Original subtitles

HEY, WAIT A MINUTE. COME BACK HERE.

Woman on P.A. DR. BRACKETT, DR. BRACKETT,

WANTED IN EMERGENCY STAT.

JOE, GIVE US A HAND.YEAH.

WHAT YOU GOT? LOOKS LIKE AN O.D.

IN HERE.

LET'S GET HER TURNED OVER.

HOW LONG HAS SHE BEEN UNDER, KEL?

I DON'T KNOW. COUPLE OF GUYS JUST DUMPED HER OFF.

YEAH, SHE'S O.D.'d.

HAS SHE ASPIRATED?

YEAH, SOUNDS CLEAR. SHE MIGHT HAVE A FEW RALES.

TRACH TUBE.

I'LL DO THE I.V.D5W, CAROL.

HELP ME MOVE HER DOWN.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO DO A CUT-DOWN.

Dixie: IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE SHE'S BEEN SHOOTING IN THE ARM.

LET'S GET HER ON A RESPIRATOR.

GET ME AN ARTERIAL BLOOD GAS.

PULSE IS 120, RESPIRATION IS TEN.

PRESSURE'S 90/30.

HERE'S WHERE SHE'S BEEN SHOOTING.

THE VEINS IN HER FOOT.

SANDY, .4 MILLIGRAMS NOLOXONE I.V. PUSH.

KEL.

WHAT'S THIS?

WHAT DO YOU THINK IT IS, A BITE OR A STING?

YOU KNOW WHAT I THINK THAT IS, JOE?

I THINK SOMEBODY'S INJECTED HER WITH MILK.

Joe: IT'S A SHAME.

SHE'S SUCH A NICE-LOOKING KID.

MORNING, CAP. ALMOST DIDN'T MAKE IT.

"ALMOST" WE DON'T HOLD AGAINST YOU.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

FILLING IN FOR CHET, HE CALLED IN SICK.

OKAY, ROY AND JOHN CAN INVENTORY THE AIR BOTTLES.

BILL, YOU TAKE THE KITCHEN.

MARCO, YOU AND MIKE TAKE THE WASHROOM.

ALL RIGHT.

[ vehicle approaching ]

WELL!

GOOD THING YOU BROUGHT OUR SQUAD BACK.

YOU DIDN'T SCRATCH HER, DID YOU?

NO.

HOW WAS IT?

PRETTY BAD, HUH?

IT'S ALL YOURS.YEAH.

THIS HAS GOT TO BE THE LONGEST SHIFT OF MY CAREER.

SEVENTEEN RESPONSES.

SEVENTEEN?

SEVENTEEN.ANYTHING EXCITING?

YEAH, THE MOST EXCITING THING HAPPENED AT 2:00 THIS MORNING.

YEAH?

SICK CHILD.YEAH.

TURNED OUT HE WAS HAVING A NIGHTMARE.

THAT'S NOT VERY EXCITING.

NOT VERY EXCITING.

I'LL SEE YOU GUYS TOMORROW.

ALL RIGHT, SEE YOU LATER, DWYER.

WELL, MAYBE THE DAY WON'T BE SO HECTIC.

I HOPE NOT.

HEY, TAKE IT EASY, GUYS.

IT'S GONNA BE A QUIET SHIFT.

OH, YEAH, HOW YOU FIGURE THAT?

WELL, MY HOROSCOPE SAYS

THAT IT'S GONNA BE "A PLEASANT, UNEVENTFUL DAY.

TIME TO CATCH UP ON SOME GOOD BOOKS OR CALL OLD FRIENDS."

[ alarm sounding ]

Dispatcher: ENGINE 10, SQUAD 51, IN PLACE OF SQUAD 10.

MAN WITH A BACK INJURY,

3882 MARKET STREET, ROOM 481.

CROSS STREET, 14th.

3-8-8-2 MARKET. TIME OUT, 0817.

SQUAD 51, KMG 365.

[ siren wailing ]

MARKET AND TENTH?

THAT'S A LONG HAUL.

WONDER WHAT SQUAD 10'S GOT.

I DON'T KNOW. LISTEN, WHY DON'T WE TAKE VICTORY?

I THINK IT MIGHT SAVE US A MINUTE.

ALL RIGHT.

MAYBE.

[ sirens wailing ]

IN HERE, BOYS.WHERE IS HE, CAPTAIN?

HE'S GOT A BACK INJURY. WE DIDN'T WANT TO MOVE HIM.

HOWDY, GUYS.

YOU'LL HAVE TO SPEAK UP. HE'S A LITTLE HARD OF HEARING.

OH, OKAY. THANKS, CAP.

I THINK WE CAN TAKE IT FROM HERE.

LET'S GO.

WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOUR BACK?

OH, IT'S BROKE FOR SURE.

HOW DID YOU DO IT?

FELL OUT OF BED.

PULSE IS NORMAL.

PUPILS ARE EQUAL AND RESPONSIVE.

DO YOU THINK YOU CAN MOVE YOUR HANDS AND YOUR LEGS?

[ groaning ]

IT HURTS.

IT HURTS, HUH?

I'LL CHECK HIS BABINSKI.

OH, ALL RIGHT. B.P. RIGHT HERE.

NO BABINSKI.

TRY MOVING YOUR HANDS HERE.

[ moaning ] I CAN'T, IT HURTS.

HOW DID YOU FALL TO THE PLACE WHERE YOU ARE RIGHT NOW?

I JUST FELL GETTING OUT OF BED.

HUH.

WELL... THEN WHO CALLED US?

WHO PHONED YOU?

