Edinburgh charity Street Assist received 15 call-outs on a busy Saturday night, including helping a man who was having a seizure and another who had been assaulted.
The group of volunteers post updates after every night on patrol in Edinburgh city centre, more often than not helping people either injured or in distress, helping ease the current pressure on the police and the Scottish Ambulance Service.
On Saturday night, the team were called out to 15 different jobs, most of which helped vulnerable or intoxicated people get home safely, with their hard work never going unnoticed in the capital.
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Posting an update of their night's toil on Facebook, the team said: "We dealt with 15 jobs over the course of tonight's shift.
"Our volunteers provided assistance to a male having a seizure, a female who'd injured her knee, a male who had been assaulted, a distressed female who was found alone in a nightclub and a male with a dislocated knee.
"In one incident, we identified two teenagers sitting on the pavement. Our team ensured they were safe and were being collected by a guardian. It's these interventions that make the difference when identifying someone who appears vulnerable.
"We had five referrals from Edinburgh Police Division, took two people back home and made one trip to A&E.
"We'll be back out next weekend."
The team now have well over one hundred volunteers who take turns patrolling the streets during busier days of the week, as well as several vehicles and a firm partnership with Police Scotland.
Volunteers are trained in first aid and can usually help with minor situations that an ambulance or the police would typically be called out to.
