(Episode 2)
You asked if I need a job.
The thing is,
I need money.
How much can you give me?
You need money,
so you'll go into the OR for that?
That's how it sounds like. Am I right?
Yes.
If I offer a good price,
you'll sell yourself for anything?
If need be.
How much will you pay?
(Hope, Love, Service)
Help.
Please help.
Hello. That wasn't clear. What did you say?
It's my mom and dad.
They're not moving.
Can you tell me more about your situation?
I can't breathe.
Please help.
Can you confirm your location as Buam-dong?
What's your address?
Hello? Sir?
Hello?
I'm curious.
Why didn't you repair the diaphragmatic tear yourself?
(Diaphragm: muscle across the bottom of the ribcage)
I'm talking about the operation at Geodae Medical Center.
There was no need to call in another doctor.
I figured that a CS surgeon was better skilled to handle it.
Is that all?
What other reason do you need?
I'm just curious, that's all.
Maybe you didn't know how to do it yourself.
It's hot.
They were just baked in our office stove heater.
Would you like one?
Sorry. I don't eat carbs after 6pm.
Oh, I see.
You're truly disciplined when it comes to your health.
That's something I always have trouble with.
I can do it but I chose not to.
Why take on unnecessary responsibility?
No one's impressed by a pay doctor...
who plays hero anyway.
It's not like I'll be paid more.
Is this how you usually solve problems?
I was taught to do so to survive.
Then why did you expose your senior?
It doesn't make sense.
You don't want to be responsible,
and don't want to be noticed.
You just want to avoid the hassle,
and you blew the whistle?
I'm not here for counseling.
You asked me to name your price.
I must know the basics.
I was just naive.
A momentary lapse of judgment...
cut short my career as a doctor.
I regret it with all my heart right now.
Is that enough?
At the end of this corridor is the staff room.
There are no buses out now.
You won't have a place to stay, so tonight...
You haven't said...
how much you'll pay me yet.
Sleep in the staff room tonight and return to Seoul tomorrow.
- You want me gone? - Yes.
I think I got you wrong.
What are you doing?
You brought me here for this. Is this a joke?
Do you think I'm that sweet?
You said you need help!
What I need is a doctor!
I'll pay you for your troubles coming all this way.
Now get lost.
What am I doing here?
What?
Were you talking to me?
Are you going somewhere?
No. It's fine.
No. I'll help you.
I don't like others touching my belongings.
I see.
- Good job. - Same to you.
Thanks. Bye.
Manager Jang, you're still here.
I was interviewing the new doctors.
Oh, I see.
Oh, right. You left this earlier.
My extra fingers. Thank you.
- You're welcome. - Bye.
It's been a month.
What? What do you mean?
Dr. Bae Mun Jung.
He came to Doldam Hospital a month ago.
I got the feeling you were curious.
Me? I'm not.
Did he bring his family?
No. He came alone.
I heard he's newly single.
Newly single?
Mun Jung got divorced?
Do you want me to find out more?
No, well, you don't have to.
I see.
Yes. Okay.
Hello, Elizabeth.
I'm back. Were you bored, all alone?
I can't breathe.
Save me.
One week.
Give me one week.
I'm great in the OR if not anything else.
During that week,
I'll change your mind with my skills.
In my whole life, I never judged anyone with a price.
And I won't in the future.
I need 10,000 dollars.
Whether I'm paid in advance or loaned,
I don't care.
Make me 10,000 dollars for now.
Can you do that?
Why Seo Woo Jin?
His reputation within the hospital is just terrible.
He doesn't get along with others,
and he has character flaws.
Not long ago,
there was a rumor that he worked at a bar...
as a gigolo to pay his student loan.
Why don't you find someone else?
Can you do that?
Prove yourself then.
Within the week, show me why I must...
change my mind.
Then will you get me 10,000 dollars?
It'll be much harder than you think.
Will you really give me 10,000 dollars?
(Chapter 2: Mechanism of Accidents)
This is the chopper. Route Green, Route Green.
All clear until Route A.
This is Window One. Route Green, Route Green.
All clear until Route A.
Window Two, clear.
This is Window One.
Namhansanseong, passing Route E. ETA 10.
This is Namhansanseong. All clear. ETA 10.
This is the chopper. All clear. R2B.
We'll arrive in 10 minutes.
Okay.
How long will the joint training go on for?
About two-and-a-half hours.
You'll watch for an hour,
then you have a 30-minute strategy briefing.
Then we'll move to the next event.
Stop the car!
