Garda Motorcyclists Escort Paediatric Patient To Hospital

This video [credit Greg Lyons] is an excellent example of the sort of inter-service teamwork between emergency services organisations that happens daily.
An Irish Coast Guard helicopter transfers a paediatric patient to an awaiting National Ambulance Service emergency ambulance.
Before the ambulance is escorted through traffic by the Garda. Also involved were the Dublin Fire Brigade and Rescue 118
It took the convoy less than four minutes to travel from the junction of collins avenue and Swords Road to Temple Street Children's hospital during rush hour.
This is a journey that would ordinarily take seven times longer in rush hour traffic.
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[@STHFGDBY]

It wasn't temple children's Hospital, it was The Matter Hospital.

[@chris-ryan]

​@STHFGDBY no, this was temple Street.. the matter is a couple of junctions up the road from here.

[@mikee66]

Those Garda motorcyclists, WOW!

[@almilhouse9059]

Big respect for all those in these services. Can I also say a big thank you to the 4 that were lost in that rescue helicopter crash, 2 were never found.

[@squirrel3190]

I hope all those drivers who pulled over, rather than feeling inconvenienced, realize they helped save the life of a child. We should always keep that possibility in mind when we see an escort like this and - move over! I used to live in Toronto Canada and I had a police scanner radio for a time. Toronto Police called these 'Emergency runs'. I don't know when and where they trained and practiced for them but the leap-frogging they do is such a skill and it's so impressive to see in action. These Garda cops are impressively smooth in their execution of it. The reason I mentioned the scanner is that on a run like this in Toronto, they would usually have patrol cars block off intersections even before the ambulance convoy got to the intersection and then clear after the convoy passed by. The police dispatchers who would coordinate all this behind the scenes were the invisible heroes of the effort.

[@emergencyservicesnews]

Thanks for watching and for the comment. It is always interesting to hear how things like this are done in other countries. ^ JJ

[@fionnmaccumhaill3257]

@@emergencyservicesnews I notice the drivers get out of the way of the police much more than when it's an ambulance alone.

[@AlainnCorcaigh]

@@fionnmaccumhaill3257 this is in Ireland kid . Drivers actually respect all emergency services

[@RICDirector]

Except the one bus, that just kept trundling along....

[@briankelly5816]

Well said squirrel!! Remember everyone one day it could be your relatives x

[@andrewfrost8422]

Excellent work by all concerned. The ambulance driver had loads of decisions to make. Praying for those involved.

[@Starfield-Guy]

The skill of those bikers is simply incredible, it’s like watching a well choreographed dance take place

[@margaretwhelan3459]

Looking at this i feel so much pride for the Garda and the ambulance driver. They are fantastic and courageous.God bless them and all emergency services.

[@quinszar]

am i the only one with his jaw on the floor at watching such awesome cordination between those motor officers. that is beyond impressive!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@weeardguy]

And it takes a hell of a lot of practice to do this. We used to have a program on life on the road in the past, with multiple special episodes about the training officers that deal with this in The Netherlands, which showed how hard it is to get everyone's attention, get them to do what you want and how hard it is to keep your attention on the ambulance as well: in training they would usually stop the ambulance at some point to perform 'critical care'. The officers' job would be to spot this in time and hold position before returning to clearing a path for the ambulance. Normal officers in The Netherlands don't get this training though, only the Military Police and officers from the The Hague region.

[@williampatrickfagan7590]

Like an orchestra, all in harmony and all knew what others were going to do next. Not your average driver. It must take years to be that competent. Hope the little hero lived to play another day.

[@georgivladimirov2586]

Not only you mate, me to

[@mandyriab.4391]

No, I'm a former firefighter and I was just thinking that was incredibly perfect. Everyone is protected (pedestrians, car, etc...) I am impressed by such great speed and efficiency. (except the shaking of the ambulance, even if there is an emergency). Very Good Job...

