999: On the Front Line

As a man's tongue swells to twice it's normal size, it's clear he's having an anaphylactic reaction, a time critical emergency. A postman is on the floor unable to move with painful spasms in his back.

While driving to work, a young woman has a panic attack and pulls over in the middle of rush hour traffic. It's a frightening experience that may have been triggered by an equally frightening assault.

Paramedics treat an unresponsive patient who's having no reaction to pain, a man who's fallen over and injured his head, and a woman who's struggling to breathe

On the night shift, paramedics are called to a man complaining of a fast heart rate and chest pains. In the back of the ambulance, he claims to have taken amphetamines for several days which may be the reason why he's feeling so unwell.

Paramedics are called to a man under arrest. He's outside in the street and has hit his head. The police want to make sure he's well enough to be taken to the police station.

Paramedics treat a woman who's in agony with chest pains, a man with multiple sclerosis who has low blood pressure, and a baby with an extensive medical history who is projectile vomiting.

The powerful series that joins West Midlands paramedics as they respond to all sorts of emergencies, from trauma cases and major collisions to heart attacks and cardiac arrests