The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call중증외상센터

The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call (중증외상센터) is a South Korean medical comedy released on Netflix on January 24, 2025. It was written by Choi Tae-kang (최태강), directed by Lee Do-yoon (이도윤), and stars Ju Ji-hoon (주지훈) as Baek Kang-hyuk, a trauma surgeon and former combat medic who takes over a struggling university hospital's trauma unit, with Choo Young-woo (추영우), Ha Young (하영), Yoon Kyung-ho (윤경호) and Jung Jae-kwang (정재광).¹

The series is based on the web novel Trauma Center: Golden Hour by Hansanleega and Hongbichira, which was serialized as a Naver Webtoon in 2019.¹ WEBTOON Entertainment's 2025 annual report lists it among that year's IP adaptations, as DabPop notes in its explainer on how webtoons make money.³ DabPop's explainer on how K-dramas are made and its production timeline use it as an example of a changed format: planned as ten 60-minute episodes, it was recut into eight of 45 minutes.²⁵

It was one of the five nominees for Best Drama at the 61st Baeksang Arts Awards on May 5, 2025, alongside Lovely Runner, The Tale of Lady Ok and Doubt; When Life Gives You Tangerines won, as the Baeksang Best Drama archive shows.⁴ The series follows Baek as he earns the trust of a skeptical team and guides it into a leading trauma unit.¹