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Dispatcher: Squad 14, man down,

Unknown type illness...

I bet you that's a drunk.

This early In the morning?

Yeah. It's probably left over From last night.

Oh, that could be.

[alarm sounding]

Squad 39. Woman with chest pains...

Ow!

8641 lake.

Who'd he say?

Squad 39.

Thirty-nine?

Time out, 0913.

Aren't you finished With that yet?

You know, I think c shift

Had a chili casserole And they let it bubble over.

Boy, now, I haven't Had a chili casserole For a while.

I sure wish marco Would start fixing Those things again.

Well, you wanna Clean the oven?

I like it with The cheese on top.

Jalapenos and onions...

Well, not when It bubbles over.

[alarm sounding]

Squad 51 in place Of squad 39.

Engine 39.

Man unconscious. Possible heart attack.

11044 conquistador. 11044 conquistador.

Cross street, commerce. Time out, 0915.

Squad 51, kmg 365.

[siren blaring]

Yeah. This is way down In the south section Of 39's district.

Yeah. It's gonna be A long ride.

Yeah.

[radio beeping]

Dispatcher: Squad 51. Engine 39 requests

Your eta at the incident.

John: la, squad 51. Our eta is approximately 15 minutes.

10-4, squad 51.

What was that we just passed? Was that burnside?

Yeah. Commerce should Be the next light.

All right.

What are we on now?

Hicks, 11,000 block.

Eleven thousand?Yeah.

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

All right. Okay.

All right. This is it.

Squad 51 at scene.

Squad 51. 0935.

Twenty minutes.

Yeah.

[sirens wailing]

Dispatcher: 51, informant reports

Toxic chemicals Are stored in a tanker.

Use caution.

Brackett: Squad 51, this is rampart.

Can you send me some ekg?

John: 10-4. Transmitting ekg.

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

Pulse is 160. The victim Is in extreme pain, rampart.

[intercom beeping]

This patient is in v-fib.

Rampart, we have lost The victim's pulse.

Beginning cpr.

[rapid beeping]

We're defibrillating victim, Rampart.

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

Joe: administer 2 amps sodium Bicarb and insert an airway.

Brackett: start an iv, 51. Lactated ringer's.

Dixie: squad 51, Continue monitoring vitals And transport immediately.

John: We're on our way, rampart.

Why don't you just stay there And I'll hand 'em out, roy?

Okay.

[banging on door, Woman exclaims]

Roy: yes, ma'am. Fire department.

Yes, here.

Oh, boy.

It's about time.Yeah, right.

You want to clear that chest Out of the way there, please?

Okay. We got enough room.

Okay. Did he stop breathing At any time, cap?

I don't think so.

But he's having A lot of trouble.

Can we switch to your 02? We're about out.

Okay. Sure.Yeah. I got it.

Woman: I called 20 minutes ago.

I know. I looked at my watch.

Yes, ma'am. You wanna Take this chair...

How long have you Been out here?

Oh, we got here about 10 minutes ago.

Yea, ma'am. Well...

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

It took you long Enough to get here.

All right.

[indistinct chatter]

I'll put him on About 6 liters.

Okay.

Is he responding?

Nothing.Sir, can you hear me?

Sir, can you hear me?

What was his pulse?140.

140. Okay.

Do you know exactly What happened?

No, no. He was Like that when We got here.

Okay. Does she Know anything?

Couldn't get Anything out of her.

Okay. The pulse Is still 140.

I'm gonna get On the horn.

Brackett: Start an iv with...

They've got a run.

Give him five milligrams ms.

I'm gonna get On the land line.

What did you say? 140?

Uh, yeah. The respirations are Rapid and shallow.

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

Yes. Yes. Right here. Here.

Okay. Excuse me.

Okay. Thanks.

Do you know Any of his family?

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

Mable, his wife, Has gone shopping.

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

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

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

Squad 14. Has there been Any improvement?

[phone buzzing]

Rampart emergency.

Go ahead, 51.

Rampart, this is squad 51.

We have a male, Approximately 55 years old,

About 190 pounds.

He's unconscious, Tachypneic, cyanotic.

