it dislocated and fractured his ankle. 579 00:25:33,280 --> 00:25:35,480 And then hold his leg again with the splint. 580 00:25:35,600 --> 00:25:36,880 Yeah. I know. 581 00:25:37,000 --> 00:25:38,280 (BACKGROUND CHATTER) 582 00:25:38,400 --> 00:25:41,080 But suddenly, paramedics Adam and Tash 583 00:25:41,200 --> 00:25:42,800 have got double trouble... 584 00:25:42,920 --> 00:25:45,320 (INTENSE MUSIC) (BACKGROUND CHATTER) 585 00:25:45,440 --> 00:25:49,160 ..with one of Sione's teammates, Damo, also going down. 586 00:25:49,280 --> 00:25:51,880 Did you hear it snap? Yes. 587 00:25:56,560 --> 00:25:58,720 Just to kind of grab that bottom splint up. 588 00:25:58,840 --> 00:25:59,920 Yep. 589 00:26:00,040 --> 00:26:01,080 You're alright, bud. 590 00:26:01,200 --> 00:26:03,400 A nearby paramedic crew is now on its way 591 00:26:03,520 --> 00:26:05,760 to help treat the second victim of the day. 592 00:26:05,880 --> 00:26:07,720 (BACKGROUND CHATTER) 593 00:26:07,840 --> 00:26:10,720 So, Adam and Tash can urgently get Sione 594 00:26:10,840 --> 00:26:11,840 moving to hospital. 595 00:26:11,960 --> 00:26:13,360 Let's get him up onto our stretcher. 596 00:26:15,640 --> 00:26:17,120 Yeah. I ain't lifting you. 597 00:26:17,240 --> 00:26:20,560 Bend this knee and push up onto the bed. 598 00:26:20,680 --> 00:26:21,760 There we go. Push, push, push. 599 00:26:21,880 --> 00:26:24,000 The 150kg going through sand. 600 00:26:24,120 --> 00:26:26,280 Yeah, right. 150. 150. 601 00:26:26,400 --> 00:26:28,160 You all, all your boys. All your boys. 602 00:26:28,280 --> 00:26:30,480 And you run like a halfback. I find that hard to go. 603 00:26:30,600 --> 00:26:31,840 I love you, man. (LAUGHTER) 604 00:26:31,960 --> 00:26:34,120 I like this guy. I like this guy. 605 00:26:34,240 --> 00:26:35,800 I give you the drugs but you like him. 606 00:26:35,920 --> 00:26:39,240 I'll see how it is. Bro code right here. 607 00:26:39,360 --> 00:26:44,080 I'm feeling a bit offended, but apparently, bro code. 608 00:26:44,200 --> 00:26:45,720 Adam's his number one. 609 00:26:45,840 --> 00:26:47,200 Are you gonna be right to lift? 610 00:26:47,320 --> 00:26:48,520 We'll see. Oh. 611 00:26:49,720 --> 00:26:51,760 Alright. A bit more. We're bogged. 612 00:26:53,600 --> 00:26:55,520 (CHUCKLES) We're stuck. 613 00:26:55,640 --> 00:26:59,840 Like, we're bogged now. We are so screwed. 614 00:26:59,960 --> 00:27:01,080 (UPBEAT MUSIC) Hey! Hey! 615 00:27:01,200 --> 00:27:03,280 (LAUGHTER) 616 00:27:05,120 --> 00:27:07,120 So, we're gonna lift it all up and over. 617 00:27:07,240 --> 00:27:08,600 We're just bogged. Are you ready? 618 00:27:08,720 --> 00:27:11,000 It's heavy. There we are. 619 00:27:11,120 --> 00:27:12,720 There we go. OK. 620 00:27:12,840 --> 00:27:14,520 (BACKGROUND CHATTER) Alright. 621 00:27:14,640 --> 00:27:15,680 Alright. 622 00:27:15,800 --> 00:27:16,960 Down on your side... Perfect. 623 00:27:17,080 --> 00:27:18,160 ..then we're going up. 624 00:27:18,280 --> 00:27:19,560 Thank you. Thank you, boys. 625 00:27:19,680 --> 00:27:20,600 Hey! Hey! 626 00:27:20,720 --> 00:27:22,040 Look out, it's all hydraulic now. 627 00:27:22,160 --> 00:27:23,440 What is this? 628 00:27:23,560 --> 00:27:26,280 (LAUGHTER) Wait a minute. (CHUCKLES) 629 00:27:26,400 --> 00:27:29,240 If you need surgery, I'm gonna have to tell him 630 00:27:29,360 --> 00:27:30,320 you just chugged a beer. 631 00:27:30,440 --> 00:27:32,280 Probably wouldn't recommend the green whistle 632 00:27:32,400 --> 00:27:33,600 and the beer together. 