ORYVE presentation
The series follows the operations of the Helsinki Rescue Department up close. In the spotlight are the rescuers whose everyday lives are shaped by challenging and diverse emergency assignments. Viewers get an inside look at the demanding and fast-paced work of paramedics, emergency physicians, and fire chiefs.
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Episode 1
A worker is trapped in an elevated work platform, while a large loose windowpane above threatens to fall on him. An emergency physician is dispatched to help a young man at risk of cardiac arrhythmia.
Episode 2
A fire at five construction site barracks keeps several rescue units busy. A medical unit responds to a tram and passenger car collision. A small child suffers an allergic reaction to nuts.
Episode 3
A man has been critically stabbed in the chest, and the emergency doctor must act quickly to save his life. Rescue workers also deal with dangerous ice hanging from a roof and help an aggressive intoxicated man.
Episode 4
Following an apartment fire, flames threaten to spread through the roof to the rest of the building. Firefighters work to prevent the spread. Paramedics assist a feverish child and a man collapsed in his car.
Episode 5
Rescuers climb over 60 meters up a construction crane after an outsider climbs it for unknown reasons. Emergency crews also respond to a childbirth and hotel guest with chest pains.
Episode 6
A medical unit responds to a man who collapsed while shoveling snow. Slippery roads lead to a collision between two buses.
Episode 7
The MIRG rescue team trains with the Border Guard helicopter on hoisting operations. Emergency crews also respond to a childbirth and a woman with severe abdominal pain.
Episode 8
A fire in an apartment building basement requires several rescue units. The emergency field commander handles multiple seizure-related calls during the day.
Episode 9
Paramedics respond to a man violently shaking at a bus stop. A fire chief reprimands a man whose careless cooking caused a major alarm.
Episode 10
Rescue workers handle a traffic accident during rush hour. A man collapses while eating, and suspected solvent poisonings keep emergency doctors busy.
Episode 11
Paramedics help a child with severe breathing difficulties. Emergency staff investigate the mystery of a missing patient while firefighters practice rope descents.
Episode 12
A premature infant suffers breathing difficulties. Firefighters also deal with a fire and traffic accident, while paramedics confirm that nothing more can be done for a deceased person found at home.
Episode 13
A man suffering intense pain requires medication from the emergency field commander. Firefighters remove a large branch broken by the wind.
Episode 14
A woman collapses outside a restaurant for unknown reasons. Firefighters train in new lifting techniques at the station.
Episode 15
A passenger car crashes into a tunnel wall. Emergency staff investigate the mystery of a missing patient suffering seizures.
Episode 16
Electrical wiring complications trouble firefighters at a fire scene. Later at night, crews search an apartment building for a constantly beeping fire alarm.
Episode 17
At Kallio central rescue station, a new rescue air cushion is tested. Firefighters clean up leaked gasoline from a car. Police call paramedics after an elderly memory-impaired man is found wandering outside in little clothing.
Episode 18
An elderly woman falls at home and badly injures her hand. A resuscitation call turns out to involve a patient with a do-not-resuscitate order.
Episode 19
A person jumps into the icy sea, prompting a major rescue response. Tight elevators complicate helping patients who have fallen at home.
Episode 20
An emergency doctor responds to reports of two unconscious children. Rescue workers are also occupied with a person climbing on a roof and a fire alarm.
