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HANKUK NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

This is Yang Jae-won.

Spinal needle.

One, two.

Just a moment! Excuse me! Sorry!

Prescribe 1 g of IV acetaminophen.

Warm saline!

Gauze.

Apply pressure!

BASED ON THE WEBTOON SERIES

THE TRAUMA CODE: HEROES ON CALL

JI-YEONG

"Ji-yeong"?

I guess he has time for dating.

I should push him harder.

This…

Do you know who Choi Jo-eun is?

The name rings a bell.

He's our director. Director Choi Jo-eun.

Director?

No wonder.

He's been calling nonstop about a meeting.

EMAIL: HNUH BUDGET MEETING

You absolutely must attend it!

Must I? Why?

I know it's temporary, but you're the head of trauma surgery.

You shouldn't expect too much, though.

No-name…

Junior attendings won't have a say.

It's a party for the senior folks.

I'm the best in the world at crashing those kinds of parties.

You got a call from Ji-yeong.

HANKUK NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BUDGET MEETING

Next, I would like to invite

the head of general surgery and head of colorectal surgery,

Dr. Han Yu-rim.

Yes.

Right here.

- Hello. - Hello.

- Good morning. - Good morning.

- Good morning. - Hello, sir.

Good morning, sir.

This way, please.

- Mic test. - Doc!

Dr. Han.

This is an official occasion.

My apologies, Chief.

That's more like it.

So, are you here to drop a bomb?

I did some digging into that guy, Baek Kang-hyuk.

I will seal his fate right here today.

Head of Biomedical Engineering, Dr. An Jeong-hyeon.

Head of Hemato-Oncology, Dr. Shin Hyeon-jeong.

This way, please.

Excuse me, sir. Please wait for your name to be called.

Why can't we enter in the order we arrive?

It's the standard procedure.

This way, please.

Next, Head of Nuclear Medicine, Dr. Jeong Hyeon-mi.

This way, please.

- Dr. Lee Gi-beom of Allergy Medicine. - Standard procedure, my ass.

- Please enter. - What a load of crap.

Subspeciality heads have no real power or influence.

You'd be lucky to add your two cents

and more than lucky to retain the allocated budget.

Subspeciality heads may now all enter at once.

It's one hell of a crowd.

It is.

All those departments are eyeing the Trauma Center funding, not just us.

Any department with even one trauma case a year has a horse in the race.

The funding will most likely be allocated to purchasing shared equipment.

In short,

it's a war zone.

There are no allies.

"ACTING" HEAD OF TRAUMA SURGERY BAEK KANG-HYUK

The director has arrived.

Let's get right down to business.

Chief?

We've hit the 30 billion won profit milestone this year!

What a breakthrough!

Well done, everyone.

Topping the chart as always is…

What an achievement.

For the second year in a row,

the funeral hall.

You can't beat the funeral hall.

Second is the parking lot. The cafeteria, third.

And in fourth place…

Fourth place goes to…

Neurosurgery.

Congratulations.

Dr. No's recognition as a top expert in Gamma Knife surgery

has led to a spike in revenue.

It's almost on par with the cafeteria.

Just a moment.

Dr. No.

You did an amazing job. One more round of applause!

Applause!

If they had a fistfight over the budget, Dr. Baek would win hands down.

What a shame.

I know. What a shame.

By the way,

you know that day Dr. Baek bought us dinner?

Yes.

- Remember how I got there first? - Yes.

Guess who I saw there.

Who?

That evening,

as I arrived there and was being shown to our table…

Good evening.

Thanks.

I reserved a private room for us.

It seemed like an affair.

What?

As far as I know, he's a single father.

The vibe was nothing like your average married couple.

Dr. Han opened the door for her and pulled out her chair.

No, it can't be.

Just a moment.

Yang Jae-won of trauma surgery.

A traffic accident?

In-car? All right, thanks.

At least the injury would be less severe than a pedestrian one.

Prep the resuscitation room. Be ready for CPR.

Without calling Dr. Baek first?

I'll check the patient first.

- He's still in the meeting. - All right.

Please look at the chart.

It's time to discuss our deficits now.

HNUH PROFIT STANDINGS THORACIC SURGERY

Thoracic surgery.

