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Squad 51 at scene.
Get a pry bar.
Get a realign on it and watch it.
Gas line might be broken.
LA engine 51.
Vehicle accident with an injury.
Respondent ambulance on this.
Station 51 out.
Three minutes.
The other door.
Can you hear me?
Get port of power.
Seats jammed.
Bonnie.
Bonnie.
Is she all right?
She got someone in here, a child maybe.
Okay, hit it.
Rampart, this is rescue 51.
How do you read?
Rampart base, this is rescue 51.
Do you read?
51, Rampart base.
Read you loud and clear.
We have a traffic accident, one victim female, approximately 25.
Patient was pinned behind steering wheel.
And there's a slight swelling beginning on her forehead, probably hit steering wheel.
She's still conscious.
Vital signs, 90 over 50.
Rate 84.
Respiration's about 45 and shallow.
She seems to have pain when breathing.
Any external bleeding?
Very little, few minor cuts.
Start IV with Ringer's lactate.
Bring her in fast.
10-4, IV with Ringer's lactate.
We'll bring her in.
Dr. Marcus.
All right.
All right.
Careful, there's possible internal injuries.
There.
Engine 106, truck 106, squad 6, drowning.
246.09, Lorry Hill Drive.
246.09, Lorry Hill Drive.
Bring Bonnie.
I can't leave her.
I can't leave her.
Hello there.
Hello there.
Hello there.
How is she?
I'm not too sure.
Bracket's in there with her now.
What happened to Bonnie?
The dog?
I've got her in a squad.
Deputy got yanked for a bank robbery,
and I wound up stuck with her.
Figured we could drop her off at the animal shelter
on the way back in.
I'm not exactly sure we can do that.
Why not?
What else can we do?
Well, it's like this.
Coming in, the girl was pretty upset.
More about her dog than herself.
I kind of promised that you'd take care of the dog for her.
Right?
Yeah, I guess that's what I did.
You used your bedside manner again, huh?
Just exactly how do you figure to take care of the dog for her
while she's in here?
I wish I knew, but I did promise.
Roy, you wouldn't be able to...
How's she doing?
Well, we know she has a broken rib and a punctured lung.
Beyond that, she's an X-ray right now.
Did you get her address?
Her name's Paula Slate, and she's from Chicago.
Chicago?
Seems like she was on her way to a dog show in Santa Barbara.
She sure is concerned about that dog of hers.
We know.
Johnny here promised he'd look after it for her.
Does she have any relatives in town?
Don't know.
She wasn't too coherent.
Guess you'll have to take the dog home with you
until someone gets some more information on her.
I live in an apartment, no pets.
Did you mention a friend, anybody?
No.
I'd better go look in on her.
She should be ready to go into intensive care.
Don't look at me, partner.
I've got a dog and two kids,
and with the three of them, Bonnie wouldn't last an hour.
Nice dog, I suppose.
I hope so.
Dicks.
What would I tell my cat?
Yeah, see what you mean.
I'll try to call you if we find out anything further.
Thanks, Dicks.
Steady, girl.
Take it easy.
I think she's okay.
You think?
What's with her anyway?
She didn't act like this when I brought her over.
She's just scared. She doesn't mean it.
They're supposed to wag their tails when they don't mean it.
Come on.
I don't see her tail wagging.
See? She's accepted you.
In my own squad, marvelous.
Tell you one thing, partner.
If she bites me, I want some other paramedic to treat me.
Very funny.
Hey, Johnny. What's with the dog?
Well, you see, he's from that accident.
Yeah, except he's a she.
17 to 96, vehicle fire.
Vector at 52nd Street.
Vector at 52nd Street.
Watch out, Cap.
She's still kind of shook up.
It's just what we need around here, a shook up dog.
It'll only be for a little while.
How little?
A couple hours, maybe.
Hospital's gonna find out who the girl knows in town.
We'll let them take her.
Is she from out of town?
Chicago.
But she does know someone in L.A.
We're not sure, no.
Whose idea was this?
Mine.
I promised the girl that I wouldn't let him put Bonnie in a shelter.
She sure is thirsty.
Yeah, poor little mutt.
I mean, if I'd been in an accident,
darned if I'd want him to shove me in a pen with a bunch of strange dogs.
Well, if we get a bell, you make sure she's tied up and comfortable.
I'll find a good place for it right now.
And if we're out five or six hours on a fire,
I'll, uh, clean up after her.
May I speak to Dixie McCall in the ER, please?
This is Fireman Gage.
Yes, I'll hold.
Sit.
Sit.
Bonnie.
Uh, Dixie?
Johnny.