WELL, I DID. YOU SEE I GOT THIS...

THIS SPASM IN MY BACK.

SO I GOT OUT OF BED,

AND I WENT OUT AND I CALLED YOU FOLKS ON THE PHONE,

AND THEN I HUNG UP,

AND WHEN I WAS WALKING BACK HERE,

THAT'S WHEN IT HIT ME.

WHAT HIT YOU?

MY BACK PAINS!

WELL, COME ON NOW, FELLAS, AIN'T YOU GONNA TAKE ME TO THE HOSPITAL?

WAIT A MINUTE, LET'S GET THIS STRAIGHT FIRST.

YOU HAD PAINS HERE ON THE BED IN YOUR BACK, RIGHT?

WALKED ACROSS THIS ROOM, WENT OUT IN THE HALLWAY, USED THE PHONE,

PHONED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, CAME BACK IN HERE

AND COLLAPSED ON YOUR WAY TO THE BED, RIGHT?

RIGHT.

WELL, WHEN DID YOUR PAIN

FIRST START TO HIT YOU?

OH, THAT WAS BACK IN 19 AND 27, IN MONTANA.

I GOT SET OFF A MEAN BRAHMA BULL.

AND YOUR PAIN JUST STARTED TO HURT YOU NOW?

L.A., THIS IS SQUAD 51. WE'RE AVAILABLE.

Dispatcher: SQUAD 51.

WELL, YOU SEE, I WAS...

I WAS RIDING THE RODEO CIRCUIT BACK THEN, SEE, AND I...

I DREW ME THIS MEAN BRAHMA BULL,

AND I KNEW HE WAS MEAN.

I MEAN, THE MINUTE I GOT ON HIM,

I KNEW I WAS IN FOR TROUBLE.

SO FIRST THING YOU KNOW,

SEE, HE STARTS SUN FISHING AROUND,

AND HE JUST SHED ME JUST CLEAN AS A FLY.

THAT'S VERY INTERESTING.

SEE YOU GOT THE USE OF YOUR HANDS BACK THERE.

WELL, THAT WAS A SPASM.

YEAH, MISTER...

WILD BILL. YOU JUST CALL ME WILD BILL.

WELL, WILD BILL,

WE CAN'T TAKE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL

UNLESS SOMETHING'S SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH YOU.

THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG. THAT'S WHY I SENT FOR YOU FELLAS.

LET ME EXPLAIN SOMETHING TO YOU ABOUT PARAMEDICS.

WE RESPOND TO EMERGENCY SITUATIONS,

LIFE-THREATENING SITUATIONS, YOU KNOW, LIKE DYING.

WELL, I'M AN EMERGENCY.

WELL, YOU'RE NOT PARALYZED.

YOU MADE IT OUT TO THE PHONE, RIGHT?

YOU'RE USING YOUR ARMS AND LEGS HERE, RIGHT?

WE'RE WATCHING YOU.

OH, REALLY, YEAH? WELL, YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THAT.

WELL, BILL, NOW, WE CAN'T TAKE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL JUST FOR THAT SCAR.

WELL, ALL RIGHT, HOW ABOUT THIS ONE HERE?

OH, COME ON, YOU FELLAS, LOOK...

I'LL JUST RIDE ON THE BACK OF YOUR FIRE ENGINE. I AIN'T GONNA BE NO TROUBLE.

I'LL JUST DROP OFF WHEN YOU GET NEAR THE HOSPITAL.

BILL.

OH, WILD BILL, YOU'RE BOTHERING THE PARAMEDICS AGAIN.

LOOK, I WAS JUST TRYING TO EXPLAIN...

LIKE I TOLD YOU THE LAST TIME,

IF YOU WANT TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL,

YOU CALL AN AMBULANCE AND YOU GO.

BUT DON'T FORGET, YOU'RE THE ONE THAT'S GONNA PAY FOR THE BILL.

THAT'S RIGHT. AND, LOOK, IF YOU GOT ANY MORE PAINS,

CALL A DOCTOR, BUT DON'T CALL US,

UNLESS IT'S SOMETHING REALLY SERIOUS, ALL RIGHT?

LOOK, BILL, NEXT TIME YOU CALL IN A FALSE ALARM,

YOU'RE GONNA TALK TO A JUDGE.

ALL RIGHT, MY FRIEND,

YOU'LL FIND OUT I'M A SICK MAN.

YOU DON'T REALIZE IT, THAT'S ALL.

[ grumbling ]

HOW DO YOU FEEL?

OKAY.

WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

GLORIA.

LAST NAME?FORGET IT.

HOW MUCH DO YOU SHOOT, GLORIA?

I CHIP AROUND A LITTLE.

NOT HOOKED.

OKAY.

I'D LIKE TO NOTIFY YOUR FAMILY.

EVERYBODY THAT MATTERS KNOWS WHERE I AM.

YOU MEAN THOSE PEOPLE THAT BROUGHT YOU HERE?

THAT'S SOME OF THEM.

YOU MUST HAVE SOMEBODY BETTER THAN THAT.

THEY'RE OKAY. THEY TOOK GOOD CARE OF ME.

DOES YOUR LEG HURT?

WHAT DID THEY SHOOT YOU WITH, MILK?

THAT'S WHAT BROUGHT ME AROUND.

UH-UH.

SHOOTING MILK INTO SOMEBODY WHO'S O.D.'d IS A MYTH.

IT DOESN'T DO ANY GOOD. THAT'S VERY DANGEROUS.

YOU'RE GONNA HAVE A BADLY ABSCESSED LEG.

THEY DID THEIR BEST.

