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[bunniefuu]

DISPATCHER: Squad 14, man down,

unknown type illness...

I bet you that's a drunk.

This early in the morning?

[CHUCKLING] Yeah. It's
probably left over from last night.

Oh, that could be.

[ALARM SOUNDING]

Squad 39.
Woman with chest pains...

Ow!

8641 Lake.

Who'd he say?

Squad 39.

Thirty-nine?

Time out, 0913.

Aren't you finished
with that yet?

You know, I think C shift

had a chili casserole
and they let it bubble over.

Boy, now, I haven't had a
chili casserole for a while.

I sure wish Marco would
start fixing those things again.

Well, you wanna clean the oven?

I like it
with the cheese on top.

Jalapenos and onions...

Well, not when it bubbles over.

[ALARM SOUNDING]

Squad 51 in place of Squad 39.

Engine 39.

Man unconscious.
Possible heart att*ck.

11044 Conquistador.

11044 Conquistador.

Cross street, Commerce.
Time out, 0915.

Squad 51, KMG 365.

Yeah. This is way down in
the south section of 39's district.

Yeah. It's gonna be a long ride.

Yeah.

[RADIO BEEPING]

Squad 51. Engine 39 requests
your ETA at the incident.

JOHNNY: LA, Squad 51. Our
ETA is approximately 15 minutes.

DISPATCHER: 10-4, Squad 51.

[RADIO BEEPING]

What was that we just passed?
Was that Burnside?

Yeah. Commerce should
be the next light.

All right.

What are we on now?

Hicks, 11,000 block.

Eleven thousand? Yeah.

Okay. Two blocks up,
turn to the left. This should do it.

All right. Okay.

All right. This is it.

Squad 51 at scene.

Squad 51.0935.

Twenty minutes.

Yeah.

[SIRENS WAILING]

DISPATCHER ON RADIO:


toxic chemicals are stored
in a tanker.

Use caution.

KELLY ON RADIO: Squad 51,
this is Rampart. Can you send me some EKG?

JOHNNY ON RADIO:


We're sending you a strip.
Vitals to follow.

Pulse is 160. The victim
is in extreme pain, Rampart.

[INTERCOM BEEPING]

This patient is in V-fib.

Rampart, we have lost the
victim's pulse. Beginning CPR.

[RAPID BEEPING]

We're defibrillating victim,
Rampart.

Rampart, we've defibrillated
victim. Decent sinus rhythm.

JOE ON RADIO: Administer 2 amps
sodium bicarb and insert an airway.

KELLY ON RADIO: Start an IV,


DIXIE: Squad 51, continue monitoring
Vitals and transport immediately.

JOHNNY ON RADIO:
We're on our way, Rampart.

Why don't you just stay there
and I'll hand 'em out, Roy?

Okay.

[BANGING ON DOOR]

[WOMAN EXCLAIMS]

ROY: Yes, ma'am.
Fire department.

Yes, here.

Oh, boy.

It's about time. Yeah, right.

You want to clear that chest out
of the way there, please? Yeah.

Okay. We got enough room.

Okay. Did he stop breathing
at any time, Cap?

I don't think so.

But he's having a
lot of trouble. Yeah?

Can we switch to your O2?
We're about out.

Okay. Sure. Yeah. I got it.

WOMAN: I called 20 minutes ago.

I know. I looked at my watch. Yes,
ma'am.

You wanna take this chair...

How long have you been out
here? WOMAN: I can't believe it!

Oh,
we got here about 10 minutes ago.

Yea, ma'am. Well... WOMAN:
Twenty minutes to get here.

We're gonna put him on the
cannula. Can you put that on him?

It took you long
enough to get here.

All right.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

I'll put him on about 6 liters.

Okay.

Is he responding?

Nothing.

Sir, can you hear me?

Sir, can you hear me?





Do you know exactly
what happened?

No,
no. He was like that when we got here.

Okay. Does she know anything?

Couldn't get
anything out of her.

Okay. The pulse is still 140.

I'm gonna get on the horn.

KELLY: Start an IV with...

They've got a run.

Give him five milligrams MS.

I'm gonna get on the land line.

What did you say? 140?

Uh, yeah. The respirations
are rapid and shallow.

Okay. Ma'am,
do you have a telephone?

Yes. Yes. Right here. Here.

