JANETTE: Now we're headed to a female
that's stumbling on the street, possibly fell and hit her head.
But they're saying that now she's
just like sitting on the curb.
And a good Samaritan thought to call it in.
LINDSAY: Do you think we're going to be like busy Mardi
Gras, even though they're not having
like all the parades and stuff?
100%
LINDSAY: Like, this is New Orleans.
Like, its Mardi Gras.
You can cancel the balls, you can cancel the parades, but you
cannot cancel Mardi Gras.
JANETTE: 3250, were in the area.
LINDSAY: Hi.
OK.
Hey, baby.
Hi, sweetheart.
Oh.
Oh, I know this girl.
She likes to fight.
JANETTE: Mm-hmm.
Oh yeah.
She swung at you.
I've been swung on by her at least
like five times in my career.
LINDSAY: I know exactly who this patient is.
And she is a feisty one.
So if I approach her in an aggressive way,
this whole situation is going to go downhill.
So it's just going to take a little finesse, you know.
Hey, sweetheart.
Hey, look.
You were stumbling around, OK?
So we're going to take you on over to the hospital,
all right?
You can't see?
Intoxication can mask signs and symptoms
of brain injuries and neurological deficits
from head injuries.
So we need to get her in the truck to be evaluated.
All right, baby. JANETTE: Come along.
LINDSAY: You ready?
There we go.
Perfect.
We got a couple of seatbelts for you, OK?
No.
We got to seatbelt in, OK?
We got to stay seatbelted, OK?
No.
We got to stay seatbelted in.
Stay in.
Stay seatbelted in.
He's right there.
Should be.
Yeah.
You gonna be all right, ma'am.
You're welcome, ma'am.
LINDSAY: You got to stop undoing them seatbelts.
No, you're not doing anything wrong.
But you got to stay with the belt strap.
Mm-hmm.
Uh-uh.
Seatbelts stay on.
Don't take them off again.
You at the wrong [inaudible].
We just want to help you.
LINDSAY: No, we're not talking about that.
[inaudible]
Uh-uh.
No.
Stop.
Ma'am, why do you have to go and do that?
Just go ahead [inaudible].
JANETTE: Lindsay and I are responding
to an intoxicated female with a possible head injury.
But because our patient is trying
to unbuckle her seatbelts, we have to restrain her
to the stretcher to make sure that she
doesn't try to jump out of the back of the ambulance.
LINDSAY: All right.
JANETTE: That's better?
Almost.
Here we go.
That's better.
LINDSAY: All right, now let's get your blood sugar.
All of her vital signs are good.
I don't see any signs of head trauma.
So most likely, her only complaint is going
to be intoxication tonight.
In New Orleans, people who are showing clinical signs
of intoxication, we have to transport those people
to the hospital just to get a little check-up,
sober up a little bit, and then be on their way.
We're not going to be kicking anybody.
That's not nice.
I'm just trying to bring you somewhere
so you can get some nice rest, sober up, get some food.
I noticed that my girl is wearing a Mardi Gras t-shirt.
And it's just another reminder of that Mardi Gras really
is just like so different this year.
What are you cursing at me for?
Are you sad that Mardi Gras isn't having
all the parades this year?
I think we're all sad.
Yeah, as soon as you sober up.
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