999: On the Frontline: Season 11, Episode 13

11 - 13: Episode 13

Special episode, demonstrating how paramedics handle their patient's pain. A woman who has diabetes is found by her son collapsed on the floor. The EMTs suspect she's had a hypo and need to get glucose into her blood stream. With no access to a vein, they take drastic action by drilling directly into her leg. The paramedics also treat a midwife, who has a painful bowel obstruction.