YOU ARE A VERY LUCKY GIRL.

NEXT TIME, THEY MIGHT HIT A VEIN, IT'LL BE ALL OVER.

BELIEVE ME, YOU'LL BE A LOT BETTER OFF WITH YOUR FAMILY.

FORGET IT.

WHY DON'T YOU LET ME TALK TO HER FOR A MINUTE?

DON'T YOU HASSLE ME.

I WOULDN'T WASTE MY TIME.

NOW THIS GUY WAS A REAL WASTE OF TIME.

THERE'S PEOPLE AROUND WITH REAL PROBLEMS,

AND WE'RE OUT FOOLING AROUND WITH HIM.

WELL, WHAT ELSE YOU GONNA DO?

CAN'T TELL HOW SERIOUS IT IS TILL WE GET THERE.

YEAH, I KNOW.

[ alarm sounding ]

Dispatcher: SQUAD 51, UNKNOWN TYPE RESCUE.

2608 ROSECRANS, CROSS STREET, MAPLE.

2-6-0-8 ROSECRANS. TIME OUT, 0848.

[ siren wailing ]

Johnny: SQUAD 51, 10-4.

NOW, THAT'S PERFECT, CAROL.

LET ME HAVE THAT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

HER FAMILY'S IN SANTA BARBARA. I GOT THE PHONE NUMBER.

HOW'D YOU GET THROUGH TO HER?

WELL, I TOLD HER

THAT BECAUSE OF WHAT HER FRIENDS DID TO HER,

SHE'S NOT GONNA LOOK SO HOT IN A BATHING SUIT

BECAUSE SHE'S GONNA HAVE A HOLE IN HER LEG

YOU CAN PUT YOUR FIST INTO.

ONE OF THESE DAYS, I MAY UNDERSTAND WOMEN.

DON'T HOLD YOUR BREATH.

[ sirens wailing ]

D-E-D. DEAD. GOT TO BE.

LIKE, A MILLION VOLTS MUST HAVE GONE THROUGH HIM.

WHAT?

LIKE A MILLION VOLTS MUST HAVE GONE THROUGH HIM.

HE'S DEAD.

SON, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO STAY OUT HERE.

Johnny: HELLO, FIRE DEPARTMENT.

[ sobbing ] IN HERE. IN HERE.

I RAN IN WHEN I HEARD THE CRASH,

AND HE WAS ON THE FLOOR.

CAN'T BE DEAD. HE CAN'T BE.

COME ON, I CAN'T GET HIM BREATHING.ALL RIGHT.

HE'S ALIVE.

OKAY, USE THIS ON HIM.

LET'S DO THE PULSE.

ARE YOU HIS DAUGHTER?

YEAH.

HAS YOUR FATHER BEEN SICK?

NO, NEVER, NEVER IN HIS LIFE.

WELL, WHAT'S HE DOING IN HIS PAJAMAS?

IT'S HIS DAY OFF.

HE WAS WATCHING THE GAME ON TELEVISION.

HE USED TO PLAY FOR THE RAMS.

IT'S 95 AND WEAK.

YOU SAID 95 AND WEAK?

RIGHT.

RAMPART, THIS IS SQUAD 51.

GO AHEAD, 51.

RAMPART, WE HAVE A MALE VICTIM HERE,

APPROXIMATELY 44 YEARS OF AGE.

HE'S UNCONSCIOUS DUE TO ELECTRIC SHOCK.

HE'S CYANOTIC.

THE VITAL SIGNS ARE,

BLOOD PRESSURE IS 100/70.

THE PULSE IS 95 AND WEAK.

THE RESPIRATION IS ARRESTED.

WE HAVE HIM UNDER VENTILATION.

51, MAINTAIN O2,

START I.V., D5W, TKO.

WHERE WAS THE ELECTRIC CONTACT MADE?

LET'S SEE. STAND BY, RAMPART.

THERE'S A SECOND-DEGREE BURN ON HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

10-4, 51, APPLY DRESSING.

GIVE ME A NEW SET OF VITALS.

RAMPART, WE'VE ADMINISTERED THE I.V.,

AND WE'VE TREATED THE RIGHT ANKLE.

THE PULSE IS 95 AND STRONG,

AND THE BLOOD PRESSURE IS...

[ shouting ]

GET YOUR HANDS OFF ME.

[ shouting ]

[ girl sobbing ]

DAD, DAD, IT'S ME. TELL HIM.

DAD, YOU WERE OVER HERE WATCHING TV.

HOW DID I GET IN THE LOCKER ROOM?

DAD.

Johnny: NOW, LOOK, YOU'RE NOT IN THE LOCKER ROOM.

YOU HAD AN ELECTRICAL SHOCK FROM YOUR TELEVISION SET.

YOU WERE WATCHING THE FOOTBALL GAME.

RAMPART, THIS IS SQUAD 51.

PATIENT'S BREATHING ON HIS OWN.

COLOR'S RETURNING.

BUT WE'VE LOST THE I.V.

WERE YOU TRYING TO FIX YOUR TV SET?

OH, OH, NOW I REMEMBER. OH...

[ exclaiming ]

LAST QUARTER. [ chuckling ]

TWO POINTS WOULD HAVE TIED IT UP, AND THE JERK... ALL THE TIME HE NEEDED.

FROM 20 YARDS, A ONE-LEGGED BLIND MAN COULD'VE MADE THAT KICK.

DAD, YOU DIDN'T.

YEAH.

AND THE REPLAY WHEN THEY CAME IN CLOSE, AFTER THAT JERK MISSED. OH!

KICKED HIM RIGHT IN THE TUBE.

