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Dispatcher: Repair 13.

Emergency repair Requested on engine 50.

They have no air pressure.

Good morning.Morning.

I want an honest answer Out of you guys. No cramming.

Now, did I get a deal Or did I get a deal?

How much?

Eighty bucks. What's wrong With them?

Well, they've Only been used once.

Fred wells took them Up to mammoth.

Looks like they got some

Scratches on them to me.

Well, yeah, he crashed.

But now he thinks They're jinxed.

And you took Them off his hands?

Yeah.

Hey. What happened?

Somebody redistrict Our territory?

Hey, marco's A man of the slopes.

What do you think, marc?

Well, somebody Sure scratched up A good pair of skis.

Handmade demos, No less.

But wait till I get Finished with them.

You'll never know They touched the snow.

Chet, have you ever Been skiing before In your whole life?

Oh, what's that got To do with it, gage?

I mean, 80 bucks For a pair of skis Like that?

What do you think, Marc?

Worth it, man. Every cent.

What if he would have

Offered you a great Deal on a hang glider?

Would you have Taken that, too?

Well, uh...

He'd buy a ferris wheel If the price were right.

[ laughing ]

You guys keep laughing.

I'll be laughing on The slopes. Right, marco?

Well, somebody Will be laughing.

[ both laughing ]

[ alarm sounding ]

Dispatcher: squad 51, Man injured, westmore records.

103 sutton road,

Cross street, phillips. Time out, 08:22.

Stanley: Squad 51, kmg 365.

[ sirens wailing ]

[ sirens wailing ]

[ siren wailing ]

You got a man injured?

He's 18. He's just a kid.What happened?

He's caught in one Of the pressing machines.

Roy: let's go.

L.A., squad 51,

Respond engine 51 To our location.

Dispatcher: Squad 51.

[ alarm sounding ]

Engine 51, assist squad 51 At their incident.

103 sutton road,

Cross street, philips. Time out, 08:27.

Supervisor: He was servicing the machine.

The power was shut off In that area,

But I guess someone must have Accidentally tripped it on.

I killed it again Right away, but...

Roy: What's his name?

Gary welton.

Gary?Yeah.

I'm roy desoto.

I'm a paramedic from the L.A. County fire department.

We're gonna try to get Your arm out of there, okay?

Okay.

He's got his arm caught Here in a worm screw

About eight inches In diameter.

Okay.

Thanks.

I wanna get a blood pressure Reading on you, all right?

Rampart, this is squad 51.

How do you read me?

Go ahead, 51.

Rampart, we have A male, age 18.

His right arm is caught By an eight inch worm screw

Inside a record-pressing Machine. Right now, rampart,

His arm is Inaccessible to us.

He's conscious, but it looks Like he's in extreme pain.

51, do you Have the vitals?

Stand by, rampart.

Roy, you got vitals?

Bp 70 over 40.

Pulse is 150.

Respiration's 36.

Rampart, vital signs are bp...

Just hang on. We'll get you Out of here.

Respiration is 36.

Also, rampart, His conscious level

Seems to be diminishing.

Stand by.

Is there A back-up switch on this?

No.

Chet, go get The toolbox.

Cap, how long do you Figure before we can

Take this thing apart?

It's gonna be A tough job, john.

Half an hour at least.

Rampart, Extrication of the victim

Will require a minimum Of 30 minutes.

51, start an iv With normal saline.

Give him Six milligrams ms iv.

10-4, rampart.

Kelly: 51, is there any Sign of excessive bleeding?

Stand by.

Hey, roy, is there Any excessive bleeding?

Can't tell.

Rampart, we can't Tell at this time.

51, monitor his blood Pressure continuously.

Is there any chance Of getting a tourniquet On that arm?

Negative, rampart.

51, I'm coming out there.

If there's a possibility You can't get him out,

We may have to amputate.

10-4.

Dix, I want you To come along.

We'll need a major surgical pack And a biophone.

You're gonna be okay.

I gave you Something that's gonna Take away that pain.

Hey, cap. See what You think about this.

Suppose We reverse the wires,

The wiring, to make The machine run backwards.

Could save a lot of time. What do you think?