Mr. Park. Mr. Park, look up.
Head Peddler, report back. Head Peddler, report back.
This is Head Peddler. Code One. Code One!
Mr. Park, wake up. Mr. Park!
Hello. Good morning.
Hello. Good...
Who are you?
Hello.
I'm fourth-year EM resident Yun Ah Reum.
I was transferred to Doldam's ER.
I hope we all get along.
Welcome. I'm Oh Myung Sim.
She's the head nurse and the real big shot here.
And I am...
your high and lofty direct senior Jung In Soo.
I manned this ER all on my own,
feeling so lonesome.
That long time...
Dr. Yoon left only two months ago.
Exactly.
Those two months felt so long.
Anyway, I'm so pleased to have a comrade.
I'm full of cheer now.
I'm Uhm Hyun Jung.
I'm the Doldam's ER expert.
You can ask me anything you don't know.
I'm Joo Young Mi.
I'm also a newcomer who joined this hospital two months ago.
- And this is... - I'm Park Eun Tak.
I'm mostly at the ER when I don't have any operations to go into.
You're handsome.
Excuse me?
You do have a good eye.
He's the handsome guy in our hospital.
From grandmas to grade school kids, everyone loves him.
Now that we introduced each other, let's get to work.
- Ms. Joo. - Okay.
Perhaps because it's in the morning, we don't have many patients.
What...
What's wrong?
Did I say something wrong?
Well, Dr. Yun.
There's something you must not say in this hospital.
What is it?
It's what you just said.
That there aren't many patients?
Dr. Yun!
I'll politely ask you once again.
Do not ever say that here...
in our hospital.
Regardless of reasons or facts,
don't do it. Never.
Do you understand?
Okay.
Why? Why can we not say that?
That's our jinx.
What jinx.
The moment someone says that,
we suddenly become busy with emergency patients.
That's the frightening jinx of our hospital.
What?
Gosh, I thought it was something serious.
There's nothing like that in the world.
(Doldam Hospital)
I can't believe this.
Is it just me?
No, I bet it's the same for you.
Let me hear your reason first.
Why on earth did you come here?
Didn't you hear the rumor?
No, I didn't.
I got fired from the main hospital.
Why, this time?
What made you get fired again?
Ask Ho Jun. I'm curious about that too.
And why did you come here?
Didn't you hear the rumor?
No, I didn't.
Some GS surgeon insisted...
he wouldn't deal with diaphragm tear.
I was forced to operate two times in a row and passed out.
I was literally knocked down.
Hey, that's not true.
You fell asleep.
No, I fainted.
I overworked way too much from two days ago.
And I was struck with a cold too.
How will you explain your snoring?
- Do you have proof? - Everyone in the OR heard it.
Should I send them a group text?
Do you even have their numbers?
It's not a big deal to get their numbers.
I know no one is close enough to tell you that.
It won't have any problem checking the fact.
Goodness, you're unbelievably annoying.
What are you doing?
What? What are you trying to pull?
Go away.
Sleep.
What?
You have sleep in your eye.
Darn.
Who...
Hello, sir.
I'm Cha Eun Jae, the second-year CS fellow.
I see. You're the new doctors who came yesterday.
Who are you?
What's wrong?
He's our senior from college.
He's a general surgeon.
His name is Seo Woo Jin. We're from the same class.
So you guys are my juniors.
I'm orthopedic surgeon Bae Mun Jung.
- It's good to see you, juniors. - Me too.
I guess you came to work now.
Right, I'm a little late.
Gosh, sir. Please drop the honorifics.
We're years behind you.
We have an emergency patient. Aren't you coming with me?
Coming!
(Emergency Medical Center)
Hello, this is Master Kim of Doldam Hospital.
Gosh, hello. What's the occasion?
What?
We need you to vacate the ER completely.
The whole ER?
We can't do that.
This is an inevitable situation. We need your cooperation.
I see. I understand.
You're working for someone big. Of course...
No.
I understand your situation,
but we can't let you take control over the ER.
It's the Minister we're talking about.
I get that,
but we can't send other emergency patients away.
It's the principle of our hospital.
Who on earth is here?
It's the Minister of National Defense.
What? The Minister of National Defense?
Wait, who are you?
They are new doctors here.
Oh, it's good to see you.
- I'm the EM doctor, Jung... - Ms. Oh.
The ambulance will arrive with the Minister in two minutes.
Now please leave.
We have to get ready to treat the patients.
This is for the smooth treatment for the Minister.