CLARK, WHAT THE DEVIL ARE YOU DOING ON THE FLOOR?

IS THIS YOUR DOCTOR HERE?YES.

I DON'T THINK YOU NEED ME HERE ANYMORE.

I'LL SEE YOU LATER.

ALL RIGHT. THANKS A LOT.OKAY.

RAMPART, THIS IS SQUAD 51.

Dixie: GO AHEAD, 51.

THE SHOCK VICTIM'S RECOVERING,

AND HIS PERSONAL PHYSICIAN IS HERE,

AND I THINK HE'S GOT IT FROM HERE, OKAY?

10-4, 51.

ALL RIGHTY.

TAKE IT EASY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

YEAH, A PLEASURE.

Boy: HOW'S OLD 87?

Johnny: WELL, OLD 87 IS BACK IN THE GAME.

MAN, WHAT A JOLT HE TOOK!

YEAH, WELL, YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN HIS TELEVISION SET.

SEE YOU LATER.

BYE.

HERE'S ANOTHER ONE FOR YOU.

LOOK AT THAT. TWO OF THEM IN A ROW.

YEAH, HE WAS... HE WAS REALLY OUT COLD, THAT GUY.

YEAH, I KNOW, BUT FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE,

KICKING IN HIS TELEVISION SET!

OVER A FOOTBALL GAME!YEAH.

WHY DON'T WE STOP BY THE HOSPITAL, PICK UP SOME SUPPLIES?

Woman on P.A.: DR. SHAPIRO, EMERGENCY AREA.

DR. SHAPIRO, EMERGENCY AREA.

WELL, I THINK EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE JUST FINE.

BE CERTAIN TO CHECK WITH YOUR OWN DOCTOR TOMORROW MORNING, OKAY?

HI, DOC. HOW'S IT GOING?FRANTIC, AS USUAL.

HEY!HEY, HOW YOU DOING? SAM?

ALMOST RAN INTO YOU.

WHAT YOU DOING HERE? YOU'RE A LONG WAY FROM HOME.

WE RESPONDED IN PLACE OF SQUAD 28, CARDIAC ARREST.

HE WAS PRETTY FAR GONE BY THE TIME WE GOT THERE.

BEEN IN ARREST ABOUT EIGHT MINUTES.

ENGINE CREW WAS GIVING CPR, BUT IT WASN'T ENOUGH.

WHERE WAS SQUAD 28?

I DON'T KNOW.

I KNOW.

THEY'RE PROBABLY PUTTING A BAND-AID

ON A STUFFED OWL OR SOMETHING.

MOST LIKELY. WELL, SEE YOU LATER.

ALL RIGHT, SAM, CATCH YOU LATER.

THE M.I.C. UNIT IS DESIGNED TO HELP PEOPLE IN REAL EMERGENCIES.

I MEAN, THERE'S A GOOD EXAMPLE OF A MAN WHO MIGHT DIE

BECAUSE THE SQUAD WASN'T AVAILABLE.

WELL, WE CAN'T TELL PEOPLE NOT TO CALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

LORD ONLY KNOWS, WE WANT THEM TO CALL IF THEY REALLY NEED HELP.

TROUBLE IS, THE DISPATCHER CAN'T TELL WHAT'S WRONG OVER THE PHONE.

YEAH, I KNOW,

BUT IT DOESN'T REALLY SOLVE THE PROBLEM, THOUGH.

IF I KNEW HOW TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM, I'D CALL CHIEF HOUTS DIRECT.

Woman on P.A.: DR. REID, TREATMENT ROOM THREE.

DR. REID, TREATMENT ROOM THREE.

Dixie: YOUR HUSBAND'S GONNA BE JUST FINE.

HE SHOULD BE DOWN IN JUST A FEW MINUTES.

EXCUSE ME, DIX, CAN WE SEND YOU A PATIENT FROM PEDIATRICS?

HOW BAD?SHE NEEDS TREATMENT IMMEDIATELY,

AND THE DOCTORS IN PEDIATRICS CAN'T HANDLE ANY MORE.

I GUESS WE CAN SQUEEZE HER IN. DR. MORTON, TREATMENT THREE.

THANKS A MILLION, DIX.

HOLD IT, NURSE!

YES, MRS. EVANS?

WHEN AM I GONNA GET SOME HELP?

I'VE BEEN HERE TWO HOURS.

OH, IT WON'T BE MUCH LONGER. I PROMISE.

HOW MUCH LONGER? HOW ABOUT THAT KID?

I BEEN HERE A LOT LONGER THAN THAT KID HAS.

THIS IS A HOSPITAL.

WE HAVE TO TREAT SERIOUSLY INJURED PATIENTS

BEFORE WE CAN TREAT MINOR INJURIES.

MINOR? WHO SAYS IT'S MINOR?

A CIGARETTE BURN CAN LEAVE A SCAR.

MRS. EVANS, WHY DON'T YOU SIT DOWN?

YOU'LL BE TREATED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

IT'S A DISGRACE,

WAITING TWO HOURS TO GET A LITTLE TINY BURN TREATED.

WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?

SHE'S COMPLAINING BECAUSE SHE'S BEEN HERE TWO HOURS.

I CAN REMEMBER WHEN IT USED TO BE FIVE.

YEAH, ME, TOO. LISTEN, I JUST GOT THE WORD,

THERE'S A GROUP OF HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATORS

COMING BY TOMORROW TO OBSERVE.

TRY AND KEEP THINGS RUNNING AS SMOOTHLY AS POSSIBLE.

YEAH, WELL, I HOPE MRS. EVANS IS GONE BY THEN.

