Watched The Trauma Code? Korea’s 17 Real Trauma Centers Explained

severely injured patient rushed from a Korean 119 ambulance into one of Korea’s trauma centers

Netflix’s The Trauma Code shows helicopter rescues, emergency surgery and a trauma team fighting to save critically injured patients. South Korea really operates 17 regional trauma centers—but the real system is less cinematic, more complex and highly dependent on 119, transport decisions, specialists and operating-room capacity.