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Series 3 (Shortened Versions): Episode 12
A Warwickshire police officer uses his advanced medical training to save the lives of two stab victims, and a mountain bike paramedic receives head injuries when he’s violently attacked in Manchester city centre. With assaults on ambulance workers at an all-time high, stab vests are trialled in Wolverhampton.
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