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SO, AS YOU CAN SEE THAT GIVES US THE SAME CAPABILITY

IN THE FIELD AS YOU AND THE DOCTORS HAVE IN THE HOSPITAL.

WITH THIS RADIO, I CAN HEAR THE DOCTORS

VIRTUALLY IN THE FIELD WITH US AT ALL TIMES.

AND THAT, LADIES, CONCLUDES THE DEMONSTRATION.

IT MUST BE A REAL CHALLENGE BEING A PARAMEDIC.

OH, IT IS. WHEN YOU THINK OF ALL

THE PEOPLE THAT ARE DEPENDING ON YOU.

YOU REALLY THINK HOW IMPORTANT THAT RESPONSIBILITY IS.

MOSTLY, I TRY NOT TO LET IT GO TO MY HEAD.

I HOPE YOU’RE BETTER AT MEDICINE THAN YOU ARE AT MODESTY.

Radio: SQUAD 51, FIRST AID RESCUE.

POSSIBLE HOLD-UP VICTIM. 9527 CLEMENT STREET.

9527 CLEMENT STREET. CROSS STREET ELM. TIME OUT 10:57.

SQUAD 51, TEN-FOUR.

( sirens blaring )

WHY WERE YOU BEING SO NASTY?

I WAS NASTY, WASN’T I?

Policeman: YOU HAVE TWO.

PROPRIETOR, POSSIBLE HEART ATTACK.

AND THE GUNSHOT VICTIM HOLD-UP SUSPECT.

AMBULANCES ROLLING.

ALL RIGHT, STAND ASIDE. LET THEM IN.

THERE’S A GUNSHOT VIC. THAT’S THE OWNER.

OXYGEN.

( groaning )

I DIDN’T WANT TO SHOOT HIM. KEEP THIS ON.

BUT I HAD NO CHOICE.

DON’T WORRY ABOUT ME. SEE TO THE BOY.

MY PARTNER’S TAKING CARE OF HIM.

BAD? NOT GOOD.

WHAT DO YOU GOT? HEART, WHAT ABOUT YOURS?

STOMACH WOUND. BETTER GET ANOTHER IV SET UP.

RIGHT.

EXCUSE ME.

( breathing heavily )

EXCUSE ME.

RAMPART BASE, THIS IS RESCUE 51.

IF YOU CAN’T ACT LIKE A HUMAN BEING AROUND HERE,

THEN GET YOURSELF TRANSFERRED.

Desoto: RAMPART BASE, THIS IS RESCUE 51.

I’M SUPPOSED TO BE THE HARD NOSE AROUND HERE.

Desoto: RAMPART BASE, DO YOU READ ME?

51, THIS IS RAMPART BASE. GO AHEAD.

RAMPART, WE HAVE A MALE VICTIM. APPROXIMATELY 50.

Desoto: HE HAS PAINS IN THE CHEST,

NUMBNESS IN THE EXTREMITIES,

HE’S HAVING TROUBLE BREATHING,

HE’S DIAPHORETIC. HIS PULSE IS TOO RAPID TO COUNT.

RESCUE 51, WE READ YOU.

START AN IV WITH D5-W.

AND GIVE TEN MILLIGRAMS MORE OF BINSULFATE.

DO YOU HAVE YOUR PATIENT HOOKED UP FOR E.K.G.?

THAT’S AN AFFIRMATIVE. WE’LL TRANSMIT IT TO YOU NOW.

( radio beeping )

51, WE’RE RECEIVING E.K.G., AND WE READ V-TAC.

APPLY COUNTER SHOCK, 400 WATT SECONDS.

PRESSURE, THERE’S A TERRIBLE PRESSURE.

( radio beeping )

51, DO YOU READ ME? APPLY COUNTER SHOCK,

400 WATT SECONDS.

RAMPART, WE READ YOU. BUT NEGATIVE ON THE COUNTER SHOCK.

PATIENT IS CONSCIOUS AND TALKING.

VITAL SIGNS ARE BLOOD

PRESSURE 90 OVER 50, PULSE THREADY,

RESPIRATION’S 30.

( sirens blaring )

Radio: GIVE HIM 100 MILLIGRAMS LIDOCAINE.

HAS AMBULANCE ARRIVED AT SCENE?

IF SO, TRANSPORT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

TEN-FOUR. WE HAVE ONE OTHER VICTIM.

WE HAVE A GUNSHOT VICTIM.

MALE, APPROXIMATELY 23. LOWER ABDOMEN.

.22 CALIBER BULLET. SLIGHT BLOOD LOSS VISIBLE.

BUT PALPATION INDICATES INTERNAL BLEEDING.

VITAL SIGNS. PULSE 60, RESPIRATION 12.

BLOOD PRESSURE 80 OVER 40. EYES SLUGGISH.

TEN-FOUR. START AN IV, LACTATED RINGERS.

TRANSPORT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

Gage: TEN-FOUR.

WE’VE GOT TWO EMERGENCIES COMING IN. ONE CARDIAC,

ONE GUNSHOT. GET INHALATION EQUIPMENT READY.

ALSO DEFIBRILLATOR. RIGHT.

PUT THE CARDIAC IN THREE. THE GUNSHOT CAN GO IN FIVE.

( sirens wailing )

IS HE STILL BREATHING?

YES, HE’S STILL BREATHING.

HE DOESN’T LOOK A DAY OVER 20.

STOP BLAMING YOURSELF, MISTER.