Okay. Excuse me.

Okay. Thanks.

Do you know any of his family?

Oh, I'm his sister-in-law.
I live next door.

Mable, his wife,
has gone shopping.

I don't know
when she'll be back.

You can't get
a hold of her at all?

No. No. She's gone
shopping. I don't know where.

Squad 14. Has there
been any improvement?

[PHONE BUZZING]

MAN ON RADIO: Negative...
Rampart Emergency.

Go ahead, 51.

Rampart, this is Squad 51.

We have a male,
approximately 55 years old,

about 190 pounds.

He's unconscious,
tachypneic, cyanotic.

We've got him on six liters
of O2. Stand by for vital signs.

Standing by, 51.

Squad 39, bring her on in.
We'll take a look at her.

I've got this one, Kel.
Thanks, Joe.

Roy, what you got?

Pulse is still 140.
The BP is 80 over 60.

Respirations are rapid and shallow,
and the pupils are reactive.

Rampart, BP is 80 over 60.

Respiration's rapid and shallow.

Pulse is 140. Pupils
are equal and reactive.

Has he had a history
of heart problem?

Is that what it is?

[SIREN WAILING]
We don't know that.

Oh, that must be the ambulance.

Rampart, we can't ascertain...

He said he had a chest pain.

Stand by. When did
he have a chest pain?

WOMAN: Just before it happened.
I'm gonna listen to his heart.

Keep your eyes on that
scope for me. MAN: Right.

He said he wanted
to go back to bed again.

And then he got to where
he is now and keeled over.

Rampart, he did have a chest
pain before he blacked out.

Oh, that's not the ambulance
for here. It's gone right by.

Johnny.

Stand by, Rampart. Yeah.

The pulmonic component of the
second heart sounds unusually loud.

Rampart, the pulmonic component of
the second heart sounds awfully loud.

Okay, 51.
Open an IV with D5W TKO.

Okay. IV D5W TKO.

Okay. Cap, can you
get us the foam patches?

Yeah.

Also,
I think we're gonna need the IV box.

Can you grab that, too?
Yeah. Right.

Has he had any recent
illness or anything?

He was in the hospital.

When? Last week.

He had a hernia fixed.

JOHNNY: Okay.

[BEEPING RAPIDLY]

Johnny, he's showing sinus
tachycardia with a right bundle block.

Rampart, showing sinus
tachycardia with a right bundle block.

Also, Rampart,
he's post-operative.

Can you clean this off for me,
please? Yes.

Pulse is down to 70.

He's shocking.

Okay.

Rampart, patient has gone
from pulse 140 to 70.

He's getting shocky.

Start an isoproterenol drip.

One point five milligrams
in 500 ccs.

One point five milligrams
isoproterenol in 500 ccs.

Johnny, send me a strip
as soon as you can.



Rampart, we're gonna
patch you in now.

We're gonna put in
a phone patch.

The next transmission
you'll hear will be EKG.

What's going on? Is he dying?

No, ma'am, he's not.

Could you do me a favor?
Could you thread that for me?

Yes.

Got that? Okay, thank you. Yeah.

All right. This should do it.

There you go, Cap.

Got it? Yeah.

Okay.

I need to get in here.

Can you get the tape ready?

Okay. Give me about
three strips of tape here.

Rampart, he's all patched in.
This will be EKG, lead two.

Yeah, we're getting a reaction.

[SIREN BLARING OUTSIDE]

Pulse is up to 120.

Rampart, pulse is up to 120.

Stand by, guys-



Right away.

We've got to get him
in here immediately.

I'm afraid this man's
in deep trouble.

JOHNNY: Okay, you got him? Yeah.

Is the drug box over there?

Yeah.

[CHATTERING]

ROY: Okay.

Johnny, waiting for you
right outside here.

Okay, I'm just gonna
grab these notes here.

Is he gonna be all right?

Yea, ma'am, he's gonna be fine. We're
gonna take him to Rampart General.

Well, look, you took so long getting
here and all. I wanna take your names.

You understand.

Yes, ma'am.

Squad 51. I think
that's all you'll need.

Mike. Whatever you're doing,
I need you for a few minutes.

Andy? Joe Early.

We've got a possible emergency
thoracotomy on the way.

Will you alert
the cardiovascular surgeon?