Step aside.
It's better you do that for now.
Let's go for the sake of the Minister.
There, let's go.
Eun Tak, call Master Kim.
Have enough of warm saline ready...
along with a central line.
- Okay. - Okay.
Ms. Oh, they are the new doctors.
Hello, I'm Cha Eun Jae, a second-year cardiac surgeon.
I'm general surgeon Seo Woo Jin.
I'm Oh Myung Sim, the head nurse.
- And I... - We're expecting patients...
who got injured in a car accident on a highway nearby.
The driver died on the spot.
The one in the passenger seat and the Minster in the back seat...
are in major trauma.
Especially, the Minister didn't have his seatbelt fastened,
so he's has a blunt abdominal trauma with abnormal vital signs.
Get things ready.
Dr. Yun, have MAC catheter and sonography ready.
Oh, a chest tube too.
Yes, doctor.
Hello, this is Do Yun Wan.
It's been a long time.
Please don't say that.
I've returned safely thanks to your concern.
Yes.
This morning?
Oh, dear. And?
To Doldam Hospital?
The Minister is here.
- Dr. Jung. - Yes?
What are his vital signs?
His blood pressure was 100 over 80 at first,
but it dropped to 80 over 40 on the way.
What about the saturation?
We've kept it full from 88 percent.
Insert an IV line on both of his arms for warm saline.
Bring me a reservoir mask.
Yes, doctor.
Those new doctors are quick to respond.
Don't you think so, Dr. Jung?
- What are you doing, Ah Reum? - Yes, doctor.
Have a FAST ready too.
The patient is here!
What are his vital signs?
BP, 110 over 70. HR, 115. It's comparably stable.
But he's suffering from the pains in his right shoulder and leg.
Dr. Bae.
Yes, I'm coming.
Slowly.
We'll run an OP laboratory test as soon as the IV lines are inserted.
Yes, doctor.
We'll cut your shirt open, sir.
It's way worse than I thought.
- What's his blood pressure now? - It's 80 over 40.
Do you hear me, sir?
It might not be so easy.
If there's anything I need to know,
do explain it to me.
Is he taking any medication?
- Stand by at the gate. - Yes, sir.
The sonograph is here.
It's a massive hemoperitoneum.
Both his liver and spleen are damaged.
Let's check his chest too.
Checking BLUE protocol. Seems normal.
And the PLAPS point...
(PLAPS: Posterolateral alveolar or pleural syndrome)
There's bleeding.
A blunt injury, hemothorax, hemoperitoneum,
unstable vitals,
and the patient is the Minister of National Defense.
What a first day.
His saturation is dropping.
Minister. Minister?
I'll intubate. Eun Jae, get a line ready.
You do it and I'll intubate.
There's no time to argue.
Seriously? What's taking you so long?
I'm in.
Are you having issues? Need me to step in?
You can take it out now.
Secure it at 21cm.
Have two packed RBC sent up in case of an emergency...
and then prepare 10 more as well as 10 packs of FFP.
- Yes, Doctor. - Do you have a RIS?
- Yes, we do. - Good.
We'll get a CT scan first then.
Forget the CT scan and send him to the OR.
His BP and saturation dropped, so Dr. Seo intubated.
The sonograph revealed a hemothorax and hemoperitoneum.
We must open him up and stop the bleeding first.
Without a CT scan?
No way.
Where's Dr. Nam?
He said he'll wait in the OR.
Ms. Oh, you should head there right now...
and have the OR prepped.
Yes, Doctor.
I brought the blood.
You'll operate without taking a CT scan first?
There's a higher chance of him going into cardiac arrest...
while prepping him for a CT scan.
We can buy enough time...
by pumping him fresh blood.
Have you had to do damage control before?
- No. - Every second is vital here.
Dragging it out by sticking to ever protocol...
will only end up killing him.
Mr. Park, transfer this patient to the OR.
Woo Jin, you'll be backing me up.
You have five minutes to get ready and meet me at the OR.
Go.
Yes, Doctor.
Dr. Yun?
And who are you?
I'm second-year CS fellow Cha Eun Jae...
who was transferred here yesterday.
I doubt you remember me, sir.
Have you treated a hemothorax before?
Yes, of course.
I'm a second-year attending.
I have zero tolerance for those who faint or doze off in an OR.
If I ever catch you in that state...
Speak up now if you can't do this.
No, I'm fine, sir. I can do it.
Then meet me at the OR in five minutes too.
You are not to enter unless I call you.
Yes, Doctor!