633 00:27:33,720 --> 00:27:36,040 I'm so sorry. Please forgive me. 634 00:27:36,160 --> 00:27:39,000 You're forgiven. You're forgiven. They're coming around. 635 00:27:40,800 --> 00:27:43,800 (INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC) 636 00:27:46,320 --> 00:27:48,120 Night shifts are hard. No doubt about it. 637 00:27:48,240 --> 00:27:51,360 But having the right partner makes all the difference. 638 00:27:51,480 --> 00:27:53,680 As most people are finishing their day, 639 00:27:53,800 --> 00:27:57,400 paramedics Sarah and Kieran are just getting started. 640 00:27:57,520 --> 00:27:58,920 So, I'm still looking for the right partner, 641 00:27:59,040 --> 00:28:00,200 so if you have anyone in mind... 642 00:28:00,320 --> 00:28:01,760 (CHUCKLES) ..just let me know. 643 00:28:01,880 --> 00:28:03,520 Night shifts are incredibly tough. 644 00:28:03,640 --> 00:28:05,400 I think being able to play pranks on each other, 645 00:28:05,520 --> 00:28:07,120 having good music, having good company, 646 00:28:07,240 --> 00:28:08,680 and having a little something to make sure 647 00:28:08,800 --> 00:28:10,400 you're not negative goes a long way. 648 00:28:10,520 --> 00:28:13,760 Does that mean that I'm free from tortilla slaps for one day? 649 00:28:13,880 --> 00:28:17,000 Turns out these night owls have a unique way 650 00:28:17,120 --> 00:28:19,440 of fighting off the 3am blues. 651 00:28:19,560 --> 00:28:20,640 (LAUGHS) 652 00:28:20,760 --> 00:28:22,760 (PLAYFUL MUSIC) 653 00:28:22,880 --> 00:28:25,560 We came up with a tortilla challenge. 654 00:28:25,680 --> 00:28:28,560 A negative comment equals a tortilla to the face. 655 00:28:30,760 --> 00:28:32,760 It keeps us going and keeps the vibes up, 656 00:28:32,880 --> 00:28:35,040 and hopefully those vibes spread across the shift. 657 00:28:35,160 --> 00:28:37,360 (CHUCKLES) 658 00:28:37,480 --> 00:28:40,880 With their no-negativity policy firmly in place, 659 00:28:41,000 --> 00:28:43,640 Kieran and Sarah are ready for their first job. 660 00:28:44,680 --> 00:28:46,440 (SIREN WAILS) 661 00:28:46,560 --> 00:28:49,120 A worried husband has called for help. 662 00:28:49,240 --> 00:28:53,040 His wife is suffering agonising stomach pains. 663 00:28:53,160 --> 00:28:55,240 So, we're responding to a 29-year-old female. 664 00:28:55,360 --> 00:28:58,040 It says, "Wife is unwell, severe pain in her abdomen, 665 00:28:58,160 --> 00:29:00,400 "right shoulder, and back. 666 00:29:00,520 --> 00:29:03,280 "Severe biliary colic reaction." 667 00:29:03,400 --> 00:29:04,720 I think these jobs are so hard. 668 00:29:04,840 --> 00:29:07,240 There's so many organs crumbling into such a small space. 669 00:29:07,360 --> 00:29:10,840 It's quite difficult to pinpoint what's going on without, like, 670 00:29:10,960 --> 00:29:14,080 specific history or specific conditions. 671 00:29:14,200 --> 00:29:16,960 Potentially, gallstones or kidney stones. 672 00:29:17,080 --> 00:29:20,120 Already taken Panadol, Tramadol and Tapentadol. 673 00:29:20,240 --> 00:29:21,240 OK. 674 00:29:21,360 --> 00:29:23,320 She must be in some pretty significant pain. 675 00:29:23,440 --> 00:29:25,040 On the right. 