It's around 342 million won to date.

Where is thoracic surgery?

Compared to last year, you've made a good effort.

That's right, sir.

The deficit of the ob-gyn department also dropped below 100 million won.

Dr. An.

Let's work a little harder and get into the black. Let's go!

Let's go.

Urology, rehabilitation medicine, and the rest are all similar except for…

trauma surgery!

Note that the trauma surgery figures are only for the last month.

Trauma surgery.

Minus 412.52 million!

My goodness. That's just…

Dr. Baek.

Honestly, this figure is way out of line.

Excuse me, but your calculations are a bit off.

You should add the ten billion won the Trauma Center received.

That puts trauma surgery in the black.

That money is for the entire hospital,

not just for trauma surgery.

Anesthesiology, emergency medicine,

and all other relevant departments collaborate in patient care, as you know.

Exactly.

By that logic, the loss should fall on the entire hospital,

not just trauma surgery.

- Aren't I right? - Whatever you say.

That's not the point here.

The numbers speak for themselves.

Are you saying that everyone gets to enjoy the sweet benefits

while my department is left to clean up the debris?

Excuse me?

Listen, all of you.

We're all here to save lives, aren't we?

Aren't we?

Come on. This is a respectable meeting.

Please observe decorum.

Dr. Baek.

I know you go to great lengths to save those trauma patients--

I appreciate you recognizing my efforts.

Recent statistics show that the survival rate of trauma patients

has increased dramatically since my arrival.

All right. Congratulations.

Good for you, but now I'd like to see a dramatic decrease in the deficit.

It's already been decided that over nine billion won of the funding

will go toward the equipment budget.

So let's put an end to that debate and--

Has he gone mad or what?

I apologize.

Our director sure has the gift of gab.

Your joke was hilarious.

What joke?

Wasn't it a joke?

Let's say you're serious.

One billion won minus the deficit leaves us with only 500 million

to save patients until next year.

Only a lunatic would expect us to do that.

It's utter nonsense!

Baek Kang-hyuk!

I've let you run wild for long enough.

Director Choi is being ever so kind, and that's how you respond?

You sure as hell are a worthless fucker!

What?

A fucker?

- I know how to swear too. - Go on. Try me!

Go on, you despicable jerk. I'll rip your face off today.

- Calm down. - Wait.

- Traffic accident. No pulse. - How long has she been out?

- Flatlined two minutes ago. - Wait!

Stop. Let me take a look first.

Why haven't you used the i-gel?

- Where is her next of kin? - We can't reach them.

Ji-yeong.

Jae-won.

I got into Hankuk Med School.

Really?

Congratulations.

- You're following in your dad's footsteps. - No, I'm following in yours.

That makes you my senior now, right?

Let's transfer her to a bed.

Dr. Yang!

We can't get a pulse on the patient!

Ji-yeong!

One, two, three.

- Call Dr. Baek now! - Okay!

- Quickly! - Let's hurry!

- Quickly! - This way!

You save a few lives and get on your high horse about it.

Look at you all high-and-mighty.

You snub me because I'm a colorectal surgeon?

Who is the real money-grubber here? You hypocrite!

What on earth are you on about?

You have no idea. I have some information.

Do you know what kind of man Baek Kang-hyuk is?

Yeah, you, Baek Kang-hyuk! I'm about to expose your true nature--

- Hang up the phone! - Why?

How dare you! This is a sacred meeting--

Yes, tell me.

I've got a call, too, but I'm not answering.

I rejected the call. Hang up right now!

Hang up, you bastard. This is a critical moment and…

What the heck?

- Dr. Han. - What is it?

Is Han Ji-yeong your daughter?

- She's in the ER now. Car accident. - Wait. What are you saying?

- Your daughter was in a traffic accident. - Are you sure?

- Bring Dr. Baek with you. Hurry! - Say that again.

We're doing CPR.

- What? - You need to get down here right now!

Hurry!

You're doing CPR?

How badly is she hurt? Why does she need CPR?

Hold on.

Wait.

Baek Kang-hyuk!

Baek Kang-hyuk!

Baek Kang…

Dr. Baek.

- I was harsh earlier-- - Move. It's an emergency.

No! You can't go!