[@rickycarlsen6210]

No me too

[@martinh3848]

Did a run like that many, many moons ago coming out of Henley Regatta. The Police Outriders are the dogs dangley bits, I swear to God sometimes they're just riding those bikes with their knees! Thoughts and prayers for the young child in the back, seriously hope they pulled thorough okay. 🙏

[@hanshartfiel6394]

I've seen French police rididng their bikes at full speed and waving both arms to direct and stop the traffic

[@Hutchkins77]

Amazing, excellent team work, well done to our emergency services, THANK YOU!!! 😀

[@nickgandy3]

Back in 1992 I was born 14 weeks premature suffered a brain hemorrhage at birth, if it wasn't for the police escort the ambulance and my parents received that day by Kent police. (Dad was in the middle of the escort following the ambo) I wouldn't be here today to write this comment.

[@Dutch3DMaster]

While I didn't require an escort, I still owe my life to the emergency services 2 times. At 3 years old I suffered a kidney infection after a bladder infection crawled up to them, causing my body to slowly poison itself. After arriving at the hospital, some of the first checks they did gave a prediction of how close I had been to death: my mom having called 1-2 minutes later would've resulted in me dying while on the way to hospital. About a year later my body tried something similar and I had to be rushed to hospital again, this time at a much lower speed (30-40 km/h, something my mom to this day recalls as one of the weirdest experiences ever, given how slow it was going). The reason for this speed was that the ambulance crew managed to get a small tube not typically meant for supplying oxygen in between my seriously infected tonsils, to avoid having to perform a tracheoctomy (where they cut open your breathing tube below your vocal chords). This tube could easily slip out due to vibrations and shocks, so they decided to take things slow. Both of those experiences, even without me being aware of what was going on (though with the second one I was conscious, and the paramedic calmed me down by showing all the things in the ambulance to distract me from the fact I was having trouble breathing) are the reason I always get angry when I hear people lashing out or become aggressive against paramedics, police, and firefighters.

[@jamesarmitage8399]

Always humbling to watch these knowing the lengths everyone was going to & the sheer skill to all involved!!

[@davebuts1921]

The Police bikes what a team of three, how could three look like six, always there to stop the flow, great work guys, the ambulence crew for getting there and keeping the patient safe, the helecopter and everyone involved, real team work.

[@GreenForestwitch8470]

I did not breath through whole video don't know why started crying so much 😭 tugs heart strings more child involved

[@stienogamez8296]

If you didn’t breathe, you most likely are dead now…

[@ElliottRodgers]

Outstanding job by all those involved. Epic biking skills. Hope patient made a full recovery.

[@peterberg6559]

Wow what a flow those Garda have. Like an alpine skier.

[@garyhesketh8164]

Outstanding motorcyclists, doing a fantastic job, brave officers.

[@emergencyservicesnews]

Yes they are

[@SD-io9ny]

Fair play to all those emergency services driver, riders & pilots. Amazing team work. Coordinated perfectly. Well done it’s no easy thing to do such a thing.

[@irishmedic]

GREAT VIDEO! Shows the public what really goes on while we are at work! Garda driving TOP CLASS!

[@emergencyservicesnews]

Thanks for watching and for leaving a comment 🙌 ^ JJ

[@lwh6308]

I hope there will be more people like this They're so cool and I respect them. Thanks to these people, I think there are many people who survived the golden time. Thank you for playing a tremendous role in saving lives.

[@FordTough2013]

This is impressive. Having worked in Law Enforcement in the US, I really wish we could get it together and actually help people.

[@danielprefontaine4030]

Great handling on the bikes. Very impressed, and good to know we're in safe hands.

[@michaelohehir3779]

I'm Irish and find it very strange that there isn't a landing pad at the national childrens hospital but what brilliant coordinated driving by the cops and ambulance driver, well done everybody

[@x.Prep.Tastic.Sophia.x]

Pretty sure the new one has pad on the roof, however the rescue helicopters in ireland are MASSIVE so its not practical to land on the roof.. However the grounds od kilmainham hospital is very close by..

[@georgebarnes8163]

That was a rescue chopper not an air ambulance, the patient needed to have medical attention inside the road ambulance and as already pointed out that chopper is too big for a normal landing pad, such landings have been attempted before with these big choppers with lethal results to all onboard which is another reason they are not used for direct transport to hospitals.

[@keithcarney1097]

The current children’s hospital is temple street in the middle of the city, 100’s of years old. The new one will have on I believe.

