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THIS WEEK ON "BOSTON EMS" A BOY'S DASH FOR THE SCHOOLBUS BECOMES HIS MOTHER'S WORST NIGHTMARE

Plus: With Their Patient About To Give Birth, a Pair of EMTs Argue Over Who Has Delivered More Babies

"Boston EMS" Continues Saturday, August 1 at 10:00PM/ET on ABC

Following its strong debut as Saturday night's most-watched show, "Boston EMS" continues this week, taking viewers to the streets of Boston to deliver an intimate portrait of the proud men and women of the nation's most seasoned group of first responders. Viewers ride along with some of the EMTs and paramedics who responded to the desperate calls of runners and spectators when bombs exploded at the Boston Marathon more than two years ago. They treated horribly injured patients at the scene and then ferried them to Boston's outstanding hospitals. Their professionalism earned the gratitude of a shell-shocked and grief-stricken city. But every day, the 350 men and women of the EMS are there, in all seasons and at all hours, serving up medical expertise accompanied by compassion and even friendship. The series is part of this summer's one-two punch from ABC offering viewers a unique glimpse into real life medicine. Its companion series is the critically-praised "Save My Life: Boston Trauma," a tour de force inside Boston's top hospital ERs, airing Sundays at 10:00 p.m., ET. "Boston EMS" airs SATURDAY, AUGUST 1 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

In episode two, an eleven-year-old boy sprints for the school bus and becomes a casualty of a hit-and-run driver. An EMT - who is a mother of five -- arrives at the scene to comfort the boy's crying mom who needs as much attention as her injured son.

Also in this episode, A cyclist is pinned under an SUV and is lucky not to pay the ultimate price for not wearing a helmet -- and the gloves are on as EMTs transport a woman in labor and debate who gets to deliver the baby if they don't reach a hospital in time. Paramedics wrestle with how to break the news to an accident victim that his friend is worse off than he is, and EMTs race through rush hour traffic only to get blown off by a patient who declines treatment so he can search for his missing phone.

"Boston EMS is fazed by nothing. We have seen them extricate people from under cars, trains and fallen buildings. We have seen grateful patients and very disagreeable ones," says Executive Producer Terence Wrong. "They handle all jobs with courtesy and aplomb."

With their previous series, the producers pioneered a new form of television - unscripted authentic medical drama. Terence Wrong is the executive producer of "Save My Life: Boston Trauma" and "Boston EMS," along with the critically-acclaimed "Hopkins, "Boston Med," and "NY Med." Erica Baumgart is the senior producer. Andy Genovese, Aysu Grodowski and Alexa Coyle are series producers. Monica DelaRosa is story and digital producer. Carly Stipek is field producer. "Boston EMS" is produced by ABC's Lincoln Square Productions for ABC News.

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