676 00:29:25,160 --> 00:29:28,040 (INTENSE MUSIC) 677 00:29:28,160 --> 00:29:30,280 The paramedics are met by husband Tony. 678 00:29:30,400 --> 00:29:33,400 Hi, I'm Sarah. What's happened tonight with Katie? 679 00:29:35,840 --> 00:29:37,440 Hi Katie, nice to meet you. 680 00:29:40,560 --> 00:29:42,640 Oh, you poor darling. 681 00:29:46,280 --> 00:29:47,400 You're doing great. 682 00:29:47,520 --> 00:29:49,440 Have you had fentanyl before? Has that ever helped? 683 00:29:53,200 --> 00:29:56,480 As Sarah prepares to give a powerful pain killer... 684 00:30:01,760 --> 00:30:03,960 Katie shares some crucial information 685 00:30:04,080 --> 00:30:06,000 about her medical history. 686 00:30:10,680 --> 00:30:12,920 Right, big enough to cause pain. 687 00:30:13,040 --> 00:30:15,400 Katie has got these tiny, tiny gallstones 688 00:30:15,520 --> 00:30:18,000 less than 3mm in diameter, 689 00:30:18,120 --> 00:30:21,120 potentially blocking her gallbladder and her bile ducts. 690 00:30:21,240 --> 00:30:22,680 (INTENSE MUSIC) 691 00:30:28,200 --> 00:30:29,480 Based on Katie's history, 692 00:30:29,600 --> 00:30:34,160 I think it's likely her gallstones have caused acute pancreatitis. 693 00:30:34,280 --> 00:30:35,240 If left untreated, 694 00:30:35,360 --> 00:30:37,720 it can result in a serious infection known as sepsis. 695 00:30:38,880 --> 00:30:41,080 Sepsis can then progress to kidney damage, 696 00:30:41,200 --> 00:30:43,080 problems with your breathing, your heart. 697 00:30:45,960 --> 00:30:47,240 And ultimately death. 698 00:30:54,200 --> 00:30:57,200 (INTENSE MUSIC) 699 00:31:00,120 --> 00:31:01,360 I mean, I think, yeah, 700 00:31:01,480 --> 00:31:02,960 you've probably broken a few different spots 701 00:31:03,080 --> 00:31:04,880 and then just look at it. 702 00:31:05,000 --> 00:31:09,200 Badly injured rugby player, Sione, is on the way to hospital. 703 00:31:09,320 --> 00:31:12,080 His cousin, Charlie, has come along for the ride. 704 00:31:13,960 --> 00:31:15,160 Is that sore? 705 00:31:16,360 --> 00:31:19,280 It's getting really numb. More so than before? 706 00:31:19,400 --> 00:31:21,120 Yeah. 707 00:31:21,240 --> 00:31:24,400 Paramedics Tash and Adam are certain the big boy 708 00:31:24,520 --> 00:31:27,360 has fractured his ankle in several places. 709 00:31:27,480 --> 00:31:30,040 I'm just gonna stand up and do another NVO assessment. 710 00:31:30,160 --> 00:31:32,120 Pain and numbness increasing. 711 00:31:32,240 --> 00:31:33,280 Do you feel... 712 00:31:34,440 --> 00:31:36,560 Is it a bit numb though? It's weird. 713 00:31:36,680 --> 00:31:38,280 So, compared to this, it feels different? 714 00:31:38,400 --> 00:31:41,200 And do you think it's getting more and more numb? 715 00:31:41,320 --> 00:31:42,320 Alright. 716 00:31:42,440 --> 00:31:43,600 And you reckon if I try 717 00:31:43,720 --> 00:31:45,640 and rotate the whole leg this way, it's too painful. 718 00:31:45,760 --> 00:31:48,080 Alright, now I'm gonna leave it in this position then, 719 00:31:48,200 --> 00:31:49,920 and we'll give you some IV fentanyl. 720 00:31:50,040 --> 00:31:51,680 Yeah? Because that's gonna help. 721 00:31:51,800 --> 00:31:53,240 The adrenaline's wearing off for Sione. 722 00:31:53,360 --> 00:31:55,760 (INTENSE MUSIC) 723 00:31:55,880 --> 00:31:59,040 A big concern is the blood flow can get impaired. 