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[opening theme music playing]

THE TRAUMA CODE: HEROES ON CALL

[dramatic instrumental music playing]

Ah, shut it!

Shut it! Just shut it!

[rapid distorted repetition] Sh-sh-sh… Shu-shu… Shut it! Shu… Shut it!

-Is he saying "shut it"? -That was live.

Shut! Shut! Shut! Just shut it!

[high-pitched rapid repetition] It…

[laughing]

Oh no!

[whimsical music playing on phone]

Oh my gosh.

Just shut… Just shut… Just shut it!

He got what he asked for, and now his face is everywhere.

Ah, these photos don't do him justice.

Shut it!

DR. BAEK KANG-HYUK OF HNUH TV INTERVIEW DRAMA

[Myeong-hui] Damn it. This is…

[breathes deeply]

[sighs] I guess I didn't account for something like this.

[cackling]

I should have been there to see the expression on Minister Kang's face.

Ah, the news is having a field day with this. Yeah.

[laughs]

Goodness. [groans]

The guy she forced down our throats like this has finally

revealed his true colors.

[laughing]

But now we have another problem on our hands.

It'd be fine if Baek was the only one who was publicly embarrassed by all this.

This mess affects all of us here.

Our hospital's reputation is now in danger.

He made the hospital look unprofessional.

He emailed me asking for a budget increase for the trauma department.

-Budget increase? -Yes! You know what he said?

Baek said if the hospital couldn't manage to find the money,

he'd ask the minister directly.

His disrespect is outrageous!

I had no idea that…

Oh, that rat bastard is just--

I'm not happy with any of this, huh? And the minister always takes his side.

'Cause we don't have a valid reason to throw him out.

Well, we can't just twiddle our thumbs like this either.

Let's wait for the right opportunity, huh?

Baek thinks he's holding all the cards right now.

But sooner or later, he will screw up, you know.

[Jae-hun] Mm… Mm-hmm.

Oh, excuse me.

An emergency.

[Jae-won] Black Wings.

[pensive music playing]

"Black Wings."

BLACK WINGS PRIVATE MILITARY COMPANY

"The largest private military company in the world."

"Mainly focused on VIP protection in conflict zones

and combat operations, including kidnapping rescue missions."

"Their capabilities surpass special forces units."

"And due to their level of combat,

all combat operations must be accompanied by medics."

"Such medics are

trained to be deadly in their own right."

[rapid gunfire]

[tense music playing]

[music fades]

"Trained to be human weapons."

Wow.

Wow. This is extraordinary.

[intriguing music playing]

[screaming]

[breathing shakily]

Number One.

Yes, sir! At your service, sir!

What are you doing?

I wasn't doing anything! I swear!

You weren't? Well, why not?

You should be checking the vital signs and I/O measurements of the ICU patients.

And studying the papers I gave you. So what do you mean you're doing nothing?

Why would you…

-Uh, uh, uh… -…waste time looking up things like this?

[splutters]

You're right! I'm sorry!

-Come on. -I won't do it again, sir.

That's good. Best you just do what you're told.

[gasps]

Uh, by the way, Dr. Baek. Uh…

Uh… I am curious though.

I really don't have any ulterior motives. Just I'm just curious about something.

Well, what?

Well… going from the Doctors for International Peace

to Black Wings is quite surprising.

I don't really understand it.

[Kang-hyuk sighs]

Ah!

You went somewhere more dangerous since there's more trauma patients there.

-I guess that's why. -I went for money.

Huh?

They said they'd pay me a lot.

Ah.

[man on PA] Code Black. Code Black.

All emergency medicine and trauma center personnel.

-To the trauma center. -Seriously?

Code Black…

-That's meant for disasters. -Run.

…medicine and trauma center personnel to the trauma center.

[phone ringing]

-[Jang-mi] Dr. Baek. -Gangster. What's going on?

[Jang-mi] They say it's a 60-vehicle pile-up on Sowol Bridge.

It's really bad. Probably cause of the fog.

Most of the vehicles, including two tour buses,

are being attended to on the bridge.

It's reported that four vehicles, including a bus,

have fallen off the bridge.