We've got him On six liters of 02. Stand by for vital signs.

Standing by, 51.

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

I've got this one, kel.Thanks, joe.

Roy, what you got?

Pulse is still 140.

The bp is 80 over 60.

Respirations are Rapid and shallow,

And the pupils are reactive.

Rampart, bp is 80 over 60.

Respiration's Rapid and shallow.

Pulse is 140. Pupils are equal And reactive.

Has he had a history Of heart problem?

Is that what it is?

[siren wailing]We don't know that.

Oh, that must be The ambulance.

Rampart, We can't ascertain--

He said he had A chest pain.

Stand by. When did he have A chest pain?

Woman: Just before it happened.

Keep your eyes On that scope for me.

He said he wanted To go back to bed again.

And then he got To where he is now

And keeled over.

Rampart, He did have a chest pain

Before he blacked out.

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

Johnny.

Stand by, rampart. Yeah.

The pulmonic component Of the second heart

Sounds unusually loud.

Rampart, the pulmonic Component of the second heart

Sounds awfully loud.

Okay, 51. Open an iv with d5w tko.

Okay. Iv d5w tko.

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

Yeah.

Also, I think we're Gonna need the iv box.

Can you grab that, too?Yeah. Right.

Has he had any recent Illness or anything?

He was in the hospital.

When?Last week.

He had a hernia fixed.

John: okay.

[beeping rapidly]

Johnny, he's showing Sinus tachycardia

With a right bundle block.

Rampart, showing Sinus tachycardia with A right bundle block.

Also, rampart, He's post-operative.

Can you clean This off for me, please?

Pulse is down to 70.

He's shocking.

Rampart, patient has gone From pulse 140 to 70.

He's getting shocky.

Start an isoproterenol drip.

One point five milligrams In 500 ccs.

One point five milligrams Isoproterenol in 500 ccs.

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

10-4, rampart.

Rampart, we're gonna Patch you in now.

We're gonna put in A phone patch.

The next transmission You'll hear will be ekg.

What's going on? Is he dying?

No, ma'am, he's not.

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

Yes.

Got that? Okay, thank you.

All right. This should do it.

There you go, cap.

Got it?Yeah.

John: okay.

I need to Get in here.

Can you get The tape ready?

Okay.

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

Yeah, we're getting A reaction.

[siren blaring outside]

Pulse is up to 120.

Rampart, pulse Is up to 1 20.

Stand by, guys.

51, how soon Can you transport?

John: right away.

We've got to get him In here immediately.

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

John: okay, You got him?

Is the drug box Over there?

Yeah.

[chattering]

Roy: okay.

Got a gurney waiting for you Right outside here.

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

Is he gonna be all right?

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

We're gonna take him To rampart general.

Well, look, you took so long Getting here and all.

I wanna take your names.

You understand.

Yes, ma'am. Squad 51.

I think that's all You'll need.

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

Andy? Joe early.

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

Will you alert The cardiovascular surgeon?

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

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

Room 5.

How did you do The lidocaine?

It's on board.

Woman: Dr. Feldman, treatment room 4.

Dr. Feldman, treatment room 4.

You going to The game tomorrow?

Yeah. I got two good Tickets for it.

Hey, frank.Hey, johnny.

Hey. How you doing?

Big john, How you doing?

Sounds like you guys Had a rough one.

Yeah. We had A pretty bad one.

It was a post-operative Pulmonary embolism.

He went into shock.

Bad scene.John: real bad.

We were down in your area.

We didn't catch Your address on the air.

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

It was some apartment court Off of commerce.

No kidding.

We went right by there, Coming and going.

Yeah.

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

We couldn't have been More than half a mile From you.

Is that right? What did you have?

Hypochondriac.

Are you kidding me?

Ain't that a kick In the head?

Just moved into The neighborhood.

I figure we're gonna average

About five calls a week From that person.

Not if I shoot Him first.

See you later, john.

Roy.Yeah.

Just talked to The guys in 39,

You know what That run was?

It was a hypochondriac.

I think we should Go talk to brackett.

Yeah.