YEAH, HOPEFULLY THINGS WILL BE A LITTLE QUIETER.

NURSE, MY BOY CUT HIMSELF.

I WANNA SEE A DOCTOR.

OH, YOU'LL HAVE TO CHECK WITH THE ADMISSIONS NURSE.

I DON'T WANT AN ADMISSIONS NURSE! I WANNA SEE A DOCTOR.

DAD, RELAX, I'M OKAY. THE BLEEDING STOPPED.

SEE THAT NURSE OVER THERE? SHE'LL TAKE CARE OF YOU.

COME ON.

OH, DIXIE.YEAH?

I'M SORRY TO BOTHER YOU AGAIN, BUT MAINTENANCE JUST CALLED.

THERE'S A BROKEN HOT WATER PIPE SOMEPLACE,

AND THEY'RE GOING TO SHUT OFF THE HOT WATER

FOR 20 MINUTES IN TREATMENT THREE.

WELL, GO TELL DR. MORTON.

OH, ALSO, THERE'S SOME HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATORS WAITING OUTSIDE.

THEY SAY THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO TOUR EMERGENCY.

OH, BUT THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO COME TOMORROW.

OH!

DIX, I JUST GOT A CALL...

I KNOW, THE VISITORS ARE COMING TODAY INSTEAD OF TOMORROW.

HOW DO YOU KNOW?

CLAIRVOYANT.

GOT EVERYTHING YOU NEED?YEAH, SURE DID.

HAVE YOU SEEN JOHNNY ANYWHERE?

YEAH, TREATMENT THREE.

Woman on P.A.: DR. REID, TREATMENT ROOM THREE.

DR. REID, TREATMENT ROOM THREE.

[ man groaning ]

[ moaning ]

PRETTY TENDER HERE, HUH?

TENDER? SURE, IT'S TENDER.

YOU'D BE TENDER YOURSELF

IF YOU EVER HAD A PACK MULE KICK YOU RIGHT THERE,

JUST LIKE IT DID ME BACK IN '27.

WELL, NOW, YOU TOLD ME THAT THE MULE KICK ACCOUNTED

FOR THE SCAR ON YOUR BACK.WELL, NOW YOU SEE...

IF YOU DON'T GIVE ME YOUR MEDICAL HISTORY, SIR, I CAN'T HELP YOU.

WELL, NOW TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH,

I TOLD THAT STORY SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS,

I DON'T QUITE KNOW MYSELF WHAT IS REALLY TRUE.

WELL, HI, FELLAS.HELLO, BILL.

LOOKS LIKE YOU FINALLY GOT SOMEBODY TO LISTEN TO YOU.

YEAH, THEY'RE TREATING ME REAL FINE.

AIN'T GONNA MESS AROUND

WITH YOU FIRE BOYS NO MORE, I'LL TELL YOU THAT.

YOU GUYS KNOW THIS MAN?

YEAH, THIS MORNING IT WAS BACK PAINS.

NOW, HE'S TELLING ME IT'S HIS BELLY PAIN.

WELL, NOW, DOC, YOU JUST TAKE YOUR PICK.

MR. MARTIN, I DON'T HAVE TIME TO PLAY GAMES WITH YOU.

NOW, ON THE OUTSIDE CHANCE THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG,

I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU SOME TESTS, AND IF, SIR,

THERE IS NOTHING WRONG, I WANT YOU TO GO HOME

AND QUIT BOTHERING US.

WELL, THAT'S ALL I ASK.

JUST GIVE ME A CHANCE.

SEE YOU LATER.

SEE YOU, BOYS.

LOOK AT MY NOSE.

AGAIN, RIGHT HERE.

HEY, BILL, YOU'RE COOKING, HUH?

YEAH. IT WAS CHET'S TURN, SO I TOOK IT FOR HIM.

OH, YEAH?HE PHONED ME IN A RECIPE.

SEEMS LIKE A REAL WINNER.

OH, YEAH, WELL...

WHAT IS IT?STEW.

THAT'S STEW?

WHAT ARE THOSE?

CHERRIES.

CHERRIES?

[ alarm sounding ]

Dispatcher: SQUAD 51, MAN UNCONSCIOUS,

8026 SOUTH WASHINGTON STREET.

CROSS STREET, WESTERN.

8-0-2-6 SOUTH WASHINGTON.

DON'T WORRY. I'LL SAVE YOU SOME.

Roy: SQUAD 51, KMG 365.

[ siren blaring ]

[ radio beeps ]

Dispatcher: ENGINE 47. SQUAD 10.

AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT WITH INJURIES.

9739 COVINA BOULEVARD.

CROSS STREET, EASTERN.

9-7-3-9 COVINA. TIME OUT, 1455.

EVERYONE'S RUNNING TODAY.YEAH.

[ radio beeps ]

Dispatcher: ENGINE 51.

SQUAD 36 IN PLACE OF SQUAD 51,

POSSIBLE HEART ATTACK.

2266 EIGHTH STREET.

CROSS STREET, JEFFERSON.

2-2-6-6 EIGHTH.DID YOU HEAR THAT?

THEY'RE SENDING 36 OUT ON THAT.

EIGHTH STREET? THAT'S A HALF A MILE FROM US.

SURE IS.

THAT'S GONNA TAKE THEM AT LEAST 15 MINUTES TO GET TO.

ONLY A HALF A MILE.OH, MAN.

THERE'S GOTTA BE A BETTER WAY TO DO THIS.

BOY! WHAT A GREAT OLD HOUSE.

HEY! FIREMEN! COME ON BACK!