[@DaChaGee]

I'm not expert but the coast guard helicopter looks a lot bigger than a normal air ambulance.

[@georgebarnes8163]

@@DaChaGee it is indeed, it is not an air ambulance but a rescue helicopter with limited medical care, this chopper has the sole purpose of getting people out of danger but not medical treatment.

[@NickBoyle]

Amazing. The Garda and Ambulance worked so well together.

[@richardgiles2484]

The riders skill level was absolutely amazing 👏👏👏 Really hope the pacant was OK 👍

[@02887727356]

i have never seen anything so humbling.a wonderful display of traffic management simply outstanding and i hope it was worth it

[@samrc8350]

That switch to the other side of the road was insane. Fair play.

[@denisfly_1]

Excellent escorting!!🙏🏼

[@briankelly5816]

Incredible people are emergency services thank you

[@carey-gregory]

Wow, that's some traffic clearing. It's obvious these guys train for this procedure. Three cops on motorcycles ahead. When they come to an intersection one of them stops to block cross traffic while the other two continue, then the one that stopped catches up and gets back in front. Rinse and repeat. Nice work, ladies and gentlemen.

[@weeardguy]

Yep. Especially glad to see they give clear instructions that don't interfere with those just given by other officers, they don't swerve like idiots and especially don't slam on the bonnets of cars like I saw in a video from the French police doing this. I just hope that sometime they will experience this from within the back of the ambulance: the VTB-team (VerkeersTechnische Begeleiding, Technical Traffic Support) team from the The Hague police in The Netherlands, explicitly avoid having the motors keep playing catch up: the ride is stressful enough for the person in the back, having sirens and motorcycles zooming past every junction again and again adds a lot of extra stress to that experience. So they always make sure the motor-officer closest to the ambulance starts driving again as soon when they come within a short distance.

[@davidhanson1849]

This is my favorite video the way the Garda don't give a second thought for their lives making sure this child gets the medical treatment needed ASAP 5:28

[@emergencyservicesnews]

🫡🙌

[@irishro1]

Great stuff. Very fast thinking to opposite side against traffic flow. Save vital seconds. Well done to all. Top class teamwork in action. Awesome 👌🏻 👏.

[@Ken_Norman]

🇬🇧 Watching those bikes brings back happy memories of “back in the day.”

[@grahamdobson7428]

Just great job by all the people. And car drivers. Thank you for getting out of the way 🙏 🙌

[@smal1393]

In 2009, I rode in an ambulance carrying our son, who was wounded in Afghanistan. With an escort of motor officers, we carved through rush hour in Washington D.C. to Watler Reed Hospital, it was most impressive.

[@Jim_86]

Well done lads. A 4 minute journey through rush hour traffic that would normally take around 28 minutes. That's impressive.

[@grahammaguire404]

Like a hot knife through butter, there's motorcyclists and traffic police motorcyclists, they defy the laws of gravity, such a rare sight in the UK due to budget cuts ( f&_£ing Tories budget cuts) but when you see one even just casually gliding along you instinctively know your arse is being watched and if the 💩hits the fan it's highly unlikely you'll get away, in Lincolnshire and Humberside they had a unmarked Honda Blackbird.... with a superior machine and equally trained rider 99% of traffic offenders never got away as for the 1% a knock on your door and CCTV footage secured your conviction.

[@IG-fp9zk]

Excellent service hope those critical patients are well in good health. Keep up the videos and thank you!!

[@Undertaker3041]

And thats the way it’s done! Fantastic job!

[@RARDingo]

That was some outstanding professionalism & teamwork!

[@emergencyservicesnews]

Thanks for watching! ^ JJ

[@trueriver1950]

Three sets of amazingly professional driving here 1. The way the motorcyclists deploy to close junctions against side roads and leap frog around each other as the ambulance passed 2. Again the way the escort makes snap decisions about which side of the road to clear, closing the oncoming side of the road where possible 3. And the ambulance driver: the way they constantly makes space for the stationary motorcycle that's just been overtaken to come past. It's not often you see an abundance on blue lights giving way to overtaking traffic but here it's exactly the right thing to do I think these two services must practice this together in special training sessions as it all came together so neatly. Here's hoping the kid was saved

[@tomatoes3]

Some great riding and driving by the emergency services .

