Original subtitles

HEY, JOHN, WHO'S TAKING CAPTAIN STANLEY'S PLACE

WHILE HE'S ON VACATION?

DON'T KNOW. HAVEN'T MET HIM.

CAPTAINS LIKE ME. YOU KNOW WHY?

'CAUSE I KNOW HOW TO HANDLE THEM.

IT'S A KNACK.

YEAH, SOME OF US HAVE IT AND SOME OF US DON'T.

YEAH, I AGREE, CHET.

THERE IS SOMETHING ABOUT YOU.

BUT I JUST CAN'T PUT MY FINGER ON IT.

WELL, YOU HANG IN THERE, PAL.

HI! HI.

BOB ROBERTSON, STATION 10, ENCINAL CANYON.

ROY DESOTO, NICE TO MEET YOU.

HI, JOHN GAGE.

I'M PULLING SOME OVERTIME SHIFTS WHILE STANLEY'S OFF.

ENCINAL CANYON, THAT'S A TWO-MAN STATION, ISN'T IT?

YEAH, YEAH.

BE GOOD TO SEE HOW THINGS ARE GOING IN THE BIG CITY.

WELL, WE'RE CERTAINLY GLAD TO HAVE YOU, CAP.

CHESTER B. KELLY AT YOUR SERVICE.

CAPTAIN STANLEY USUALLY COUNTS ON ME WHEN THINGS GET TOUGH.

OH YEAH, I'VE HEARD ABOUT YOU, KELLY.

WE'LL HAVE A LINEUP AS SOON AS YOU'RE CHANGED.

OKAY, WE'LL BE RIGHT OUT, CAP.

BOB ROBERTSON.

REMEMBER THAT FIRE THEY HAD ABOUT SEVEN, EIGHT YEARS AGO?

WHAT, THE LAMBERT FIRE? IS HE THE ONE?

IF I REMEMBER RIGHT.

Johnny: IS THAT RIGHT?

OH, WELL, HIM BEING SUCH A BIG HERO,

MAYBE I SHOULDN'T HAVE BRAGGED QUITE SO MUCH.

OH, BUT THEN HE PROBABLY KNEW I WAS KIDDING.

CHET, I JUST PUT MY FINGER ON IT.

YEAH?

YOU'RE BORING.

[ chuckling ]

[ alarm sounding ]

Dispatcher: STATION 51. ENGINE 47. ENGINE 15. TRUCK 106.

STRUCTURE FIRE, 1115 NORTH VAN NUYS.

1115 NORTH VAN NUYS.

CROSS STREET, HAZELTINE. TIME OUT, 0802.

Bob: STATION 51, KMG 365.

[ sirens wailing ]

[ muttering ]

[ coughing ]

MUST'VE FALLEN ASLEEP IN THE CHAIR.

WOKE UP, AND THE WHOLE THING WAS ON FIRE.

I'D BEEN JUICING IT UP A LITTLE LAST NIGHT

AND WASN'T IN FULL CONTROL OF MY FACULTIES.

Johnny: WELL DON'T WORRY ABOUT A THING.

WE'LL TAKE CARE OF IT.

CAPTAIN... GIVE US A HAND.

HERE, CAP...

[ Bob coughing ]

YOU ALL RIGHT?

YEAH. JUST A LITTLE SMOKE.

WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU GUYS? WHERE THE HELL WERE YOU?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN WHERE WERE WE?

THE WHOLE PLACE COULD'VE BEEN INVOLVED

BY THE TIME YOU GOT THOSE TANKS ON.

CAP, THIS IS STANDARD PROCEDURE. WE HAVE...

I KNOW PROCEDURE.

I DON'T BELIEVE...

LET'S GO HELP MARCO.

LOOKS LIKE THAT OLD CHAIR'S BOUGHT IT, ALL RIGHT.

YOU KNOW, THIS DAY JUST ISN'T STARTING OFF VERY WELL,

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

YEAH, I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU MEAN.

[ sirens wailing ]

YOU KNOW, WE REALLY DIDN'T NEED ALL THAT STUFF.

YEAH, I KNOW, BUT I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GOOD EXCUSE

TO GET AWAY FROM CAPTAIN ROBERTSON FOR JUST A WHILE.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE A CUP OF COFFEE?

YEAH.

HI, DOC, HOW'S IT GOING?

GREAT, IF YOU LIKE ORANGES.

I HATE THEM.

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

WELL, SEE, I PUT A QUARTER IN,

AND I PRESSED THE APPLE BUTTON, AND I GOT AN ORANGE.

OH, I LIKE ORANGES. LOOK, I'LL PUT A QUARTER IN

AND GET YOU AN APPLE.OH, THANKS, ROY.

NO PROBLEM.

HEY, BUT WHAT IF THE SAME THING HAPPENS?

WELL, LIFE'S A GAMBLE.

WELL, IT'S NOT REALLY A GAMBLE BECAUSE I LIKE ORANGES, TOO.