Save my daughter first.

It was a traffic accident.

They're doing CPR. My daughter needs your help.

If anything happens to her, I'll die.

She's my everything. I've raised her on my own.

Dr. Baek.

Can you save my Ji-yeong first?

Please?

I was on my way to save your daughter.

The time you just wasted has put her in more danger. Got that?

Ji-yeong.

Ji-yeong!

Ji-yeong!

Epinephrine.

Epinephrine. Hurry!

Yes!

Epinephrine is in.

Ji-yeong!

Block the view with the curtains!

- Ji-yeong! - Dr. Han!

- Dr. Baek! - No! Ji-yeong!

- No. 1! Be calm and accurate. - Yes, sir!

- Get the defibrillator ready. - Yes, Doctor.

Ji-yeong!

Get out of my way!

- Move, damn it! - Keep him out.

- Yes, sir. - Let go!

Let go already!

Dr. Han.

- Calm down. - Step aside!

Please, not now.

- You can't go in there. - Like hell I can't!

- She's my daughter! - That's why. You know that!

Let go! Damn it!

Ji-yeong.

Is it really bad?

Yes.

Oh no…

I can't believe this.

My poor Ji-yeong.

If you went in there now,

you'd only get in the way.

We'll let you in once things are sorted.

Wait.

Look.

If…

it just so happens

that things get really bad,

just let me know.

I should be by her side then.

Okay?

All right, Dr. Han.

Catheter. 150 mg of IV amiodarone.

- Prepare for intubation. - Okay!

V-fib.

- Get down. - Yes, sir.

Charge to 200 joules.

Charged to 200.

Clear.

Shock.

She's still in V-fib.

- Charge again. - Okay.

Charged.

Clear.

Shock!

How did it go?

Is she alive?

Her sinus rhythm is back.

My goodness. Thank you.

I'm just so thankful.

We need an echocardiogram now.

Wait a second!

What would a trauma surgeon do with an echocardiogram?

I will call a cardiologist. Wait before you do anything.

- But-- - Hurry up and go.

A trauma surgeon can't read an echocardiogram.

No. 1, what does it look like to you?

Dr. Baek, this is…

We'll perform emergency surgery.

Are you close to her?

Step back if it's too hard.

You'll only distract us.

No, sir. I can do it.

- Call anesthesiology. - Yes, sir.

DR. HAN YU-RIM

- Yes, Dr. Han? - Hey! What took you so long to answer?

- I need your help. Please hurry here. - Right now?

You don't understand!

My Ji-yeong is in the ER!

Ji-yeong?

Come check her echocardiogram, please! It's urgent.

Hang on a second. Hey!

Ji-yeong! Where are you going? Where?

- I'll be right there. - Okay.

- Yang Jae-won! Where are you going? - Dr. Han!

Dr. Han, pull yourself together!

Listen carefully.

Your daughter

has a heart rupture.

What are you on about?

Over 90% of the left ventricular lateral wall is torn.

Are you sure? You may be wrong.

Didn't you hear me? It's a heart rupture. She needs surgery immediately!

What if?!

What if you open her chest and it fails?

- Will you fix it? - Yes!

I'll take responsibility!

Hey!

Stop!

What's going on?

SIM JAE-MIN, CARDIOLOGY

Dr. Han, you have to stop him.

You can't all be serious!

Are you really about to perform surgery? Without my consent?

You can do that for emergency surgery.

Let's recheck the echocardiogram.

What for? I've seen it already!

Because I don't trust you!

What?

How do I know you won't harm my daughter just to spite me?

No. 1!

You and Gangster, come here.

Yes, sir!

- Start the anesthesia. - Okay.

Yes?

He is Ms. Han's next of kin.

- I know. - That's right!

I'm her next of kin.

So just wait.

- Wait for the cardiologist! - Hear that?

Wait while her heart bursts? Does he sound sane to you?

Sir, now is not the time for this.

If the next of kin is deemed unfit

to make a sound judgment due to insanity or equivalent reasons,

the surgery may proceed with the consent of two doctors, right?

Yes, that's right.

That's bullshit!

He's not in his right mind here, so give your consent.

I've given mine.

You crazy bastard!

- Please, Dr. Han! - You're crazy!