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

For sure. Thank you.

Hi, guys. How you doing?

Doc, that was a real Bad scene back there.

How so?

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

All right, look. For example,

I was just talking To the guys on 39.

They got a run This morning, right?

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

But our run Was in their area.

It took us, what,

At least 20 minutes To get down there.

Do you guys Want some coffee?

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

Their run was nothing. It was nothing.

It was a hypochondriac.

I know. I handled it.

Okay, doc, did you know

That they were just A few blocks away from us?

No, I didn't know that.

Yeah, well, Another two minutes

And we would Have lost that guy.

He had an embolism. He was shocky.

The thing is, doc, If 39 had been On that run,

He'd have been here 15 minutes earlier.

I understand. But even if I'd have known,

I couldn't have released them.

We already started An iv on the woman.

That's exactly What I mean.

The system is Just too rigid.

I mean, can't it Be more flexible?

[sighing] I'm not so sure, johnny.

You know, the woman squad 39 Brought in could have had

A dissecting aneurysm, Or something urgent.

She's a real pro At symptoms.

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

That's just happened A little too often.

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

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

But it's so darn complex.

I don't know. Frankly, I'd be a little reluctant

To change the procedures We've got now.

Sure, it was close,

But you got the guy In all right, didn't you?

Yeah, that's true. This time.

If only we could've gotten A hold of our own dr. John.

Our very own doctor.

Ma...

I'll get a doctor Right away.

Now, don't get anyone Too young.

Now, hurry.

John: well, I really think That sister-in-law

Is going to... Going to Put in a complaint on us.

This is an incredible Chicken salad.

Tuna fish.

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

Yeah, but it's not really Good for the department, cap.

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

It's a tough problem.

Yeah. Well, I keep thinking

That the answer's somewhere

In having better communications.

You know what we need?

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

Triage.Triage?

Roy: that's where they treat The most urgent cases first.

Cap: yeah, but they can stay Close to them there.

They know what they've got. The problem here is

How much good information Can you get over the phone.

Once we arrive at a scene,

Start treating a patient, Start an iv or something,

We got to stay with that patient

Till we deliver him To a doctor.

John: yeah. That's the law.Change the law.

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

We'd have still be On the road for 20 minutes

Before we knew what we had.

Maybe we should Have more squads.

Could cut down On the long runs.

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

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

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

Well, cap, why don't we use All the guys we already have

And train them To be paramedics?

Well, do you know how long That'd take, marco?

Five months per man.

You know how much That'd cost?

Roy: yeah, and if Everybody's a paramedic,

We wouldn't get enough runs To keep up our certification.

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

Mmm-mmm. Taxes are high enough.

There's gotta be a way.

There's got to be a way We can get to

Where we're needed the most.

We got a lot of people Working on the problem.

If you come up With the answer, Let 'em know.

Tuna?

Tuna.

How come it tastes Like chicken salad?

Good afternoon.

You're the doctor?

Yes, I'm dr. Brackett.

Is it all right If I stay?

She's just my daughter.

Yes, I think It'd be all right.

What do you got, dix?

He's too young.

Mother, I asked them. I...

[woman moans]

I tried. Really. I did.

Sit down.

When did you First notice this?

Excuse me.

If you don't mind,

We'd like An older doctor.

What are you Babbling about?

Well, mother, You said you...

Oh, just sit down And be quiet.

She asked for somebody Very mature and experienced.

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

Well, don't pay Any attention to her.

I'm sorry.

Can you tell me Exactly where The pain is?

Oh, it's all up And through here.

Now, you're Going to be all right.

You're going to be All right.

No, I can tell.

Daughter: I do wish you Wouldn't talk that way.

Would you sit up, please?

I've always had A weak chest.

Ever since I was a girl.

Palpitation. Pain.

It's all I've Ever known.

Would you take A deep breath?

[breathes deeply]Once more.

And again.

Again. Again.

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

Dix, let's get an ekg.

It began in the night.

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

But it didn't do any good.

My pills... Nothing helped.

What are you taking?

I hope you brought My medicine.

I believe so.

I told you to.