[people screaming in pain]

[Jang-mi] Ambulances are coming in as we speak. Hurry.

[tense music playing]

Gonna be a lot of patients incoming.

[Kang-hyuk] Hurry! Patients fill up level-3 hospitals in situations like this

since transporting patients to smaller hospitals could be fatal.

Got it? Hurry.

[sirens wailing]

[doctor 1] This way. Quickly! This way!

[doctor 2] Get them to the treatment room!

Coming through. Let us pass, please.

[all clamoring]

[doctor 2] This way. Hurry!

Coming through.

[clamoring continues]

-[Kang-hyuk] Wait. -[nurse 1] This way, please.

[doctor 3] Hurry. Hurry!

-Get a central line in. -Yes, Doctor.

We need every operating room we have!

Okay.

Keep your eyes closed. Keep 'em closed!

[phone ringing]

-Yes, hello? -Gangster, call every last resident.

Everybody's already here, even emergency medicine interns.

Get every department!

-Especially from surgery! -Yes, Dr. Baek.

[nurse 2] Dr. Kim. This way!

[doctor 4] I'm sending the patient for tests.

[doctor 5] Stay with me. Stay with me!

[doctor 6] Call orthopedics, please!

[Jang-mi] Dr. Baek.

Mr. An is transporting a patient via helicopter right now.

[tense music continues]

-[resident] One, two, three. -[Jae-won] Okay. Lift.

It's not an open wound. Thank God.

Gangster, notify orthopedics.

Yes, Dr. Baek.

-What? What are you doing? -Hey, call Mr. An, would you?

What are you doing? We should go back. The patient! The patient!

Mr. An, can you hear me? It's Baek Kang-hyuk.

-Mr. An, can you hear me? -[people shouting in fear]

Mr. An. It's Baek Kang-hyuk.

[Jung-heon] Is that you, Dr. Baek? It's chaos over here!

[Kang-hyuk] I heard there were vehicles that fell off the bridge.

Have the rescue efforts begun there too?

Uh, no. We haven't begun operations under the bridge.

We're having difficulties gaining access, so we're preparing to rappel down now.

Thank you, Mr. An.

Should we be going in-- [yelps]

-We're going to the crash site. -What?

The ones with really serious injuries are down there! Let's go!

Hold on! Dr. Baek, wait.

But…

[Jae-won groans]

[reporter] This morning, at 7:40 a.m., a major accident occurred…

[man] The emergency room has a maximum capacity to treat 40 patients.

We're currently treating 38 patients.

They'll go to the relevant departments after initial assessments.

All right.

Emergency medicine will really need to pull their weight for this incident.

In the immediate aftermath now,

we have to process as many patients as possible.

That's the best way of resolving this. Mm.

Oh goodness. That's a load off, isn't it? Huh?

I was worried they'd try to bring every last injured patient here.

And with that, we'd have to pour so much money into it.

-It wouldn't even cover the electricity. -Director, excuse me. Watch your language.

'Cause if someone else were listening in,

they would think that I did this for money,

that I called the disaster code to avoid accepting trauma patients.

Oh, that's not what I meant at all, sir.

It's just that large-scale incidents garner a lot of media attention,

so it wouldn't hurt to be cautious.

Just imagine Baek Kang-hyuk running around,

making a fuss like he's some kind of hero trying to save everyone.

When he does well, he gets all the credit.

But one wrong move, and our hospital is held responsible.

So we should nip these problems in the bud,

No? Dr. Im agrees?

Yes. Uh, Director Hong.

Right now, Dr. Baek… isn't with us.

Exactly.

Wait, what do you mean?

He should be treating patients. Where'd he go?

Yes. Well, before he left, I said exactly that.

He said emergency medicine should be able to take care of this much, and…

Ugh, so where the hell did he run off to?

Uh, he went to the crash site. He flew out there.

He went there so he could escort patients here on his own?

[helicopter engine whirring]

[pilot] Dr. Baek. We've arrived.

Should we land on the bridge?

Or should we go down under the bridge?

Captain.

-Go straight under the bridge now. -[pilot] Yes, Dr. Baek.

Whoa!

[siren wailing]

[medic 1] Come this way. This way. This way! Hurry. Hurry!