Well, the machine runs on A three-phase current motor,

Three live wires, and a ground. It could work.

Okay. Let's take a look.

[ siren wailing ]

51, this is Dr. Brackett in transit. What are the vitals?

Johnny: Pulse is 130 and thready. Respiration's 30.

Blood pressure is 60 over 40 and dropping.

Patient is semi-comatose.

51, he's probably going Into hypovolemic shock Due to excess bleeding.

Our eta is About two minutes.

10-4.

I'm worried, dix.

If we can't stop That bleeding, We may have to amputate.

18 years old.

Yeah.

Let's just make sure He lives to be 19.

Listen, we gotta Take that thing apart Anyway, marco.

Start on the Housing up there.

Chet, same thing, Your side.

Roy, I'd rather die.

Honest.

Don't let him Cut it off.

No.

No.

Just relax, okay?

Man: walk down Here to the end.

Brackett: okay, thanks.

What's his Systolic pressure?

50.

It comes out now, roy.

Right now, One way or the other. Where do we stand?

Johnny's doing Something down there.

Throw the switch, Please.

All right, Just take it easy.

What do you got, Johnny?

How you doing?

Ready?

Okay. It worked.

[ groans ]

All right.

Get a tourniquet on him.

Got it.

Roy: okay, Tourniquet on.

All right. Take it easy.

Johnny: okay. Step down.

Step off these steps.

Let your arm drop.

Roy: you're gonna be okay.

Let your arm drop.

All right, Take it easy now.

Easy does it. Easy does it.

Roy: try to relax. Try to relax your arm.

Johnny: that's right.

All right. You're gonna Be okay, now.

You got his chest?

Okay, here we go.

Get his legs, Will you?

All right, Let's get him moved out.

You're gonna Be okay now.

There we go.

Yeah, that's good.

Hey, nice job, You guys.

Johnny and roy: thanks, doc.

Johnny, when you get A chance, you and roy Stop by the hospital.

I wanna talk to you.Okay, doc.

You got everything, chet?

Woman: dr. Mendes, Outside call, please.

Dr. Mendes, outside call.

[ knocking on door ]

Come in.

Doc, do you Wanna see us?

Yeah. Come on in.

How are you Guys doing?

Pretty good. Pretty good.

Well, I found Our gremlin.

Good.

You know, the one That slipped into our Communications last week

During that pile-up On the coast highway.

Right.

Okay. Whose fault was it? Ours or morton's?

Neither of you.

That's impossible.

Morton says he specifically

Ordered me To administer atropine.

Doc, I never got Any such call.

He says I received it And confirmed it.

That's right. Fortunately, in this case,

It didn't matter.

The order was Only a precaution,

And the patient's fine.

But the point is, It happened.

Now rampart base records Say the patient received Atropine during transit.

Your records say he didn't.

Yeah, right.

Well, whose Fault was it?

Roy, you accompanied the patient In the ambulance, right?

Yeah, right.

All right, now here's

The crucial part of the tape.

Listen closely.

Mike: squad 51, What's your estimated Time of arrival?

Roy: eta, 10 to 15 minutes.

Victim now has A heart rate of about 35 or 40 beats a minute.

[ static ]

Squad 51, give The patient .5 milligrams Of atropine intravenously.

Man: 10-4.

That was your conversation With dr. Morton, right?

All except the last part. I never got that order, And that was not my 10-4.

Didn't sound like Your voice.

You're right, roy.

You never did receive That order, nobody did.

Well, somebody Had to receive it.

No, they didn't.

I had this contour Blowup made

So we can present This problem to the Paramedics class tomorrow.

Now, let's see,

You guys arrived on The scene at 03:15 here.

Right.

Roy, you left With the patient

In the ambulance at 03:23,

Proceeding up the Canyon from the coast.

During which time you were In full communications With rampart.

That's right.

And dr. Morton Ordered atropine.

At which time we figure You were about here.

Now, this minor ridge Was just high enough To block your line of sight

And dr. Morton's Transmission.

Well, who acknowledged Morton's orders?

Squad 49.

I don't get it.I don't either.

Well, you guys were pretty Far from home, right?

Yeah, we were Backing up 34s.