YEAH, IF YOU'VE GOT NOTHING TO LOSE, YOU ALWAYS WIN, RIGHT?

RIGHT.THAT'S RIGHT.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING, DOC?

I'M LEARNING TO LIKE ORANGES.

OH, DOC, THAT'S A DEFEATIST'S ATTITUDE.SO, WHAT?

LOOK, I'VE GOT AN IDEA. I'VE GOT AN IDEA.

GENIUS OVER HERE.

WATCH THIS.

NOW, YOU JUST HAVE TO UNDERSTAND, GENTLEMEN,

THE PSYCHOLOGY OF A MACHINE.

WATCH THIS.

I PUSHED ORANGE AND I GOT ORANGE.

HI, DIX. HI.

EXCUSE ME.

EXCUSE ME.

ROY, ABOUT THIS NEW CAPTAIN...

JOHNNY, YOU JUST GOT TO GIVE THE GUY A CHANCE, THAT'S ALL.

YEAH, I KNOW. I KNOW. IT'S ALSO A TWO-WAY STREET.

YEAH, WELL.

ALL RIGHT, OKAY. IF HE LETS IT DROP, FINE...

YOU KNOW, I CAN REMEMBER WHEN WE DIDN'T HAVE THOSE THINGS.

STILL GOT THE FIRES OUT SOMEHOW.

YEAH, WELL, THEY USED TO HAVE HORSE-DRAWN FIRE ENGINES, TOO.

YEAH, MAYBE I BELONG ON ONE.

WELL, THEY TEACH YOU TO PUT ON MASKS NOW,

SO I CAN'T SAY YOU'RE WRONG.

JUST SEEMS LIKE A WASTE OF IMPORTANT TIME TO ME

FOR A LITTLE FRESH AIR. I'VE NEVER USED ONE YET.

WELL, MAYBE THEY JUST DON'T BUILD FIREMEN

LIKE THEY USED TO, CAP.

YEAH, MAYBE.

SO, THIS IS WHERE YOU CARRY YOUR MEDICAL GEAR, HUH?

YEAH.

YOU GUYS REALLY THINK

YOU AND THIS SQUAD CAN COMPETE WITH A HOSPITAL FULL OF DOCTORS?

CAP, WE'RE NOT TRYING TO COMPETE WITH THE DOCTORS.

WE'RE TRYING TO HELP THEM OUT.

ONLY YOU ARE USING TIME

THE VICTIM COULD BE IN A HOSPITAL, RIGHT?

RIGHT, JUST LIKE WE'RE WASTING TIME

WHEN WE PUT ON OUR AIR BOTTLES.

CAP, THE DEPARTMENT'S HAD A LOT OF SUCCESS WITH THESE SQUADS.

THAT'S A FACT. MAYBE YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT THAT, BUT...

LOOK, DESOTO,

I'VE SPENT MY LIFE CARING ABOUT THIS DEPARTMENT.

I'VE SEEN PLENTY OF GOOD IMPROVEMENTS,

SEEN A FEW FAILURES.

I'VE SEEN THEM, NOT BEEN LECTURED TO BY A COUPLE OF...

CAP, HAVE YOU SEEN MY HUMAN FLY SHOES?

CAPTAIN STANLEY THINKS THEY'LL REVOLUTIONIZE THE FIRE SERVICE.

KELLY.

HUH?

GET OUT OF HERE.

I'LL SEE FOR MYSELF, AND I'LL DECIDE FOR MYSELF.

GOT IT?

[ alarm sounding ]

Dispatcher: SQUAD 51. POSSIBLE HEART ATTACK. 502 SYLVAN ROAD.

502 SYLVAN ROAD.

CROSS STREET, VERMONT. TIME OUT, 0947.

Bob: 51 RESPONDING, LA. KMG 365.

Bob: COME ON, WE'RE GOING WITH THEM.

[ siren wailing ]

[ knocking ]

HI.HI.

I'M BETTY JOHNSON. THIS IS MY HUSBAND, WALT.

HELLO, WALT. HI.

WHAT SEEMS TO BE THE PROBLEM?

I HOPE I'M NOT WASTING YOUR TIME.

I'VE GOT THIS HEAVY PAIN IN MY CHEST OVER HERE.

IN YOUR LEFT ARM HERE? RIGHT.

WAIT BY THE ENGINES TILL WE SEE WHAT WE GOT HERE.

KIND OF YOUNG FOR A HEART PROBLEM,

BUT BETTY SAID WE SHOULDN'T TAKE ANY CHANCES.

YEAH, WELL, I THINK SHE'S ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.

OKAY, LOOK, CAN WE GET YOU TO LAY DOWN HERE

SO WE CAN CHECK YOU OUT?

HERE, YOU CAN JUST PUT YOUR HEAD RIGHT HERE.

I'LL MOVE THIS FOR YOU.