[unsettling music playing]

How's the situation?

We were able to clear a path, so ambulances are beginning to arrive now.

We're redirecting people as soon as they're extracted.

No. Need to triage 'em first.

-We need all victims in one place. -Okay.

[Jae-won] Start with the most critical patients?

[Kang-hyuk] We're not here to treat. We're here to triage.

No one here is authorized to declare anyone dead.

Separate the patients we can save from those we cannot.

Start by triaging the conscious patients.

[Jae-won] What about you?

[sighs]

I'll begin with the casualties.

Don't let it get to you.

Right.

[medic 3] Here. Over here. Over here.

[megaphone siren wailing]

[medic 4] Three, two, three. One, two, three, four…

[megaphone feedback]

All right.

From now on, all victims must be assessed by us first.

Do not take any patients to an ambulance before then.

So let's have all conscious patients on the right

and unconscious patients on my left, okay?

That means the dead as well.

-Let's move quickly. -[all] Yes, sir!

[medic 4] Two, three, four…

-Dr. Baek. -[medic 3] Move 'em here!

-[medic 5] Separate the patients. -[medic 6] Have a defibrillator?

[medic 7] Yes. Over here.

[somber music playing]

Stop compressions now.

The man's dead.

[panting]

We don't have time to waste.

Move on to the others. They need us now.

Right.

[people clamoring]

[man 1] Some help over here.

[medic 8] Let's move the patients over here.

UNKNOWN MALE CONDITION: DECEASED

[clamoring continues]

-[medic 9] Here. This way. Quick, quickly. -[sirens wailing]

Put them down over here. Over here.

[man] Well, we need a plan of action, don't we?

Minister, Dr. Baek is on site. I've had word that he's triaging patients.

-Dr. Baek? -Yes, ma'am.

[reporter] All emergency rooms able to accept patients

are currently filled up.

-[girl sobs] Brother! -It's all right. You're all right.

[girl crying]

My brother.

Help me.

[raggedly] My brother fell off the bridge too.

We held onto each other. [sobs]

All right. Don't worry.

I'll rescue your brother too.

So just hold on a little while.

Okay.

[medic 10] Hurry. Over this way. This way, this way.

Dr. Baek! Take a look at this one.

He's breathing and has a pulse, but he's unconscious.

Looks like he took a broken pipe to his stomach during the fall.

There was so much bleeding. We decided to cut the pipe.

All right, good call.

Get thread and a suture kit.

-A number two thread. -Right.

[medic 1] Move aside, please. Coming through.

-[Jae-won] Here. -[Kang-hyuk] Hold on.

[medic 9] I got it! I'll bring it with me.

Uh, Dr. Baek, that suture is really deep, isn't it?

We need to control the bleeding first. Come on, pay attention.

You know how to treat an impaled patient?

You make a median incision.

You control the bleeding first.

After that, remove this.

Makes sense, yeah.

Wait now?

Take this patient in the helicopter and start surgery.

I'll catch up with you later.

Um, can't I do the triaging, Dr. Baek?

Are you saying… you can determine whether a patient will live?

No, it's not that. I'm just not confident enough that I--

You can do this.

Trust me. I believe in you. You've got this.

[woman screaming]

-[medic 11] You all right? -[medic 10] Move him here.

This patient's gonna live.

Number One, take it from here.

All right?

Yes.

Yes, sir.

[monitor beeping]

[Jae-won] All right. Careful, careful, Nurse Jang-mi.

Nurse Jang-mi, is the room ready?

Standing by. Are we waiting for Dr. Baek?

He's still at the crash site. Let's begin the surgery.

Come on, let's get going.

[sighs]

[uneasy music playing]

[breathing heavily]

[Kang-hyuk] You can do this.

Trust me. I believe in you. You've got this.

[breathing heavily]

[monitor beeping]

[Jae-won] Start with a median incision.

Control the bleeding first.

Blood pressure. I can do this.

[Jang-mi] Doctor.

Focus.

You're the lead surgeon here.

If the lead surgeon loses focus, it affects the whole team.

[Jae-won] Let's

begin the surgery.

Scalpel.