Maybe an hour. Depends
on what shape he's in.

Right. Yeah,
I'll let you know. Thank you.

Room 5.

How did you do the
lidocaine? It's on board.

WOMAN ON PA: Dr. Feldman,
Treatment Room 4.

Dr. Feldman, Treatment Room 4.

You going to the game tomorrow?

Yeah. I got two
good tickets for it.

Hey, Frank. Hey, Johnny.

Hey. How you doing?

Big John,
how you doing? Not bad. Not bad.

Sounds like you
guys had a rough one.

Yeah. We had a pretty bad one.

It was a post-operative
pulmonary embolism.

He went into shock.

Bad scene. JOHNNY: Real bad.

We were down in your area.

We didn't catch
your address on the air.

Yeah. I don't really
remember what it was.

It was some apartment court
off of Commerce.

No kidding.

We went right by there,
coming and going.

Yeah.

Yeah. You know, I think
we heard your siren.

We couldn't have been
more than half a mile from you.

Is that right?
What did you have?

Hypochondriac.

Are you kidding me?

Ain't that a kick in the head?
Just moved into the neighborhood.

I figure we're gonna average about
five calls a week from that person.

[CHUCKLING] Not
if I sh**t him first.

See you later, John.

ROY-

Yeah. Just talked
to the guys in 39.

You know what that run was? No,
what?

It was a hypochondriac.

I think we should
go talk to Brackett.

Yeah.

Lou, I promise you'll have
those results within an hour.

For sure. Thank you.

Hi, guys. How you doing? Hi,
Doc...

Doc,
that was a real bad scene back there.

How so?

Doc, there's something wrong
with the system when you're...

All right, look. For example,

I was just talking
to the guys on 39.

They got a run
this morning, right?

We got a run just a few
minutes after they did.

But our run was in their area.

It took us, what,
at least 20 minutes to get down there.

Do you guys want some coffee?

Yeah, I'll have some.
I don't want any.

Their run was nothing. It was
nothing. It was a hypochondriac.

I know. I handled it.

Okay, Doc, did you know that they
were just a few blocks away from us?

No, I didn't know that.

Yeah, well, another two minutes
and we would have lost that guy.

He had an embolism.
He was shocky.

The thing is, Doc,
if 39 had been on that run,

he'd have been here


I understand. But even if I'd have known,
I couldn't have released them.

We already started
an IV on the woman.

That's exactly what I mean.

The system is just too rigid.

I mean,
can't it be more flexible?

[SIGHING]
I'm not so sure, Johnny.

You know, the woman Squad 39
brought in could have had

a dissecting aneurysm,
or something urgent.

She's a real pro at symptoms.

We didn't know for sure
until I examined her.

That's just happened
a little too often.

I know. I know. We've had
several discussions on it.

All the base stations are
trying to come up with a solution,

but it's so darn complex.

I don't know. Frankly, I'd be a little reluctant
to change the procedures we've got now.

Sure, it was close, but you got
the guy in all right, didn't you?

Yeah, that's true. This time.

If only we could've gotten
a hold of our own Dr. John.

Our very own doctor.

Ma,

I'll get a doctor right away.

Now, don't get anyone too young.

No.

Now, hurry.

Well, I really think that
sister-in-law is going to...

Going to put in a complaint on us.
This is an incredible chicken salad.

Tuna fish.

I wouldn't worry about it.
You're in the clear.

Yeah, but it's not really
good for the department, Cap.

Yeah. Well, if anybody's got a complaint,
it's the patient.

It's a tough problem.

Yeah. Well, I keep thinking that the answer's
somewhere in having better communications.

You know what we need?

We need a system like
they've got in the hospital.

Triage.

Triage?

ROY: That's where they treat
the most urgent cases first.

Yeah, but they can stay close to
them there. They know what they've got.

The problem here is how much good
information can you get over the phone.

Once we arrive at a scene, start treating
a patient, start an IV or something,

we got to stay with that patient
till we deliver him to a doctor.

JOHNNY: Yeah. That's the law.

Change the law.

It still wouldn't have
done us any good this morning.

We'd have still be on the road for 20
minutes before we knew what we had.

Maybe we should
have more squads.

Could cut down on the long runs.

Yeah, but how many squads?
And how many men?

You know,
our runs are up 40% each year?