OKAY. THERE WE GO.

ALL RIGHT, CAN WE LOSE THESE?

SURE.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

NOW, WALT, WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO HERE

IS WE'RE GONNA PATCH YOU UP.

AND THEN WE CAN MONITOR YOUR HEARTBEAT ON THE SCOPE

SO WE CAN SEE IT AND THE HOSPITAL CAN SEE IT.

THERE WE GO.

YOU KNOW, MAYBE IT IS MY HEART.

BETTY'S BEEN KEEPING ME PRETTY BUSY LATELY.

SILLY, JUST TAKE IT EASY AND LET THEM LOOK AT YOU.

Roy: DO YOU HAVE A HISTORY OF ANY HEART TROUBLE, SIR?

NO.

Johnny: HOW OLD ARE YOU, WALT?

WELL, RIGHT NOW I FEEL 112.

I'M 45.

45. OKAY.

BOY, I TELL YOU, THIS THING REALLY HURTS.

HE'S GONNA BE OKAY, ISN'T HE?

HE'S IN GOOD HANDS.

WHY DON'T YOU COME OVER HERE AND TRY TO RELAX?

135 OVER 90.

OKAY, NOW I'M JUST GONNA CHECK DOWN HERE.

YOU'RE IN QUITE A BIT OF PAIN, HUH?

Walt: RIGHT.

Johnny: OKAY.

Roy: OKAY, YOU'RE LOOKING PRETTY GOOD OVER HERE.

BUT I THINK WE BETTER GET SOME CONFIRMATION

FROM THE HOSPITAL, ALL RIGHT?

WELL, I TELL YOU,

I'D MUCH RATHER STAY HERE IF EVERYTHING LOOKS ALL RIGHT.

Roy: WELL, WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO IS,

WE'RE GONNA GET A RECORD OF THIS EKG

TRANSFERRED OVER THE BIO-COM HERE, ALL RIGHT?

RAMPART, THIS IS SQUAD 51.

Kelly: WE READ YOU, 51, GO AHEAD.

NOW, THAT'S REAL SERVICE. HOW ABOUT THAT, BETTY?

YEAH, JUST LIE STILL, HONEY.

COMPLAINING OF A HEAVY CHEST PAIN

RADIATING DOWN TOWARDS HIS LEFT ARM.

HE HAS NO HISTORY OF HEART DISEASE.

WE'RE GONNA SEND YOU A STRIP.

GO AHEAD, 51.

Kelly: 51, WE READ SINUS RHYTHM, TOO.

WHAT ARE THE VITALS?

RAMPART, THE VITALS ARE BP 130 OVER 75.

PULSE IS 86. RESPIRATION IS 16.

HE'S IN CONSIDERABLE PAIN.Brackett: 10-4, 51.

START AN IV WITH D5W TKO AND ADMINISTER 5 MILLIGRAMS MS.

10-4, RAMPART.

THIS IS GOING TO HURT JUST A LITTLE BIT,

BUT IT'LL TAKE AWAY SOME OF THAT CHEST PAIN YOU HAVE, ALL RIGHT?

ALL RIGHT, JUST SO I DON'T HAVE TO LOOK AT IT.

Betty: MY HERO.

[ groans ]

WASN'T BAD.

YOU GUYS ARE OKAY.

OKAY.

[ siren wailing ]

RAMPART, IV'S IN, MS IS IN. SENDING ANOTHER STRIP.

10-4, 51.

AMBULANCE IS HERE.

ALL RIGHT, HAVE THEM WAIT OUTSIDE.

ROY, HE'S THROWING PVCS.

HEY, WHAT'S GOING ON?

SOMETHING'S WRONG, ISN'T IT?

Kelly: 51, I'M NOW READING PVCS.

WE CONCUR, RAMPART. YOU WANT LIDOCAINE?

10-4, 51.

ADMINISTER 100 MILLIGRAMS LIDOCAINE IV PUSH,

AND THEN START A LIDOCAINE DRIP.

10-4, RAMPART.

[ monitor beeping ]

YOU OKAY, WALT?

BETTY!

[ Betty gasps ]

Kelly: V-FIB, 51.

V-FIB.YEAH.

Roy: COME ON, WE NEED SOME HELP IN HERE.

COME HERE!

LOPEZ, GET IN HERE.

START IV.

MOVE THAT STUFF BACK.

[ monitor beeping rapidly ]

Johnny: ONE, TWO, THREE, 400 WATTS.

Roy: OKAY, CLEAR.

FOUR HUNDRED.

OH!

LET'S HIT HIM AGAIN.

CLEAR!

WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO HIM?

Roy: OKAY, LET'S GET SOME CPR GOING HERE.

Kelly: 51, INSERT ESOPHAGEAL AIRWAY

AND ADMINISTER ONE AMP BICARB.

I GOT THE AIRWAY.

10-4, RAMPART.

OKAY, STOP CPR.

NO.