COME ON BACK, THIS WAY! HE'S IN THERE!

[ TV blaring ]

GO AHEAD, HANK, TELL HIM YOUR STORY.

I AIN'T GOT NO STORY TO TELL THEM.

WE GOT A CALL HERE THERE WAS A MAN UNCONSCIOUS.

WHAT'D YOU TELL HIM I WAS UNCONSCIOUS FOR?

YOU MIGHT AS WELL BE UNCONSCIOUS.

WHAT EXACTLY IS YOUR PROBLEM?

WELL, I... [ grunting ]

I HURT MY BACK A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO ON MY JOB,

AND IT'S BEEN PAINING ME EVER SINCE.

WHY'D YOU CALL US?

I DON'T KNOW, SHE DID IT, ASK HER.

ALL HE DOES IS SIT THERE AND DRINK BEER,

AND COMPLAIN ABOUT HIS BACK.

HE'S BEEN PROMISING TO PAINT THE PORCH FOR OVER A YEAR.

WAS HE UNCONSCIOUS WHEN YOU CALLED US, MA'AM?

HECK NO, I WASN'T.I WANT YOU TO LOOK AT HIS BACK,

AND TELL ME IF HE'S REALLY HURT.

WE'RE NOT DOCTORS. WE CAN'T DO THAT.

YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO HAVE A PHYSICIAN LOOK AT IT.

LET'S GO.

NO! YOU'RE NOT LEAVING HERE TILL YOU LOOK AT HIS BACK.

THEY AIN'T LOOKING AT NOTHING.

THERE IS NO EMERGENCY HERE THAT I CAN SEE.

WE GOT REAL EMERGENCIES SOMEWHERE ELSE.OH! WAIT A MINUTE!

COME ON BACK HERE!

COME ON BACK! DON'T LEAVE!

ANOTHER BACK.

Woman: DON'T GIVE ME THAT STUFF!

I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GONNA DO!

YOU'RE GONNA GO BACK TO THE FIREHOUSE AND PLAY CARDS!

[ siren blaring ]

L.A., THIS IS SQUAD 51. WE'RE AVAILABLE.

WE'RE RESPONDING TO THE HEART ATTACK VICTIM

ON 2266 EIGHTH STREET.

OUR E.T.A. IS...

TWO MINUTES.

Dispatcher: SQUAD 51.

[ radio beeping ]

SQUAD 36, WHAT'S YOUR E.T.A. AT 51's INCIDENT?

Squad 36: L.A., SQUAD 36. SIX MINUTES.

Dispatcher: SQUAD 36 CANCEL.

Squad 36: L.A., SQUAD 36.

[ woman sobbing ]

CAP, HOW'RE WE DOING?

WE HAD NO PULSE OR RESPIRATION, SO WE STARTED CPR.

NOW HE'S BREATHING ON HIS OWN.

HAVE AN AMBULANCE ON THE WAY.

I TOLD HIM TO GIVE UP ONE OF HIS JOBS.

HE WORKS 20 HOURS A DAY. I TOLD HIM.

[ woman crying ]

ALL RIGHT, HE'S GOT A PULSE NOW, IT'S UP TO 50.

ALL RIGHT. PUPILS ARE RESPONSIVE.

LET ME GET A B.P. HERE.

ALL RIGHT. LET ME GET ON THE PHONE.

RAMPART TO SQUAD 51.

GO AHEAD, 51.

RAMPART, WE HAVE A MALE VICTIM,

APPROXIMATELY 45 YEARS OF AGE.

HE WAS FOUND UNCONSCIOUS WITH

NO PULSE OR RESPIRATION.

UPON CPR, RESPIRATION WAS SPONTANEOUS.

THE PUPILS ARE ACTIVE AND RESPONSIVE.

HIS PULSE IS 50...

AMBULANCE IS ON ITS WAY. STAND BY FOR B.P.

B.P. IS 80/50.

RAMPART, THE B.P. IS 80/50.

CAN YOU SEND ME THE EKG STRIP?

STAND BY, RAMPART. WE'RE PATCHING THEM IN RIGHT NOW.

OKAY, IT'S SET UP.

OKAY, RAMPART. WE'RE SENDING YOU A STRIP.

[ EKG machine beeping ]

51, START AN I.V. D5W.

ADMINISTER 0.5 MILLIGRAMS

ATROPINE I.V. AND ONE AMP BICARB.

I.V. D5W, 0.5 MILLIGRAMS ATROPINE,

AND ONE AMP BICARB, RAMPART.

HE'S NOT GONNA DIE, IS HE?

NO, MA'AM. NOT IF WE CAN HELP IT.

ATROPINE IN. BICARB.

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT, BICARB IN.

BILL.

CHECK THE DRIP.OKAY.

RAMPART, I.V. HAS BEEN ADMINISTERED.

STAND BY FOR VITAL SIGNS.

B.P. IS 110/75.

RAMPART, B.P. IS 110/75.

SCOPE SHOWING A PULSE OF 70 WITH FREQUENT P.V.C.'s.

RAMPART, VICTIM'S STARTING TO COME AROUND A LITTLE BIT NOW.

WE'RE GOING TO SEND YOU ANOTHER STRIP.

51, GIVE HIM 100 MILLIGRAMS LIDOCAINE BOLUS.

START A LIDOCAINE DRIP.

TRANSPORT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

CONTINUE MONITORING VITALS AND EKG.

10-4, RAMPART.

I THINK HE'S COMING AROUND.

YOU GUYS ARE FIREMEN?

DID... DID WE HAVE A FIRE?