And it's a big county.
It'd cost a fortune.

Well, Cap, why don't we use
all the guys we already have

and train them to be paramedics?

Well, do you know how long that'd take,
Marco?

Five months per man.

You know how much that'd cost?

Yeah, and if everybody's
a paramedic,

we wouldn't get enough runs
to keep up our certification.

Yeah, just to stand by
for maybe one run out of 500?

Mmm-mmm. Taxes are high enough.

There's gotta be a way.

There's got to be a way we can
get to where we're needed the most.

We got a lot of people
working on the problem.

If you come up with the answer,
let 'em know.

Tuna?

Tuna.

How come it tastes
like chicken salad?

Good afternoon.

You're the doctor?

Yes, I'm Dr. Brackett.

[HESITATING] Is
it all right if I stay?

She's just my daughter.

Yes, I think it'd be all right.

What do you got, Dix?

He's too young.

Mother, I asked them. I...

FLORENCE: Mmm-mmm. I tried.

Really. I did.

Sit down.

When did you first notice this?

Excuse me.

If you don't mind,

we'd like an older doctor.

What are you babbling about?

Well, Mother, you said you...

Oh, just sit down and be quiet.

She asked for somebody
very mature and experienced.

Well, right now,
I'm the only doctor available.

Well, don't pay
any attention to her.

I'm sorry.

Can you tell me exactly
where the pain is?

Oh, it's all up
and through here.

Now, you're going to
be all right. It's my heart.

You're going to be all right.

No, I can tell.

MAY: I do wish you wouldn't
talk that way.

Would you sit up, please?

I've always had a weak chest.

Ever since I was a girl.

Palpitation. Pain.

It's all I've ever known.

Would you take a deep breath?

[BREATHES DEEPLY] Once more.

And again.

Again.

Again.

Okay. That's fine.
You can lie back.

Dix, let's get an EKG.

It began in the night.

I had her get me a hot
water bottle. It was so wicked.

But it didn't do any good.

My pills... Nothing helped.

What are you taking?

I hope you brought my medicine.

I believe so.

I told you to.

Yes. Here they are.

Is this your family doctor?

Yes.

Okay. Thank you.

I'm going to have
to stay here, aren't I?

For a while.

May...

Just lie quietly, please.

Don't let me die here.

Let me go home
to my own bed first.

No. No. No.

FLORENCE: Promise?

MAY: I promise, Mother.

Are you still in pain?

Oh, yes.

Dix, let's get
a CBC and a chest series.

Remind me to give you
the key to the lock-box.

I want you to have
everything in it.

Daddy's stickpin.

My rings and all...

Now, wait a minute. This...
This is a little premature.

I can't find anything wrong with your
heart, and your chest sounds clear.

Well, then, why am I
in such pain?

It could be a number of things.

Not necessarily serious.

Indigestion, for instance.

Indigestion! Hmm!

We'll keep our eye on you
for a few hours longer.

Just long enough
to nail it down definitely.

May, take me home!

Get me my clothes right now.
I'm going home.

Now, wait a minute.

I don't recommend this.
But it's up to you.

Dix, if she asks to go, you...
You get her ready.

I'm going home.
Get me my clothes.

Not you. Her.
She knows how to do it.

I know just how to do it.

That's right.

I'll get you a wheelchair.

Do that.

I told you he was too young.

I'm sorry, Mother.

Can't you ever do
anything right, May?

I'm sorry.

This one goes to Dr. Early.

Would you get a wheelchair
for 4, please?

When I reach her age I
hope my heart's that good.

Emotional? Probably.

[WOMAN SCREAMING]

Orderly.

What's taking all this time?

Florence,
I don't want you to be alarmed,

but your daughter
has had a heart att*ck.

I can't believe it.

Well, we're sending her up to
the Cardiac Care Unit right now.

Well, she's never had a
sick day in her life while I...

No. No. That's not true.

She's had a lot of them.

She's had chest pains
for several weeks.

Fortunately,
they seem to be mild.

But she's gonna have to
stay here for at least 10 days.

Oh, this is terrible.

Florence, there's something
you're gonna have to understand.

When she gets home,
she's going to need extreme rest and quiet.

Oh, dear.

Well, I think her chances are
excellent. I don't want you to worry.