YOU JUST DON’T UNDERSTAND HOW IT FEELS TO SHOOT SOMEONE.

ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.

YOU JUST DON’T UNDERSTAND HOW IT FEELS TO SHOOT SOMEONE.

Loudspeaker: DR. ALEX, 63.

ROOM FIVE.

STAT, DOCTOR.

I NEED A PORTABLE X-RAY IN FIVE, STAT.

IN HERE.

HOOK HIM UP FOR AN E.K.G.

HIS PULSE HAS DROPPED CONSIDERABLY.

BLOOD PRESSURE 120 OVER 70. THANKS.

DO YOU THINK YOU CAN PUT THAT IN POSITION WITHOUT MAIMING THE PATIENT?

Nurse: YES, DOCTOR.

IF YOU DON’T MIND. HE’S A ROBBERY SUSPECT, DOC.

AND YOU THINK HE’S IN CONDITION TO RUN? NO,

BUT I DIDN’T MAKE THE RULE, EITHER.

( groaning )

NAME PLEASE, SIR. GRAY, ARTHUR GRAY.

ADDRESS? 412 HINTON. IS THIS INQUISITION NECESSARY?

FEELING ROTTEN, HUH?

OH, THE PRESSURE IS AWFUL.

YOU JUST RELAX. WE’LL RELIEVE THAT PRESSURE.

( gasping ) HOW’S THE BOY?

DID HE STOP BLEEDING?

LET US WORRY ABOUT HIM, HUH?

WELL, TAKE CARE OF HIM FIRST. I’M ALL RIGHT.

THAT WHY YOU’RE BOUNCING ALL OVER THIS TABLE?

SO, I’VE GOT SOME CHEST PAINS, BUT HE’S DYING.

DOCTOR, TAKE CARE OF HIM.

HE’S BEING TAKEN CARE OF. NOW YOU JUST RELAX.

KEEP YOUR EYE ON THAT SCREEN, I’LL BE RIGHT BACK.

HANG A BOTTLE OF PLASMA.

DID YOU DO A CRIT?

SHOCK, SOME INTERNAL BLEEDING.

SOON AS HE CAN BE MOVED, SEND HIM TO SURGERY.

( gasping )

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.

( machine beeping )

CHEST LEAD.

THE DOCTOR’S RIGHT. WHY SHOULD I WORRY ABOUT HIM?

HE HELD ME UP.

THIS READING ISN’T ANY GOOD. YOU’RE GOING TO HAVE

TO LIE STILL IF WE’RE GOING TO GET A READING THAT MEANS ANYTHING.

FOUR TIMES I’VE BEEN

HELD UP IN THE LAST THREE MONTHS.

PLEASE, MR. GRAY, DON’T MOVE, JUST FOR A FEW MINUTES.

THE INSURANCE COMPANY CANCELLED ME OUT,

I COULDN’T STAND BY AND WATCH MY LIFE SAVINGS GO DOWN THE DRAIN.

I’VE GOT A WIFE, AND TWO CHILDREN IN SCHOOL.

DO I HAVE TO TIE YOU DOWN TO KEEP YOU QUIET?

SO, I BOUGHT A GUN.

JUST A LITTLE ONE.

I NEVER WANTED TO USE IT.

( beeping slows down )

ALL RIGHT, THAT’S BETTER.

NOW JUST HOLD STEADY FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES.

( groaning ) DON’T MOVE,

YOU’LL START THE BLEEDING AGAIN.

MY WIFE.

BITSY.

Man: 555-7301.

TELL HER.

WHAT’S YOUR NAME?

CLIVE, CLIVE JONAS.

TELL MY PARTNER, WILL YA?

Desoto: WELL, WE’D BETTER GET GOING.

YEAH...

Loudspeaker: DR. FELDMAN, TREATMENT ROOM FOUR.

DR. FELDMAN, TREATMENT ROOM FOUR.

THE GUNSHOT PATIENT IS CONSCIOUS, HE GAVE A PHONE NUMBER.

HE WANTS HIS WIFE. WOULD YOU?

SHE’S ON HER WAY. I GOT HIS I.D. FROM HIS WALLET.

THAT’LL MAKE THINGS EASIER.

A MATTER OF FACT, I BETTER WAIT FOR HER AT THE ENTRANCE.

COME ON, LET’S GO.

SQUAD 51 AVAILABLE.

Radio: SQUAD 51.

YOU KNOW BOTHERS ME? WHAT?

WHEN I FIRST STARTED ON THIS JOB, I COULDN’T STAND

THE SIGHT OF BLOOD. I’D GIVE A NICKEL FOR THE NUMBER

OF TIMES MY STOMACH WENT SOUR. I STILL FIGHT MY STOMACH.

MY WIFE SAYS I’VE BECOME CALLOUS.

GO EXPLAIN IT’S SELF-PROTECTION.

Loudspeaker: DR. HAUGLAND, ADMINISTRATOR’S OFFICE.

DR. HAUGLAND, ADMINISTRATOR’S OFFICE.

NOW, LISTEN, SHE’S NOT JUST ANOTHER PRETTY FACE.

YEAH, I KNOW. SHE’S DEEP. OH.

WHY IS YOU ALWAYS PICK THE DISAGREEABLE ONES?

SHE’S NOT HOSTILE ANYMORE.

LITTLE CONCENTRATED GAGE CHARM, AND SHE’S A PUSSYCAT.

THE TWO OF YOU WILL LAP UP A BOWL OF CREAM TOGETHER.