NAME: LEE CHANG-HUN, GENDER: MALE PENETRATING WOUND

[suction hissing]

-[woman crying] -[siren wailing]

UNKNOWN FEMALE CONDITION: IMMEDIATE

[woman screaming in pain]

Open fracture, so clean it carefully.

[medic 5] Yes, sir.

[screaming and crying continues]

We're giving you painkillers. You'll feel better soon.

[medic 5] Dr. Baek, I… I found this on the patient.

She's carrying insulin. That means she's diabetic.

What do we do?

[sobbing]

We need to transport her right now.

Which hospital should we go to?

Hankuk University Hospital.

Okay.

[Jung-heon] Dr. Baek.

You should take a look at this patient too.

He's the last survivor.

All other triaged patients have been transported.

[squelching]

The bleeding is so severe. Do you think he has a chance?

[girl crying]

Brother!

Please save my brother.

Help him.

NAME: CHO SEOK-JUN, GENDER: MALE CONDITION: IMMEDIATE

[medic 5] We're heading to the hospital with the open fracture patient.

Are you going with us?

[Jung-heon] Shouldn't you operate on the patient

who has a better chance of surviving?

-This patient can go to a different-- -No.

Only I can save this patient.

[squelching]

What about that other patient?

And the one you sent to Hankuk University Hospital.

He's in serious condition as well.

[breathing heavily]

[helicopter engine whirring]

They're all going to the same hospital.

I'm going to save… all three.

[music fades]

[Yu-rim] Oh my. That smells delicious.

[blows]

Mm-mm. I don't wanna eat anymore. I'm full.

Oh, come on. We can't let this food go to waste.

You'll feel better. Just a moment…

JERK DOCTOR BAEK KANG-HYUK

Oh, who do we have here?

Our savior, Dr. Baek Kang-hyuk. How are you?

I have a patient with an open fracture.

-I need help! -You need help?

Who's available right now? I don't know.

An attending orthopedic surgeon?

He's probably in surgery. Maybe a resident.

It can't be a resident. No way!

If not a resident, who else could I enlist?

-An attending! -I don't know.

This is really serious. Please help me out!

All right.

-I understand. -You get ready to perform surgery too.

What? Now?

Yes. Please go to the OR.

I'm a colorectal surgeon.

And I'm rusty with a scalpel.

I'm not messing around.

Please get ready.

[sighs]

Hey! Dr. Baek.

[frustrated grunt]

Is he serious? Does he always have to hang up first?

-What is it? -Hmm?

Tell me.

Well,

they're short on staff and want me in the OR.

[Ji-yeong] Mm.

I don't think I belong in there.

I think you should go.

Why do you think I went to medical school?

It's 'cause my dad looked so cool with a scalpel in his hand.

Really?

SURGERY IN PROGRESS

Oh, oh, are you done?

-I said, I'm not doing it. -How'd it go?

Come on, don't be like that.

I haven't had time to eat today.

You know how many surgeries I've performed?

Oh God. Come on.

Of course, I know. Come on, Doctor. Huh?

We have to save the patient, right?

And they have an open fracture.

You know you're the only one who can do this.

So help me. Help me out here. Okay?

Come on. I'll be over there.

Huh? What's gotten into him lately?

[phone ringing]

This is anesthesiology.

[jaunty music playing]

-Oh… -[softly] What is it? What?

[softly] Emergency surgery.

[softly] Tell them I'm not here. I'm not here. I'm not here.

Ah, that's unfortunate. We're all full.

So many surgeries scheduled today.

Which OR is it?

All right. Dr. Park Gyeong-won just asked which OR it is.

Right. Understood.

Emergency OR.

Hey, Park Gyeong. Aren't you annoyed?

Our schedules are running late. And they throw this on us?

Like you said, it's an emergency. Of course it's dumped on us.

What's that?

Aren't we required by law to have anesthesiologists

on standby for emergencies?

And yet, we still schedule everyone ahead of time.

Isn't that the real problem around here?

[Dr. Hwang] What did you say? You little punk.

Hey, get over here.

Hey, Park Gyeong!

[sighs]

[woman on PA] All emergency medicine and trauma center personnel…

Good morning, Dr. Ma.