Say, is there any word on that Slayton gal yet?
Afraid not.
We still don't have the X-rays.
I understand.
I'll be right back.
We still don't have the X-rays.
I understand.
Well, I'll call you as soon as we know something, Dad.
Bye.
Where's the doctor?
Where is the doctor?
Where is the doctor?
What's the matter?
I've got to get a doctor.
All right, I'll get you a doctor.
Just tell me what's wrong.
It's my daughter.
I can't breathe.
Where is she?
I want a doctor.
Where is your daughter?
Outside.
She's dying.
Yes.
Right here.
Oh, you just got a doctor.
My poor baby.
You can see she can't get in the air.
Everything's going to be all right.
Come on, baby.
Out of the way.
Come on.
What's the trouble?
Huh?
What's wrong?
Oh, my God.
All right, let's get her in.
Come on, hurry.
Hurry up.
Ah, I'll loosen your bra.
Oh, my God, I never knew.
What is it, Joe?
I don't know.
I'm just getting started.
She's coming around.
Was she out when you got there?
She passed out when I was looking at her.
What seems to be the problem?
No air.
No air.
Have you had this before?
No.
How did this begin?
Just...
Just all at once.
Do you have any pain?
My chest.
Back to normal respiration.
Was anybody with her?
A woman, her mother, I guess.
What does she have to say?
Nothing useful.
Is the mother still outside?
Mm-hmm.
I'll go talk to her.
Mrs. Leeds?
Yes?
I'm Dr. Brackett.
I wonder if I could talk to you for a minute.
It's so hard, isn't it?
Oh, I know it's so hard.
Well, we haven't completed the examination yet,
but I don't think she's having a heart attack.
Now, how long has your daughter been like this?
Oh, I don't know.
I don't know.
Maybe an hour.
What brought it on?
Any idea?
We were just talking around the house, you know.
And all at once, Jenny sat down and said,
I can't breathe.
Your daughter lives with you?
Yes.
Well, for the past couple of days, she and Ed,
that's her husband, had a fight,
and I told her, come on home, baby.
He's no good for you.
Does she have any special medical problem?
No.
Has she been taking any medication?
Just tranquilizers.
Her doctor prescribed them.
She's sensitive, very sensitive.
All the women in the family are.
Then she's been upset lately.
Ed, he'd upset anybody.
Was there any real trouble today?
No.
He'd stopped thawning.
I told him just like that, leave her alone.
Jenny was talking about going back to him.
What goes through her mind, I'll never know.
That pain in your chest, is it bad?
Kind of.
Can you move your legs?
How do they feel?
Kind of tingly, like pins and needles.
Let's see you move your right leg again.
What about your arms?
The same, tingly.
But my mouth is all numb.
Can you feel my fingers?
Now, once you take hold of them,
close your hand on them.
Could it have emotional origin?
You know what I'm thinking?
She's hyperventilating.
That'd fit.
Dixie had any one of those paper bags, would you?
Jenny, I'm going to put this over your face.
I want you to breathe into it for me through your nose.
No, inhale from the bag too.
There's nothing to be frightened of, you're just breathing your own carbon dioxide.
Feeling any better?
Does your chest still hurt?
It's going away.
You're getting some more feeling back in your arms.
Can you breathe all right without it?
I think so.
I'm going to have Ms. McCall give you a tranquilizer.
I'll be back in a few minutes.
In the meantime, I want you to try and relax.
Try to breathe normally.
If you feel the problem's coming back, use this.
Okay.
Cap?
Hi.
Bonnie?
Anybody seen the dog?
Bonnie?
Bonnie, come here, girls, come on.
She's in here.
Oh, good, I was worried for a minute.
Right over there.
Oh, no.
Darn mutt.
I'll clean it up. It's too bad about your pillow, though.
Your pillow.
Yeah.
Well, I couldn't really talk to her, but I could ask her some yes-no questions.
Uh-huh.
I see, Dix.
Thanks a lot. Bye.
Well, which one of you guys would like to take Bonnie home for a couple of days?
Is that all? A paper bag?
Isn't modern science wonderful?
But you must have done something else.
I mean, I felt like I was dying.
You've been under some tension.
Oh, a lot, believe me.
Maybe because of this you got anxious, afraid you couldn't breathe.
So you started breathing faster and faster.
What happened was you hyperventilated.
You were breathing faster and faster.
You were breathing faster and faster.
You were breathing faster and faster.
What happened was you hyperventilated.
You flooded your body with oxygen and flushed out most of the carbon dioxide.
But you need carbon dioxide to trigger your breathing reflex.