NOT YET. BUT SOON.

YES, RIGHT AWAY, PLEASE.

YOU’VE GOT A MILD CARDIAL INFARCTION, MR. GRAY.

YOU OWE THE FACT THAT YOU’RE STILL ALIVE

TO THOSE TWO PARAMEDIC FIREMEN.

I KNOW, I KNOW. I’M GRATEFUL, BELIEVE ME.

NOW WE WANT TO KEEP YOU ALIVE.

SO, YOU’RE GOING TO HAVE TO COOPERATE.

OF COURSE I’LL COOPERATE.

YOU THINK I’M STUPID OR SOMETHING? BY COOPERATE,

THE DOCTOR MEANS LIE STILL AND BE QUIET, OKAY?

WE’RE GOING TO TRANSFER YOU TO THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT.

YOU DON’T WANT ME AROUND.

WE NO LONGER CONSIDER YOU AN EMERGENCY.

HE’S IN ROOM FIVE.

Loudspeaker: DR. ROBERTO EL MASA,

DR. ROBERTO EL MASA, UNIT TWO.

THAT’S HIS WIFE? YES, IT IS.

EXCUSE ME.

SHE’S SO YOUNG.

YOU CAN’T BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WORLD, MR. GRAY.

YEAH. IF HE WANTS TO MAKE HIS LIVING STEALING,

THAT’S HIS BUSINESS.

WHY DIDN’T HE COME IN ASKING FOR A JOB, INSTEAD OF

WITH A GUN IN HIS HAND?

I BEGGED YOU NOT TO. WELL, WHAT’D YOU WANT ME TO DO,

GO ON WELFARE? THAT’S BETTER THAN BEING SHOT.

I’D RATHER BE SHOT.

MAYBE A JOB WOULD HAVE COME ALONG.

HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU LOSE WAITING FOR THAT

MIRACLE TO HAPPEN, HUH? HE’S GOT TO GO TO SURGERY NOW.

WHY DON’T YOU GO HOME?

I DON’T WANT TO GO HOME. CAN I STAY, PLEASE?

THERE’S A COFFEE SHOP DOWN THE HALL.

WE’LL LET YOU KNOW WHEN YOU CAN SEE HIM AGAIN.

IS HE GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT?

DOCTOR? WELL, HE WON’T BE DOING ANY DANCING FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS.

BUT AFTER THAT-- Man: JAIL.

MIND IF I SAY SOMETHING, DOCTOR? NOT AT ALL.

DON’T PUT DOWN MY NURSES IN FRONT OF ATTENDANTS OR PATIENTS, PLEASE?

SHE WAS CLUMSY. NO. THE EQUIPMENT WAS AT FAULT.

DOCTOR, YOU KNOW YOUR MEDICINE. BUT YOU’VE GOT

A LOT TO LEARN ABOUT TACT. WELL,

MAYBE I DID LEAN A LITTLE TOO HARD.

I’LL APOLOGIZE TO NURSE BART, OKAY? OKAY.

I’VE GOT MY ROUNDS TO MAKE DOCTOR, IF IT’S ALL RIGHT. GO AHEAD.

OBVIOUSLY, YOU HEARD AND DISAPPROVED, DR. BRACKETT?

SLIGHTLY.

I DON’T LIKE YOU LEANING ON MY DOCTORS ANY MORE THAN YOU

LIKE YOUR NURSES BEING CALLED AT. IF YOU WANT

TO ARGUE. ARGUE WHAT? THAT YOU’RE RIGHT?

I ALREADY KNOW THAT. IN THAT CASE, I’LL BUY YOU LUNCH.

MM-MMM. IF ANYBODY BUYS LUNCH AROUND HERE, IT’LL BE ME.

LET ME BUY THE LUNCH. THIS SITUATION CALLS FOR AN IMPARTIAL REFEREE.

AND IF THERE’S ANYTHING I AM, IT’S IMPARTIAL.

I CAN THINK OF FEW OTHER THINGS YOU ARE, JOE.

I’M NOT SO SURE I WANT HIM TO SHARE OUR FIGHT.

WHY NOT? AFTER ALL, HE’S OUR DEAREST FRIEND.

AND HE’S PICKING UP THE TAB.

DR. EARLY?

YOU TWO GO AHEAD AND LAY THE GROUND RULES,

I’LL BE RIGHT WITH YOU.

Man: ( wild muttering )

I THOUGHT THE SHOT WAS TAKING EFFECT, WHEN, ZINGO,

HE CAME OUT OF IT. ( yelling )

HEY, THERE’S NOTHING IN THIS ROOM EXCEPT YOU, ME AND THE NURSE.

NOW LIE DOWN HERE.

( yelling )

PREPARE ANOTHER ONE. IT’S YOUR IMAGINATION.

COME ON, YOU GOTTA HELP ME, DOC.

LEN, WILL YOU TRUST ME? TRUST ME. SURE, SURE.

I TRUST YOU. I WOULDN’T LIE TO YOU.

THERE’S NOTHING TRYING TO GET AT YOU EXCEPT YOUR OWN IMAGINATION.

OH, NO! NO BUGS LIKE THE LAST TIME.

NO SNAKES. JUST THIS TERRIBLE STUFF YOU’RE POURING

IN YOUR SYSTEM. YOU SURE, DOC?

I’M SURE. ( muttering )

LEN, YOU’RE A MECHANIC.