724 00:31:59,160 --> 00:32:02,960 If there's no blood flowing, that tissue starts to die, 725 00:32:03,080 --> 00:32:04,600 and we wanna preserve 726 00:32:04,720 --> 00:32:06,600 as much of the integrity of the foot, the nerves, 727 00:32:06,720 --> 00:32:09,680 its function as much as we can, especially on an athlete. 728 00:32:09,800 --> 00:32:14,960 Bizarrely, shortly after Sione snapped his ankle in a tackle, 729 00:32:15,080 --> 00:32:18,320 one of his teammates suffered the same injury. 730 00:32:22,720 --> 00:32:23,880 Oh, you definitely lost, man. 731 00:32:24,000 --> 00:32:26,000 (LAUGHTER) 732 00:32:26,120 --> 00:32:28,760 That was like, you well and truly lost. 733 00:32:31,080 --> 00:32:32,240 I think it's the same. 734 00:32:32,360 --> 00:32:34,160 He's just in a bit more pain than you are, I think. 735 00:32:34,280 --> 00:32:35,480 He's not as tough as you. 736 00:32:36,880 --> 00:32:38,280 What...what...what story? 737 00:32:38,400 --> 00:32:39,840 Oh. 738 00:32:42,240 --> 00:32:43,960 Bit of a good boy? 739 00:32:44,080 --> 00:32:45,880 OK. (CHUCKLES) 740 00:32:46,000 --> 00:32:47,280 But a bit of a bad boy? 741 00:32:47,400 --> 00:32:49,640 (LAUGHS) And so, what happened? 742 00:32:53,040 --> 00:32:54,840 You got stabbed and you got locked up? 743 00:32:57,120 --> 00:32:59,000 And you just sat there in lock up while... 744 00:32:59,120 --> 00:33:00,840 Yeah, well... ..you were bleeding? 745 00:33:00,960 --> 00:33:02,600 Yeah. Where did they stab you? 746 00:33:03,640 --> 00:33:04,880 Now, show me. 747 00:33:06,000 --> 00:33:07,320 Oh, yeah. 748 00:33:08,840 --> 00:33:10,080 Oh, my god. 749 00:33:10,200 --> 00:33:12,200 Well, I'm glad I didn't piss you off. 750 00:33:12,320 --> 00:33:15,360 I'm not a... I'm a lover. I'm a lover. 751 00:33:15,480 --> 00:33:16,520 (LAUGHS) He's a lover. 752 00:33:16,640 --> 00:33:19,840 He's like covered in blood, battled scars. 753 00:33:19,960 --> 00:33:22,760 I can't imagine that Sione 754 00:33:22,880 --> 00:33:25,440 is to blame for that stab in his side. 755 00:33:25,560 --> 00:33:28,920 I take him as a big friendly gentle giant. 756 00:33:30,520 --> 00:33:32,320 Alright. We're just about to pull into the hospital. 757 00:33:32,440 --> 00:33:33,440 How's your pain? 758 00:33:35,560 --> 00:33:37,880 At hospital, Sione will get some X-rays, 759 00:33:38,000 --> 00:33:40,280 and depending on what that shows, 760 00:33:40,400 --> 00:33:42,280 the orthopaedic surgeons will have a look, 761 00:33:42,400 --> 00:33:44,680 and chances are he'll end up in surgery. 762 00:33:47,600 --> 00:33:50,400 The injury is pretty severe, 763 00:33:50,520 --> 00:33:53,400 so I don't imagine Sione is gonna be making it back 764 00:33:53,520 --> 00:33:55,840 to the rugby field this season, 765 00:33:55,960 --> 00:33:58,040 and the same probably goes for Damien, his teammate. 766 00:33:59,520 --> 00:34:00,680 He's not here yet. 767 00:34:00,800 --> 00:34:02,320 They're too slow, bro. Yeah. 768 00:34:02,440 --> 00:34:03,840 Too slow. 769 00:34:06,920 --> 00:34:08,280 (INTENSE MUSIC) 770 00:34:08,400 --> 00:34:11,680 Fentanyl is the pain killer that we use, so it's quite strong. 771 00:34:12,760 --> 00:34:16,760 Young mum Katie has been enduring excruciating abdominal pain 772 00:34:16,880 --> 00:34:18,080 for several hours. 773 00:34:18,200 --> 00:34:22,000 Finally, her worried husband Tony called an ambulance. 