Aberdeenshire chainsaw accident aftermath caught on camera
Channel 4 is taking viewers directly to the frontline of medical trauma with the return of its gripping observation-documentary series Rescue: Extreme Medics which returns on Channel 4 on Monday, May 15 at 9pm.
With exclusive access to the Scottish Trauma Network, each programme follows super-skilled medics as they use helicopters and rapid-response cars to deliver advanced hospital treatment at the scenes of the most serious of accidents, in some of the most challenging landscapes in Scotland.
Whether on a remote island, a windswept mountainside, or a tourist-packed coastal road, viewers can see the crucial, minute-by-minute decisions made to save lives.
Using cameras that are worn by the medics and with new unique access to the trauma teams, viewers will experience what medics do as they save lives on-scene.
The series also features in-depth interviews with the families and loved ones of the patients to reveal how the accidents occurred and provide an insight into the emotional impact of the trauma.
With incredible access to A&E departments in Glasgow and Aberdeen, viewers can witness the skill and hard work of the medics as they administer treatment that will hopefully not only save lives, but also ensure a better quality of life for the patients. In addition to covering the initial treatment, the cameras also follow the patients through their rehab as they look to get back on their feet and home to their families.
Across the four part series incidents include one in rural Aberdeenshire where 63-year-old Liz has a significant cut to her arm after husband, Donald, accidentally caught her with a chainsaw whilst cutting firewood.
In Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, doctors are unable to find a pulse in her hand and are concerned it could be a life changing injury.
The Trauma Team are dispatched by air to near Inverurie after 52-year-old Mark crashed and rolled his van into a field.
Trapped and struggling to breathe, firefighters extract him from his vehicle and he is rushed to the Major Trauma Centre in Aberdeen, where scan results reveal he is in danger of cardiac arrest.
In the first episode an Air Ambulance is dispatched to the Scottish Island of Mull where 23-year-old rally driver Scott has rolled his car down a 20-foot embankment.
Whilst in Glasgow City Centre, the Trauma Team fight to save the life of 40-year-old Kenneth, after he was hit by a bus and dragged under the wheels.
Meanwhile, the Coastguard helicopter fly to a remote sea loch to attempt to rescue 45-year-old Sally, who has fallen 15 feet down a waterfall.