How did he know that I collapsed in the OR?
It's fine that he knows, but did he have to say it...
in front of everyone?
Darn it. Unbelievable.
Darn.
(Men's Room)
Are you joining the surgery too?
You think it'd only be you?
This time,
I won't carry you out.
This is driving me crazy.
It's your first surgery at this hospital.
I hope we get along.
Nice to meet you, Dr. Seo. I'm Nam Do Il.
Hi, I look forward to working with you too.
I guess you're lucky when it comes to work.
Can you believe that your first operation here...
would be on the Minister?
Don't be too nervous though.
We're all veterans here.
(Operation Room, Elevator)
Where's the Minister?
He's in critical condition...
and is now in the OR.
You bring him to this dump when he's in critical condition?
Stop the operation and call a helicopter.
We will transfer him to Seoul.
Then he'll die en route.
I'm Master Kim of Doldam Hospital.
I just got off the phone with Doctor Hong...
of the Seoul Military Hospital.
He also agreed on the Minister's emergency surgery.
Yes, I ordered the men to take the Minister there.
There's massive bleeding in his abdomen.
Waiting any longer will danger his life.
If you wish for him to live,
you'll let Master Kim conduct the surgery.
That's your one and only option.
Shouldn't you head over to Doldam Hospital?
Sir?
It's fine. Maybe I will later on.
But it's the Minister.
I also heard he's in critical condition.
He won't be left to die though.
Boo Yong Joo...
would never pass up on an opportunity like this.
Although, the surgery seems like a tough one.
The Minister has angina.
He's been taking aspirin for the past two years.
He'll be bleeding intensively and hemostasis will be tricky.
Considering his age and the risks of this surgery,
I'm not sure if I can...
ask you to do this.
Master Kim, it's the first operation in the new OR.
Also, the first patient is the Minister.
If this isn't a good sign for the hospital, I don't know what is.
Don't get ahead of yourself.
Our first surgery could be our very last.
What? I mean...
I'm curious.
Who will this surgery...
serve as an opportunity for?
(Alprazolam)
Due to massive trauma to the abdomen,
he is suffering from both a liver and spleen injury.
His BP is low and his oxygen saturation level...
is unstable because of the left hemothorax.
He could go into cardiac arrest the moment we open him up.
Are you sure about this?
Today, we'll focus on damage control first...
and then his bleeding.
After a splenectomy,
we'll do a perihepatic packing.
Then after we monitor him, we'll conduct a second surgery...
within 48 hours.
You may begin.
He has massive bleeding in the abdomen.
There will be blood everywhere.
Ms. Oh, prepare enough large tape...
and several abdominal suction tubes.
Scalpel.
Suction.
Bovie.
His BP is dropping.
Large tape.
Keep the suction going.
We finally have a visual.
We will wrap up the splenectomy in five minutes.
- Fine minutes? - Splenic artery.
Forceps.
Right angle.
Give me another.
Metz.
I didn't expect this level of speed.
Are you just going to stand there and gawk?
Crile.
I'm sorry. Can I have another one?
I thought surgery was your comfort zone.
Don't tell me that this is all you've got.
Cut.
Clip.
Bovie.
Okay.
Next, we'll move on to the liver.
Bovie.
My gosh. He has fast hands.
Why else would he be known for having the hands of a deity?
Dr. Cha, you're requested in the OR.
There's too much bleeding.
His liver must nearly be severed.
Bipolar forceps.
- Tie. - I'll do it.
Cut.
Bipolar forceps.
Bovie.
Suture.
He's bleeding wherever we touch.
It's due to the aspirin he's taking.
Aspirin?
Cut.
A patient taking aspirin is now suffering from a massive hemorrhage?
How am I supposed to stop the bleeding?
Clip.
Smaller vessels won't be manageable with clips though.
Spray topical hemostatic agents,
pack him up,
and then we'll stitch him up during the second OR.
This is unheard of.
Am I just supposed to follow his lead?
Gauze.
CS. Is the cardiac surgeon here?
Yes, I'm here.
Insert the tube.
Yes, Doctor. Hand me the tube, please.
Scalpel.
You can do this, Eun Jae. You've got this.
Kelly.
The amount?
600cc, Doctor.
600cc?
There must be another bleeder.
What should we do, Master Kim?
800cc.
(Elapsed time: 1 hour 30 minutes)
(Time under anesthesia: 1 hour 40 minutes)
What is he going to do? No way...
Master Kim.
Master Kim?
Is this surgery doomed?