[@georgebarnes8163]

That emergency run was nothing short of Outstanding, those outrider escort bikers were damned amazing.

[@paulfitzsimons6514]

The coronation of the riders is so professional. At times you would think there is 6 not 3 .

[@rztrzt]

Those cops did an aweesome job!

[@emergencyservicesnews]

too right! Thanks for watching! ^ JJ

[@kenco777]

It's normal to move over to make room for emergency vehicles; But would you drive into an active bus lane? In the UK, councils will issue you with a £100 + penalty ticket. A very reasonable reason for making room, ie. 'due to emergency vehicles', will NOT void your penalty charge.

[@liamduffy8737]

In Ireland Gardai control traffic if a garda directs you into a bus lane you are Entitled to be there, dare anyone tell you different they are the ones in trouble, person, council, etc

[@Fn-xj8hl]

This is actually specifically allowed for in Irish law. Subsection B below applies in this case. Basically any driver is exempt from all road traffic laws, with the exception of dangerous driving and driving while intoxicated while under instruction of a garda. 87.- (1) Requirements under the Road Traffic Acts 1961 to 2010 relating to vehicles and requirements, restrictions and prohibitions relating to the driving and use of vehicles, other than those provided under sections 49, 50, 51A, 52 and 53 of the Principal Act, sections 12, 13 and 15 of the Act of 1994 and sections 4 , 5 , 12 and 14 of this Act, do not apply to- (a) the driving or use by a member of the Garda Síochána, an ambulance service or a fire brigade of a fire authority (within the meaning of the Fire Services Act 1981 ) of a vehicle in the performance of the duties of that member, or (b) a person driving or using a vehicle under the direction of a member of the Garda Síochána, where such use does not endanger the safety of road users.

[@ahmedkhashan706]

heroic effort ... God bless

[@angierussell5856]

very good driving skills

[@georgivladimirov2586]

Absolutely great job from the police ❤

[@sassyboofle6983]

Well done , that was how team work really should happen .👍

[@lukeronan8842]

Wow. Have goosebumps watching that

[@WangBaiTe]

Wow, the discipline of all the drivers moving out of the way so quick! Yesterday I watched a video with an ambulance escort in Paris and there the officers had a lot of work making all drivers move away! A lot of them simply closed the gap right after the first bike and so didn't allow the other officers and the ambulance to keep up the drive! In Ireland that is clearly different! Well done!

[@declanmoran4941]

Seriously impressive. My Father was an ambulance driver for 35 years. I remember the stories he told me of the numerous Garda escorts he had over the years. Always wished I was with him for one. The rush of adrenalin must have been something else. Thinking of all our emergency service members always. Be safe out there

[@tobyrose6906]

Other Countries should see this how. To respond. Stop.get out of Way. Brilliant performance from the police escorts and indeed Irish public.....well done.....

[@gerrysladephotography7927]

Top job by the Gards!

[@davidhanson1849]

I just love watching this video as the garda police officers escort the ambulance with great skill

[@walkthedogs240]

Wow, those guys are good!

[@davidwood4624]

Working together like a dream. Well done all. The blue club stick together.

[@roberthughes9856]

They went throught that traffic like a knife through butter. Thank God it seemed the right time of day as the oncoming traffic was heavy and would have been a greater challenge. Hope the patient was AOK.

[@heavyhaulage1]

Awesome work 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

[@flyer1658]

Amazing skills I hope the kid was OK and made a recovery

[@andrewmcgowan8440]

Fantastic job by the police very professional ❤️

[@gjbspark]

amazing skills boys...well done

[@evanomairtin1279]

Just for your information, the ambulance service in Dublin, along with the emergency ambulance call taking is run by Dublin Fire Brigade, a Fire bases EMS service that is the oldest ambulance service in Ireland and has operated for 125 years

[@joeoak8181]

Some advanced riding skills on show. Best job in the world.

[@wolvoman1]

Excellent team work, the training was worth it

[@jamespatterson2366]

Fantastic team work. 👌

[@kierandegrada2573]

So proud of our people in blue. Up there with the best, SEG in london, equiv in paris etc.

