Moment wall collapses on Edinburgh workmen as four injured at building site
The moment emergency services responded to reports of a wall collapsing at an Edinburgh building site has been shown on TV.
The terrifying incident took place on the city's Rillbank Crescent on June 19, 2024, and left four people injured after a brick wall collapsed on top of them at the building site.
The incident was broadcasted during a new episode of Paramedics on Scene on BBC Scotland which returned for a sixth series on April 1.
The documentary showcases the life-saving work from Scottish Ambulance Service paramedics, technicians and call handlers with a film crew shadowing them along the way as they attend both major and routine incidents across the country.
Paramedic Holly and student technician Julie are featured at the start of the episode as they rush to the scene, near The Meadows, under the impression there are two casualties.
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However, upon arrival, they are informed by a worker that four people were left injured as extra resources, including two special operations response teams and a critical care paramedic, are scrambled.
Student technician Julie said: "When I got up there I noticed there was about an eight foot tall wall that had collapsed on top of them. There were two patients lying on top of it in quite serious pain and two others sat on the side."
Holly added: "It was quite a chaotic scene but we have to make sure at that point we prioritise who is injured the worst."
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According to the crew, a young boy who they saw first had a significant knee and head injury as well as drifting in and out of consciousness. A second patient's hammer shattered his hip when the wall fell on him.
A third man's teeth had pierced his lips upon impact as he was left bleeding heavily. A short while later, ten paramedics are on scene providing urgent care to the four injured men, with the location of the incident making it incredibly difficult.
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Crews work to stabilise the patients before working out how to get them down the scaffolding and into ambulances waiting at the entrance to the site.
The casualties are carried down the scaffolding on stretchers. Just over 90 minutes after the wall collapsed, all four injured men are on their way to hospital.
Paramedics on Scene continues on BBC Scotland at 9pm on Tuesday.
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