ALL RIGHT, CHET.

STOP CPR.

[ sighs ]

GOOD VENTILATION.

RAMPART, BICARB'S IN, AIRWAY'S IN.

WE'VE GOT GOOD VENTILATION.

10-4. DEFIBRILLATE AGAIN.

Johnny: ONE, TWO, THREE.

CLEAR.

FLAT LINE.

RAMPART, ASYSTOLE.

Kelly: 10-4. GIVE 1 TO 10,000 EPINEPHRINE

IV AND CONTINUE CPR.

10-4, RAMPART.

OH, MY GOD. OH!

Roy: ALL RIGHT, IT'S IN.

OH, MY GOD, WALT.

RAMPART WE'RE STILL UNABLE TO GET A RHYTHM.

51, CONTINUE CPR AND BRING HIM IN FAST.

10-4, RAMPART. I'LL TAKE THAT, MARCO.

BRING IN THE GURNEY, WILL YOU?

Marco: BRING IN THE GURNEY!

Johnny: OKAY, MARCO, CAN YOU GET OVER HERE?

KEEP DOING THIS WHILE I LIFT HIM UP.

Marco: ALL RIGHT.

Johnny: OKAY, STOP WHEN WE LIFT HIM UP.

OKAY, ON THREE. ONE, TWO, THREE.

STOP, MARCO.

OKAY, LIFT HIM STRAIGHT UP. LIFT HIM FURTHER UP THIS WAY.

OKAY. OKAY, HIT HIM, MARCO.

Roy: ALL RIGHT, YEAH.

WHY DON'T YOU TAKE THESE TO JOHNNY?

ALL RIGHT, I GOT IT. THANKS, I GOT IT.

HE... HE'S DEAD.

HE'S DEAD, ISN'T HE?

Johnny: WATCH YOUR LEG, DOC. WATCH YOUR LEG.

ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. HOLD THIS.

READY, ON THREE. ONE, TWO, THREE.

ALL RIGHT.

DIX, EPINEPHRINE ISO.

Mike: CENTER.

STOP CPR.

START.OKAY.

VENTRICULAR RHYTHM OF 30. START ISOPROTERENOL AGAIN.

THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX...

HOLD CPR FOR FIVE SECONDS.

HOW LONG HAVE WE WORKING ON HIM?

65 MINUTES SINCE HE WAS BROUGHT IN.

OKAY, DIX, LET'S TRY THE TRANSTHORACIC PACEMAKER.

THE 02 IS NOT GOOD, 30.

[ pants ]

HOLD IT, JOHNNY.

NO CAPTURE.

I'M AFRAID THAT'S ALL WE CAN DO.

HOWDY.

HI.

HI, GUYS.

YOUR FOOD IS IN THE OVEN.

OH, HEY, MIKE, THANKS ANYWAY. I'M NOT VERY HUNGRY RIGHT NOW.

Chet: HEY, MARCO, PASS THE SALT, WILL YOU?

I'M SO TIRED OF MY OWN COOKING,

NO, THIS IS REALLY GREAT FOR A CHANGE.

THANKS, CAP.

THE GUYS REALLY LIKE MY COOKING. RIGHT, GUYS?

YEAH.

LOOK, WE ALL FEEL LOUSY ABOUT THIS.

BUT THESE THINGS HAPPEN.

YEAH. I KNOW, CHET. I KNOW.

NOTHING ELSE TO BE DONE,

UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES.

WELL, WHAT EXACTLY DOES THAT MEAN, CAP?

JUST WHAT I SAID.

THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SHOULDN'T EVEN BE IN THIS BUSINESS.

YOU GUYS AREN'T DOCTORS.

NOBODY EXPECTS ANY MORE OUT OF YOU.

IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT. OKAY?

NO.

NO. IT'S NOT OKAY. IT'S NOT OKAY AT ALL.

WE'VE BEEN ON MAYBE A HUNDRED OF THESE, CAP.

WE LOSE SOMEBODY EVERY NOW AND THEN.

I'VE SEEN THESE GUYS IN ACTION FOR FOUR YEARS,

AND THEY'RE THE BEST.BEST WHAT? JUST WHAT IS IT

THESE GUYS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE SO TERRIFIC AT?

'CAUSE I HAVEN'T SEEN IT YET.

CAN YOU TELL ME, FLAT OUT,

IF THAT MAN HAD GONE STRAIGHT TO THE HOSPITAL,

HE STILL WOULD'VE DIED?

NO.

WELL, LET'S EAT.

[ alarm sounding ]

Dispatcher: STATION 51. CHILD TRAPPED AT THE STORM DRAIN.

WEST END OF PEABODY ROAD.

WEST END OF PEABODY ROAD.

CROSS STREET, OAKDALE.

POLICE ARE AT SCENE. TIME OUT, 1338.

Bob: STATION 51, KMG 365.

[ siren wailing ]

Vince: HEY, DOWN HERE.

