Medical And Rescue

On 15 December 2014 eighteen people were taken hostage in Sydney’s Lindt café. Eyewitnesses and first responders explain what happened minute by minute in the months and weeks leading up to the horror.

After fifty years on the job, a carpenter's just made his first big mistake. A stoush in the playground has put a ten year-old boy in hospital, and a young woman has driven into the back of a truck.

A huge storm rolls into Surfers Paradise and the swell causes major problems for lifesavers. Then, a swimmer is dumped near the shoreline and cracks his neck.

On 23 March 2007 a collision occurred in Melbourne’s Burnley Tunnel would affect the psyche of the state. The crash involved multiple trucks and cars setting off an explosion hot enough to melt cars.

A heart attack victim receives his angiogram in a desperate attempt to save his life. Paramedics bring in a man who had a petrol drum explode in his face. A temperamental little girl won't take her medicine and a holidaymaker has his ankle ripped open after he crashed into a car door while cycling. However, a fracture is not his only problem.

At the resort town of Byron Bay, lifesavers and the rescue helicopter respond to a cliff base emergency. It's a race against the clock to find the victim. Meanwhile, at Portsea, on Victoria's Mornington Peninsula, Board riders find themselves in trouble in a rip. And some kids from the bush get a tough introduction to the surf.

Lifesavers at Burleigh Heads on the Gold Coast respond to reports of a peeping tom in a toilet block. Nearby, a teenage beachgoer has been reported missing, and on Sydney's northern beaches, lifesavers call in paramedics after a young nipper crashes hard in shallow water.

Paramedic Pete is called to the aid of his boss, Greg, who may have broken his ribs after being hit by a car. Two electricians are rushed into Trauma after receiving serious burns from a massive high voltage electric shock. While, Beijing Olympic hopeful Christian undergoes intensive heart surgery. Narrated by Chris Gabardi.

Shane, a 35-year-old motorcyclist, has arrived at The Alfred with serious injuries after colliding with a bus. Colin the carpenter arrives after losing one of his fingers in an accident involving a circular saw. Meanwhile Andrew and Pete, the two electricians who sustained burns from a high voltage electric shock, are dealing with the aftermath of their injuries. Narrated by Chris Gabardi.