Yeah. Squad 49 was Pretty far from home, too.

They were Backing up 18 here.

And you were both operating On the same frequency.

So they acknowledged Morton's orders.

No, they were on the Other side of this crest.

They were blocked By this crest.

When your ambulance Dropped into this canyon, The transmission was lost.

But a few seconds later, 49 peaked this crest here.

Communicating with their Base at pediatric clinic.

I suspected Something like this,

So I asked pediatric For a copy of their tape.

I found What we're looking for.

Pediatric doctor: 49, give us another reading On the victim's vitals.

Paramedic: pediatric, I have Bp dropping 90 over 60.

Respiration's 20, Pulse 30 and irregular.

Victim in a semi-conscious State at this time.

Doctor: 49, speed up the iv And send us another ekg strip.

Paramedic: 10-4.

[ tape rewinding ]Once more.

All right, Listen carefully.

Doctor: speed up the iv And send us another ekg strip.

Paramedic: 10-4.

Now.

Mike: squad 51, Give the patient .5 milligrams Of atropine intravenously.

Paramedic: 10-4.

Loud and clear.

It couldn't have been More perfectly timed

If you'd have tried.

Your ambulance Dropped into a canyon,

And a split second later, 49 peaked the crest.

They 10-4'd With pediatric and Rampart simultaneously.

Exactly.Yup.

The moral is, when you wander Off from home on a backup,

Don't acknowledge With a simple 10-4.

From now on, it's 10-4, 51, Or 10-4, 49.

Got you.Yeah.

Well, I don't think it could Happen again in 100 years.

But, then again, it might.

Communications is The name of the game.

Fast, accurate, Specific communications

From a crisis situation In the field to the Specialist in the hospital.

Anything less than that Could be worse Than nothing at all.

Okay, lecture concluded.

[ laughs ]

Oh, um...

Gary welton. How's he doing?

Well, so far so good.

He's got a severely Lacerated axillary artery,

But he doesn't appear to Have any nerve damage.

We'll know a lot More this afternoon.

Well, maybe we'll check in With you a little later then.

All right, see you, guys.

Okay.

Bye.

Oh, doc, thanks for Clearing that up.

You bet.

Rick?

I didn't wanna Come, mom.

Honey, It's not gonna hurt.

Is it gonna hurt?Oh, a little.

But it'll be over in A minute. Come on.

Can I come, too?

Oh, better wait.

How'd you Fall off your bike?

Well, rick, I guess You shouldn't mix bicycles And railroad tracks.

Are you gonna Stitch me up?

Well, you got a hole, And I gotta stitch it up.

Are you gonna stick That needle in me?

Well, it'll help Stop the hurting.

Hey, now take it easy.

You'll be okay.

No, I don't wanna Get sewed up.

What do you mean, No, you don't wanna Get this sewed up?

Don't you ever wanna Pitch a baseball again?

No.

I know, he wants To play football.

No?

Listen, I want you to Think of the sport that

You like the best, okay?

All right.Right.

Do you hold something In your right hand?

Yeah.Good.

What is it?

A bow.

You like archery?

No, violin.

[ clears throat ]

Well, rick, now, If you wanna learn To play violin like a...

Oh, like a...

Heifetz.

Heifetz. If you wanna Play violin like heifetz,

You're gonna have to Let us stitch up that arm.

Okay, pal?

All right.

Dispatcher: Squad 51, with engine 51.

We have a report of A car on top of a house.

308 high view road.

308 high view road, Cross street, madison, Time out, 12:18.

Squad 51.

[ siren wailing ]

Engine 51, kmg 365.

Your house?

Across the street.

I was sitting by the pool,

And then I went inside

Just to get a little drink, You know.

And then, I came out, And I was sitting there, And whamo!

All of a sudden, Old man ratliff's Got a car on his roof.

Well, did you See it happen?

Oh, no, I didn't See it happen.

I'm gonna go Check the roof.

Yeah, okay. I'll take the house.

Is anybody in there?

[ creaking ]

Boy: hi.

Hi.

What's your name?

David.

Okay. We're right on

The edge here, david, So don't move.

You guys paramedics?

That's right.