NINE-YEAR-OLD KID GOING THROUGH SOME SORT OF INITIATION.

GOT STUCK IN THE STORM-DRAIN GATE.

I CAN'T BUDGE HIM.

HE'S HAVING A LOT OF TROUBLE BREATHING.

Johnny: OKAY, LET'S GO GET OUR GEAR.

[ gasping ]

ALL RIGHT, YOU KIDS, COME ON.

COME OUT OF THERE. COME ON OUT.

COME ON OUTSIDE.

WE'LL GET HIM OUT IN A MINUTE.

ALL RIGHT, BOYS, OVER HERE. GO ON, CLEAR OUT.

OKAY, JUST SETTLE DOWN. WE GOT YOU. WE GOT YOU.

BOY, HE'S REALLY JAMMED IN HERE.

BUT HE SHOULDN'T BE HAVING THAT MUCH TROUBLE BREATHING.

CAP, WHY DON'T WE TIE OFF A LINE AT THE ENGINE,

WRAP IT AROUND THAT RAIL,

AND THEN TIE IT OFF AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS GATE?

YEAH, THAT'S A GOOD IDEA, DESOTO.

Johnny: CALM DOWN. WE'RE GONNA GET THIS OFF OF YOU.

BRING THE ENGINE UP AND GET ME A HEAVY LINE DOWN HERE.

[ crying ]

SON, WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

HUH?

BILLY. BILLY?

BILLY, HAVE YOU EVER HAD THIS MUCH TROUBLE BREATHING BEFORE?

I'VE GOT ASTHMA. HUH?

I'VE GOT ASTHMA.

HE SAYS HE'S GOT ASTHMA.

HAS HIS MOTHER BEEN NOTIFIED?

YEAH, SHE'S ON THE WAY NOW.

Billy: HELP ME.

ALL RIGHT NOW, BILLY,

I WANT YOU TO CALM DOWN, OKAY?

NOW, WE'RE GONNA GET YOU OUT OF HERE.

WE'RE GONNA GET YOU OUTTA HERE RIGHT NOW.

LET'S GO!

GUYS, GIVE US MORE SLACK HERE.

ALL RIGHT, BILLY, WHAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW

IS WE'RE BRINGING A ROPE DOWN.

WE'RE GONNA GET THIS GATE OFF OF YOU, OKAY?

Johnny: ALL RIGHT, HERE COMES THE ROPE.

Roy: MORE SLACK.

Johnny: PULL THIS.

Bob: LITTLE MORE SLACK.

THAT'S GOOD.

Roy: MORE SLACK.

[ boy gasping ]

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. GOT IT.

Johnny: ALL RIGHT.

DON'T STRUGGLE.

NOW, I WANT YOU TO RELAX, OKAY?

WHEN THIS GATE GOES UP, I WANT YOU TO JUST RELAX.

YOU NEED ANY HELP THERE, JOHNNY?

I GOT IT.

Roy: OKAY, IT'S STARTING TO LIFT.

Bob: THAT'S IT. PICK THEM UP.

OKAY.

Johnny: THAT A BOY. THAT A BOY. ALL RIGHT.

BILLY! OH NO, BILLY. WHAT...

Johnny: HE'S ALL RIGHT, MA'AM. HE'S GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT.

Vince: ARE YOU THE BOY'S MOTHER?

YES.

OKAY, THERE WE GO.

COME ON OVER HERE, WILL YOU? SIT DOWN OVER HERE.

HE JUST GOT STUCK IN THERE. HE'S ALL RIGHT.

YOU'RE HIS MOTHER, CORRECT?

YES.

WELL, HAS HE HAD AN ASTHMA ATTACK BEFORE?

YES, HE DOES.

IS HE GONNA BE ALL RIGHT?

HE'S GONNA BE ALL RIGHT.

WE'RE GONNA GET A HOLD OF THE HOSPITAL.

HE'S GONNA BE FINE.

RAMPART, THIS IS SQUAD 51.

GO AHEAD, 51.

RAMPART, WE HAVE A MALE PATIENT, NINE YEARS OF AGE.

WE'VE JUST RESCUED HIM FROM A STORM DRAIN.

THE PATIENT HAS A CONFIRMED HISTORY OF ASTHMA,

AND IS NOW UNDERGOING AN ACUTE ASTHMA ATTACK.

STAND BY FOR VITAL SIGNS.

EASY, BILLY. EASY, NOW.

EASY, BILLY.

BP IS 135 OVER 90.

[ gasping ]

BP, RAMPART, IS 135 OVER 90.

THE PULSE... WHAT'D YOU SAY THE PULSE WAS?

105. PULSE IS 105.

THE RESPIRATION IS 28 AND SHALLOW.

REQUEST PERMISSION TO ADMINISTER EPINEPHRINE.

10-4, 51,

ADMINISTER O.3 MILLIGRAMS EPINEPHRINE IM

AND THEN TRANSPORT.

