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Imelda tries to help a patient who has been revived from heroin overdose.

‘Paramedics’, a dramatic and emotive six-part documentary series on TV3, goes behind the scenes with the HSE National Ambulance Service, giving viewers a keen insight Ireland’s frontline emergency medical service.

In episode 1, we’re introduced to Advanced Paramedic Supervisor Peter DeIea, Paramedic Supervisor Imelda O’Shea Coughlan and Paramedic Gloria Comerford, who are all based in Cork.

The programme shows a number of traumas in Cork, ranging from a heroin overdose to a burst colostomy bag. One call in particular, follows Peter and Imelda to an emergency on Cork’s Grand Parade where two girls rang 999 after seeing a man passed out on the street.

An area of the city that they have been called to many times, Peter and Imelda are prepared for what lies ahead. On arrival they bring the man, who has overdosed on heroin, into the ambulance to give him a drug called Naloxone which blocks the effects of the drug and can essentially bring someone back to life. But in this case, the patient becomes extremely violent upon realising what is happening. After ripping out his IV tubes and forcefully insisting he leave the ambulance, he becomes a danger to both himself and the paramedics.

Speaking about the incident, Imelda said that although sometimes they do their best, the patient will not cooperate:

“We now had the risk of blood exposure as well because he was waving his hand around the place with blood dripping off his arm. There was no reasoning with the gentleman.

“You can’t forcibly keep them in the ambulance because at that stage (after being given Naloxone), they are fully with it, they’re capable of looking after themselves at that stage.”

‘Paramedics’ starts on Thursday, 16th April at 9pm on TV3.

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