Oct 5, 2026 · 27 min · 14 segments
What’s it really like having cameras follow you while you’re responding to emergencies? Paramedic Sarah Stansfield joins me to spill what happens behind the scenes of *Paramedics* including how…
Carly PortchHost
And like, obviously you d- uh, uh, like the range of emotions from one episode, like obviously-
Then, but it- but then I think it's the touching moments and the human side of what you guys do.
Like, when elderly people call, like I remember once seeing an episode where they just wanted their bins and their house, like, cared for and th- like it's little-
Because you guys do more than just, I guess, medically attend to people, and that was the thing that-
I think it's one of the really beautiful things about paramedicine, is that it really has evolved from just the emergency calls.
So yes, we still attend to those emergency life-threatening calls, but we also attend to people that might be, you know, grieving the loss of a loved one and they don't know where to go, they don't know what services are available.
Or it may be that a family member has entered into palliative care and they just don't know what that looks like, who to contact.
Can they call an ambulance? Is it allowed? Is it, you know, is it still an emergency if they've been palliated? So the dis- the, I guess the industry's come a really long way, and it's so amazing to be part of that.
And you know, we've, I've learnt a lot being in the job from eight years now, and just seeing how much the job has grown.
And how does it go, Sarah, when your emotions take over? 'Cause obviously you are professionals, and you, you are trained to see a range of things.
So what are the things that have made you tear up and, and is there a protocol between you and your colleagues if you can see one of them getting a little bit emotional? Because you are only human, and you guys do see a lot.
Um, so being able to get to the job, to do it, to get through it, put your emotions and your feelings and your opinions aside and, you know, be professional and provide the appropriate care.
And like, obviously you d- uh, uh, like the range of emotions from one episode, like obviously-
Then, but it- but then I think it's the touching moments and the human side of what you guys do.
Like, when elderly people call, like I remember once seeing an episode where they just wanted their bins and their house, like, cared for and th- like it's little-
Because you guys do more than just, I guess, medically attend to people, and that was the thing that-
I think it's one of the really beautiful things about paramedicine, is that it really has evolved from just the emergency calls.
So yes, we still attend to those emergency life-threatening calls, but we also attend to people that might be, you know, grieving the loss of a loved one and they don't know where to go, they don't know what services are available.
Or it may be that a family member has entered into palliative care and they just don't know what that looks like, who to contact.
Can they call an ambulance? Is it allowed? Is it, you know, is it still an emergency if they've been palliated? So the dis- the, I guess the industry's come a really long way, and it's so amazing to be part of that.
And you know, we've, I've learnt a lot being in the job from eight years now, and just seeing how much the job has grown.
And how does it go, Sarah, when your emotions take over? 'Cause obviously you are professionals, and you, you are trained to see a range of things.
So what are the things that have made you tear up and, and is there a protocol between you and your colleagues if you can see one of them getting a little bit emotional? Because you are only human, and you guys do see a lot.
Um, so being able to get to the job, to do it, to get through it, put your emotions and your feelings and your opinions aside and, you know, be professional and provide the appropriate care.
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