10-4, RAMPART.

HEY, GAGE, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

CAP, THIS BOY NEEDS EPINEPHRINE RIGHT NOW.

HE HAS TO BE TREATED BEFORE WE MOVE HIM.

THIS BOY NEEDS TO BE IN A HOSPITAL, AND QUICK.

NOW, LET'S GET HIM UP THE HILL.

PLEASE GIVE HIM SOMETHING.

HE'S NEVER BEEN THIS BAD BEFORE.

EASY. EASY, HONEY.

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

EASY.

THANK YOU.

HOW YOU FEELING, BILLY? FEEL A LITTLE BIT BETTER?

ALL RIGHT. NOW, LET'S GET YOU IN THAT GURNEY.

YOU JUST GRAB A HOLD OF ME. I THINK I CAN GET IT, ROY.

ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.

HERE WE GO.

IS HE GOING TO THE HOSPITAL?

YES, MA'AM, WITH YOUR PERMISSION.

OH, OF COURSE.ALL RIGHT.

IT'S ALL RIGHT, HONEY. I'LL COME WITH YOU.

BUT YOU ARE GOING, AND THAT'S THAT.

YOU FEEL A LITTLE BETTER NOW? Billy: YEAH.

YOU SURE? YES.

BILLY, COME HERE. I WANT YOU TO MEET THE DOC.

HEY, DOC, THIS HERE IS BILLY.

HI, BILLY.HI.

HE SEEMS TO BE OKAY NOW.

AT LEAST, THERE WAS NO PROBLEMS ON THE WAY IN, ANYWAY.

REALLY, THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH ME.

I DON'T NEED A HOSPITAL.

I WISH YOU'D EXAMINE HIM, DOCTOR.

HE'S BEEN TRYING TO DO TOO MUCH LATELY.

I'M JUST DOING LIKE THE OTHER KIDS.

HEY, WHY DON'T WE JUST TAKE ONE QUICK LOOK,

JUST TO BE CERTAIN. OKAY, BILLY?

NOW, IT'S UP TO YOU.

YOU MAKE THE DECISION, ALL RIGHT?

[ sighs ]

WELL, ALL RIGHT, BUT MAKE IT FAST, OKAY?

THANKS, JOHNNY.

ALL RIGHT, SEE YOU LATER, BILLY.

BYE.

WILL YOU EXCUSE US A MOMENT? OH, SURE.

YOU CAN WAIT RIGHT OVER HERE. THANK YOU.

OKAY, BILLY, CAN YOU GET UP ON THAT TABLE? SURE.

CAN YOU TAKE OFF YOUR SHIRT?

ALL RIGHT.

THIS MAY BE A LITTLE COLD, OKAY?

ALL RIGHT.

YOU'VE GOT A GOOD, STRONG HEART.

THANKS.

YOU WANNA TAKE A DEEP BREATH?

ONE MORE.

ONE MORE.

EXCELLENT. YOUR LUNGS HAVE CLEARED UP.

SO WHY CAN'T I DO THE THINGS LIKE THE OTHER KIDS?

WELL, YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO BEFORE LONG.

WHAT, YOU'RE GONNA MAKE

SOME KIND OF A TRANSPLANT OR SOMETHING?

NO, YOU'RE JUST GOING TO HAVE TO GROW A LITTLE BIT MORE.

IS THAT ALL?

WELL, THAT'S ENOUGH.

YOU SEE, YOUR ASTHMA IS GOING TO GO AWAY,

I THINK, WHEN YOU GROW A LITTLE OLDER.

BUT YOU'VE GOT TO GIVE YOUR BODY THAT CHANCE

BY TAKING CARE OF IT RIGHT NOW.

YOU MEAN I MAY NOT BE LIKE THIS ALL MY LIFE?

THAT'S RIGHT.

AND YOU KNOW SOMETHING? I KNOW THAT EVERY DAY

MAY SEEM LIKE FOREVER RIGHT NOW,

BUT YOU'VE GOT TO LEARN TO BE PATIENT.

YOU KNOW SOMETHING ELSE? A LOT BOYS YOUR AGE

AREN'T MATURE ENOUGH TO UNDERSTAND THAT.

BUT I THINK YOU ARE.

YOU KNOW SOMETHING, DOC, I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT.

YUP, YOU ARE RIGHT. COME ON, LET'S GO TELL MOM.

OKAY, PUT ON YOUR SHIRT.

DOCTOR, IS HE ALL RIGHT?

OH, HE'S JUST FINE. RIGHT, BILLY? YOU BET.

BUT I'M GONNA HAVE TO TAKE IT KIND OF EASY FOR A LITTLE WHILE.

IS THAT OKAY, MOM?

OH, THAT'S VERY ALL RIGHT, BILLY.

THANKS. HEY, YOU COME BACK AND SEE ME ONCE IN A WHILE.