If you're headed this way, that has to mean it's for trauma surgery?

Yes.

[Dr. Ma] Don't go.

Why would you say that?

They've been trying to hire a full-time anesthesiologist.

No one's applied in two years.

[pensive music playing]

Don't give false hope to the people in the trauma department.

I'll just find someone else to go to the OR.

[sighs]

[uneasy music playing]

[Nurse Hong] Uh, Dr. Baek!

-Anesthesiology? -They're not here yet.

Ah shit.

One, two, three.

NAME: CHO SEOK-JUN, GENDER: MALE UPPER/LOWER ABDOMINAL RUPTURE

[Yu-rim] Dr. Baek.

Oh, Dr. Han. Take care of the lower abdomen.

[Yu-rim] You want me to perform surgery now?

You're a colorectal surgeon. You do plenty of rectal surgeries.

[Yu-rim] Gosh. This looks pretty complicated.

-Get your gown on. Quickly. -[Yu-rim] Right, right. Okay.

[squelching]

Jesus! Where's the anesthesiologist?

[Gyeong-won] Dr. Baek, I'll start with propofol.

[Kang-hyuk] Okay. Hurry, hurry.

[monitor beeping]

[Gyeong-won] Propofol is in.

[Yu-rim] Hold on. What should I do first?

I've got my index and middle finger compressing the area.

As well as the lower part of the palm of my hand.

[Yu-rim] Right. Okay, like this.

[Kang-hyuk] Stay like this until I wash my hands.

-Three minutes maximum. Three minutes. -[Yu-rim] Gosh, all right.

-Three minutes. -Whoa! Whoa! Ah! Ah!

Ah! Hurry, hurry! Ah!

Hey, hurry up! Come back!

Ah! Whoa!

[Kang-hyuk] Hang on for just a second. Just a second.

[Yu-rim] Ah! My hands are slipping here!

-[Kang-hyuk] Please. Shit. -[Yu-rim] Come on! Where are you?

Hurry up. His blood pressure is dropping. It's dropping!

[Kang-hyuk] What are you doing? I just needed three minutes.

-Is that so hard? You've done this before! -[Yu-rim] Just hurry up and do something!

[Kang-hyuk] One, two.

Right. Okay. Hold tight. Scalpel.

[Nurse Hong] Right here.

-I'm making the incision. Hold him still. -[Yu-rim] Okay. I've got it.

[monitor beeping rapidly]

Despite the nature of the accident, in which several vehicles

fell off the Bukhansan Bridge, there were very few casualties.

This was due to the medical professionals who arrived very early on,

ensuring that the golden hour was leveraged effectively.

Minister of Health and Welfare, Kang Myeong-hui,

has called for hospitals where patients were transferred

to focus their efforts on treating those patients.

I am in front of Hankuk National University Hospital.

There are three trauma patients receiving emergency surgery

for very serious injuries here.

These patients were transferred on the advice of Dr. Baek Kang-hyuk

who was at the crash site himself.

It is understood that all three patients are in very critical condition.

[tense music playing]

[suction hissing]

[Yu-rim] Suture.

[monitor beeping]

[Kang-hyuk] Once we control the bleeding, we'll start on the spleen in the abdomen.

[Yu-rim] All right.

[Kang-hyuk] Come on. Why are you so damn slow? Hurry it up!

[Yu-rim]I'm doing the best I can, Doctor.

[Kang-hyuk] I know you're doing your best.

Just try harder.

[Yu-rim scoffs] Damn it.

Why are you in such a rush?

[Kang-hyuk] Because I'm a little busy.

[Jae-won] We've controlled the bleeding. Now removing the pipe.

NAME: LEE CHANG-HUN, GENDER: MALE PENETRATING WOUND, PIPE REMOVAL

[tense music continues]

[Kang-hyuk] I have to join Number One as soon as possible, so I need to hurry.

The spleen is stitched up.

-Cut. -[Nurse Hong] Okay.

[Yu-rim] What? You're already done?

[Kang-hyuk] We've dealt with the most urgent part.

-Let's start on the lower abdomen. -[Yu-rim] Understood, Doc--

[chuckles] Listen to me. I'm talking like a resident.