I'll check back with you
as soon as I know something.

Well, who's going
to drive me home?

And it's almost time for supper.

Rampart, how did you copy
the last EKG calibration?

DISPATCHER:
Copied loud and clear, 51.



What I'm saying is, the same sort of
problems were solved a long time ago,

fire responses
with trucks and engines.

Believe me, Chet,
when I say it's not quite that simple.

Yeah, most of the calls we get now
in this department are paramedic calls.

[ALARM SOUNDING]

We get over 60,000 calls a year.
And 31 squads to handle them all.

And another thing. The department
sends us out on a run, right?

[RADIO CHATTER] Well,
the minute we talk to the hospital,

we're under their jurisdiction.

We're under two jurisdictions.

And the main problem is
everything we get

is on a first-come-
first-serve basis.

We just can't keep on
working like that.

[RADIO CHATTER]

Didn't Squad 18 go out on that?

Yeah, that's three squads.
Must be a big one.

You know, we may get
called out on that.

What's up?

Well, you all are moving up to


All righty. Okay.

Okay.

Hey, I'll admit the paramedic
situation is a little more complicated.

But not that much.

You wouldn't believe.

You know,
I hope we don't get stuck there for lunch.

[SCOFFING] If we get lunch.

We're probably gonna be
covering a couple of three areas.

Yeah.

[ALARM SOUNDING]

DISPATCHER: Squad 51,
woman unconscious. 9764 Pine Court.

9764...

[SIREN WAILING]

Ambulance has been requested.
Time out, 0941.

Squad 51, 10-4.

Well, here we go again.

Yep.



JOHNNY: Wanna get the stuff?
ROY: Yeah.

Hi, Jim. What happened?

Uh... I don't know.
It was the weirdest thing.

All at once,
everything just seemed to go away from me.

The next thing I knew,
I was on the ground.

In other words, you fainted?

[CHUCKLING] Yeah, I guess so.

Looks like she's fainted.

Pulse is 120.

Has anything like this
ever happened to you before?

No.

JOHNNY: Okay.

I want you to just look straight up here,
okay? Just look straight up here.

All right.

Okay, let me get
your blood pressure here.

JOHNNY: Keep looking up here.

There we go. Equal and
reactive. I'm gonna get on the horn.

Give me the BP as soon as you get it,
okay?

It's tight.



Rampart,
this is Squad 51. How do you read me?

MAN ON RADIO: Rampart, we need
one ambulance here now.

JOHNNY: Rampart, we have
a female, early 30s.

She's had a syncopal episode.

BP is 135 over 80. Pulse is 120.

Pupils are equal and reactive.

Squad 51, start an IV
D5W TKO and stand by.

We have too much
traffic on the air.

JOHNNY: 10-4, Rampart.

IV.

Do you have a history
of any illnesses?

No.

Are you on any kind
of medication?

No.

Are you under
a doctor's care at all?

No.

Well, you seem
to be pretty normal.

They want us to start an IV on
you here just as a precaution, okay?

Oh'.

Ma'am, are you pregnant?

[LAUGHS] Good heavens, no.

Gee, I'm really... Just... If you
could just give me a hand to my car.

ROY: Why don't you just lie
back, all right?

Really, I feel a lot better now.

Well, let's just take
you to the hospital

and let them check you over
just to be sure.

[RADIO CHATTER]

[SIREN WAILING]

JOHNNY: I can't get on the air.

Look, why don't we just
go ahead and transport her?

It beats just sitting
around here.

There's too much traffic.
All right.

I'll go in with you.

All right.

Okay, come on.

Okay, now. Take it easy,
take it easy. All right.

Don't bend this arm.

[WOMAN EXCLAIMING]
Are you sure you can...

Okay. WOMAN: Yes.

ROY: Okay. Just lie down
here with your head on the pillow.

All right.

All righty. Now,
I don't want you to bend this arm, okay?

Put that right next to you.

WOMAN: I really feel silly.

ROY: Don't feel silly.

I'll take this stuff
and put it in the ambulance.

Here's your purse here.

There we are.

Oh, wait. My bag.

He'll get them. My stuff.

Johnny. What'd she forget?

It's that bag and box.

Thank you.

Here, I got it.

ROY: Hey, you can take that
strap from around your neck there...