THINK OF YOUR BODY AS AN AUTOMOBILE.

THE FUEL PUMP’S YOUR HEART,

THE GAS TANK’S YOUR STOMACH... ( groaning )

THE FUEL LINE’S YOUR ARTERIES... ( muttering )

PUT THAT STUFF INTO A CAR, AND IT FOULS UP THE CARBURETOR,

RUSTS THE FUEL LINES, PUTS A HOLE IN THE GAS TANK.

YOU KNOW WHAT IT DOES TO YOUR BODY.

ERODES THE LININGS OF YOUR STOMACH.

BURNS OUT YOUR HEART, ( muttering )

PROMISE, PROMISE I’LL NEVER DRINK AGAIN. NEVER!

I KNOW. LOOK, I’LL MAKE A DEAL WITH YOU.

IF YOU DO DRINK AGAIN,

PROMISE ME YOU’LL DRINK FROM A BOTTLE WITH A LABEL ON IT.

SURE, DOC. ( muttering )

PROMISE ME YOU’LL DRINK FROM A BOTTLE WITH A LABEL ON IT.

THE WAY HE KEPT ASKING ABOUT THAT KID,

NOT CARING ABOUT HIMSELF. I HOPE THE OLD BOY MAKES IT.

PARAMEDIC RULE NUMBER ONE: DON’T GET HUNG UP

ON A PATIENT. HOW MANY NICE GUYS DO YOU MEET IN A LIFETIME?

Gage: I KNOW.

HERE COME THE DOCTORS. HOW MANY PATIENTS YOU BOYS SEE TODAY?

VERY FUNNY. HEY, DOC. I’VE GOT THIS

VERY PECULIAR SOUND IN MY HEAD. LIKE AN ECHO.

WHAT DO YOU EXPECT FROM AN EMPTY SPACE, BELLS?

HEY, LET’S EAT ALREADY. I’M STARVED. WHAT IS IT?

HASH. AGAIN?

IF I DON’T GET A RESCUE AT A RESTAURANT SOON,

I’M GOING TO STARVE TO DEATH. WHO DID IT?

I DID. YOU WANT TO MAKE SOMETHING OUT OF IT?

MAKE SOMETHING OUT OF IT? I DON’T EVEN WANT TO EAT IT.

( alarm sounds )

SAVED THE BELL.

Loudspeaker: SQUAD 51, UNKNOWN TYPE RESCUE.

6412 SUMMERVILLE. 6412 SUMMERVILLE.

CROSS STREET GRANT. TIME OUT 13:04.

SECOND STREET FROM INDIANA.

SQUAD 51, TEN-FOUR. KMG 365.

L.A. CLEAR. KMG 941.

( sirens wailing )

I WAS TALKING TO HER, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN SHE PASSED OUT.

I TRIED TO HELP HER, BUT THE DOG CAME AT ME, SO I BEAT IT OUT OF THERE.

( sirens approaching )

Radio: ZION THREE, ENGINE 32 WILL BE

OUT OF SERVICE 45 MINUTES.

IT’S LOCKED. CAN SEE HER FROM THE WINDOW HERE.

I WAS TALKING TO HER, I SELL ENCYCLOPEDIAS.

YOU KNOW, SHE QUERIED US BY MAIL.

ANYWAY, I RANG THE BELL AND SHE ANSWERED.

I HADN’T SAID TWO WORDS TO HER WHEN SHE STARTED TO FALL.

SO I REACHED IN TO HELP HER, BUT THE DOG COME AT ME,

SO I SLAMMED THE DOOR TO PROTECT MYSELF.

WE’LL HAVE TO GO IN THROUGH THE WINDOW.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT THAT DOG?

WE’LL TAKE CARE OF HIM. NEED TURN-OUT COATS AND AN AIR BOTTLE.

COULD YOU BUST THIS WINDOW? YEAH, SURE.

( barking )

( barking )

THAT DOG SURE WANTS A PIECE OF YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

( growling )

( air hissing )

( growling )

VERY NEATLY DONE. NOTHING TO IT.

SHE DOESN’T SEEM TO HAVE ANY DIFFICULTY BREATHING.

BETTER CHECK THE MEDICINE CABINET, MIGHT BE AN O.D. RIGHT.

BRING IN THE RESUSCITATOR.

( barking continues in other room )

RAMPART BASE, THIS IS RESCUE 51.

51, RAMPART BASE. GO AHEAD.

RAMPART, WE HAVE AN UNCONSCIOUS FEMALE, APPROXIMATE AGE 25.

THERE’S NO FRIENDS OR RELATIVES AT SCENE.

WE’RE CHECKING VITAL SIGNS AND SETTING UP FOR AN E.K.G.

DR. BRACKETT TO BAY STATION.

Loudspeaker: DR. BRACKETT, BAY STATION, STAT.

RAMPART, BLOOD PRESSURE IS 120 OVER 60.

PULSE, 100 AND THREADING.

RESPIRATION IS AT 12 AND SHALLOW.

EYES RESPONSIVE. E.K.G. SHOWS POSSIBLE A-FIB.

RAMPART, WE FOUND DIURETICS. ONLY TWO OUT OF A BOTTLE OF 50.

NAME AND AGE ON PRESCRIPTION BOTTLE DOESN’T MATCH VICTIM.

51, START AN IV WITH D5-W. IS AMBULANCE AT SCENE?

E.K.G. SHOWS A-FIB. IT’S ON ITS WAY.

IT’S ON ITS WAY, RAMPART.