774 00:34:22,120 --> 00:34:24,040 So, this came on quite early this morning? 775 00:34:25,240 --> 00:34:28,840 Paramedics Sarah and Kieran fear an existing condition 776 00:34:28,960 --> 00:34:31,800 has progressed into acute pancreatitis. 777 00:34:38,120 --> 00:34:39,680 Pain is such a complex condition. 778 00:34:39,800 --> 00:34:41,080 It's really hard to manage. 779 00:34:41,200 --> 00:34:43,640 This stress that pain can have on the body over time 780 00:34:43,760 --> 00:34:46,760 can interfere with your sleeping, your energy levels, 781 00:34:46,880 --> 00:34:48,800 and just the way you do your day-to-day life. 782 00:34:48,920 --> 00:34:51,560 Have you got list of all her medication she takes? 783 00:34:51,680 --> 00:34:56,000 Katie's husband Tony's watched as his once-energetic wife 784 00:34:56,120 --> 00:34:59,080 has spent the last five years in chronic pain. 785 00:35:02,360 --> 00:35:04,880 Amazing. That's what we wanna hear. 786 00:35:05,000 --> 00:35:06,880 I see her in pain every day. 787 00:35:07,000 --> 00:35:08,120 It's hard. 788 00:35:08,240 --> 00:35:10,760 You could go get some heat, go get some pain medication, 789 00:35:10,880 --> 00:35:12,160 get some water. 790 00:35:12,280 --> 00:35:14,440 But they're still in a lot of pain, 791 00:35:14,560 --> 00:35:17,600 and there's a...there's a certain helplessness 792 00:35:17,720 --> 00:35:19,080 that comes with that. 793 00:35:21,160 --> 00:35:22,800 What do you do for work? 794 00:35:26,440 --> 00:35:29,000 Wow! Oh, that's amazing. 795 00:35:29,120 --> 00:35:32,280 Seeing Katie smile after being in such excruciating pain 796 00:35:32,400 --> 00:35:33,520 for hours on end, 797 00:35:33,640 --> 00:35:35,440 it tells me that my management is helping. 798 00:35:35,560 --> 00:35:37,040 So, standing you up. 799 00:35:37,160 --> 00:35:39,640 While Katie's pain is now bearable, 800 00:35:39,760 --> 00:35:42,440 the paramedics still need to get her to hospital 801 00:35:42,560 --> 00:35:45,400 to test for an acute bout of pancreatitis. 802 00:35:45,520 --> 00:35:48,160 (POWERED AMBULANCE COT WHIRS) 803 00:35:48,280 --> 00:35:49,520 I'll see you soon, alright? OK? 804 00:35:49,640 --> 00:35:51,080 Love you too. 805 00:35:54,760 --> 00:35:56,760 (SENTIMENTAL MUSIC) 806 00:36:02,320 --> 00:36:03,440 It's OK. 807 00:36:05,480 --> 00:36:06,720 Yeah. 808 00:36:08,000 --> 00:36:09,280 Yeah. 809 00:36:10,480 --> 00:36:12,680 Especially working with animals. It's such a beautiful thing. 810 00:36:14,720 --> 00:36:16,720 Oh, my god. 811 00:36:17,760 --> 00:36:19,080 (GENTLE MUSIC) 812 00:36:19,200 --> 00:36:21,240 I watched a video the other day on wombats. 813 00:36:21,360 --> 00:36:23,200 They get up to speeds of 40km/h, 814 00:36:23,320 --> 00:36:25,280 and they use their butts as a defence mechanism. 815 00:36:25,400 --> 00:36:26,840 So, the good news is the pain relief 816 00:36:26,960 --> 00:36:28,880 we've given Katie is now working. 817 00:36:29,000 --> 00:36:31,200 The bad news is we've picked up David Attenborough. 818 00:36:31,320 --> 00:36:34,800 And then they will reverse and crush the skull of the dingo 819 00:36:34,920 --> 00:36:36,280 or the animal trying to get into the burrow. 820 00:36:36,400 --> 00:36:37,760 They've got buns of steel. Yeah. 821 00:36:37,880 --> 00:36:39,960 (CHUCKLES) That cannot be true. 822 00:36:40,080 --> 00:36:43,080 There's no way they can back that booty up at 40km/h. 823 00:36:45,240 --> 00:36:48,440 At hospital, the next step for Katie is to do some scans. 