WOMAN: [CHUCKLES] Oh!
ROY: [LAUGHS] Yeah.

ROY: All righty. It's okay.

[WOMAN SIGHING]

That's it.

JOHNNY: LA, this is Squad 51
on a follow-up to Rampart.

Now 25 minutes.

DISPATCHER: 10-4, 51.

You seem to be okay.

I'd just come out of the store. Oh,
I had a terrible time with them.

I was trying to exchange this one
lousy amplifier they stiffed me with.

And the salesman.

He looked me right in the eye
and as much as called me a liar!

Can you imagine that?

[STUTTERS] Can you imagine such
a thing! I've never had that happen.

Just relax, all right? You're
just gonna make yourself worse.

Okay.

[ALARM SOUNDING]

DISPATCHER: Engine 51,
Squad 64, traffic accident with injury.

1022 Westdale.

1022 Westdale.
Cross street, Pine.

Ambulance has been requested.
Time out, 0945.

That's a 19-mile run for 64.

Waiting for Squad 64.

LA, Engine 51. We have
a badly injured man here.

His leg is pinned
and he's in extreme pain.

Is there any squad
available closer than 64?

DISPATCHER: Negative. Do you
want an ETA on the ambulance?

I'm not sure
we should even move this man

without the paramedics
checking him, LA.

DISPATCHER: Engine 51. Squad 51,
Engine 51. What's your status?

Engine 51, Squad 51. We're
transporting to the hospital.

We're not available
for 20, 25 minutes.

10-4, Squad 51.

Okay, now, you kids get on
over to the curb. Go on.

HT 51, Squad 51. Did you copy?

Squad 51, this is HT 51.10-4.

I'm gonna contact Rampart again.

JOHNNY: Squad 51.

Oh, would you like some?

No, thank you.

Rampart, this is Squad 51.

Go ahead, 51.

ROY: Rampart, Engine 51
has a bad traffic accident

in the 9700 block of Pine,
and there's a long delay on the squad.

We're in that location.

Is there any way
that we can leave this victim,

and then proceed
to Engine 51's victim?

What are they transporting?

Nothing urgent,
but they've started TKO.





Hey, can we pull
this thing over?

JOHNNY: What's the problem?

No problem. We're
going to that TA on Pine.

JOHNNY: Okay, you got it.

[SIREN WAILING]

LA, this is Squad 51.
Instead of Squad 64,

we're gonna join Engine 51 at
that traffic accident on Pine Street.

DISPATCHER: 10-4, 51.

Original time out, 0945.

Squad 64, cancel.

[MAN GROANING]

Okay, now, I know
you're uncomfortable.

But we might just make it
worse if we tried to move you.

Paramedics will be
here any minute.

Here they are. Hang on.

I thought you were tied up.

Rampart let us go.
What have we got?

Okay, that guy doesn't have a
scratch on him, believe it or not.

But this guy's
really hurt badly.

He's got a fractured pelvis,
something like that.

All right. Fractured pelvis?

We'll check him out.
Thanks, Cap.

All right, which side
you hurt on?

Left side. It's bad.

Left side here.

Okay, just hang on.

[SCREAMING]

All right.
Take it easy, take it easy.

[MAN GROANING] Okay,
I won't touch you anymore.

Okay, just relax.

I think his pelvis is fractured.

All right.

[MAN MOANS]

Okay, pulse is 120.

Okay, are you hurt
anywhere else?

No.

What about
your head or your neck?

No.

Okay, let me see
you move your head.

[GROANS]

Doesn't hurt at all?

No.

Okay. I'm gonna get a BP on him.

Okay. His left thigh
is awfully swollen.

He's losing a lot
of blood in there.

STANLEY: How is he?

He's getting real shocky, Cap.

I think you're right.
I think he broke his pelvis.

We're gonna have
to put him on a backboard.

Rampart, this is Squad 51.
How do you read me?

Read you loud and clear, 51.
Go ahead.

They sure made good time.

Yeah, about a minute flat.

JOHNNY: Rampart,
we have a vehicle accident.

Male, about 170 pounds.

The pulse is 120. Stand by
for the rest of the vitals.

Okay, I'm gonna open up his
pant leg here and see what we got.

All right.

BP is 90 over 70.

Respirations are 25.

Pupils are equal and reactive.

Roy, look at this.