See? I told you, Didn't I?

I know who they are.

You said They were cops.

Shut up! I know what I said.

Hey! Hey, you guys, Don't move!

Don't move.

This car's gonna Go over if you move. What's your name?

Frankie.

Look, frankie, can you Open that door over there?

Can you move Over to that door, But move real slow for me?

Sure.

Okay. And once you Get over there,

Don't open it Too much, all right?

Okay.

Idiot.

Roy: move slow.

Slow!

[ creaking ]

Easy now, easy.

[ creaking continues ]

Can I walk On the roof?

Yeah.

Go slow! Go slow now!

[ exclaims ]

[ yelling ]

Johnny! Want to Hurry with that rope.

Why don't you Come on down here And sit down out here?

I'll be with you In just a second, okay?

Okay.

House is clear. There's nobody in it.

All right.

Hey. Don't move So much, all right?

We're gonna tie The car down, okay?

Pretty tough spot, huh?

Yeah.

[ sirens wailing ]

Smoke?

No.

Okay.

Hey. Hey!

This is a "No smoking" area.

Get a load of This kid trying to Smoke over here.

Hey, marco!

Let's grab an Inch and a half, get it Around to the side here.

Okay.

Roy: okay, We're tied off.

Now, can you move around To the backseat there?

Go real slow. Don't move too fast.

Take it easy, now. Attaboy.

Johnny: open the door slow. Open the door slow. Real slow.

You okay?

Yeah.

All right.

[ exclaims ]

I think I'll give up

Driving till I get a little older.

Yeah.

How you doing?

Huh?How you doing?

Real good. Just rounding the lake, Heading for the beer stand.

Does that really work?

[ panting ]

Oh, man! Are you kidding?

Doesn't even Feel like work.

Here, get on there And try it.

I don't want to Get on that thing.

No, get on there.

All you gotta do

Is imagine Yourself somewhere,

Just get on there and pedal. You're there.

Try it.

Well...

I guess I could Pedal through my hometown, Couldn't I?

There you go, baby.

Okay.

Okay.

Oh, I can't do this. I don't know where to start.

Think.

Okay. All right.

All right.

All right, Here we go.

Okay, man.

All right!

Get it on!

[ exclaiming ]

All right.

Okay. What's the matter?

I'm lost.

Look, I can tell right now

You just can't rush Into these things, you know?

You really have to know Where you're at, you know?

I mean, you really have To know where you're at.

That is right.See, where were you?

I was approaching The beer stand.

Right, okay, okay. Say you're at The beer stand.

All right, Okay, all right.

Look, I'm at the beer stand.

Okay, all right. Well, where are you Gonna go from there?

Huh?

Where are you Gonna go from there?

I'd probably go to The bowling alley.

Bowling alley? All right, okay.

Uh, hey, chet?Yeah?

When you get there, Give me a call, will you?

Okay.

[ alarm sounding ]

[ alarm sounding ]

Squad 51, engine 62, Drug overdose.

1701 frazier, apartment 10. Cross street, 19th.

Caller has requested A non-code r response.

Time out, 14:46.

Kmg 365.

[ siren wailing ]

All right.

Two blocks past washington, Then hang a right.

You wanna kill the code r?

Yeah.

[ siren stops ]

I'm karen martin. I made the call.

Ma'am. What'd she take?

Is this her name, Diane kenner?

I've tried to talk to her, But she won't listen to anybody.

You've gotta do Something.We'll have a look at her.

She's very distressed. She won't let us near her.

Thanks, cap.

Thanks.

Where is she?

Door on the left.

[ knocks on door ]

Roy: diane?

Diane kenner?

Get out.

Did you take all the pills That were in this bottle?

Diane, if you took All these pills,

You're gonna be A very sick lady.

Get out of here.

[ sobs ]

Out! Leave me alone!

How long ago did she take Those tablets?

About half an hour ago.

I don't know.It was filled yesterday.

Uh, look, uh... Is she married or single?

Uh, single. We work For the airlines. We're stewardesses.

What about Her parents?

She's from indiana and...

Why are you just Standing here?

Why don't you do Something?

We can't.She's an adult,

She's fully conscious, And she refuses our aid.