ALL RIGHT. TAKE IT EASY. NO, YOU DIDN'T HAVE A FIRE.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO TAKE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL.

WE THINK YOU MIGHT HAVE HAD A HEART ATTACK.

ROY? HE'S GONE INTO V-FIB.

Joe: V-FIB, 51. GO AHEAD AND DEFIBRILLATE.

[ EKG machine flat lining ]

CLEAR!

CLEAR!

ALL RIGHT, SINUS RHYTHM.

GOT A PULSE?Johnny: OKAY.

ALL RIGHT, I GOT A PULSE.

RAMPART, VICTIM'S IN SINUS RHYTHM.

WE GOT A PULSE ON HIM, BUT HE'S CYANOTIC.

51, INSERT AN ESOPHAGEAL AIRWAY AND CHECK FOR BREATH SOUNDS.

10-4, RAMPART.

MARCO...I GOT IT.

GREAT. THANKS.

Roy: ALL RIGHT.

RAMPART, ESOPHAGEAL AIRWAY'S BEEN INSERTED. STAND BY.

I'M PICKING UP BILATERAL RHONCHI.

CYANOSIS IS GETTING WORSE.

RAMPART, WE'RE PICKING UP BILATERAL RHONCHI,

AND THE CYANOSIS IS GETTING WORSE.

SOUNDS LIKE HE'S ALREADY ASPIRATED, 51.

IT'S VITAL THAT YOU GET HIM HERE IMMEDIATELY.

MARCO, YOU WANNA GET THE HANDY-TALKIE

OUT OF THE SQUAD?

ROY?YEAH, THANKS.

OKAY.

GOT IT.

[ siren blaring ]

RAMPART, SQUAD 51. WE'RE EN ROUTE.

E.T.A... WHAT'S OUR E.T.A.?

ABOUT FIVE MINUTES.

E.T.A. ABOUT FIVE MINUTES.

EKG TO FOLLOW.

GRAB HOLD.SURE.

GET ON THIS OXYGEN, HERE.

LET ME GET A B.P.

MIKE?HI, JOE.

CAN YOU SET UP FOR AN ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION?

WE'VE GOT A VICTIM COMING IN WHO'S ASPIRATED,

AND THEY'RE HAVING TROUBLE VENTILATING HIM.

SURE. SURE.OKAY.

YEAH, THIS IS DR. EARLY.

ALL RIGHT. WE GOT 90/60.

90/60?YEAH.

HANG ON!

HEY! YOU GUYS OKAY?

YEAH, WE'RE OKAY. HOW ABOUT YOU?

YEAH, WE'RE OKAY.

LET ME GO OUT, CHECK THE OTHER CAR.OKAY.

MA'AM, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

I'M ALL RIGHT. I DIDN'T SEE YOU.

YOU SURE?I'M FINE.

I DIDN'T HEAR YOUR SIREN. I DIDN'T SEE YOU, AND I FEEL TERRIBLE.

YOU SURE YOU'RE OKAY?ROY!

YEAH. I'M ALL RIGHT.WHAT DO WE GOT?

THIS THING'S HAD IT. I'LL HAVE TO CALL FOR A BACK-UP AMBULANCE.

HOW LONG IS IT GONNA TAKE?

TEN, 15 MINUTES.WE HAVEN'T GOT ENOUGH TIME.

WANNA MOVE THAT OUT OF THE WAY?

MA'AM? IF YOU COULD MOVE OVER, I'LL MOVE THE CAR

OUT OF THE INTERSECTION FOR YOU.

L.A., THIS IS SQUAD 51.

WE'VE BEEN TRANSPORTING A CARDIAC VICTIM HERE.

WE'VE HAD AN ACCIDENT AT 5th AND ALAMEDA.

CAN YOU SEND OUT EMERGENCY TRANSPORT IMMEDIATELY?

Dispatcher: SQUAD 51.

Stanley: L.A., ENGINE 51.

WE READ, SQUAD 51, AND ARE RESPONDING. E.T.A. ONE MINUTE.

Dispatcher: ENGINE 51.

OKAY, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO GO WITH THE ENGINE.

MARCO! NEED THE STOKES OUT OF THE SQUAD!

COME ON, LET'S GET HIM OUT OF HERE.

[ siren blaring ]

OKAY, HERE IT COMES.

Johnny: WHY DON'T WE GET THIS UP FIRST?

Roy: ALL RIGHT. WE DON'T HAVE MUCH OF A CHANGE, YET.

ALL RIGHT.

CAP, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO GET HIM UP HERE.

OKAY.

Johnny: SLIDE HIM UNDER.

HERE, I GOT IT.

OKAY, THANKS, MARCO.YOU ALL SET?

OKAY, ALL SET. LET'S GO.YEAH.

YOU WANNA PUT THIS THERE, AND I'LL OPEN UP THIS EQUIPMENT HERE.

PUT THIS HERE.OKAY.

[ siren blaring ]

ROY, HE'S IN FULL ARREST!

TURN IT ON.

OKAY, 400!

NO CHANGE!

FOUR HUNDRED.

OKAY, SINUS RHYTHM.

I CAN'T GET IN THE...

[ grunting ]

YOU ALL RIGHT?YEAH.

NURSE, WHAT IS THE PROBLEM?

WE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR ALMOST AN HOUR.

I'M SORRY, BUT WE'RE REALLY BUSY.

ONE'S READY.FULL ARREST.

I THINK YOU'LL FIND THAT TREATMENT THREE

HAS ALL THE FACILITIES...

OKAY, GO.

EXCUSE ME.

FULL ARREST, NUMBER FOUR.

