Highland Emergency
Encyclopedia
Highland Emergency is a British
television documentary series following the work of the emergency services in the Highlands
of Scotland
. It is broadcast on Channel 5 in the UK.
Filmed aboard the search and rescue
aircraft of the Royal Navy
, Royal Air Force
and HM Coastguard
as well as the Scottish Ambulance Service
(SAS) air ambulance
s, the show follows the teams on emergencies in the Highlands. The series also follows the work of the Emergency Medical Retrieval Service
(EMRS) in transporting critically ill patients, via Royal Navy and SAS aircraft, to better equipped, urban hospitals.
Series one comprised 28 episodes and aired throughout 2008/09. Series two first aired on Channel 5 on Friday 26 February 2010 and consisted of 6 episodes. The main difference in the two series was in the timing, with series 2 episodes being 1 hour in duration rather than 30 minutes as in series 1. Series 3 first aired on terrestrial television
on 14 September 2011 and reverted to the 30 minute running time.
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
television documentary series following the work of the emergency services in the Highlands
Scottish Highlands
The Highlands is an historic region of Scotland. The area is sometimes referred to as the "Scottish Highlands". It was culturally distinguishable from the Lowlands from the later Middle Ages into the modern period, when Lowland Scots replaced Scottish Gaelic throughout most of the Lowlands...
of Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. It is broadcast on Channel 5 in the UK.
Filmed aboard the search and rescue
Search and rescue
Search and rescue is the search for and provision of aid to people who are in distress or imminent danger.The general field of search and rescue includes many specialty sub-fields, mostly based upon terrain considerations...
aircraft of the Royal Navy
HMS Gannet SAR Flight
HMS Gannet SAR Flight is a Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm squadron based at RNAS Prestwick in Scotland. It operates three Sea King Mk5 helicopters in the military and civilian Search and Rescue role across Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland...
, Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...
and HM Coastguard
Her Majesty's Coastguard
Her Majesty's Coastguard is the service of the government of the United Kingdom concerned with co-ordinating air-sea rescue.HM Coastguard is a section of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency responsible for the initiation and co-ordination of all civilian maritime Search and Rescue within the UK...
as well as the Scottish Ambulance Service
Scottish Ambulance Service
The Scottish Ambulance Service is part of NHS Scotland, and serves all of Scotland. It is a Special Health Board funded directly by the Scottish Government Health Department....
(SAS) air ambulance
Air ambulance
An air ambulance is an aircraft used for emergency medical assistance in situations where either a traditional ambulance cannot reach the scene easily or quickly enough, or the patient needs to be transported over a distance or terrain that makes air transportation the most practical transport....
s, the show follows the teams on emergencies in the Highlands. The series also follows the work of the Emergency Medical Retrieval Service
Emergency Medical Retrieval Service
The Emergency Medical Retrieval Service , is an airborne medical initiative operating in the West of Scotland. It provides patients in remote and rural areas with rapid access to the skills of a consultant in emergency or intensive care medicine as well as facilitating transfers to larger, better...
(EMRS) in transporting critically ill patients, via Royal Navy and SAS aircraft, to better equipped, urban hospitals.
Series one comprised 28 episodes and aired throughout 2008/09. Series two first aired on Channel 5 on Friday 26 February 2010 and consisted of 6 episodes. The main difference in the two series was in the timing, with series 2 episodes being 1 hour in duration rather than 30 minutes as in series 1. Series 3 first aired on terrestrial television
Terrestrial television
Terrestrial television is a mode of television broadcasting which does not involve satellite transmission or cables — typically using radio waves through transmitting and receiving antennas or television antenna aerials...
on 14 September 2011 and reverted to the 30 minute running time.