So the faster you breathe, the more you felt like you were going to smother.
Breathing from the bag simply puts some of the carbon dioxide back into your system.
This can happen again, can't it?
That's pretty much up to you.
We'll forward your test results to your family doctor.
You go see him as soon as possible.
You take his advice and you won't have any more of these attacks.
Baby, baby, I've been so worried.
Doctor, I don't know what to do.
I'd keep that paper bag handy.
Baby, as soon as we get home, I'm putting you right to bed.
I'm going to make you some chicken broth.
You should have put a bag on Mama.
Maybe she's not the problem.
Want to bet?
What do you got?
You're low, Gage. You've got the dishes.
Tell you what, I know how we can settle this thing about the dog fair and square.
As far as we're concerned, it's settled.
Deal another hand? Loser takes Bonnie home with him.
How about it?
Come on, you guys, don't be that way.
Bonnie, what am I going to do with you?
Bonnie, what am I going to do with you?
What's the matter?
Take it easy. What's the matter?
Here, come on, try to sit here.
I'm going to help you.
Come on.
I shouldn't have known better.
What's the trouble?
He just wandered in. I think he's been drinking.
Stand up, fella.
Easy now, Bonnie.
I need... I need me to...
I gotta get...
We've got a fighter. Charlie, come on.
Is he drunk?
Probably.
He's not drunk.
Get him to a treatment room, fast.
His name is Peter Ballard.
He lives in Woodland Hills.
Is there a family physician, a relative, somebody we can contact?
No, nothing.
You figure it's insulin shock?
It figures. That's why the glucose injection.
It should be coming around any minute.
He seems to be in good shape generally.
I wonder why he let himself get out of balance like this.
He should know better.
Gage, what did you do with her?
I put her out in a camper, Captain.
Good. Now maybe we can get some sleep.
Roy.
What do you want?
Isn't there some way you can take her tomorrow?
Our dog's got an exclusive on the house.
Hey, Chet.
How about you? Come on, you can take her.
Forget it.
Gage?
All right.
I hope you're satisfied.
Look, I've been going out of my mind.
I've been calling everywhere.
And then somebody here said,
yes, Peter Ballard's been admitted.
I don't understand. What's wrong?
Are you a relative?
No, I'm a close friend.
I mean, everything seemed all right.
And then he just got up and left.
He hardly said a word.
What's wrong?
He had hypoglycemia.
Insulin shock.
You didn't know?
Peter's a diabetic.
He'd been drinking tonight?
You mean he's not supposed to?
Alcohol and sweets.
He has to be very careful about them.
I know he's always been, you know, fussy about what he eats.
I've always kidded him about it.
Tonight, it's my birthday.
There were some other couples, and we kept at them, you know.
Come on, Peter.
Break down, have another drink.
All he had to do was say something.
Just tell us.
We've been going steady a whole year.
You never even mentioned it.
Nurse, is there a medical reason
why a person with diabetes can't get married?
No.
Well, you never mentioned that, either.
Marriage.
Sometimes people, especially men with a chronic illness,
feel somehow impaired, ashamed of it.
In a hospital, you get to see a lot of it.
Well, I know about it now, and it doesn't make any difference,
you know, the way I feel.
I better go straighten him out.
Can I talk to him?
Morning.
Morning.
You're early.
I never left.
You're kidding.
Nope.
I've been swapping shifts.
I didn't know what else to do.
I've been here for three solid days.
Sleeping in the camper?
Mm-hmm.
Maybe in a week or two, I might even get used to it.
Squad 51, heart attack, 2302 Highview Lane.
2302 Highview Lane, Cross Street, Ramada.
An ambulance will be dispatched.
Timeout 1307.
Squad 51, 10-4.
Gage, where are you?
Come on, we got a run to go on.
You're cutting it pretty fine.
Where's the patient?
Hey, hey, don't lock yourselves up, fellas.
It's all a big joke.
Thank God you're here.
What seems to be the problem?
Heart attack, I think.
You have any pain?
Do something for me, will you?
Just take it easy.
Where is it?
Here.
It's pretty bad, boys.
Oh, leave. Come on.
Cut it out, will you?
Can't you leave him alone?
Oh, don't take it so big, Holly.
When did it start?
Half an hour?
I think.
He tried lying down, but it didn't help.
I couldn't get anybody to listen.
I didn't know what to do.
He's always pulling something.
Help me, boys, please.
We will. You can count on it.
Rampart, this is 51. How do you read?
51, Rampart Base. I read you loud and clear.
10-4.
We have a possible heart attack victim.
Approximate age, 45-year-old male.