[Kang-hyuk] Have you controlled all the bleeds?

[fellow] No. Still blood coming from inside the retroperitoneum.

[Kang-hyuk] Damn it. I don't have time for this.

[Yu-rim] What?

What's this?

Can I keep going? Do you think all this bleeding is all right?

[Kang-hyuk] I think that the adrenal gland has been completely destroyed.

[monitor beeping rapidly]

-What is it? -[Gyeong-won] His heart rate is climbing.

[Yu-rim] What do we do? Dr. Baek.

[Gyeong-won] ABP 160.

-[Kang-hyuk] Shit! Ah, damn it. -[Gyeong-won] 180.

[Yu-rim] What is going on here? Is it the adrenal glands?

[Kang-hyuk] Think this patient has cancer. His lymphatics are leaking.

[Yu-rim] Huh? Lymphatics?

Hey, hey, hey! This is bad. This is really bad.

-Do something! -[Kang-hyuk] Forceps.

[Gyeong-won] ABP 190. 200.

[Yu-rim] Hey! What's his BP again?

Hey, there's a crazy amount of bleeding in his lower abdomen.

Hey, this… What's going on down there?

[Gyeong-won] He's going from sinus rhythm to arrhythmia. Tachycardia.

[Yu-rim] What is his BP right now? You sure it's all right to keep going?

-[Kang-hyuk] Tie. -[fellow] Tie.

[Gyeong-won] I'm pushing beta-blockers.

Start by controlling the bleeding.

[Yu-rim] Dr. Baek.

[Kang-hyuk] Bovie. Forceps. Quickly.

[Yu-rim] Dr. Baek! Do something!

[Kang-hyuk] Just hold on.

-I'm removing the adrenal gland itself. -[Yu-rim] What?

Are you crazy? Wait!

This could end very badly. Don't do that!

Dr. Baek. Think this through! I'm begging you!

If you slip up while removing the adrenal gland… Dr. Baek.

Hey, Dr. Baek.

[Yu-rim gasps]

Wait.

It's done?

[Kang-hyuk] Blood pressure?

[Gyeong-won] ABP 180. Coming down slowly.

[Yu-rim exhales]

-How much beta-blockers has he had? -[Gyeong-won] Five mg.

It's been 30 seconds since we put the fluids at full load.

I'll keep it around 500 for the next ten minutes.

[Kang-hyuk] All right, perfect.

[sighs] Time to finish up.

[Yu-rim sighs] Yes. Let's stitch it up.

[Kang-hyuk] No. You finish it yourself. I need to check on Number One.

[Yu-rim] What? You want me to do this alone?

[Kang-hyuk] His vital signs have stabilized.

Get help from Dr. Park for the rest of it.

This patient's alive

in part because of him.

-[Yu-rim] You're just leaving? -[door opens]

It's Baek Kang-hyuk. How is the surgery going so far?

[nurse] We're doing the best we can right now, but…

[Jae-won] Uh… He's bleeding! Gauze, please.

[Jang-mi] Change out the unit of blood!

-[Jae-won] Raise the suction, please. -[Kang-hyuk] Hello?

Hey. Hey!

Ah shit. Why would she hang up like that?

[tense music playing]

-[Jae-won] It's still coming out. Push! -[intern] Yes, yes, Doctor.

[Jae-won] I got it. Out, out, out, out.

-[Jae-won] Okay. Right… -[Jang-mi] Right-angle.

[Jae-won] Yes.

[Jae-won breathing heavily]

And the, uh…

[Jang-mi] Number three sutures, right?

[Jae-won] Thank you.

[door opens]

[Kang-hyuk] How's the bleeding?

[Jae-won] Uh…

Oh, Dr. Baek.

[Kang-hyuk] Move your hand. I can't see anything on-screen.

Look at that. You're still struggling in the mesentery.

[Jae-won] It's just that this was split in half, so…

[Kang-hyuk] You should've cauterized all the cuts to get through.

He's bleeding out 'cause you've done the ties like that.

You need to completely separate the fat and the arteries.

[Jae-won] I… I was in such a rush that…

-[Kang-hyuk] Go to your place. -[Jae-won] Huh?