You've got to Be kidding.

That's the law.

Where's your phone? Can I use your phone?

It's over there.

Okay.

[ intercom buzzing ]

Rampart, this is dr. Early.

Rampart, squad 51.

We have a victim here, About 25 years old, female.

She's ingested about 30 secobarbital tablets,

100 milligram, About half an hour ago.

She's fully conscious And refuses any Medical help at all.

We don't have a patient.

Can you remain On the premises?

That's affirmative, rampart. Roommate made the call.

We can expect to have A patient very soon.

Be prepared to start an iv With d5 and normal saline.

Also, you better have An esophageal airway ready. I'll be standing by.

10-4, rampart.

Iv, d5w, normal saline And an esophageal airway.

All we can do is Set up and wait.

Cap, we're gonna Need an ambulance.

Yes, sir.

You mean you Can't do anything?

That's about it.

I don't believe this!

I mean, what happens If she just keels over?

Then we'll treat her.

I thought I told You to get out.

Karen said We could stay.

I don't want any help.

Oh, we'll wait anyway.

For what?

How long do you think You can remain conscious

With an overdose like That in your stomach?

All we have to do Is wait till you pass out.

That's very clever.

Maybe I'll just stay conscious Until it's too late.

You can't.

Watch me.

I need a cigarette.

Do you have a cigarette?

Sorry.

[ sniffling ]

There's a pack On the dresser.

Why don't you get up And get it yourself?

[ crashing ]

I didn't pass out.

You can't touch me, right?

I really do wanna die, You know.

Do you?

Do you wanna Talk to your folks?

I don't wanna Talk to my folks.

We can call them, You know.

Long distance, To indiana.

Indiana?

Uh-huh.

What about karen?

She's my friend.

Do you wanna Talk to her?

Indiana?

What?

What did you say About indiana?

Indiana?

Diane?

Diane kenner?

We're here to help you.

Do you understand? We're here to help you.

Got them?

Rampart to squad 51.

[ sirens wailing in distance ]

We now have A patient. Repeat.

We now have a patient.

Rampart, stand by, Ambulance is on the scene.

Standing by, 51.

Boy, that was One long sweat.

At least they can Work on her now.

Let's hope she left them Enough time.

Yeah.

Rampart, the pulse is 110,

Respiration is 12 And still irregular And very shallow.

Stand by for bp.

80 over 55.

Rampart, bp is 80 over 55.

Check her state Of consciousness.

Does she respond To a spoken command?

Painful stimuli?

Pain stimuli Any spoken command.

Diane? Diane?

I want you to Listen to me.

If you can hear me, I want you to open Your eyes, okay?

Diane?

No response to command.

[ groaning ]

A feeble response to Achilles tendon.

Okay, insert Esophageal airway And begin ventilation.

Esophageal.

Trying to move this back.

Okay, got it.

Rampart, Esophageal is established.

All right, move her out As fast as possible, And watch her blood pressure.

10-4, rampart. Let's move her Out of here.

Wait a minute.

Let him get the oxygen.

Okay.

You're wrapped Around that, johnny.

Okay.

Johnny: got her?

Where are you Taking her?

Rampart emergency.

Will she...

All we can do Is try, ma'am.

Okay, thank you.

You'll call Her parents, huh?

Yes.

Roy: meet you there.

Room 1.

Well, she's in Pretty bad shape.

We couldn't Do a thing with her Until she passed out.

Yeah, I know. We'll do what we can.

Okay.Oh, by the way.

Gary welton wants To see you.

He's in 313.

313? Okay.Yeah.

And I asked you to come by So I could tell you in person.

It's official, There's no nerve damage.

I'll probably regain Full use of the old arm.

All right!

That's exactly What we like to hear.

Right now, I'd like to Give you guys about A million bucks apiece.

You don't have to Do that right now.

Just take care Of that arm though,

And make sure They don't keep you In this hospital too long.

You got it, roy.

All right, take it easy.See you later.

Hey, thanks.It's okay.

Hi, dix.

Hi.

Any word from early?

She didn't make it.

Did anyone ever find out Why she took the pills?

No.

See you.

Mmm.

Your latest vice?