55 if he's a dang.
Severe pains in his left arm.
He is dypsoneic and diaphoretic.
Hold for vital signs.
Yeah, bring this. It'll help.
He was on the light show last night, wasn't he?
It was a good picture.
I think.
That's it.
He's dead.
Rampart, vital signs.
Impulse 92, irregular.
Operation 32, blood pressure 100 over 60.
EKG shows T-wave changes.
We'd like to start an IV.
10-4, standby.
Dr. Brackett. Dr. Brackett, please.
How about a little drinking?
Don't get in the way.
Help me.
Help me.
I'm dying.
They want to start IV.
51, go ahead with your IV.
10-4, start IV.
Make a fist.
You're going to feel a little needle stick.
Go ahead.
I'm game.
Atta boy, tiger.
Do you remember the time he disappeared
and said he was kidnapped?
And those wild phone calls in the middle of the night.
I managed to break away.
They've been beating me. Help me.
Too much.
How about the time he set his horse through?
All right.
51, send me a strip of EKG.
Hello, operator.
I want to make a person-to-person call
to London, England.
Put that down. Get that away from her.
Give me that.
This is Rampart Emergency.
Get off the line.
Sorry.
51, what's going on?
We've got a bunch of drunks on our hands.
Dr. Brackett, we've got IV started.
Listen, I've got some more things to do.
I think this is for real.
He's an only child.
You grasp the psychological significance, don't you?
He needs attention.
You're wrong.
I'm going.
Ramparty's in VFib.
Stand back or get back.
We got a camera on this.
We've got a camera on this.
We've got a camera on this.
We've got a camera on this.
All clear?
Rampart, we cardioverted successfully.
Summary to the strip of EKG.
Administer lidocaine, 50 milligrams, IV push.
Lidocaine, 50 milligrams, IV push.
Hey, what's going on?
I'm not sure.
Lidocaine, 50 milligrams, IV push.
I thought I was gone.
51, is the ambulance there yet?
Negative, Rampart.
Get him in here as soon as you stabilize him.
10-4.
I told you!
I told you it was for real!
Get out of here, you lousy vultures!
The party's been over a long time!
I'm sorry.
You're waiting for the doctor?
The nurse already told me.
It looks like he's going to be all right.
I'm glad.
Oh, thank you.
Dr. Allen, 63.
Hey, I didn't mean to call you, Johnny.
I talked to Paula Slaton this morning.
Oh, yeah? How is she?
Her lung's holding.
Say, did you know that dog of hers is a champion?
No.
She is. Her full name's Champion Saltwater Taffy.
She's got a pedigree as long as your arm
and blue ribbons and cups from here to there.
I'm glad you've been taking good care of her.
Well, I should hope so.
Do you know how much the dog is worth?
I don't have any idea.
Champion Saltwater Taffy is worth $8,000,
and that's conservative.
Stat ident, doctor.
Treatment room 3.
Think of it. A real champion.
Figures.
It does?
Sure. At last call we got,
she knew two seconds ahead of time that we were getting it.
How do you explain that?
I can't. It's uncanny.
She started whining and pulling at the leash.
Coincidence.
No way.
Listen, Roy, any dog worth $8,000 has got to be smart.
I don't think it's smart. I think it's weird.
Your problem is you're jealous because she isn't your dog.
You're forgetting one thing.
She isn't your dog either.
I'm sorry.
$8,000.
Conservatively.
You know, that little pooch is worth more than any of us.
I don't think pooch is the right word for a real champion.
Maybe you ought to start feeding her steak or prime rib.
She seems to be doing all right on just regular dog food.
I hope from now on you treat her with more respect.
Oh, you can count on it.
I don't care what she's worth.
If she keeps me awake again tonight, I'm gonna scramble your cage.
Squad 51, hunting accident.
Murdoch flats, Angeles Forest.
Meet Copter 10 at Rampart General.
Timeout 1523.
You saw it yourself.
Bonnie knew that call was coming in.
She must hear a relay click or something.
Whatever. Man, she's really something.
Can you fill us in?
Yeah, we got a call from a ranger station.
Three fellas out hunting.
One of them tried to work his way down into a canyon,
took a pretty bad fall.
His buddy called it into the ranger station.
The other fellas waiting for us on the ridge.
That's where we're headed now.
Valley Copter 10, 10-8, paramedics on board.
We're en route to Murdoch.
We're gonna have to get out of here.
We're gonna have to get out of here.
We're gonna have to get out of here.
Valley Copter 10, 10-8, paramedics on board.
We're gonna have to get out of here.
We're gonna have to get out of here.
We're gonna have to get out of here.