[Kang-hyuk] Dissector.

Number One.

-[Jae-won] Yes? -[Kang-hyuk] Watch closely.

When you get through the fatty tissue and see the blood vessels,

you need to tie it off like this within one centimeter of the wound.

[Jae-won] Yes, Doctor.

[Jae-won sighs]

NAME: JANG JI-U, GENDER: FEMALE OPEN TIBIA FRACTURE

[doctor] Suction.

[anesthesiologist] Dr. Jung, the EKG is slowing down.

[ominous music plays]

[Dr. Jung] Why's it slowing down?

Have epi and atropine ready, and bring out the defibrillator now.

-Call Code Blue. Quickly! -[nurse] Yes, Doctor!

REQUESTING RESUSCITATION TEAM FOR PATIENT IN CARDIAC ARREST

[man on PA] Code Blue. Code Blue. Main building OR 25.

[Kang-hyuk] Number One, retie the areas you worked on earlier and look further in.

If it looks all right,

cauterize all the other bleeds and close up.

[Jae-won] Dr. Baek, where are you going?

Where are you going?

[Dr. Jung] The right leg's fine. We controlled the bleeding early on.

What's the problem, huh?

[man on PA] Code Blue. Code Blue. Main building OR 25.

Code Blue. Code Blue.

[panting]

[beeping normalizes]

-[anesthesiologist] Back to normal rhythm. -[Dr. Jung] Huh? [sighs]

Hey, she's back. Get down, get down.

Who's that?

Baek Kang-hyuk?

[Kang-hyuk] Yes. How's the patient?

We've set the ventilator to 11 breaths per minute,

but the gas exchange isn't happening. Saturation has dropped to 60.

[Kang-hyuk sighs]

No preexisting conditions other than diabetes?

That's right.

[Kang-hyuk] Put her on full oxygen and start loading heparin.

[anesthesiologist] Heparin?

[Kang-hyuk] Don't question it. Just do it.

[anesthesiologist] Yes, sir.

[Dr. Jung] Uh, Dr. Baek, could you explain what's going on?

[Kang-hyuk] What could happen when a fracture and vascular injury happen

at the same time?

Bones are full of fat, right?

So when bones break, the fat flows into the veins.

[Dr. Jung] That's right.

Through the right atrium and ventricle, blocking up the pulmonary artery.

It's a pulmonary embolism.

[Kang-hyuk] Yes, as you're well aware.

[Dr. Jung] That's right.

[nurse] Heparin is in, Doctor.

[anesthesiologist] Saturation is increasing.

[Kang-hyuk] She's over the first hurdle. I'll take care of the left leg.

-Redo the draping. -[doctor] Yes, sir.

[Dr. Jung] An open fracture surgery can't be performed by just anyone.

[Kang-hyuk] Exactly.

That's why I said I'd do it.

[Jae-won sighs]

[Jang-mi breathes deeply] Dr. Jae-won.

[Jae-won] Hmm?

[Jang-mi] Don't get down on yourself. He's just very particular, is all.

[Jae-won] Still, it's the first patient he's entrusted to me.

[Jang-mi chuckles]

Why bother being a fellow if you're good from the start?

[Jae-won] I don't know.

[Jang-mi] Think of how much bleeding there was at first. Ugh.

We barely made it with four units of blood.

I honestly wasn't even sure whether the patient would still be alive

by the time Dr. Baek got here.

But he is alive.

You did well.

[Jae-won chuckles]

Thank you.

Although this was a major accident, the casualty rate was relatively low

thanks to the hard work of Dr. Baek Kang-hyuk.

It has been reported that the three trauma patients from the accident

are undergoing emergency surgery at Hankuk National University Hospital.

Minister of Health and Welfare, Kang Myeong-hui…

[Jae-hun] Uh, seriously, come on.

How are we going to deal with this now?

-It's driving me crazy. -What is it?

Director Hong! Outside the OR, there's--

What is the OR status of the Sowol Bridge trauma patients?

I'm… not entirely sure.

Are you kidding me?

You're supposed to know these things! His patients are your responsibility!

Actually, Dr. Baek is treating the patients, and we…

we take more of a supporting role.

