Paramedic Paul "Crash" Partenheimer (Matthias Schweighöfer) is working without end, even though he is no longer happy there.
And then one day the pregnant November (Jessica Schwarz) is in front of him - and her boyfriend is on the floor with an overdose.
He goes through the motions during his life as a Paramedic; he smokes excessively, he skateboards in his free time and he works almost constantly.
He encounters many helpless people going through various problems, most end without success; A homeless man, a suicidal girl.
One of his Paramedic friends, Richie (Florian Lukas), abuses drugs that they would administer to patients.