TRANSPORT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

TEN-FOUR.

MRS. JONAS, I THOUGHT YOU WENT HOME.

I STARTED TO. I CAN’T HELP HIM THERE.

WHERE DID THEY TAKE HIM?

JAIL WARD. YOU KNOW, THE BEST WAY

TO HELP HIM IS NOT TO GIVE HIM A HARD TIME

ABOUT WHAT HE’S DONE.

THERE’S NOTHING A PATIENT NEEDS LESS THAN A LECTURE

WHEN HE’S COMING OUT OF THE ANESTHETIC.

WELL, DON’T YOU THINK HE DID WRONG?

I’M A NURSE, NOT A JUDGE. NOW, BITSY--

I KNOW. ANOTHER WAY TO HELP HIM IS TO

GO HOME AND TAKE CARE OF MYSELF.

HE WON’T BE ABLE TO SEE YOU FOR AWHILE YET.

I’LL PHONE YOU WHEN HE CAN.

IN HERE.

HERE YOU GO. THESE ARE THEM.

WHAT’S YOUR NAME? REESE CORBITT.

WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN EATING AND DRINKING?

NOT MUCH, I’VE BEEN ON A DIET.

HAVE YOU BEEN TAKING THESE?

YES, SIR.

WHEN YOU TAKE DIURETICS, IT’S ESSENTIAL

YOU HAVE A CONTROLLED DIET. HAVE YOU BEEN TAKING POTASSIUM?

I DON’T KNOW.

BRING A BOTTLE OF D5, HALF NORMAL SALINE,

40 MILLIGRAMS POTASSIUM.

Doctor: YOU’VE DONE A FOOLISH THING.

YOU TOOK SOMEBODY ELSE’S MEDICINE.

IT’S NOT MEDICINE. IT’S JUST A REDUCING THING.

NO DIURETIC IS JUST A REDUCING THING.

THIS PRESCRIPTION CALLS FOR 50 PILLS. THERE’S ONLY TWO LEFT.

I ONLY TOOK THREE A DAY.

FOR 16 DAYS STRAIGHT?

I FEEL TERRIBLE.

WHOSE MEDICINE WAS IT?

MY FRIEND BEE.

HER DOCTOR LET HER TAKE THEM.

THREE A DAY. SHE WEIGHED MORE THAN I DO,

MAYBE TEN POUNDS.

AND SHE LOST WEIGHT. A LOT OF WEIGHT.

SO, SHE REFILLED THE PRESCRIPTION AND GAVE IT TO YOU.

DON’T YOU KNOW YOU SHOULDN’T TAKE ANYBODY ELSE’S MEDICATION?

IT’S ONLY A REDUCING THING. SHE LOST OVER 50 POUNDS

AND NEVER HAD A SICK DAY.

IF IT WORKED FOR HER, WHY NOT FOR ME?

BECAUSE HER DOCTOR KNOWS ALL ABOUT HER.

WHAT HER SYSTEM CAN TOLERATE,

WHAT KIND OF MEDICATION SHE CAN HANDLE,

AND I’M SURE HE EXAMINED HER PERIODICALLY.

SHE GETS CALLED FOR DATES ALL THE TIME NOW.

I’M TIRED OF STAYING HOME LONE WITH THE T.V.

ALL THE TIME.

SO YOU USED HER DIURETIC AND DEHYDRATED YOURSELF?

YOU COULD HAVE DIED.

NOW IF YOU’D RATHER DO THAT THAN SIT ALONE BY THE TV,

GO AHEAD AND BE DONE.

USE OTHER PEOPLE’S PRESCRIPTIONS.

I DON’T WANT TO DIE.

I JUST WANNA HAVE SOMEONE.

WOMEN’S VANITY. MEN’S BLINDNESS.

ANY PARTICULAR MEN IN MIND? YOU TELL ME.

HOW IS SHE? WELL, SHE SEEMS STABLE NOW.

HOW’S THE HOLD-UP MAN COMING ALONG?

WELL, HE’S GONNA MAKE IT. AT LEAST TO JAIL, I GUESS.

Loudspeaker: DR. ALLEN, 63.

KIND OF SHORT-HANDED ON THIS SHIFT, AREN’T YOU?

OH, YOU’RE LOOKING FOR ELLEN BART, RIGHT?

Desoto: YOU SAID THE NAME OF THE WEEK. HE’S HOOKED AGAIN.

WELL, NOT FOR LONG. YOU’VE HEARD OF PEOPLE MARCHING TO THE SOUND

OF THEIR OWN DRUM. WELL, ELLEN’S GOT A WHOLE FIFE

AND BUGLE CORPS.

WELL, I KIND OF HAVE A FEELING FOR BUGLES.

YOU KNOW, I’LL BET SHE’S OVER IN SUPPLY.

Loudspeaker: STAT, DR. SMITH, AN EMERGENCY.

TREATMENT ROOM THREE. ROY, I WAS THINKING

WE NEED SOME IV SOLUTION. YEAH, I KNOW WHAT YOU WERE THINKING.

AND IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH IV SOLUTION.

I’LL BE IN THE SQUAD, MAKE IT FAST.

FEELING ANY BETTER? A LITTLE DIZZY MAYBE.

WE’RE SENDING YOU UPSTAIRS TO THE GENERAL WARD.

YOU’RE NOT COMING?

OF COURSE I’M COMING. I WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU’RE COMFORTABLE.