But outside the emergency room--

Hey, why don't you figure out what's going on with Dr. Baek?

If Dr. Baek is overseeing all this, and he screws up,

our hospital's reputation is finished, yeah?

Huh?

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[Jae-hun] What the…

It's only been three hours since the patients arrived,

and he's already leaving?

[gasps]

Table death?

You mean, they… they… they died?

All three died?

Oh God.

-Oh. -Oh God! Help me!

Are you okay, Director Hong?

Oh. Hello there.

Baek Kang.

-Get back here right now! -[gasps]

The hell? Why, that son of a…

[doctor] Director Hong, hold on. Wait, just wait.

-Stop right there! Director Hong, stop! -[Jae-hun] Baek Kang-hyuk.

[reporters chattering]

Bastard!

[cameras clicking]

Hey, you two. Please get away.

-Are you serious-- -Director Hong, wait.

[Jae-hun grunts]

What is all this?

Journalists. They're waiting for Dr. Baek to get out of surgery.

[Jae-hun] Why?

-Sowol Bridge. The accident. -[gasps loudly]

He's about to pronounce those patients dead in front of everyone!

He wouldn't, would he?

The hell is he doing?

-What's the status of the patients? -Give a statement about the progress…

Everyone, your attention, please.

Those three who were involved in the accident

and who suffered severe trauma

will all

make full recoveries.

-[man 1] Wow! -[man 2] Look this way.

-[woman 1] Sir? -[man 3] This guy is really incredible!

[reporters murmuring]

I wasn't alone.

It required some teamwork.

Huh?

This is Dr. Yang Jae-won.

Without him, it's a fact those patients would not have survived.

[scattered gasps]

-[woman 2] Yang Jae-won. Look this way. -Stand up straight.

Yes, Dr. Baek.

[reporters shouting]

[reporter on TV] Dr. Baek Kang-hyuk of Hankuk National University Hospital

has reported that all surgeries of the victims of the Sowol Bridge accident

were a success.

-And, with that, Dr. Baek… -[girl] That's amazing.

Being a doctor seems really great.

In addition to Dr. Yang Jae-won here,

there are so many nurses who work tirelessly along with our staff

to keep this hospital running.

One nurse, in particular,

deserves special credit.

I would like to thank

Nurse Cheon Jang-mi of the trauma center.

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THE SAINT OF THE TRAUMA CENTER! NURSE CHEON JANG-MI

Also, there are those who offered their assistance

despite the difficult circumstances of today

due to the ongoing staff shortages.

The head of surgery.

Dr. Han Yu-rim.

LIVING THE LIFE OF INNER PEACE THE IMPORTANCE OF COLORECTAL HEALTH

Dr. Park Gyeong-won of anesthesiology.

To you,

I extend my deepest gratitude.

The trauma center is a collective effort.

Situations like today would've been impossible if I were alone.

But fortunately, we came together.

Please. If I could make just one request.

It's that you continue to show your support for the work we do.

Your support will help us save even more lives.

Who knows?

Some of you may suffer injuries in the future,

but we'll be there to help.

We at Hankuk National University Hospital will not rest on our laurels.

We intend to become the trauma center that this nation truly deserves.

And to that end, our first step will be to increase our capacity,

to secure high-quality trauma surgery specialists

and medical staff as well.

[jaunty music plays]

Smile.

[scoffs]

-Oh jeez. -He's having the time of his life.

Do you really mean what you're saying? Uh…

Absolutely. It's time for us to expand.

-Is he done yet? -Oh, Director Hong.

[reporters clamoring]

Our hospital's trauma center

is doing its best with insufficient funding.

So this is what I'm proposing.

We need additional funding to strengthen our department.

Well, right. No, no, no…

[woman 4] Could you please give us a few words?

[Jae-hun] Well, uh… Oh, right. Well, uh…

[man 4] Director Hong, look this way.

Unfortunately, that's outside my authority, Doctor.

The hospital director decides that.

Hmm. I thought so.

Director Choi Jo-eun.

You're watching right now.

Please. Would you think about it?

Smile.

Baek Kang-hyuk.

So this is your next tactic?

[phone buzzing]

MINISTER KANG MYEONG-HUI

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