Rough spot. You know it.
How do you want to do it?
Let's go talk to the pilot.
Victims on the ledge below, about 150 feet.
You gonna take us down?
Let's try. Let's go.
Victims on the ledge below, about 150 feet.
You gonna take us down?
Let's try.
Let's try.
He's in bad shock.
Looks like a fractured skull.
Rampart base, this is rescue 51.
Do you read?
Fractured tibia, left leg.
Can't be sure about his back yet.
No gross bleeding.
Rampart, this is rescue 51.
Come in, please.
I think he has internal bleeding.
We ought to send a team of men
to get him out of here.
We ought to send a team of men
to get him out of here.
I think he has internal bleeding.
We ought to start an IV.
I can't raise him, no contact.
There are mountains all around us.
That's what's doing it.
Maybe I could relay you from the copter.
Copter 10, this is paramedics.
Pick me up off this ledge, please.
We can't make contact with the hospital.
Can you take me up to our line of sight
with the city,
and maybe we can set up a relay.
HT-51, this is copter 10.
How do you read me?
Copter 10, I have you loud and clear.
Let me know as soon as you're ready.
I'll be there in a minute.
I'll be there in a minute.
I'll be there in a minute.
I'll be there in a minute.
I'll be there in a minute.
I'll be there in a minute.
Can I have you loud and clear?
Let me know as soon as you raise hospital.
Rampart, this is rescue 51.
How do you read?
51, Rampart base.
Read you loud and clear.
Rampart, we're right up above Murdoch flats.
We're treating a victim of a fall,
male, approximately 40.
We do not have direct radio contact.
We do have air-ground relay.
I cannot give you any telemetered information.
I understand, 51.
What's the patient's condition?
He's in deep shock and unconscious.
There may be a skull fracture
and probable internal injuries.
We'd like to start IV.
What are the vital signs?
Roy, give me the vital signs.
Blood pressure, 80 over 60.
Pulse rate, 68.
Respiration, slow and labored.
Blood pressure, 80 over 60.
10-4.
Start IV with Ringer's lactate wide open.
Start IV with Ringer's lactate wide open.
How much longer?
It's hard to say.
We're getting low on fuel.
I'm going to have to wait.
We're getting low on fuel.
I'm going to have to leave in 10 minutes.
Rampart, we're going to lose our helicopter
and our contact with you in 10 minutes.
How do you advise?
Can you treat the patient and the chopper?
Affirmative.
Bring him on in.
10-4.
Roy, we're going to lose our helicopter in 10 minutes.
We'd better get him out of there.
10-4, I'll call you when I'm ready for the pickup.
Rampart, you'll lose contact with us
when we drop down below the mountain.
We'll pick you back up when we're in line of sight again.
10-4.
I'll get you IV.
Okay, we're ready to go.
Okay.
Okay.
Rampart, this is rescue 51.
How do you read?
Squad 51, I read you loud and clear.
Our ETA is 25 minutes.
I'll take care of him.
What are the vital signs now?
Respiration and pulse unchanged.
Blood pressure 70 over 45.
He's losing volume.
Set up a second IV in the other arm.
Ringer's lactate, wide open.
10-4.
I think he's got a pretty good chance.
Great.
Well, what are you waiting for?
Your usual applause?
We're just taking a breather.
Believe me, I want to get back to Bonnie.
I thought you didn't like her.
Oh, I like her okay.
But I wish you hadn't told me how valuable she is.
I mean, it's like having an antique ming vase.
You always worry about her.
Well, it won't be much longer now.
Paula Schlagen ought to be out another day or two.
That'll break Johnny's heart.
Bonnie, come on.
Well, come on.
Come on, girl.
Bonnie, go on.
Come on, kid.
Come on.
Come on.
I'd like to pay you.
No.
I mean for the food and everything.
It was my pleasure, really.
She's one great little dog.
I can't tell you how much this means to me, Mr. Gage.
Call me Johnny.
Come on, I'll walk you out to your car.
If you're going to be in town for a few days, I'm off duty tomorrow.
So maybe I could show you around or something.
Who's the girl with Johnny?
Bonnie's real mother.
She came in to reclaim her champion.
Good looking, too.
I tell you, Roy, the chicks really dig that Gage.
All kinds of chicks.
Bonnie didn't want to leave him.
I tell you, Chet, that fatal charme is just too much.
Sometimes he just can't turn it off.
We should have his problems.
I tried to talk her out of it.
Out of what?
She wouldn't listen to me.
Out of what?
Bonnie's next litter.
I'm getting one of her pups.
I'm getting one of her pups.