Radio: ITALIAN 7, ENGINE 95,

ENGINE 41 ARE DRILLING AT MAIN AND EL SEGUNDO.

SQUAD 59, CANCEL YOUR RESPONSE.

SQUAD 51 RETURNING TO QUARTERS.

SQUAD 51.

( engine starts )

HOW LONG ARE YOU GOING TO KEEP THAT SILLY SMILE ON YOUR FACE?

FRIDAY NIGHT AT EIGHT. AH, HER FIRST NIGHT OFF.

THAT’S LIKE DISCOVERING THE CURE FOR POLIO.

ALMOST.

SHE’S A VERY WILD CHICK, ROY.

VERY FUNNY IDEAS AND PECULIAR ATTITUDES.

YOU’LL BE QUITE A COMBINATION.

HER PECULIAR ATTITUDES AND YOUR ONE-TRACK MIND.

FRIDAY NIGHT. FRIDAY NIGHT?

NOW ISN’T THAT THE NIGHT YOU TAKE

YOUR KID TO INDIAN GUIDES?

HEY. HEY!

HEY, MAN.

HOW DO I GET SOME HELP AROUND HERE? WHAT KIND OF HELP?

WELL, MY BUDDY. HE’S OUTSIDE. WHAT’S THE MATTER?

HOW WOULD I KNOW? I’M NO DOCTOR,

BUT I THINK HE’S DYING ON ME. WELL, LET’S GO, LET’S GO.

Loudspeaker: IDENT IN ONE.

OH...

IT’S AN O.D.

A O.D.? NO, NO WAY, DOC. OVERDOSE.

I KNOW AN OVERDOSE WHEN I SEE IT. WHAT WERE YOU TAKING?

NOTHING. WE’RE CLEAN I TELL YOU. WE CAN’T HELP HIM

UNLESS YOU LEVEL WITH ME, MAN. WHAT WERE YOU TAKING?

WHAT KIND OF DRUGS? HEY, LOOK, DOC. NOW, YOU’RE WAY OFF.

LOOK, WHY DON’T YOU STOP LYING. WHAT WAS IT?

ACID? SPEED? A LITTLE HEROIN? FORGET IT.

YOU’RE LOOKING AT BILLY’S HAIR, AND ALL YOU SEE

IS A TRIP. OH. LET’S GO.

Loudspeaker: PAGING DR. JOSE ESTRADA.

LISTEN, DOCTOR-- LOOK, THE BEST WAY FOR YOU

TO HELP YOUR FRIEND IS TO TELL ME THE TRUTH.

HOW CAN I CONVINCE YOU?

YOU’RE NOT TELLING ME, DAMN IT.

START AN IV D5-W. GET HIM OUT OF MY WAY.

DON’T YOU WORRY. TAKE CARE OF HIM.

YOU WAIT HERE.

PATIENT IN TREATMENT ROOM FIVE.

I’LL TAKE HIS B.P. MM-MMM.

GET HIS CLOTHES OFF. CHECK BETWEEN HIS TOES,

UNDERNEATH HIS FINGERNAILS FOR NEEDLE MARKS.

AND ANY OTHER AREAS HE MIGHT USE.

GET THE INFORMATION FROM HIM.

OH, COULD YOU GIVE ME HIS NAME, PLEASE?

UH, HIS NAME IS BILLY MARTIN.

ADDRESS? WHERE DOES HE LIVE?

Man: WE WERE CRASHING IN AN OLD SHACK.

OUT IN ALDAMEDA CANYON. YOU CAN’T GIVE ME A SPECIFIC ADDRESS?

NO. NO NEEDLE MARKS, DOCTOR.

GET THIS TO THE LAB.

WHY ARE YOU PREPARING A SPINAL TAP TRAY?

WE COULDN’T FIND NEEDLE MARKS,

THE PATIENT’S FRIEND CLAIMS HE TOOK NOTHING.

SINCE THERE’S DOUBT AS TO THE REASON FOR THE PATIENT’S CONDITION,

I THOUGHT A SPINAL TAP WOULD BE ORDERED. THERE IS NO DOUBT.

ABOUT WHAT? WE HAVE AN OBVIOUS O.D., DOCTOR.

PATIENT’S COMATOSE. SKIN’S DRY. EYES NOT RESPONSIVE.

AND SHORTNESS OF BREATH.

DID YOU DRAW BLOOD? IT’S AT THE LAB.

THEN WE’LL KNOW FOR SURE SOON ENOUGH.

AND FOR SURE THE BLOOD WILL SHOWN SIGNS OF DRUGS.

MY GUESS IS HEROIN.

( alarm buzzing )

TREATMENT FIVE.

THANK YOU.

LAB REPORT? NEGATIVE. NO SIGN OF DRUGS.

SUGAR’S NEGATIVE.

SPINAL TAP.

IT’S CLEAR.

NO EVIDENCE OF HEAD TRAUMA.

Doctor: LOOKS LIKE AN INSECT BITE.

GET ANTI-VENOM DOWN HERE ALL WE’VE GOT.

WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN TO YOUR FRIEND?

30, 40 MINUTES AGO. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN IT HAPPENED?

WHERE? I MEAN, WERE YOU ASLEEP? STANDING UP?

ON A HIGHWAY? IN A BUILDING? WE WERE JUST SITTING

OUTSIDE THE CABIN. YOU KNOW, JUST RAPPING.

SUDDENLY, BILLY GOT THIS TERRIBLE PAIN IN HIS GUT.