[@andyclark8991]

All hero’s, all. Hope the person in the ambulance was ok in the end.

[@rogercamp2910]

Kudos to the motorcycle officers, long may you ride.

[@LuteciaMark]

Took me some time to find it on a map. The helicopter actually been landing beside Beaumont Woods, on the field right near Our Lady of Mercy College. So it is quite few minutes longer in traffic

[@mastercook62]

Poetry in motion 👌

[@carmenl163]

Absolutely wonderful! In the Netherlands, we have a system where one police motorbike is always in front of the ambulance, and the two others alternate from traffic crossing to crossing. This way, the ambulance only has to focus on the police escort in front of him. They are also warning the ambu for bumps in the roads and where he should take the left lane to go straight ahead. This seems a bit more relaxed for the ambu driver.

[@fredbaldwin3221]

Well coordination and with respect to the officers

[@jacobh3594]

When it's a kid involved it's a all hands on deck situation.

[@suzannelewis761]

Absolute perfection police bikers hope whoever you were escorting was ok

[@traineespark]

dont forget the building of the dearest children's hospital in the world with no helipad

[@realhelathylifestyle]

You can't be serious. No helipad? In the most congested part of Dublin. Brilliant

[@jackshit3355]

Fantastic I do hope it's all worthwhile

[@londonviewer3483]

Good drive. Hope the patient recovered quickly.

[@keithhaynes8079]

Brilliant everyone without out riders a drivers of emergency vehicles many people would die I thank you all.

[@user-oc7it1il5y]

I’m not a great lover of the police but I must say this is one of the most amazing team work by those riders well done Xx❤❤

[@thomasweishaupl3064]

Chapeau 🎩🙏

[@danielwray8072]

Gotta love the irish cg

[@petedavis4097]

Brilliant

[@jimbrand2806]

Teamwork? That was almost choreography!!

[@23baggo]

great job

[@Airwolf106]

WOW those bikers were amazing

[@daveblackett4996]

Emergency service's at their best well done

[@mrb3673]

Nice work garda!

[@lukewoodside9420]

These boys are very well trained.

[@PROVOCATEURSK]

Not a single cyclist causing a traffic jam, just carbrains.

[@hmcredfed1836]

That is one heavy helicopter

[@katehobbs2008]

The motorbike police did a terrific job

[@alanoconnor6325]

Skilled riding and great intra agency work✅😎

[@emergencyservicesnews]

💯%

[@waynemgtregear7228]

In N.S.W there are several hospitals with helicopter landing pads one not far from my home the helicopter flight path is over my home.

[@emergencyservicesnews]

HI Wayne, thanks for the comment and thanks for being a member of our channel :-) We appreciate it! ^ JJ

[@anto687]

Great video! Really great work by the Gardai there, the offsiding had my palms sweating the second time coming up on that junction! fyi Rescue 118 IS the coast guard helicopter and the Dublin Fire Brigade are likely operating the ambulance :)

[@ajhowaya]

The ambulance in the video is NAS not DFB.

[@niallbourke7963]

Wrong, the ambulance is NAS and DFB provide ground cover for the helicopter as it lands.

[@alundauncey5262]

Great to see the services working together as they should love it !!

[@emergencyservicesnews]

We agree!

[@melr8830]

The escort riders, wow! Well oiled machine!

[@kingsleyhealey8028]

Does the Hospital not have a Heli Pad for Air ambulances etc or if they do is the helicopter simply to big? Any answers as I am curious to why they would transport the last part by ambulance and not straight there by heli

[@emergencyservicesnews]

That is correct - the hospital concerned does not have a helipad 🙌 thanks for watching 👍

[@kingsleyhealey8028]

@@emergencyservicesnews thanks for the response

[@johnmarlog6933]

Hope those that pulled into bus lane were exempt from fines/points etc

[@pralkatv3485]

When i was taxi driver in Poland i had two times when i had to brake the road law. One customer with unconscious baby. I needed to reach the hospital asap and drove through the city with 130km/h (50 allowed). Second time was when i needed to fetch the heart transplant surgeon for operation, knowing that haeart just landed in helicopter. There was no time left to call for police assist. I still have driving license.