On January 31st, YTN NewsFM radio broadcast featured writer Lee Nak-joon, an otolaryngologist and author of the Netflix series “The Trauma Code: Heroes On Call”.
When asked about the message he wanted to share, writer Lee Nak-jun said, “I think Korea should not weigh life lightly”, adding “I believe that investing in trauma care is a good thing. Korea is not behind any other country in terms of medicine. We rank in Top 5 globally in areas like organ transplantation. Known as a country with prosperity, our country, however, still lacks support for trauma care. I think awareness about trauma care is still low”.
He continued, “Many people mention Professor Lee Guk-jong as a person with a great sense of duty. He has sacrificed a lot. Personally, I think we should only ask for sacrifices that one can handle, otherwise, their sense of duty may wear out. The experts I consulted are no longer doing trauma surgery. Treating critical patients often involves legal disputes and hospitals also put pressure on performance, so it’s not easy to maintain this field for a long time”
Regarding Season 2, he said, “Nothing has been confirmed, and I’ve written a lot of stories”, adding “Netflix must make a decision. There must be an investment from Netflix”.
When asked to give a spoiler for Season 2, the writer said, “It (Season 1) ends with a small team, right? The team will carry out full-scale operations, and various problems will arise in the process. If a doctor helicopter is introduced, it needs to operate 24 hours a day, and this leads to complaints, even from patients at the hospitals. They will go through a public opinion campaign to overcome it”, adding “One of the reasons trauma surgery is dangerous is that trauma surgery often doesn’t go through blood tests like other scheduled surgery. Responding to such situations is also part of their job. I’m not sure… but there are stories like that in the original story”.
Meanwhile, “The Trauma Code: Heroes On Call” recorded more than 4,700,000 viewers (total viewing time dividing the total running time of the series) from January 20th to January 26th, placing 3rd place in Netflix Non-English Global TV Show rankings three days after its release. Moreover, it has also entered Top 10 in 26 countries around the world, including Chile, Peru, Romania, Singapore, the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, etc., and took over the No.1 place in Korea’s Top 10 TV Show immediately after its release.