WHAM. WHERE? WHAT PLACE?

UH, I ALREADY TOLD HER. ALDAMEDA CANYON.

DO YOU THINK IT MIGHT BE A BLACK WIDOW SPIDER BITE?

MAYBE.

WHAT’S HOLDING UP THAT ANTI-VENOM? I’LL FIND OUT.

( sighing ) IT MAY TAKE A LITTLE WHILE,

BUT HE’LL BE ALL RIGHT. WE’LL LET HIM

REST HERE FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS.

I EXAMINED HIM THOROUGHLY. WHY DIDN’T I SEE

THAT INSECT BITE? BECAUSE YOU WERE TOO CONVINCED YOU WERE

GONNA FIND SOMETHING ELSE.

WHERE DIAGNOSIS IS CONCERNED, MIKE, YOU’VE GOT

TO KEEP AN OPEN MIND.

HE’S GONNA BE ALL RIGHT.

YOU CAN GO HOME NOW, AND COME BACK TOMORROW.

MAYBE HE CAN GO HOME THEN, TOO.

THANKS, DOC.

LISTEN. I’M SORRY.

I REALLY THOUGHT THAT... AH, IT’S OKAY, DOC.

YOU CAN’T HELP YOUR PREJUDICES. NOBODY CAN.

YEAH.

SURE.

SEE YOU, BUDDY.

YOU KNOW, DIX, NOBODY LIKES ANYONE WHO’S RIGHT ALL THE TIME.

WELL, I KEEP TRYING TO MAKE MISTAKES.

AND NOBODY LIKES A WISE GUY, EITHER.

COME ON, LET’S GO GET SOME COFFEE. I’M FOR THAT.

KEEP AN EYE ON HIM.

CAP? YOU KNOW YOU’VE GOT, LIKE, FIVE PERCENT

MORE CARBON MONOXIDE IN YOUR SYSTEM THAN THE AVERAGE AMERICAN?

NO, I DIDN’T KNOW THAT. ARE ONLY CAPTAINS THAT LUCKY?

IT SAYS HERE, A SURVEY HAS SHOWN THAT FOR EACH

TWO YEARS A FIREMAN IS ON ACTIVE DUTY, HE ABSORBS 1/2

OF ONE PERCENT CARBON MONOXIDE INTO HIS SYSTEM,

AND IT NEVER GOES AWAY.

( telephone ringing )

HOW LONG YOU BEEN ON THE JOB, GAGE?

HMM? OH, FOUR YEARS. THAT MEANS YOU GOT ABOUT ONE PERCENT

CARBON MONOXIDE IN YOUR SYSTEM, RIGHT? ACCORDING TO THIS.

DOES THAT ARTICLE MENTION THAT IT’S BEEN PROVED

CARBON MONOXIDE DESTROYS A MAN’S SEX DRIVE?

FUNNY. VERY FUNNY.

WHERE’S DESOTO? HIS WIFE’S ON THE PHONE.

HUH? OH. I’LL GET HIM.

THIS IS A HORN BUTTON. THAT’S A SIREN BUTTON DOWN THERE, DUMMY.

( horn honking )

OH, DON’T WORRY. ANYBODY CAN MAKE A MISTAKE.

WE DON’T HAVE ANY DUMMIES.

WE JUST HAVE SLOW LEARNERS AND FAST LEARNERS.

AND MEDIUM LEARNERS. THAT’S WHAT I AM. IN-BETWEEN.

DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY GALLONS OF WATER WE CARRY?

FIVE HUNDRED. RIGHT.

THESE ARE THE DISCHARGE GATES. WE HOOK THE HOSES

HERE FOR THE WATER. AND WE CAN POUR THAT FIVE HUNDRED

GALLONS OF WATER ON A FIRE IN JUST A FEW MINUTES.

NOW DON’T KIDS EVER ASK ABOUT THE SQUAD

OR THE PARAMEDICS? NOW, WHEN YOU WERE A KID,

WERE YOU INTERESTED IN IV BOTTLES AND DEFIBRILLATORS?

OH, YOUR WIFE’S ON THE PHONE.

YOU KIDS EVER HEAR ABOUT THE PARAMEDICS?

WELL, THE PARAMEDICS ARE FIREMEN, TOO, YOU KNOW.

ONLY THEY JUST-- LISTER, MISTER, WE GO TO BE GOING NOW.

YEAH, SURE, HONEY. SURE, I’LL REMEMBER.

( alarm going off )

Loudspeaker: STATION 51, TRUCK 127--

HONEY, WE GOT A RESPONSE, SORRY.

MAN TRAPPED IN TOWER. ZENITH CHEMICAL PLANT.

MANSON AND 10TH STREET. MANSON AND 10TH STREET.

TIME OUT 14:37.

TEN-FOUR. KMG 365.

L.A. CLEAR, KMG 941.

( siren blaring )

( sirens blaring )

Loudspeaker: ENGINE 147, SQUAD 39, HEART CASE.

1313 NEW RIDGE. 1313 NEW RIDGE.

CROSS STREET ELWOOD. TIME 14:52.

MY PIPEFITTER’S CAUGHT UNDER THAT BEAM UP THERE.

Fireman: WHAT HAPPENED? Foreman: WE WERE MOVING

A BEAM ON THE OVERHEAD CRANE.

CABLE BROKE. THE WHOLE MESS CAME THROUGH THE ROOF.

SEE THE RESULT.