Hilarious, marco.

It just so happens You're about to witness

A first class Piece of restoration.

You know, these pair of skis, Used only once,

Handmade demos...

Hey, where you going?

You know, the only thing I see moving is your mouth.

Hey, come back In five minutes, Will you, pal?

I need An expert's opinion.

Okay.

Okay, now let's see.

"Step two, Hold the polyethylene candle

As a pencil Is held and light."

Okay.

"Step three, as soon As the candle is burning With a solid flame,

"Hold it close To the damaged area So the liquid polyethylene

"Drips directly Upon the damaged Surface of the ski."

All right.

Oh, no!

Marco? Hey, marco!

Marco! Hey, johnny, roy! Anybody!

What's the... What did you...

We got fire In the station!

Somebody call The dispatcher!

Put it out!

What are you... Come on!

Hey, come on. Now, wait a minute.

These are Handmade skis.

Kelly, what is this?

Oh, cap, I was just trying To renovate these skis...

Renovate 'em with what?

Fred wells' secret formula.

Let me see that.

Good stuff.

[ sniffs, grunts ]

Well, we'll just shoot Fred wells' secret formula To the lab.

Let them check it out.

Oh, cap, I don't wanna Get a friend in trouble.

It won't get him in trouble, You might save his life.

Let me have the lid.

Okay, you take these things,

And you put 'em in the shower And run some water on 'em.

Cap!

Kelly.

I paid 80 bucks For these skis, man,

And he wants me to Put 'em in the shower.

And run some water on 'em.

Yes, sir.

[ alarm sounding ]

Dispatcher: l.A. Testing With stations 51,

36, 45, 127, 106.

Station 51, kmg 365.

[ alarm sounding ]

Dispatcher: station 51, Engine 37, structure fire.

Wilmington and broadway.

Time out, 07:28.

Stanley: station 51, Kmg 365.

[ sirens wailing ]

Dispatcher: squad 51, Change your response.

Person injured, 2803 mariot place.

Cross street wheeling, Time out, 07:30.

Squad 51. 10-4.

Dispatcher: All units responding With engine 37, cancel.

In here! The garage!

[ groaning ]

All right, Just hold on.

Let me get A hydraulic jack.

All righty.

L.A., this is squad 51.

We have a man Trapped underneath a vehicle At our location.

Please send Another engine company.

I'm gonna die, aren't I? Dispatcher: 10-4, 51.

You're not gonna die. You'll give us a bad Reputation if you do.

We're gonna Get you out of there. You just hang on, okay.

You know, If we lower this car It could fall.

Man: listen, let's get it done One way or the other,

'cause I can't breathe.

All right, You just hang on.

It can't wait For the engine company.

We're just gonna Have to take it slow.

[ man groans ]

Maybe you better Get in there.

Okay.

Johnny: okay, Ought to do it.

All right, You just hang in there, Okay?

I'm gonna get you out.

I think This thing's gonna go.

Roy, if you can just Give me another inch, I can get him out.

Roy: all right.

[ sirens wailing ]

That's it, that's it.

[ screams ]

Stanley: two inch And a halfs.

They were all In there.

Is there any Other way out? No.

Okay, stand on the sides To put the streams Off the walls,

We don't wanna Back the fire into 'em.

Co2, marco. Okay, pal?

Are you guys all right?

Yeah, a little warm, But I think we're fine.

Hey, roy, He's probably got A couple of broken ribs.

[ grunts ]

Think you can walk?

Yeah, I'll make it All right.

Okay. Watch This stuff here.

Johnny: What's hurting on you?

Man: just my ribs.

It's just your ribs?Yeah.

Anything else?No.

Okay, now let me Take your weight.

You just ease yourself Down, okay?

Don't lean hard now. Okay, there we go.

Okay, you're Gonna be fine. You're gonna be okay.

[ sobbing ]

Some people are just Naturally never happy, You know.

He's gonna be fine, ma'am. He's gonna be okay.

Let's get this shirt off.

Hey, how's that guy Gonna be?

Fine. Fine.

Where you going With those?

They're going To the trash.

I guess You'll be in the market For a new pair, huh?

Nah, I'm tired Of skiing.