Lives that Save Lives
Emergencies is a series about people who risk their lives to save the lives of others. They are doctors, nurses, fire fighters, police and other professionals who never know what awaits them when they go to work. They are chaos managers who operate in a world of constant uncertainty, always working in a team, often racing against the clock, and sometimes in high-risk situations. In the words of Barcelona fireman Joan Canudas, "the fire fighters run in one direction when people are fleeing in the other direction."
In a matter of seconds they go from 0 to 100, putting order in disorder, acting as mediators in delicate situations, and saving lives. But they're not doing it to be heroes, they are just doing their jobs. Emergencies aims to explain just how they manage that: how they feel about their work, why they do it, and how it affects them.
Each intense 40-minute episode focuses on two or three protagonists with their individual stories that are told in self-contained sequences, all adding up to...
A fast-paced, entertaining, informative and thought-provoking series.