'CAUSE I'D LIKE TO KEEP IN TOUCH, OKAY?

ME TOO, DR. EARLY. COME ON, MOM, LET'S GO.

THANK YOU AGAIN, DOCTOR. YOU'RE A MIRACLE WORKER.

GAGE, DESOTO.

CAP.

COME IN HERE A MINUTE.

Roy: SURE, CAP.

[ Johnny sighs ]

SIT DOWN.

OH, THAT'S OKAY. WE'LL JUST STAND.

SAY, WHAT WAS THAT STUFF YOU USED ON THE KID?

EPINEPHRINE.

OH, YEAH, EPINEPHRINE.

HOW DID IT WORK?

WELL, IN AN ASTHMA CASE,

IT DILATES THE BRONCHIAL TUBES, IT RELAXES THE WALLS OF THE...

[ alarm sounding ]

Dispatcher: STATION 51, STATION 33, TRUCK 127.

STRUCTURE FIRE AT THE EASTMAN BUILDING.

4207 WILLIS AVENUE. 4207 WILLIS AVENUE.

CROSS STREET, FOLEY. TIME OUT, 1605.

Bob: STATION 51. KMG 365.

I WANT A BANDAGE FOR MY HEAD.

IF YOU'LL JUST FILL OUT THIS FORM AND HAVE A SEAT RIGHT...

I WANT A BANDAGE NOW.

WELL, I'M SORRY. I'LL HAVE TO WAIT...

NOW!

HEY! WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?

WELL, IT'S LIKE I TOLD THIS BROAD, I WANT A BANDAGE.

THAT'S ALL JUST A BANDAGE.

COME WITH ME.

SIT DOWN.

HOW'D YOU DO THAT?

I GOT HIT WITH A CHAIN.

WELL, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO HAVE SOME STITCHES, MR...

MY FRIENDS CALL ME SPIKE.

BUT I DON'T NEED NO STITCHES. ALL I NEED IS A BANDAGE.

WELL, I'M SORRY, BUT THE DOCTOR IS GONNA

HAVE TO LOOK AT THAT, AND...

I DON'T WANT NO STITCHES! ALL I WANT IS A BANDAGE!

NOW, ARE YOU GONNA GIVE ME THE BANDAGE,

OR AM I GONNA TEAR THIS PLACE APART?

WHAT'S THE PROBLEM, DIX?

MISTER, YOU PICKED THE WRONG DAY TO DO THAT.

WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE HE PASSED OUT.YEAH.

WHAT WAS HIS COMPLAINT?

WELL, HE HAS SCALP LACERATIONS.

HE NEEDS STITCHES, BUT HE DOESN'T AGREE.

WELL, WHY DON'T YOU GET A COUPLE OF ORDERLIES,

AND WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT HIM?

WHAT'S HIS NAME?

WELL, HIS FRIENDS CALL HIM SPIKE.

SPIKE?

HEY, MAN, WHAT'S HAPPENING?

WHAT'S HAPPENING IS YOU NEED SOME STITCHES.

NOW, YOU WANNA GET UP ON THAT TABLE

AND LET ME TAKE A LOOK AT YOU?

HEY, DOC. YEAH?

WHILE YOU'RE THERE, YOU WANNA LOOK AT MY JAW?

ENGINE 51, THIS IS 33. TAKE THE HYDRANT IN THE ALLEY.

TAKE TWO LINES UP TO THE THIRD FLOOR AND MAKE A SEARCH.

BRING UP TWO INCH-AND-A-HALF LINES.

ANYBODY UP HERE?

HEY.

ANYBODY HERE?

ROY.

CHEMICALS.

WHEN WE INSPECTED THIS PLACE THERE WAS A LAB UP THERE

IN THE REAR, WASN'T THERE? YEAH.

Johnny: I'M AFRAID THAT'S ETHYL BROMIDE.

HEY, ANYBODY IN THERE?

ANYBODY HERE? HEY, ANYBODY IN THERE?

HEY, ANYBODY IN THERE?

YES, YES, YES.

COME ON OUT. FIRE DEPARTMENT.

IS IT SAFE NOW?

NO, BUT IT'S SAFER OUT HERE. COME ON.

I'M SO AFRAID OF FIRE.

WELL, SO AM I. HURRY UP. COME ON, HURRY UP.

GET OUT THIS WAY.

OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

YOU'RE A NICE MAN.

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.YOU'RE A GOOD MAN.

ALL RIGHT, GO ON DOWN. RIGHT DOWN HERE.

OKAY, OKAY.

[ coughing ]

COME THIS WAY, SIR.

I'M COMING. I'M COMING. TAKE ME OUT.

Bob: HEY!

[ choking ]

HE'S GOT TO BE UP THERE.

CHET, HIT THE STAIRWELL.

I'LL TAKE THE NORTH END OF THE BUILDING

AND WORK MY WAY BACK TO YOU, ALL RIGHT?

