Play S7 E6 Paramedics: Emergency Response is an intense fast-paced observational documentary series following several diverse and dedicated teams of paramedics from Saskatoon’s Medavie Health Services West as they respond to calls ranging from minor mishaps to life-threatening emergencies.
Episodes
6 — 706
706. Go behind the scenes with the paramedics and some of their most compelling calls.
5 — Last Call
Last Call. Paramedics respond to a viscous beating, a man in a diabetic emergency, a case of stinky feet, and a singer with a sore hip who performs for them.
4 — Shock And Awe
Shock And Awe. A young woman attempts suicide with razor blades. A chronic alcoholic is near death from his drinking. A driver flees the scene of a major accident.
3 — A Cardiac Event
A Cardiac Event. Paramedics respond to a young woman in drug-induced psychosis, a chronic smoker with chest pain, a suicidal father who breaks into his old backyard.
2 — Pumped On Adrenaline
Pumped On Adrenaline. A man in a bar fight gets a gruesome injury. A young woman goes into severe anaphylactic shock. A man has a seizure in front of a worried wife.
1 — You Could Die Tonight
You Could Die Tonight. A man is beaten by men armed with hammers. A homeless patient has a hidden weapon. A man is assaulted with bear spray.
1 — Aggravated Assault
Aggravated Assault. Paramedics rush to a single vehicle rollover, a woman with severe chest pain, a man in a diabetic emergency, and a grad student stabbed by a burglar.
2 — Temporary Insanity
Temporary Insanity. Paramedics treat a cyclist with head injuries, a man with excruciating intestinal pain, an attempted suicide patient who flees the scene, and a man in a drug induced psychosis.
3 — Kidnapped And Stabbed
Kidnapped And Stabbed. Paramedics respond to a man kidnapped and stabbed, an intoxicated driver who passes out behind the wheel, a fentanyl overdose in a parking lot, and a Schizophrenic patient who believes he was poisoned.
4 — Drug Demon Ghost
Drug Demon Ghost. Paramedics are called to a cyclist who collided with a fast moving car, a woman seeing demons, a man having a heart attack, and a woman found overdosing in a vacant house.
5 — Gratitude
Gratitude. A bystander complicates treating an overdose. A frightened young girl has Covid symptoms. A COPD patient struggles to breathe and a man overdoses at a small party.
1 — A New Threat
A New Threat. Paramedics are called to a woman bitten on the arm by a home invader, a paraplegic in chronic pain, a fentanyl overdose patient, and an alcoholic who will die if he doesn't stop drinking.
2 — Darkness All Night
Darkness All Night. Paramedics treat a man overdosing in front of his scared girlfriend, a young woman possibly having a miscarriage, and a criminal with multiple personalities. A Paramedic is attacked by a man on drugs.
3 — Back From Other Side
Back From Other. Side Paramedics respond to a an overdose patient not breathing, a man with extreme blood pressure, a victim of a home invader, and a man with end stage liver failure.
4 — Dead Weight
Dead Weight. Paramedics are called to a gruesome dog bite, a confrontational man with shortness of breath, a man OD'ing in front of terrified family members, and a woman suffering COPD.
5 — Restrain And Sedate
Restrain And Sedate. An overdose patient flees the scene. An intoxicated woman must be rescued from the river bank. A cancer patient requires pain control, and a woman threatening suicide struggles with the paramedics.
6 — All Hands On Deck
All Hands On Deck. Paramedics treat a teen overdosing in front of frightened family members. A diabetic with extreme sugars. A couple bear sprayed and assaulted. And a woman cold and unconscious in an industrial lot.
1 — Assault In Progress
Teams respond to an overdosing patient pulled from the river, a woman left at the scene of a car crash, a young man with chronic alcoholism, and an injured Police officer.
2 — A Psychotic State
Paramedics treat a teenager who fell from a 3rd floor balcony, a man struck by a passing truck, a home-care patient having a psychotic episode, and an HIV-positive homeless woman.
3 — On The Edge
Paramedics respond to a 3-wheeled motorcycle rollover, a heart-attack patient, a mom with severe anxiety, and a patient overdosing in a parking lot.
4 — An Overdose on Meth
Paramedics treat a woman assaulted in her van, a man with drug-induced anxiety, a teenager struck by a car, and a man overdosing on meth.
5 — The Pink People
Paramedics treat a dementia patient with a urinary tract infection, a man in severe alcohol withdrawl, a teenager who was stabbed, and a epileptic patient seeking help from a neighbour.
6 — A Senseless Attack
Teams respond to a savage back-alley assault, a cancer patient, a man threatening to jump off a freeway overpass, and woman on meth who crashed a stolen vehicle.
7 — Happy Endings
Paramedics rush to treat a teenager who was tasered, a woman overdosing in a parking lot, a homeless man with chronic pain, and a man bear-maced by vandals.
