Emergency with Angela Griffin (2011)

Angela Griffin spends 10 weeks in the company of the West Midlands Ambulance Service, highlighting the trials and tribulations of life as a paramedic.

Angela Griffin shadows an incident support officer, responsible for managing the scene at an emergency, and cases include a traffic collision, a stabbing and an armed robbery. She also finds out what happens to injured troops who have returned to the UK from Afghanistan, and is impressed by the high speeds of the ambulance

Angela Griffin deals with 999 calls at the emergency operation centre, including reports of a knife attack and a woman giving birth. Nurse Andy Thurgood then takes her to the scene of a serious traffic incident

Angela Griffin joins a team of volunteer doctors, nurses and paramedics based in the West Midlands, who provide care at the roadside. She witnesses the aftermath of a traffic collision in which a child was injured, and other cases include a fire in a family home and a crash involving an ambulance

Angela Griffin rides along with two members of a Birmingham ambulance crew on an eventful shift. She helps them calm a drunken youth, tend a 57-year-old having a heart attack, and console a girl concerned over her suicidal ex-boyfriend. A naked man is also found outside in freezing temperatures

Angela Griffin joins paramedics in Stoke-on-Trent who attend the scene of a traffic collision and treat a teacher experiencing chest pains. She also hears from one of the service's regular callers, who is prone to excessive alcohol consumption

Angela Griffin witness a seizure, a suspected case of meningitis and a woman being resuscitated.

Angela Griffin attends the scene of a traffic collision involving a woman who claims to have been concerned about a casserole, and meets an individual affected by the death of a cat

Angela Griffin deals with a stabbing, a child with epilepsy and a woman in labour

Angela helps the paramedics treat a person with a chronic lung condition and assists with the aftermath of a traffic collision.

Angela works with the with the Devon air ambulance and has to attend the scene of a road accident. In Plymouth, a code red call takes her to the top floor of a local tower block.

Angela and the crew make their way to an address in Glasgow after an epileptic woman goes into a violent fit. An air ambulance operation in Devon is threatened by bad light.

Angela and the crew rush to an address in Glasgow when an epileptic woman goes into a violent fit. Plus, an air ambulance operation in Devon is threatened by fading light.

Angela faces the reality of drug addiction during a night shift in Glasgow's East End. Plus, time is of the essence as the emergency crew deal with a collision in Cardiff.

An incredible twist awaits when Angela helps treat the victim of an assault in Cardiff city centre. Plus, all is not as it seems at the scene of a stabbing in Glasgow.

On board an air ambulance in Wales, Angela flies to the rescue of a schoolgirl who has suffered a fit. A desperate dash is also made in Glasgow to help a terrified family.

Angela climbs on board an air ambulance in Devon and scrambles to the rescue of a man who has fallen off his horse. Meanwhile, in Wales, a girls' night out goes wrong.

Every second counts when Angela races to the rescue of a patient suffering cardiac arrest in Devon. Emotions also run high during a distressing shift up in Glasgow.

Angela races to the aid of a man who has suffered a suspected heart attack, before treating a father who has lost the feeling in his legs.

There's no let-up for Angela in Cardiff when a motorcycle accident is followed by a car-versus-coach road crash. Then, in Bournemouth, a family faces an anxious wait.