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- DirectorBenjamin GilmourStarFrancisco BalzetaParamedico is an observational documentary following emergency ambulance workers in four diverse locations Mexico, Pakistan, Venice and Hawaii. The camp, military style of Pakistans rescue teams, with their marching and theatrical disaster exercises are a world away from the relaxed beachside work of the Hawaiians who stop for ice-cream at every turn. On the other side of the globe, above the romantic canals of Venice, ambulance doctors and nurses watch a generation of old Venetians quietly die as tourists pass below. Meanwhile, Mexican paramedics put their mind off the terror of the countrys drug war with their on-station games and madcap antics.
- DirectorFrancois Wahl5 Doctors from 5 different cultures on call, a 30 hour shift, in rural South Africa are followed around to showcase the intensity of their jobs and emotional strength needed to endure. Are they crazy, superheroes or somewhere in between?
- StarsAnthony PhilipsonAnthony PhilipsonRoger LaVernBritish television series following the hard and dedicated work of the NHS doctors and nurses battling to keep Britain alive and well.
- StarsChristopher EcclestonNieaal WilliamsObservational documentary series revealing the dramas and dilemmas faced by staff of some of the UK's largest ambulance services on a daily basis.
- Deals with emergency calls from contact with the dispatchers to the paramedics on the streets of Vancouver, BC.