This is where
he's losing his blood.

Okay.

Rampart, BP is 90 over 70,
respiration is 25.

Pupils are equal and reactive.

Look, is it okay if we move
you out of here right now?

Then we'll wait, and then
we'll give you something

for the pain once we get you out,
all right?

Okay. Okay.

Johnny, how about
moving him out?

[SIREN BLARING] Oh,
okay. Just hang on one second.

Cap, gonna need a backboard.

KELLY: Squad 51,
open an IV with normal saline.


IV with normal saline.


still in the car?

That's affirmative, Rampart.
We would like to start MS IV

after we've extricated
the victim from the car,

if there is
no apparent head injury.

All right, 51. Give him five milligrams
MS. See how he does on that.

JOHNNY: 10-4, Rampart. Squad 18,

transport patients
five and six first.

[MAN YELLING] ROY: Okay,
easy. Let us do it.

Don't move. All right. Okay.

[MAN GROANING]

STANLEY: You got him? ROY: Yeah.

ROY: Easy now.

Yeah, we got him here, Johnny.

STANLEY: All right.

ROY: All right.
Easy on the... Okay.

Okay.

STANLEY: All right.
It's that hip.

JOHNNY: Okay,
I think this is good.

All right. Good deal.

Hey, can you grab that Biophone?

Can I get some saline there?

O2.

Yeah, right here is good.

Stoker, take that with you,
will you?

Need anything?

No, that's okay. Thanks, Chet.

Rampart, we've
extricated the victim.

We're gonna start an IV
with five milligrams MS.



Bring the first man
in as soon as possible.

10-4, Rampart.

Okay, he's got a fractured hip.

You feel any better now?

It doesn't hurt as bad.

Okay, good. We're gonna lift you up now,
and put you on the gurney.

You shouldn't feel
too much pain at all.

All right.
All right. Lift him up.

There we are.

Oh, you're gonna
put him that way?

JOHNNY: All right.

There we are.

Well, we certainly didn't
give that lady...

Oh, by the way,
did she get in all right without us?

Yeah,
she's gonna be discharged in a few minutes.

Radio, shopping bag and all.

Johnny. That guy
with the broken hip,

how long would it have taken
the other squad to get to them?

[sums]

Twenty.
Twenty. About 20 minutes.

Maybe longer.

Getting you guys there when we
did probably made the difference.

Yeah, except you had to
break all the rules to do it.

Kel, there are
two more coming in.

Coming. But it worked.
That's something to think about.

Okay. There you go. Okay.

We'll see you later. Yeah.

I still don't see what the big
deal is about an IV like that.

An IV's an IV. You gotta stay
with them. That's the rules.

STANLEY: Yeah, rules,
pal. Rules and procedures.

Let's face it,
that goes with the territory.

Yeah,
most of the time they work fine.

We can't always count
on a doctor saying,

"Well, this is a special situation.
Let's just forget the rules for a while."

[CHUCKLES] Yeah, and it's not
like Brackett's an intern or a resident...

[ALARM SOUNDING]

DISPATCHER ON RADIO: Station 51,
unknown type rescue at the jail,

1700 West Main.

1700 West Main.

Cross street, Harbor.
Time out, 1226.

STANLEY: Station 51, KMG 365.

[HORN BLARING]

Hi. My name's Holt.
I'm the jailer.

Yeah, Captain Stanley. What'd he try to do,
escape?

HOLT: He wouldn't do a
fool thing like that otherwise.

CHET: What about
the ladder truck, Cap?

No, not with that overhang. Have to go with
the ladder and all the ropes we've got.

First time in 12 years something like
this happens, has to happen on my watch.

STANLEY: Michael,
pull your ladder up right over there, pal.

[CHATTERING]

Yeah, put your ladder...
All right.

You see anything?

ROY: No, I can't see
beyond the overhang.

I'm gonna have
to go down below it.

All right.

Will this thing hold?

Yeah,
it was good for the other guy. It's strong.

All right.

Look, why don't we
tie off an extra line there?

I'll take that down
with me and an extra belt.

You gonna rappel down?

Well, maybe you'd
better lower me.

That way I can keep
both my hands free.

JOHNNY: How are you gonna
bring two guys up on one rope?

Especially with that overhang?

We're not going
to do it that way.

