A transfer?
Tran-- what?
DISPATCHER: Alpha 3250, you're going
to be meeting up with 3252 for an unknown age patient
complaining of neck pain.
We're getting this patient from another New Orleans EMS
unit, because their shift is at Tad Gormley Stadium,
and they can't leave unless it's super critical.
Hi.
Unknown age, neck pain.
- Neck pain? - My guess is at the--
Football game? All right.
Probably going to be a kid, and they're probably
don't want to go to Children's.
Growing up playing football, I know how traumatic injuries
can get on the football field.
So that's all going through my mind on the way there.
Alpha 3250, you can show us an area.
Look, we're trying to find the entrance to the stadium.
Like, right here?
10-4.
MAC: We just got into the gate.
DRIVER: Yeah, OK.
We're here. - We're here.
We're coming out there.
DISPATCHER: Head all the way down towards the school buses
and you'll see an entrance.
Yeah, we're by there.
DISPATCHER: [inaudible] in the hospital.
- Hi. - Hey.
What happened?
A little neck stunner?
Yeah?
He should have zigged or he should have
zagged or something like that.
It's a-- it's a football player and-- and mom.
OK.
Hey, hey.
MAC: Mm-hmm.
OK.
The medic that did immobilize him on the board
told me that he took a compression hit to his neck
and he went down and was not moving.
He told me he got knocked out for maybe 30 seconds or so.
It was that hard of a hit.
So it's critical that we get him immobilized,
not to move his neck because we don't know what's
going on inside the body.
What position you play?
OK.
MAC: Of course - Oh yeah.
Of course.
MAC: What's the score? I didn't even see.
MEDIC: It's 20-something. 21.
MOTHER: I have no idea.
MEDIC: You want a stuffed animal?
You good?
You sure? You don't want to--
Here. Hold on.
We got one right there for you.
OK.
You want a little banana?
Are we good?
You sure?
Here, just hold that close to your heart, nice and dear, OK?
Got you, man.
It is very important to keep the patient calm, talking
to him, making them laugh, keep his anxiety down
so he doesn't move.
MEDIC: Let's rock and roll.
Tell me what happened.
Oh, you just went straight-- put your head down, right?
Oh, I gotcha.
I'm sorry that happened.
Sorry you couldn't finish the game.
Helmet-to-helmet contact is bad because it's
generally the person that gets hit, neck gets hurt.
If he did hurt his cervical spine,
that's where all your nerves are.
That's what holds your head up.
That's a really bad part of your neck to break or injure.
Still no tingling back here where I'm touching?
It hurts but there's no tingling?
OK.
You shoulder's hurting too?
All right. Well, we got you, my man.
You're in good hands.
That football player we had earlier?
Yeah.
His mom sent me the video of him getting hit.
You got it?
Yes.
They kick it, and then he tries to go for the ball.
Oh, [bleep]!
Yeah, and he just-- he just lays out.
When I seen that--
That was a rough--
Yeah, and actually, his mom's told me
that he had a small cervical fracture in his neck.
Not big enough that he's paralyzed, but--
Well, yeah.
He was playing pro football--
He lives to tell another day.
Hard hitting-- a hard hitting team.
I'm glad he's OK.
That's all that matters.
Well, you ready for the next one?
All right, man. Let's do it, Mac!
Let's go.
JANETTE: We're headed to a 38-year-old male, conscious,
breathing, dislocated his knee.
Patient is a Hispanic male wearing
a yellow shirt, black shorts.
He's on the soccer field.
You know what's funny?
It's like, I've popped back in a place so many dislocations.
People, like, dislocate their knees, their shoulders.
And if I don't think it's broken, I'm like, pop.
[laughs]
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LINDSAY: OK, there-- it's like a team.
Hey.
So which one is it?
Sounds like you actually did a number on that.
It feels like a little bit more than it
might just be dislocated.
The kneecap looks in place.
However, there is a lot of swelling around the knee.
This dude most likely tore something.
Are you able to move onto your back?
[non-english speech].
Pick it up. Pick up--
OK.
[inaudible]
OK, we're holding it.
Oh my God.
So what we're going to do is we're going to try and get
up on your good leg, OK?
And Janette's going to kind of keep-- keep her hands
on your bad leg, all right?
[speaking portuguese]
Mm-hmm.
Slowly.
Perfect.
Is that good, or you need more?