WHAT DO YOU THINK, CAPTAIN?

WHAT’S COMING OUT OF THAT PIPE?

BUTYL ACETATE.

GOT A 72 FLASH POINT, BUT YOU WON’T NEED MASKS.

VAPOR DENSITY’S FOUR TO ONE.

WE CAN GET TO HIM FROM THIS LADDER, HERE.

WELL, WHAT DO YOU FIGURE WE’LL NEED UP THERE?

WELL, IT’S KIND OF HARD TO TELL FROM HERE. WE CAN EITHER

LIFT THE BEAM, OR CUT THROUGH THE PIPES.

WE GONNA USE THE K-12 WITH ALL THIS STUFF ON THE FLOOR?

WELL, IF IT’S BUTYL ACETATE, IT’S SLIGHTLY

SOLUBLE IN WATER. GET A PROTECTOR LINE ON THAT LEAK UP THERE.

SET UP THE FOAM DONKEY, WE’LL LAY A BLANKET ON THE FLOOR.

Loudspeaker: BATTALION NINE, ENGINE 30 REPORTS GARAGE FIRE.

ENGINE 30 AND 34 OUT 25 MINUTES.

SQUAD 94 AVAILABLE AT SCENE. ENGINE 94 RETURN.

HERE. HITCH THIS IN UNDER THE SAW,

PULL IT UP FROM UP TOP, OKAY?

HERE ARE THE BELTS.

HOW MUCH WEIGHT WILL THOSE SEALING BRACKETS HOLD?

IT’S DESIGNED TO HOLD THAT RACK OF PIPES.

THAT’S SEVERAL THOUSAND POUNDS.

THAT WAS BEFORE THE BEAM FELL ON IT.

ENGINE 51, BRING IN THE 24-FOOT EXTENSION LADDER. Radio: TEN-FOUR.

BET YOU HAVE A FEW ACHES AND PAINS. ( groaning )

Worker: ( groaning )

MIGHT BE A BROKEN FEMUR.

CAPTAIN, WE’RE GONNA NEED A TRACTION SPLINT.

51, BRING IN THE TRACTION SPLINT. Radio: TEN-FOUR.

( groaning )

HOOK IT TO THAT LINE.

GET A FOG PATTERN ON THAT LEAK.

Fireman: ALL RIGHT, GRAB THOSE LINES.

ENGINE 51, CHARGE THE LINE.

Radio: TEN-FOUR.

FOAM 127, START THE GENERATOR.

( radio indistinct )

( groaning ) WE’RE GONNA HAVE YOU OUT OF THERE SOON.

CAN’T STAND MUCH MORE OF THIS. HANG IN THERE, BUDDY.

WE’RE GOING TO NEED ALL THE HELP YOU CAN GIVE US.

Fireman: SHUT DOWN YOUR FOAM GENERATOR.

OKAY, YOU CAN START CUTTING NOW.

I’D BETTER CUT THIS SIDE FIRST.

( groaning )

( groaning )

( groaning )

( groaning )

ALL RIGHT, GRAB AHOLD OF THAT PIPE,

AND PULL YOURSELF FORWARD.

ALL RIGHT. PULL ON THE ROPES.

( groaning )

ELLEN, UH... BE RIGHT BACK.

WHY THE LONG FACE?

WE WERE SAYING GOOD-BYE.

THAT GOOD-BYE LAST ANY LONGER I COULD HAVE DROWNED.

I THOUGHT I HAD IT MADE. FRIDAY AT EIGHT, WASN’T IT?

SHE’S CALLED IT OFF. SHE’S GONNA BE ON THE HIGH SEAS.

JUST TO GET AWAY FROM YOU? SHE’S APPLYING FOR

A JOB AS A NURSE ON A CRUISE SHIP. SHE’S GONNA BE GONE

FOR SIX MONTHS. EH, LEAST YOU’LL KNOW WHERE SHE IS.

ARE YOU KIDDING? WHAT AM I GONNA DO WITH A GIRL

ON THE HIGH SEAS? SQUAD 51 AVAILABLE.

DO YOU KNOW THAT THERE ARE 320 NURSES IN THIS HOSPITAL?

120 OF WHICH ARE OVER 25.

THAT BRINGS IT DOWN TO 210. 12 OF THEM ARE OVER SIX FEET TALL.

NOW THAT BRINGS THE DESIRABLE ONES-- WHY DON’T YOU

GET MARRIED, INSTEAD OF FEEDING YOUR NEUROSIS? SEVEN OF THEM

I KNOW FOR A FACT, OVER A 150 POUNDS.

YOU KNOW, HALF THE NURSES IN THIS HOSPITAL

ARE MARRIED. MOST OF THE OTHER HALF WANT TO BE.

THAT ONES THAT WANT TO BE AND AREN’T, YOU GOTTA ADMIT,

THEY GOT A PROBLEM, RIGHT? NOW THE ONES THAT

AREN’T AND DON’T WANT TO BE...

ROY, THAT’S A LITTLE WEIRD.

NOW, I ASK YOU, HOW MANY DATES DOES THIS PLACE LEAVE ME?

NOT VERY MANY. AND YOU ASK ME IF I GOT A PROBLEM.

I’VE GOT A PROBLEM, ALL RIGHT.

PRETTY SOON, I’LL HAVE TO BE TAKING OUT CANDY STRIPERS.

( indistinct )

PRETTY SOON, I’LL HAVE TO BE TAKING OUT CANDY STRIPERS.