For stunts, action vehicles and other high-risk sequences, Medirek provides higher-level clinicians, such as HCPC-registered paramedics, nurses and doctors, matched to the risk of the stunt. Medirek works with the stunt coordinator before the day so the medical plan fits the action, and can add rescue-trained staff, ambulance cover and conveyance where needed.
A stunt day changes the medical picture. The aim is simple: if something goes wrong, the right clinician is already standing there with the right kit and a plan to get the performer to definitive care.
Planned with your stunt coordinator
Medirek works closely with stunt coordinators so the medical risk and the risk of harm are fully understood before anyone rehearses. That shapes who is on set, where they stand, what equipment is staged and how a casualty would be extracted and moved.
- Higher-level clinicians to suit the stunt: paramedics, nurses and, for specialist work, doctors.
- Rescue-specific staff, such as water rescue personnel, so performers can be recovered and handed to the medical team.
- Fire cover for fire gags and pyrotechnics: see fire cover for productions.
- Ambulance cover and conveyance where the risk or the distance to hospital calls for it.
Motorsport, action vehicles and high falls
When a production involves cars, motorbikes or trucks at speed, or motorsport-style sequences, Medirek sources well-equipped medics who can respond to a vehicle incident and give effective care. High falls, wire work, fight sequences and horses all get the same treatment: assess the risk first, then match the clinicians and kit to it.
Safety, not just standby
Because Medirek also provides production health and safety, the team can look at the stunt plan as a whole: the method statement, exclusion zones, communications and the stop signal, as well as the medical response. Where Medirek works alongside a specialist rescue team, its medics provide the clinical care while the rescue team does the technical recovery.
Frequently asked questions
What level of medic do I need for a stunt?
It depends on the stunt. Lower-risk action may only need your usual set medic, while high falls, vehicle work, fire or water usually call for a paramedic or higher-level clinician, and sometimes an ambulance on standby. Medirek agrees this with you and your stunt coordinator.
Can you provide a doctor for a stunt day?
Yes. Medirek can provide paramedics paired with nurses and even doctors where the risk assessment shows it is needed.
Do you work with the stunt coordinator?
Yes. Medirek works closely with stunt coordinators so the medical plan matches the actual risk of the sequence.
Provided by Medirek – Safety and Medical. More on medirek.co.uk.
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