We'll take you down,
then we'll haul both of you

in through that cell window
directly below.

Kelly, you get down to that cell
and stand by with a pike pole.

Uh, how are we gonna remove
the bars from the window?

We can unlock those.

Terrific. Can we have some of your
men on the lines here, too, please?

You bet. You guys, stand by.

Ten, 15 feet.

Oh, yeah. Okay.

Give about 10, 15 feet,
will you?

Ready? Yeah.

ROY: Set? JOHNNY: Yeah.

HOLT: You guys stand by.

Hey, let me get
the rollers first, Roy.

Pull that over there. MAN: Yep.

Is that tight?

[CHATTERING]

[GRUNTS]

Okay, I'm coming down to you.

Little more, Cap.

Easy. Little more, little more.

Okay. REED: Get away from me!

Easy. Leave me alone!

All right. All right.

[BOTH PANTING]

Okay, I'm not gonna touch you.

Okay. Whoa, whoa.

ROY: Okay, now, hug me in.

Chet? Hug me in.

All right, I got it.

[WHIMPERING]

Okay, all right.
I'm not gonna touch you, okay?

Okay, look, I wanna explain to
you how we're gonna do this thing.

Don't touch me!

Don't touch me.
Please don't touch me.

I'm not gonna touch you.

But you're gonna have to
listen to what I'm saying, all right?

You're gonna have
to listen to me.

Leave me alone!

ROY: You're not gonna be
able to stay up here all day long.

Now, I just want to move next to
you and I'm not gonna touch you,

I'm not gonna do
anything to you.

I just want to put
a belt around you here.

I brought an extra
safety belt with me here,

and I wanna put it around you.

And there are four guys
up on top here.

When I get you hooked up,
they're gonna lower you down,

and there are some guys
in there and they're gonna

take you in through the
window. It's gonna be fine.

Leave me alone!

All right, now, we're gonna
take this one step at a time.

Now, I'm gonna move on over
there towards you, all right?

I'm gonna move on over
there towards you and I'm...

I'm gonna make real sure
that nothing happens to you.

I just wanna put
this belt around you.

[CRYING]

All right? All right.

Now, what I'm gonna do is
I'm not gonna let you fall.

I'm not gonna let you fall,
okay? I'm not gonna let you fall.

More slack, Cap!

Okay.

Put this belt around you.

Okay, now, pull in
your stomach. Suck it in.

[EXCLAIMS]

[SCREAMING]

[BOTH YELLING]

Gage, run down
and help Chet, eh, pal?

Okay.

All right. Okay, just hold on.

ROY: Cap!

Cap, lower us down!

Okay, all the way.

REED: Oh, God!

A little more.

[REED WHIMPERING]

[REED SCREAMING]

JOHNNY: All right,
take it easy. All right.

Hey, hey, hey! Take it easy.

I don't know who you are,
but from now on, you're my main man.

Get the cuffs on this guy.

Oh, we got to do that. He's in
on two counts of 187. First degree.

The other night,
he took a machete...

I'd rather not hear about that.

Well, I think you're gonna live.

Why don't you
put your stuff back on?

Joe. Yeah?

We got the date. When is it?

Tuesday at 4:00.
What's wrong with you?

Oh, nothing much.

Well, I hurt my shoulder here and
the Captain insisted I come in, so...

Well, you're gonna be a little sore
tomorrow, but you're gonna be okay.

Yeah.

Hey, Kel. Why don't we have
Johnny and Roy join us?

Yeah, I was hoping they would.

What are we talking about?

Well, we've been pushing
for the last couple of weeks

to appear before
the Paramedic Commission.

Yeah, and we finally got
the date. Tuesday at 4:00.

Wait a minute.
The Paramedic Commission?

Yeah. We'd like you tell them
firsthand about that rescue last week

and the traffic accident this
morning from your point of view.

What you did differently
in your regular procedure.

Could be a big help.

You think you could make it?

Yeah. Yeah.

All right,
count me in. I'm ready. [CHUCKLING] Yeah.

You know, the system we got now
works pretty good most of the time.

Most of the time.

Yeah, well, it won't be long
until it's not working at all.

What we gotta do is we gotta find out
better answers before we need them.

Yeah. Well, we're
working on it, Johnny.

Believe me, we're working on it.

[GRUNTING]