Yes. Here they are.

Is this your Family doctor?

Yes.

Okay. Thank you.

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

For a while.

May...

Just lie quietly, please.

Don't let me die here.

Let me go home To my own bed first.

No. No. No.

Woman: promise?

May: I promise, mother.

Are you still in pain?

Oh, yes.

Dix, let's get a cbc And a chest series.

Remind me to give you The key to the lockbox.

I want you to have Everything in it.

Daddy's stickpin. My rings and all...

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

I can't find anything wrong With your heart,

And your chest sounds clear.

Well, then, why am I In such pain?

It could be A number of things.

Not necessarily serious.

Indigestion, for instance.

Indigestion! Hmm!

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

Just long enough To nail it down definitely.

May, take me home!

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

Now, wait a minute.

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

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

I'm going home. Get me my clothes.

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

I know just How to do it.

That's right.

I'll get you a wheelchair.

Do that.

I told you He was too young.

I'm sorry, mother.

Can't you ever do Anything right, may?

I'm sorry.

This one goes To dr. Early.

Would you get a wheelchair For 4, please?

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

Emotional?Probably.

[woman screaming]

Orderly.

What's taking All this time?

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

But your daughter Has had a heart attack.

I can't believe it.

Well, we're sending her up

To the cardiac care unit Right now.

Well, she's never had A sick day in her life

While I... No. No. That's not true.

She's had a lot of them.

She's had chest pains For several weeks.

Fortunately, They seem to be mild.

But she's gonna Have to stay here For at least 10 days.

Oh, this is terrible.

Florence, there's Something you're gonna

Have to understand. When she gets home,

She's going to need Extreme rest and quiet.

Oh, dear.

Well, I think her Chances are excellent.

I don't want you to worry. I'll check back with you

As soon as I know something.

Well, who's going To drive me home?

And it's almost time For supper.

Rampart, how did you copy The last ekg calibration?

Dispatcher: Copied loud and clear, 51.

10-4, rampart, Have a good one.

What I'm saying is, The same sort of problems

Were solved a long time ago,

Fire responses With trucks and engines.

Believe me, chet, When I say

It's not quite That simple.

Yeah, most of the calls We get now in this department Are paramedic calls.

[alarm sounding]

We get over 60,000 calls a year.

And 31 squads To handle them all.

And another thing.

The department sends us out On a run, right?

The minute we talk To the hospital

We're under Their jurisdiction.

We're under Two jurisdictions.

And the main problem is Everything we get

Is on a first-come- First-serve basis.

We just can't keep on Working like that.

[radio chatter]

Didn't squad 18 Go out on that?

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

You know, we may get Called out on that.

What's up?

Well, you all are Moving up to 39

Until their squad Gets back.

Okay.All righty.

Okay.

Hey, I'll admit The paramedic situation is A little more complicated.

But not that much.

You wouldn't believe.

You know, I hope we Don't get stuck There for lunch.

[scoffs] If we get lunch.

We're probably Gonna be covering A couple of three areas.

Yeah.

[alarm sounding]

Dispatcher: squad 51, Woman unconscious.

9764 pine court.

9764...

[siren wailing]

Ambulance has been requested. Time out, 0941.

Squad 51, 10-4.

Well, here we go again.

Yep.

9764.

John: wanna get the stuff?Roy: yeah.

Hi, jim. What happened?

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

All at once, Everything just seemed To go away from me.

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

In other words, You fainted?

[chuckling] Yeah, I guess so.

Looks like she's fainted.

Pulse is 120.

Has anything like this Ever happened to you before?

No.

John: okay.

I want you to just look Straight up here, okay?

Just look straight up here. All right.

Okay, let me get Your blood pressure here.

John: Keep looking up here.

There we go. Equal and reactive.

I'm gonna get on the horn.

Give me the bp as soon as You get it, okay?

It's tight.

135 over 80.

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

Man: rampart, we need One ambulance here now.

John: rampart, we have A female, early 30s.

She's had a syncopal episode.

Bp is 135 over 80. Pulse is 120.

Pupils are equal and reactive.

Squad 51, start an iv D5w tko and stand by.