Joe: LET'S GET HIM INTUBATED.

OKAY, GO.

SUCTION.

[ defibrillator beeping ]

OKAY, KEL.

CLEAR. 400 WATT-SECONDS.

NO CONVERSION.

ONE, TWO, THREE, 400 WATTS.

CLEAR.

5ccs OF 1:10,000 EPINEPHRINE.

Johnny: GOT IT. Kelly: CLEAR.

[ EKG beeping ]

SEVENTY SYSTOLIC.[ sighing ]

CAROL, START A DOPAMINE DRIP.

DRAW BLOOD FOR A C.B.C., ELECTROLYTES, AND ARTERIAL BLOOD GASES.

LET'S GET HIM UP TO CCU STAT.

THANK YOU. FOR ME?

YES, DOCTOR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

HOW'S THE PATIENT?

WELL, WE GOT HIM TO CCU.

LOOKS LIKE HE'S GONNA BE OKAY.

GOOD.

Roy: HOW DID WE DO?

YEAH, HOW'D YOU DO WITH YOUR VISITORS?

WE PUT ON QUITE A SHOW FOR THEM.

YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING.

NO, I'M NOT. THEY WERE VERY IMPRESSED.

BUT THIS PLACE WAS A MADHOUSE.

YEAH, BUT THAT'S THE POINT. WE ALL DID OUR JOB.

THAT'S WHAT COUNTS. THANK YOU, GUYS, HUH?

ALL RIGHT. SEE YOU LATER, DOC.

WHY DON'T WE GO GET SOMETHING TO EAT?

BEFORE WE GO BACK TO THE STATION?

GOOD THINKING.

SEE YOU LATER.

I'M SO HUNGRY.

YEAH, ME TOO.

OH, I GET THE PICKLE.

ROY?

I GOT IT.GOT WHAT?

WE'LL ROLL ON ANYTHING, RIGHT,

WHICH IS OKAY,

AS LONG AS WE HAVE THE UNITS THAT ARE AVAILABLE.

BUT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, THEY'RE GOING ON WHAT?

ABOUT 35,000 CALLS A YEAR, RIGHT?

THEY'RE BUILDING ALL THE TIME.

IT JUST SEEMS TO ME, THAT SOONER OR LATER,

SOMEBODY'S GOT TO MAKE A DECISION

BETWEEN A "FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE" SYSTEM,

LIKE WE HAVE NOW,

OR A PRIORITY SYSTEM, THAT'S BASED ON NEED.

YOU KNOW, LIKE THEY DO HERE AT THE HOSPITAL.

YEAH, BUT HOW CAN WE DO THAT THE WAY WE OPERATE?

WELL...

[ sighing ]

I DON'T KNOW. I HAVEN'T FIGURED THAT PART OUT YET.

[ stammering ] I...

PUT A DOCTOR IN THE DISPATCHING.

PUT A DOCTOR IN DISPATCH.

HE EVALUATES THE CALLS AS THEY COME IN.

HE ASSIGNS THE PRIORITIES.

YEAH.

YEAH.

BUT I'M WONDERING...

I'M WONDERING IF ENOUGH INFORMATION IS MADE AVAILABLE TO HIM.

I MEAN, ON THAT FIRST CALL.

THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY TO FIND OUT.

GIVE HIM A SHOT AT IT FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS.

LET HIM JUST EXPERIMENT WITH IT.

YEAH.

YEAH. LET HIM...

LET HIM COMPARE THEIR DIAGNOSIS WITH THE ACTUAL RUN.

SEE IF IT WORKS OR NOT.

RIGHT?

YEAH.

THAT'S A GOOD IDEA. THAT'S GREAT.

WELL, WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO ABOUT IT?

WHY DON'T WE START BY FINISHING LUNCH?

OH, YEAH. GOOD IDEA.

[ radio beeping ]

Dispatcher: ENGINE 10, SQUAD 51, IN PLACE OF SQUAD 10.

MAN DOWN. 3882 MARKET STREET.

ROOM 481.

CROSS STREET, 14th.

3-8-8-2 MARKET.

TIME OUT, 0820.

SQUAD 51. 10-4.

[ exclaims angrily ]

WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE IT WAS ONE OF THOSE SHIFTS FOR YOU, TOO.

EIGHTEEN.

EIGHTEEN RESPONSES.

WELL, YOU BEAT US BY ONE. CONGRATULATIONS.

THANKS.

MAN, I'M HUNGRY.

I LOOKED IN THE REFRIGERATOR.

THERE'S A WHOLE POT FULL OF SOMETHING LEFT OVER.

DID IT HAVE CHERRIES IN IT?

I DON'T KNOW, IT WAS HARD TO TELL, BUT I THINK SO.

[ alarm sounding ]

Dispatcher: ENGINE 10, SQUAD 51, IN PLACE OF SQUAD 10.

MAN DOWN. 3882 MARKET STREET. ROOM 481.

3-8-8-2 MARKET.

TIME OUT, 0820.

WILD BILL MARTIN'S PLACE.

I THOUGHT I RECOGNIZED THAT ADDRESS.

I WONDER WHAT HE'S UP TO NOW.

I DON'T EVEN WANT TO THINK ABOUT IT.

LOOK, LOOK. LET'S GO OVER TO MY HOUSE FOR BREAKFAST.

JOANNE WILL FIX IT.

BREAKFAST?YEAH.

BREAKFAST?

YEAH, I KNOW. I'M A KIND AND WONDERFUL GUY.

YOU SURE ARE.PLUS, JOANNE'S A GREAT COOK.

[ chuckles nervously ]