OK.
All right, you ready?
Yeah, [inaudible].
Round of applause, everybody.
[laughs]
I know he's in pain, but he's actually
tolerating it pretty well.
What we can do is we can splint his entire leg to prevent
him from bending that knee.
And I'm going to get him to the hospital
so the doctors can actually do an X-ray and a MRI
and figure out what's wrong.
All right, I'm going to start an IV
and I'm going to give you some-- some pain medicine, OK?
What language were y'all speaking?
Portuguese.
Really?
Now I'm upset that I don't know.
[laughs]
So y'all play out there often?
Oh my God.
Now you really don't have enough players.
All right.
I'm sorry this happened to you, my man.
Were you winning?
[laughter]
Man!
Put this in your nose, OK?
There we go.
I'll bring you to the hospital.
Thank you.
You're welcome.
I'm going to try to take it easy.
[laughs] You went to go kick the ball and it happened, huh?
Sh-- you're not going to be playing for a hot second.
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How you doing on pain?
Is it still hurting?
Yeah.
He's most likely going to have to have
surgery to correct that knee.
He ain't going to be playing soccer for a while.
He's going to have to find something else to fill
his time while that knee heals.
Well, teach me how to say "My name is Lindsay" in Portuguese.
[speaking portuguese]
Yeah, [speaking portuguese]
[speaking portuguese]
Yes.
[speaking portuguese].
I'm a pro, man.
All right, I got this.
I can speak to anybody now.
I'm trilingual!
[laughs]
A male got on the phone with EMS
and stated that the child was playing and had a fall
and possibly hit his head.
The caller says he picked the male up and brought him inside.
He is awake and breathing.
OK.
It should be this one.
TED: Whoa, whoa, whoa, dog.
Oh, a little puppy!
Little puppy is [inaudible] following his owner,
almost got hit.
Where did he go?
Where did the dog go?
I don't see the dog.
Oh, it's over there.
TED: OK.
ARKADY: But this little kid-- hold on because the kid just
crossed the street.
Yeah.
It's going to be this end house on the corner.
2-1-2.
Hey.
You OK?
Yeah?
What's up guys?
Friends and family members said
he was out playing football, he fell,
and that they're not sure what he struck his head on,
but that he struck his head.
You want us to take him up to the hospital, [inaudible]??
All right. Are you coming with us?
TED: Aw, come on, man!
ARKADY: OK.
His brother, he just got back from college.
This was his first time watching him.
So he definitely was very, very concerned.
All right, Lorenzo.
Put some stickers on you, OK, but you're not even
going to feel the stickers.
OK, man?
OK.
Here, baby.
Hold this.
So if you're going to throw up--
Keep your arm down.
--for me, OK?
Keep this arm down for me, Lorenzo.
During this time, he starts throwing up,
which changes the call, because somebody had hit their head
and lost consciousness is one thing.
But now that he's throwing up, it kind of
takes it to a little higher level, a little more
urgency involved in the call.
All right? No?
You think that was it?
Yeah, OK.
So now I'm going to start an IV in case
he does continue to vomit.
Then I can give him medication to help
calm his nausea and vomiting.
Is he allergic to anything [inaudible]??
I don't think so, no.
OK.
Have you ever had an IV before baby?
Yeah?
OK, so you know what it's going to feel like, huh?
Real quick pinch, OK?
TED: Nice little vein. ARKADY: Hey.
TED: Lorenzo? How old are you, buddy?
Look at me. Talk to me.
ARKADY: Ready? TED: How old are you?
10.
10?
You're a good size for 10, bud.
ARKADY: You are such a little man.
TED: I'm telling you, man, you're the champ.
You did better than most adults do.
Oh, I'm telling you.
ARKADY: Your head? TED: Your head hurt?
Yeah. ARKADY: Where you hit it, huh?
Right here?
Everywhere?
Yeah, OK.
[inaudible] we can get back here so you can watch him.
That's OK.
Hey, you want to lean back some?
Yeah?
Just let me know if you feel like you're
going to throw up again.
Yeah.
That's an old wives' tale, OK?
If he wanted to take a nap, he could absolutely take a nap.
The things you need to be concerned about
are if the person starts talking and not making any sense,
if they're confused, if they get combative.
Other than that, keep him comfortable.
Bring him on up to the hospital and get checked out.
He's a little trooper.
I can tell you that.
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