We have too much Traffic on the air.

John: 10-4, rampart.

Iv.

Do you have a history Of any illnesses?

No.

Are you on any kind Of medication?

No.

Are you under A doctor's care at all?

No.

Well, you seem To be pretty normal.

They want us to start An iv on you here

Just as a precaution, okay?

Oh, my...

Ma'am, are you pregnant?

[laughs] Good heavens, no.

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

Roy: why don't you just Lie back, all right?

Really, I feel A lot better now.

Well, let's just take You to the hospital

And let them check you Over just to be sure.

[radio chatter]

[siren wailing]

John: I can't get on the air.

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

It beats just sitting Around here.

There's too much traffic.All right.

I'll go in with you.

All right.

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

Don't bend this arm.

Are you sure you can...

Woman: oh! Yes.Okay.

Roy: just lie down Here with your head On the pillow.

All right.

I don't want you To bend this arm, okay?

Put that right Next to you.

Woman: I really feel silly.

Roy: don't feel silly.

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

Roy: here's your purse here.

There we are.

Woman: Oh, wait. My bag.

He'll get them.My stuff.

Roy: johnny.John: what'd she forget?

It's that bag and box.

Woman: thank you.

Roy: here, I got it.

Hey, you can take that strap From around your neck there...

Woman: oh.Roy: yeah.

Roy: all righty. It's okay.

[woman sighing]

Man: that's it.

John: la, this is squad 51 On a follow-up to rampart.

Now 25 minutes.

Dispatcher: 10-4, 51.

You seem to be okay.

I'd just come out Of the store.

Oh, I had a terrible Time with them.

I was trying to exchange This one lousy amplifier

They stiffed me with. And the salesman.

He looked me Right in the eye

And as much As called me a liar!

Can you imagine that?

Can you imagine such a thing!

I've never had that happen.

Just relax, all right?

You're just gonna Make yourself worse.

Okay.

[alarm sounding]

Dispatcher: Engine 51, squad 64,

Traffic accident with injury.

1022 westdale.

1022 westdale. Cross street, pine.

Ambulance has been requested. Time out, 0945.

That's a 19-mile run for 64.

Waiting for squad 64.

La, engine 51. We have A badly injured man here.

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

Is there any squad Available closer than 64?

Dispatcher: negative. Do you Want an eta on the ambulance?

I'm not sure We should even move this man

Without the paramedics Checking him, la.

Dispatcher: Engine 51. Squad 51, engine 51.

What's your status?

Engine 51, squad 51.

We're transporting To the hospital.

We're not available For 20, 25 minutes.

10-4, squad 51.

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

Ht 51, squad 51. Did you copy?

Squad 51, This is ht 51. 10-4.

I'm gonna contact Rampart again.

John: squad 51.

Oh, would you like some?

No, thank you.

Rampart, this is squad 51.

Go ahead, 51.

Roy: rampart, engine 51 Has a bad traffic accident

In the 9700 block of pine, And there's a long Delay on the squad.

We're in that location.

Is there any way That we can leave this victim,

And then proceed To engine 51's victim?

What are they transporting?

Nothing urgent, But they've started tko.

10-4, 51. Go ahead.

10-4, rampart.

Hey, can we pull This thing over?

John: what's the problem?No problem.

We're going To that ta on pine.

John: okay, you got it.

[siren wailing]

La, this is squad 51. Instead of squad 64,

We're gonna join engine 51 At that traffic accident On pine street.

Dispatcher: 10-4, 51.

Original time out, 0945.

Squad 64, cancel.

[man groaning]

Okay, now, I know You're uncomfortable.

But we might just Make it worse

If we tried to move you.

Paramedics will be Here any minute.

Here they are. Hang on.

I thought you were tied up.

Rampart let us go. What have we got?

That guy doesn't Have a scratch on him,

Believe it or not.

But this guy's Really hurt badly.

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

All right.Fractured pelvis?

We'll check him out. Thanks, cap.

All right, which side You hurt on?

Left side. It's bad.

Left side here.

Okay, just hang on.