824 00:36:48,560 --> 00:36:50,560 Alright. There will be a few bumps on the way out, OK? 825 00:36:50,680 --> 00:36:52,000 OK. Oh, ow. 826 00:36:52,120 --> 00:36:53,320 (POWERED AMBULANCE COT WHIRS) Yeah. 827 00:36:53,440 --> 00:36:54,600 I was just starting to feel better. 828 00:36:54,720 --> 00:36:57,040 Katie's conditions are so complex requiring input 829 00:36:57,160 --> 00:36:59,320 from so many different speciality departments. 830 00:36:59,440 --> 00:37:00,920 Her journey ahead will be long. 831 00:37:01,040 --> 00:37:02,040 Yeah. 832 00:37:02,160 --> 00:37:04,040 Last few bumps and then it should be stationary from there. 833 00:37:04,160 --> 00:37:05,960 I hope Katie can overcome everything 834 00:37:06,080 --> 00:37:08,800 that she's gone through and live her life to the fullest. 835 00:37:08,920 --> 00:37:11,840 (INTENSE MUSIC) 836 00:37:23,280 --> 00:37:26,520 When usually sprightly Murray almost collapsed... 837 00:37:28,280 --> 00:37:31,560 worried wife Vicki immediately called an ambulance. 838 00:37:31,680 --> 00:37:33,360 It's about 40 beats per minute. 839 00:37:33,480 --> 00:37:35,520 Megan feared the 80-year-old 840 00:37:35,640 --> 00:37:38,320 could have a serious abnormality in his heart... 841 00:37:40,520 --> 00:37:43,120 and rushed him to hospital for tests. 842 00:37:43,240 --> 00:37:44,640 (POWERED AMBULANCE COT WHIRS) 843 00:37:44,760 --> 00:37:47,680 (GENTLE MUSIC) 844 00:37:48,800 --> 00:37:49,960 Coffee's up. 845 00:37:51,120 --> 00:37:52,840 Thank you. 846 00:37:52,960 --> 00:37:55,240 I gave me two bits of cream. You've had enough cream. 847 00:37:56,720 --> 00:37:58,000 Oh, what? 848 00:37:58,120 --> 00:38:01,240 One month on, Murray is feeling good, 849 00:38:01,360 --> 00:38:02,520 but doctors discovered 850 00:38:02,640 --> 00:38:06,800 he had suffered several episodes of atrial fibrillation, 851 00:38:06,920 --> 00:38:10,600 where his heart was beating dangerously out of control. 852 00:38:10,720 --> 00:38:13,320 You keep saying that you're feeling great, 853 00:38:13,440 --> 00:38:16,160 but you have to take it seriously. 854 00:38:16,280 --> 00:38:17,480 Yeah. 855 00:38:17,600 --> 00:38:18,800 What do you mean, "Yeah"? 856 00:38:18,920 --> 00:38:20,920 Murray is booked in to see a specialist 857 00:38:21,040 --> 00:38:24,360 for a heart treatment plan, but for now, true to form, 858 00:38:24,480 --> 00:38:28,520 the stoic 80-year-old can see no reason for all the fuss. 859 00:38:29,680 --> 00:38:31,280 When I got to the hospital, 860 00:38:31,400 --> 00:38:33,720 they wanted to keep me there a second night, 861 00:38:33,840 --> 00:38:36,000 and I thought, "I can't see why. 862 00:38:36,120 --> 00:38:38,240 " I just feel as good as ever." 863 00:38:38,360 --> 00:38:40,680 After 58 years of marriage, 864 00:38:40,800 --> 00:38:43,440 the pair may not always see eye-to-eye, 865 00:38:43,560 --> 00:38:45,960 but Murray wouldn't have it any other way. 866 00:38:46,080 --> 00:38:48,680 Slide aside. That's it. OK. 867 00:38:48,800 --> 00:38:51,640 She looks after me very well. 868 00:38:51,760 --> 00:38:54,720 She's my life. Oh, Christ, Vic. 869 00:38:54,840 --> 00:38:57,440 Oh. Stop whinging for goodness sake. 870 00:38:57,560 --> 00:39:00,040 And Vicki even has some marriage advice 871 00:39:00,160 --> 00:39:02,120 for Megan and her fiance. 