Paramedics: Life on the Line
Deals with emergency calls from contact with the dispatchers to the paramedics on the streets of Vancouver, BC.
- 2019-2019
- 1 season
- Documentary
Deals with emergency calls from contact with the dispatchers to the paramedics on the streets of Vancouver, BC.
Season 1 Episode Guide
10 Episodes 2019
Episode 1
Light It Up
Chris' partner Marco has a way with the seniors. Paramedic Specialist Andrew performs a FAST test on a patient, and paramedics Nick and Dave are called to a pedestrian accident.
Episode 2
Rollercoaster
Paramedics Nick and Dave meet an "old friend" then make some new ones, while Janice and Aaron deal with a patient laughing through a dislocated shoulder. Paramedic Specialist Ole recognizes a seizing patient on the street.
Episode 3
What Stays With You
Greg and Paula on the North Shore deal with a patient who has mysteriously collapsed. Meanwhile, Carol-Lyn and Adam receive some big news, and Paramedic Specialist Andrew fights traffic and a ticking clock to save a patient.
Episode 4
Connections
Follow paramedic pairs James and Kin and Kelly and Rob in Richmond as they manage wandering grandmothers, broken hips and a patient collapse at a local temple. Paramedic Specialist Jade treats a patient with a dangerous heart condition.
Episode 5
Lost in Life
Anthony and Sarah are called to a motor vehicle accident followed by a seizure, while Alana and Tara stand-by for an emergency that closes down Vancouver's busiest bridge during rush hour.
Episode 6
Like a Friend
Paramedic Shanelle teams up with her old instructor Shaq to help Paramedic Specialist Martin with a challenging situation. Carol-Lyn and Adam share their last shift together and, in Dispatch, Tara takes a potentially traumatizing call.
Episode 7
Instincts
Husband-and-wife team Anthony and Sabrina learn to trust their instincts in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. Meanwhile, Paramedic Specialist Kris and new partners Courtney and Peter deal with the devastating effects of the opioid crisis.
Episode 8
Sixteen Lifesavers
James and Kin triage patients after a truck hits a transit bus. Carol-Lyn and Sean help a man who experiences an unexpected onset of nausea. Paramedic Specialist Andrew treats a tourist with a potentially deadly combination of ailments.
Episode 9
Night Shift
Anthony and Sabrina help a patient with a strange allergic reaction, while Downtown Eastside crew Courtney and Peter and Paramedic Specialist Kris work the challenging and surreal 3 pm to 3 am shift.
Episode 10
No Occupation for Old Men
Carol-Lyn and Sean must deal with a parent's worst fear, while calls for paramedics Nick and Dave, and as well Chris and Marco, take them from birth to death.