[screaming]

Take it easy. I won't touch you anymore.

[man groaning]Okay, just relax.

I think his pelvis Is fractured.

All right.

[man moans]

Okay, pulse is 120.

Okay, are you hurt Anywhere else?

No.

What about Your head or your neck?

No.

Roy: okay, let me see You move your head.

[groans]

Doesn't hurt at all?No.

Okay. I'm gonna get A bp on him.

Okay. His left thigh Is awfully swollen.

He's losing a lot Of blood in here.

Cap: how is he?

He's getting Real shocky, cap.

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

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

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

Read you loud And clear, 51. Go ahead.

They sure made Good time.

Yeah, about A minute flat.

John: rampart, We have a vehicle accident.

Male, about 170 pounds.

The pulse is 120.

Stand by for the rest Of the vitals.

Okay, I'm gonna open up His pant leg here

And see what we got.

All right.

Bp is 90 over 70.

Respirations are 25.

Pupils are equal and reactive.

Roy, look at this.

This is where He's losing his blood.

Okay.

Rampart, bp is 90 over 70, Respiration is 25.

Pupils are equal and reactive.

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

Then we'll wait, And then we'll Give you something

For the pain Once we get you out, All right?

Okay. Okay.

Johnny, how about Moving him out?

Okay, just hang on One second.

Cap, gonna need a backboard.

[sirens approaching]

Brackett: squad 51, Open an iv with normal saline.

John: 10-4, rampart. Iv with normal saline.

51, is the patient Still in the car?

That's affirmative, rampart. We would like to start ms iv

After we've extricated The victim from the car,

If there is No apparent head injury.

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

10-4, rampart.

Joe: squad 18, transport Patients five and six first.

[man yelling]Roy: easy, let us do it.

Don't move. All right. Okay.

[man groaning]

Cap: you got him?Roy: yeah.

[man groaning]Easy now.

Yeah, we got him Here, johnny.

All right.

Roy: all right. Easy on the... Okay.

Okay.

Cap: watch that hip.

John: okay, I think this is good.

All right. Good deal.

Hey, can you grab That biophone?

Can I get some Saline there?

Uh, 02.

Yeah, right here is good.

Stoker, take that with you, Will you?

Chet: Need anything?

No, that's okay. Thanks, chet.

Rampart, we've Extricated the victim.

We're gonna start an iv With five milligrams ms.

10-4, 51. Don't delay transport.

Bring the first man In as soon as possible.

10-4, rampart.

Roy: okay, he's got A fractured hip.

You feel any better now?

Man: it doesn't hurt as bad.

Okay, good. We're Gonna lift you up now,

And put you on the gurney.

You shouldn't feel Too much pain at all.

John: all right. All right. Lift him up.

There we are.

John: oh, you're gonna Put him that way? All right.

Roy: there we are.

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

Oh, by the way, Did she get in all right Without us?

Yeah, she's gonna Be discharged In a few minutes.

Radio, shopping bag, And all.

Johnny. That guy With the broken hip,

How long would it have Taken the other squad To get to them?

[sighs]

Twenty.Twenty. About 20 minutes.

Maybe longer.

Getting you guys There when we did

Probably made The difference.

Yeah, except you had to

Break all the rules To do it.

Joe: kel, there are Two more coming in.

Coming. But it worked.

That's something To think about.

Okay. There you go.Okay.

We'll see you later.Yeah.

I still don't see What the big deal is About an iv like that.

An iv's an iv. You gotta stay with them.

That's the rules.

Cap: yeah, rules, pal. Rules and procedures.

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

Yeah, most of the time They work fine.

We can't always count on A doctor saying,

"Well, this is A special situation.

Let's just forget The rules for a while."

Yeah, and it's Not like brackett's

An intern or a resident...

[alarm sounding]

Dispatcher: station 51,

Unknown type rescue At the jail,

1700 west main. 1700 west main.

Cross street, harbor. Time out, 1226.

Cap: station 51, kmg 365.

[horn blaring]

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

Yeah, captain stanley. What'd he try to do, escape?

Holt: he wouldn't do a fool Thing like that otherwise.

