The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call

A battle-hardened physician, Baek Kang-hyeok, arrives to build a high-performance trauma center, bringing blunt honesty and hard-earned skills to a hospital that needs shaking up. He clashes with procedures and personalities while training a team that includes a driven young surgeon, a pragmatic nurse, and skeptical colleagues, all facing relentless emergencies. The show mixes tense, fast-paced medical cases with offbeat humor as staff learn new methods, test limits, and handle the emotional fallout of life-or-death work. Kang-hyeok's wartime experience shapes how he treats patients and mentors the team, and the series focuses on professional growth and the messy realities of emergency care without resolving every subplot.

Created by Lee Do-yoon and Lee Nak-jun, The Trauma Code premiered in 2025 and stars Ju Ji-hoon as Baek Kang-hyeok, with Choo Young-woo, Ahn Ha-young, Yoon Kyung-ho, and Jeong Jae-kwang rounding out the principal cast.

As of early 2025 the series hasn't landed major industry awards, but it has solid audience approval, holding an average score of 8.512 out of 10 from 121 votes, which helped raise its profile among viewers looking for medical dramas with sharper edges.

The show prompted discussion about how emergency medicine is portrayed on screen, and about the tensions veterans may face when moving into civilian medical roles. Ju Ji-hoon's turn as a strict, efficient leader has been a frequent topic online, and a few intense sequences have circulated widely among fans debating realism versus dramatic license.

Reviews tend to praise the blend of high-stakes operations and dry workplace humor, noting strong performances and tight pacing. Major themes include leadership under pressure, the ethics of triage, team dynamics in crisis, and how personal trauma shapes clinical judgment, all presented in a way that keeps the tone surprisingly human alongside the adrenaline.