ALL RIGHT.

JOHNNY!

JOHNNY!

YEAH?

CAPTAIN. HE'S UNCONSCIOUS. LAST ROOM ON THE RIGHT.

MARCO! CHET!

HELP JOHNNY, LAST ROOM ON THE RIGHT DOWN THERE.

WE GOT ANOTHER INHALATION VICTIM COMING OUT.

WE'RE GONNA NEED SOME 02 OFF THE ENGINE, MIKE.

YOU HANG IN THERE, CAP. WE'RE GONNA GET YOU SOME OXYGEN.

YOU GOT SOME MORE OXYGEN COMING?

YEAH.

YOU GOT A DRUG KIT ANYWHERE?

DRUG KIT!

GIVE ME A STETHOSCOPE OUT OF THERE.

SOMEBODY IS STILL IN THERE.

CAPTAIN. NORTH END OF THE CORRIDOR.

ALL RIGHT, YOU JUST SETTLE DOWN.

YOU JUST SETTLE DOWN, YOU HEAR?

COME ON, WE ALREADY GOT HER OUT.

HERE, BREATHE IN. THERE WE GO.

HANG ONTO IT.

RAMPART, THIS IS SQUAD 51, HOW DO YOU READ ME?

WE READ YOU, 51, GO AHEAD.

RAMPART, WE HAVE A FEMALE, APPROXIMATELY 30 YEARS OLD.

SHE'S A VICTIM OF A CHEMICAL SMOKE INHALATION,

POSSIBLY ETHYL BROMIDE.

SHE'S CYANOTIC.

I'M GETTING RALES ON BOTH SIDES.

LOOKS LIKE PULMONARY EDEMA, JOHNNY.

RAMPART, REPEAT. SHE'S CYANOTIC.

WE'RE GETTING RALES IN BOTH LUNGS.

WE'RE VENTILATING NOW.

10-4, 51, START AN IV WITH D5W TKO AND ROTATING TOURNIQUETS.

10-4, RAMPART.

SHE'S GONE INTO RESPIRATORY ARREST.

MARCO, HOLD ONTO THIS MASK FOR ME, WILL YOU?

LET ME GET IN THERE, MARCO.

YOU GOT ENOUGH TOURNIQUETS?

YEAH.

I'M SETTING IT IN THIS ARM HERE.

ALL RIGHT, SHE'S BREATHING ON HER OWN.

OKAY. THANKS, MARCO.

I'M GONNA GO AHEAD WITH VITALS, JOHNNY.

ALL RIGHT.

IS SHE GONNA BE OKAY?

YEAH, CAP, I THINK SHE'S GONNA BE OKAY.

[ siren wailing ]

HOLD THIS UP.

RAMPART, THIS IS SQUAD 51 AGAIN. GO AHEAD, 51.

RAMPART, VICTIM WENT INTO RESPIRATORY ARREST

BUT NOW SHE'S BREATHING ON HER OWN.

10-4, 51.

Roy: I'LL BUY YOU A CUP OF COFFEE.Johnny: YEAH.

I SLEPT ALL NIGHT LAST NIGHT. MADE ME TIREDER THAN USUAL.

MORNING, CAP.

MORNING.

SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE SQUAD, CAP?

NO, NO, I WAS JUST THINKING

HOW ALL WE USED TO CARRY IN HERE WAS A RESUSCITATOR.

BIG AS A DINOSAUR.

DROPPED ONE ON MY FOOT ONCE,

THOUGHT I WAS GONNA HAVE TO RETIRE.

YEAH, WE'VE GOT SO MANY PIECES OF EQUIPMENT IN THERE,

NOW IT'S STILL A STRUGGLE.

YEAH, I WAS WONDERING

HOW YOU KEEP TRACK OF ALL THOSE THINGS.

WELL, WE USUALLY KEEP

THE MOST IMPORTANT DRUGS IN THIS BOX HERE.

THE OTHERS WE JUST PUT IN THESE TWO DOWN HERE.

YEAH, LIKE EPINEPHRINE, RIGHT?

MORNING, CAP,

CAN I MAKE YOU SOME EGGS BENEDICT FOR BREAKFAST?

WILL YOU GET OUT OF HERE, KELLY?

I FINALLY THOUGHT WE HAD SOMEBODY AROUND HERE

THAT APPRECIATED ME.

SO SHOW ME HOW YOU HOOK UP THAT SCOPE

SO YOU GET THE INFORMATION BACK TO THE HOSPITAL.

WELL, WE HAVE A CONNECTION

THAT GOES FROM THE BIOPHONE HERE TO THE DATASCOPE.

WELL, HERE, LOOK. I'LL JUST SHOW YOU.

SEE, THIS WAY,

THE HOSPITAL CAN SEE EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE SEEING.

AND THEY PICK UP ON THE HEARTBEAT OF THE PATIENT,

WHICH IS CONNECTED TO THESE TWO...