872 00:39:02,240 --> 00:39:04,720 You have your moments, you yell, you scream, 873 00:39:04,840 --> 00:39:09,960 you get yelled back at, and it's all comes out in the wash. 874 00:39:10,080 --> 00:39:12,160 That's what I call loving a partner. 875 00:39:12,280 --> 00:39:14,200 (CHUCKLES) 876 00:39:15,360 --> 00:39:17,560 You get carried away. 877 00:39:18,680 --> 00:39:21,480 So, what's happened to your ankle? It's gone like that? 878 00:39:21,600 --> 00:39:23,640 When 23-year-old rugby player, 879 00:39:23,760 --> 00:39:27,200 Sione was tackled hard in the pouring rain, 880 00:39:27,320 --> 00:39:31,000 paramedics Tash and Adam were worried his dislocated 881 00:39:31,120 --> 00:39:34,520 and fractured ankle may have cut off his blood flow. 882 00:39:36,320 --> 00:39:39,280 But before they could get him on the stretcher... 883 00:39:39,400 --> 00:39:40,480 Yeah. I know. 884 00:39:40,600 --> 00:39:42,360 ..the wet weather claimed another victim 885 00:39:42,480 --> 00:39:45,280 with teammate Damo suffering the same fate. 886 00:39:45,400 --> 00:39:46,880 Did you hear it snap? 887 00:39:47,000 --> 00:39:48,120 (GRUNTS) 888 00:39:49,920 --> 00:39:51,320 At hospital, 889 00:39:51,440 --> 00:39:55,680 both Sione and teammate Damo had surgery with pins and plates 890 00:39:55,800 --> 00:39:57,400 inserted into their ankles. 891 00:39:58,520 --> 00:40:00,360 With months of rehab ahead, 892 00:40:00,480 --> 00:40:03,320 neither will be back on the field this season, 893 00:40:03,440 --> 00:40:06,520 but both are hoping to be off the bench next year. 894 00:40:09,680 --> 00:40:11,760 (INTENSE MUSIC) 895 00:40:11,880 --> 00:40:14,360 After hours of watching wife Katie 896 00:40:14,480 --> 00:40:17,120 suffering excruciating abdominal pain... 897 00:40:17,240 --> 00:40:19,640 So, this came on quite early this morning? 898 00:40:19,760 --> 00:40:22,560 ..worried husband Tony called 000. 899 00:40:27,920 --> 00:40:29,800 Paramedics Kieran and Sarah 900 00:40:29,920 --> 00:40:33,160 feared the young mum was suffering a life-threatening attack 901 00:40:33,280 --> 00:40:35,080 of pancreatitis. 902 00:40:38,240 --> 00:40:39,600 Oh, you poor darling. 903 00:40:42,680 --> 00:40:44,600 Let's check on our plants. 904 00:40:44,720 --> 00:40:47,040 Their suspicions were proved right 905 00:40:47,160 --> 00:40:49,400 after Katie spent two nights in hospital 906 00:40:49,520 --> 00:40:51,240 with acute pancreatitis. 907 00:40:51,360 --> 00:40:53,320 I've got one, two, three, four, five... 908 00:40:53,440 --> 00:40:56,600 Before heading home for a very special day 909 00:40:56,720 --> 00:40:58,560 with four-year-old daughter, Tilly. 910 00:40:58,680 --> 00:41:00,240 Does mummy get a high five? Cool. 911 00:41:00,360 --> 00:41:03,280 I was really lucky because thankfully I came good 912 00:41:03,400 --> 00:41:04,680 by Mother's Day. 913 00:41:04,800 --> 00:41:06,360 Give them all a little bit. 914 00:41:07,600 --> 00:41:11,000 Good job. I was so glad that I didn't miss it. 915 00:41:12,280 --> 00:41:15,000 Mum? Are you feeling good? 916 00:41:15,120 --> 00:41:17,320 I'm feeling much better to be home with you, sweetie. 917 00:41:17,440 --> 00:41:20,000 The 29-year-old has survived this scare... 918 00:41:21,600 --> 00:41:24,680 but still has a huge medical battle ahead. 