- Please calm down. - What consent?

- If my daughter dies… - Dr. Baek.

- BP is dropping. - What if she dies?

- No, you can't! - Hurry.

We have five minutes to open her chest!

- Just calm down, Dr. Han. - No!

- Jae-won! - Don't worry.

Please, Jae-won. Don't do it. You can't!

At this rate, we really will lose her!

I consent!

Consent? How could you?

No!

Stop!

SURGERY IN PROGRESS

Please.

Just open the door.

What are you even thinking?

Han Yu-rim!

Oh God, Jae-min!

Baek Kang-hyuk is in the OR with my daughter right now.

Has he started yet? Let me go in.

- Quickly! - No, you can't.

Move aside at once!

You can't come in.

But I'm a cardiologist!

- I can't let you in. - Please!

Please…

Please.

Just open the door.

NAME: HAN JI-YEONG, GENDER: FEMALE HEART RUPTURE

- He cut her chest open! - Just hold still.

No. 1! Stay focused.

Cut.

Scissors.

Good God!

A rupture?

- Really? - Gangster!

- Hang in there, Ji-yeong! - Get them out.

- Ji-yeong! - Dr. Baek.

She's losing too much blood.

Give me a glove.

- Pardon? - A new surgical glove. Quick!

Hurry!

Block the bleed.

With my hand?

- Do it! - Yes, sir.

Dr. Han!

Dr. Han! Wake up!

What should we do now?

Please do something!

Keep holding. I'll add an extra layer.

Otherwise, the patient will die before we can even close her up.

You're using that?

How would you use that to--

Move your hand.

Hey, get stitching!

Yes, I'll suture it.

Step aside, Dr. Sim.

Ji-yeong!

Ji-yeong.

What happened to my Ji-yeong?

Closing a wound with a surgical glove?

Do some studying. Seriously.

How can you be a trauma surgeon and not know this?

How would I know without being taught? None of this is in our textbooks.

Hey. You think this is over?

Sorry, Doctor.

Everyone, listen up.

The surgical glove will hold for ten minutes at best.

We'll use that time for reinforcement.

Stay sharp.

Suture.

First, we resect the pericardium to make it wider than the glove,

put it on top of the glove, and then suture it.

Dr. Baek.

Do we leave the glove there? It's sterile and all, but is it okay?

Are you mad?

Of course we'll remove it.

Get me an endoscope.

An endoscope?

One used by otolaryngologists for nasal surgery?

- You'll find them in the old building. - "You have five minutes. Run!"

That's what Dr. Baek said.

A nasal endoscope for heart surgery.

I've never heard of such a thing.

Dr. Han!

Move. One moment. Where am I?

- Otolaryngology! - Goodness!

Wait a minute. This way.

What will become of the Trauma Center?

Oh, so that's how it comes out.

Okay. All done.

Dr. Park, how is her BP?

120 over 80. It's perfect.

Okay. Next.

Next?

We close her up.

Surgery is over.

How did it go?

Ji-yeong is alive.

She made it!

She's alive?

My daughter.

She's alive.

Now what do you think about trauma surgery that bleeds money?

Thank…

What was that?

I said "thank you."

Do you understand now why trauma surgery is indispensable?

Severe trauma can happen to anyone.

You'd be a fool to think you're exempt.

Thank you.

I'm really grateful.

Thank you, Dr. Baek.

Open your eyes.

It's Dad. I'm here.

Ji-yeong.

Hey, Anus.

- Yes? - Yes?

I thought you meant me.

No, this Anus. No. 1 doesn't quite roll off the tongue.

How is her breathing?

Spontaneous breathing is back. We're monitoring her without sedatives.

Take a look, Dr. Baek. The surgery went well, didn't it?

Keep calling her name. She's likely to respond to a familiar voice.

Ji-yeong.

Open your eyes.

It's Dad.

Can you hear my voice?

Ms. Han Ji-yeong. Try opening your eyes.

Ji-yeong!

Ji-yeong, can you see me?

Do you recognize your dad? Ji-yeong…

Or a stranger's voice might do the trick.

- We're in a hospital. - Keep calm.

The patient needs complete rest.

Wait a moment.

Dr. Baek,

I'm so very grateful.