Chet: what about The ladder truck, cap?

No, not with that overhang. Have to go with the ladder

And all the ropes we've got.

First time in 12 years Something like this happens,

Has to happen on my watch.

Cap: michael, pull your ladder Up right over there, pal.

[indistinct chatter]

Yeah, put your ladder...

You see anything?

Roy: no, I can't see Beyond the overhang.

I'm gonna have To go down below it.

All right.Will this thing hold?

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

All right.

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

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

You gonna rappel down?Well, maybe you'd Better lower me.

That way I can keep Both my hands free.

John: how are you gonna bring Two guys up on one rope?

Especially with that overhang?

We're not going To do it that way.

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

In through that cell window Directly below.

Kelly, you get down To that cell

And stand by With a pike pole.

Uh, how are we gonna Remove the bars From the window?

Holt: we can unlock those.

Terrific. Can we have Some of your men

On the lines here, Too, please?

Holt: you bet. You guys, stand by.

John: ten, 15 feet.

Oh, yeah. Okay.

Give about 10, 15 feet, Will you?

Ready?Yeah.

Roy: set?John: yeah.

Holt: you guys stand by.

Hey, let me get The rollers first, roy.

Pull that over there.Man: yep.

Is that tight?

[indistinct chatter]

Okay, I'm coming down To you.

Little more, cap.

Easy. Little more, Little more.

Okay. Easy.Man: get away from me!

Leave me alone!All right. All right.

[both panting]

Okay, I'm not Gonna touch you.

Okay. Whoa, whoa.

Roy: okay, now, hug me in.

Chet? Hug me in.

All right, I got it.[whimpering]

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

Okay, look, I wanna Explain to you

How we're gonna Do this thing.

Don't touch me!

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

I'm not gonna touch you.

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

You're gonna have To listen to me.

Leave me alone!

Roy: you're not gonna be able To stay up here all day long.

Now, I just want To move next to you

And I'm not gonna touch you, I'm not gonna do Anything to you.

I just want to put A belt around you here.

I brought an extra Safety belt with me here,

And I wanna put it Around you.

And there are four guys Up on top here.

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

And there are some guys In there and they're gonna

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

Leave me alone!

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

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

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

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

I just wanna put This belt around you.

[crying]

All right?All right.

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

I'm not gonna Let you fall, okay?

I'm not gonna let you fall.

More slack, cap!

Okay.

Put this belt around you.

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

Oh!

Aah!

[both yelling]

Gage, run down And help chet, eh, pal?

Okay.

All right. Okay, just hold on.

Cap!

Cap, lower us down!

Okay, all the way.

[man whimpering]

A little more.

[both panting]

John: all right, Take it easy. All right.

Hey, hey, hey! Take it easy.

Man: hey, look, man, I don't know who you are,

But from now on, You're my main man.

Holt: get the cuffs On this guy.

Oh, we got to do that.

He's in on two counts of 187. First degree.

The other night, He took a machete...

I'd rather not Hear about that.

Well, I think You're gonna live.

Why don't you Put your stuff back on?

Joe.Yeah?

We got the date.When is it?

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

Oh, nothing much.

Well, I hurt My shoulder here

And the captain insisted I come in, so...

Well, you're gonna be A little sore tomorrow,

But you're gonna be okay.Yeah.

Hey, kel. Why don't we have Johnny and roy join us?

Yeah, I was hoping They would.

What are we Talking about?

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

To appear before The paramedic commission.

Brackett: yeah, And we finally got the date.

Tuesday at 4:00.Wait a minute.

The paramedic commission?

Yeah. We'd like you To tell them firsthand

About that rescue last week

And the traffic accident This morning

From your point of view.

What you did differently In your regular procedure.

Could be a big help.

You think you Could make it?

Yeah.Yeah.

All right, count me in. I'm ready.

The system we got now Works pretty good

Most of the time.Most of the time.

Yeah, well, It won't be long until

It's not working at all.

What we gotta do Is we gotta find out

Better answers Before we need them.

Yeah. Well, we're Working on it, johnny.

Believe me, We're working on it.

[grunts]