919 00:41:24,800 --> 00:41:28,080 Having pancreatitis and these other pain issues, 920 00:41:28,200 --> 00:41:30,160 unfortunately, it makes me a ticking time bomb. 921 00:41:30,280 --> 00:41:33,880 Like, I could have a pain episode at any point in time. 922 00:41:34,000 --> 00:41:35,000 What about Mirabel? 923 00:41:35,120 --> 00:41:36,520 Does Mirabel get to go down the slide too? 924 00:41:36,640 --> 00:41:39,280 But I'm quite hopeful that they will be able to fix whatever 925 00:41:39,400 --> 00:41:41,200 that is in the next year or so. 926 00:41:42,400 --> 00:41:44,320 I love you. I love you. 927 00:41:44,440 --> 00:41:45,440 We are the paramedics. 928 00:41:47,360 --> 00:41:50,120 When Archer was knocked off his bike by a car 929 00:41:50,240 --> 00:41:51,560 while riding to school... 930 00:41:52,680 --> 00:41:53,960 Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah... 931 00:41:54,080 --> 00:41:55,600 ..the eight-year-old was terrified. 932 00:41:57,480 --> 00:41:59,400 And he wasn't the only one. 933 00:41:59,520 --> 00:42:01,760 Dad Elliott got the fright of his life... 934 00:42:01,880 --> 00:42:02,960 Well done, everyone. 935 00:42:03,080 --> 00:42:05,160 (INTENSE MUSIC) 936 00:42:05,280 --> 00:42:07,120 They're the words you-you don't wanna ever hear. 937 00:42:07,240 --> 00:42:09,320 ..while paramedics Wishy and Viney 938 00:42:09,440 --> 00:42:12,640 were worried Archer may have a serious bleed on his brain. 939 00:42:16,600 --> 00:42:19,000 (GENTLE MUSIC) 940 00:42:21,080 --> 00:42:24,120 So, it's hit there. That's what's caused it to crack. 941 00:42:24,240 --> 00:42:26,200 That's where your head was hit. Mm. 942 00:42:26,320 --> 00:42:27,480 Remarkably, 943 00:42:27,600 --> 00:42:31,000 the brave little boy only spent one night in hospital 944 00:42:31,120 --> 00:42:32,720 before being given the all clear... 945 00:42:32,840 --> 00:42:34,200 This actually saved your life. 946 00:42:34,320 --> 00:42:36,920 ..and is happy to be back home with his dad. 947 00:42:37,040 --> 00:42:38,920 Well, we have to rebuild his bike, but, yeah, 948 00:42:39,040 --> 00:42:40,440 it hasn't stopped him. 949 00:42:40,560 --> 00:42:41,840 Oh, show us what you've got. 950 00:42:43,520 --> 00:42:46,520 (UPBEAT MUSIC) 951 00:42:48,160 --> 00:42:51,680 The accident may not have left any physical scars... 952 00:42:51,800 --> 00:42:53,320 Oh. 953 00:42:53,440 --> 00:42:55,600 ..but Archer has learned a big lesson. 954 00:42:56,960 --> 00:42:59,240 I am definitely being more careful 955 00:42:59,360 --> 00:43:04,680 when I'm crossing roads, looking left, right, left, twice. 956 00:43:06,160 --> 00:43:08,840 Not only is Archer still riding... Well done. 957 00:43:08,960 --> 00:43:10,600 ..the eight-year-old's brush with death 958 00:43:10,720 --> 00:43:13,480 has made him a celebrity at school. 959 00:43:13,600 --> 00:43:17,400 I've told the story of the accident probably, like, 960 00:43:17,520 --> 00:43:20,840 100 million times to my friends. 961 00:43:20,960 --> 00:43:24,040 They were all like, "How are you alive?" 962 00:43:24,160 --> 00:43:27,640 And they think I'm a big legend. 963 00:43:27,760 --> 00:43:29,080 Whoo-hoo! 964 00:43:29,200 --> 00:43:30,520 (JOYFUL MUSIC) 965 00:43:30,640 --> 00:43:32,200 That's the way, hon. 966 00:43:32,320 --> 00:43:35,240 Captioned by AI-Media ai-media.tv