I don't know how I can ever repay you.

Thank you so much.

There are many ways to repay me.

Many ways, indeed.

Here.

Thank you for everything.

For starters, let's discuss the budget again, yeah?

Yes, of course.

I'll put in a good word with the chief.

But

I think you just said "Yeah?"

I think I'm old enough to deserve some manners.

Fine. All right. Yeah.

Thank you.

Moving on, let's return to that conversation.

Which one?

You've got some dirt on me, have you?

The thing is…

That Baek Kang-hyuk dude. What's his deal?

You must know. You were a key member of the IMAFP.

I'm not sure.

He was very much an outsider.

You spent six years with him. You must know something.

Hang on. He wasn't with us last year, so it's five years.

He wasn't there last year?

I heard he was scouted by a certain group.

There were fishy rumors.

What rumors?

I think it was in Afghanistan.

He made a fortune there

saving lives

and sometimes taking them.

Taking lives?

It's a conflict zone.

You think he only held scalpels?

He must've held guns too.

Guns?

What was the name of that group again?

Black Wings.

That crazy bastard.

A murderer like him in our hospital? No way!

At tomorrow's meeting,

I'll blow his…

I haven't told a soul.

Not a single person.

Nothing.

By the way,

you're a real force of nature.

I heard they are the world's top private military company.

And…

I did some research.

But you didn't actually kill anyone, did you?

Dr. Han.

No way someone like you would do that for money--

Dr. Han.

There's an old saying.

What you don't know won't hurt you.

What the…

Ever since Dr. Baek arrived, the Trauma Center has been quite…

That whole thing with Ji-yeong… And remember Lee Gi-yeong?

While rushing over after hearing his father was pronounced brain-dead,

he got in a car accident.

It's incredible that he ended up in the same hospital.

To top it all, the father happened to be an organ donor.

So the son received his liver.

Is it because they're family?

He's making a very speedy recovery. He's already off the ventilator.

I heard his sister regained consciousness this morning.

They must be together by now.

Gi-yeong.

Are you okay?

The Trauma Center may be tough, but moments like these make it worthwhile.

Are you two crying?

- No. - I'm not crying.

What's wrong? Are you crazy?

Dr. Baek, don't you feel sad at all?

Sad about what?

They're both alive. I don't get it.

It's a sad story!

That'll raise their BP. I hope this doesn't turn into a situation.

Oh, here they are.

I'm making my TV debut today.

Sorry?

Hey, the Organ Donation Agency is under the Ministry of Health, you know.

Right.

This case was the first of its kind,

so they offered to pay the entire hospital bill.

Really?

Yes.

In exchange for having the story published?

I have no reason to refuse.

I say "Thank you so much."

We get free PR out of it too.

PR?

I've learned something from all the dirty fights I've been in.

Do you know the secret to always winning?

Outnumber your opponents.

So that means

we need to get many people on our side.

Yes, I'm coming.

Wanna come?

No. I'll be here, studying.

As you wish.

Please say a few words.

Right.

They've called in TV reporters, just like you asked.

Since we're already in the game, we might as well go national.

Dr. Baek Kang-hyuk. I'm Nam Su-ho of Goryeo TV.

- Yes. - I was very moved by the story.

You did the initial assessment, Dr. Baek. Please explain--

Whose phone is that?

- Turn it off, please. - Who is it?

- That's so rude. - Turn it off, please.

Dr. Baek of trauma surgery.

- Please hang up. You're on live TV-- - Pardon?

A patient?

Sorry? Hello?

I can't hear you.

I'm a little tied up.

Just a moment.

- We're all busy too. - Hello?

Shut up!

Just shut up!

- Did he just say "Shut up"? - "Shut up"?

No, I wasn't speaking to you, Mr. An.

There appears to be an emergency patient.

So there was an actual case.

"Black Wings."

"Black Wings."

- Yes, Dr. Baek? - No. 1.

Have you overcome your fear of heights yet?

No.

We're going in a helicopter again.

Get my sneakers and the trauma kit.

Come to the heliport right now.

Okay.

- Hold this. - Yes, sir.

Dr. Baek, by the way, have you heard of "Black Wings"?

Subtitle translation by: Helen Cho