Doctor Lawyer (Dagteo Loieo / 닥터로이어)

The people, groups, places, and incidents in this drama are purely fictional.

DESPERATE STRUGGLE

SO JI-SUB

SHIN SUNG-ROK

Doctors aren't gods!

- Doctors aren't gods! - Doctors aren't gods!

- Revoke their license to kill! - IM SOO-HYANG

- Revoke it! - Revoke it!

- We refuse patients! - We refuse patients!

- Stop the coercive investigation! - LEE KYUNG-YOUNG

- Stop it! - Stop it!

Banseok University Medical Center, an evil group!

- Apologize to the public! - LEE JOO-BIN

- Apologize! - Apologize!

- Repressed doctors. Failed medical system! - LEE DONG-HA

- Repressed doctors! - Failed medical system!

Our nation will collapse!

- It will collapse! - It will collapse!

DOCTOR LAWYER

The trial for the Ho-jun Case is about to...

Seven-year-old Ho-jun, who was brought to the emergency room for rhabdomyolysis,

died of acute renal failure due to poor medical treatment by the doctor.

The conflict between civic groups and the medical association

is intensifying over the passage of the "Ho-jun Act," which will strengthen

criminal penalties for medical malpractice.

Dr. Park, who has repeatedly denied the allegations,

is said to have admitted to the charge of his poor medical treatment

at the trial today.

Prosecutor Geum Seok-yeong of the Medical Crime Department

at Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office

asked for a two-year sentence for Dr. Park of Banseok University Medical Center,

who is accused of professional negligence

and violation of medical law.

Gu Jin-gi, director of Banseok University Medical Center

and chairman of the foundation,

is likely to replace Lee Gil-jae, the former Minister of Health and Welfare,

who recently resigned on bribery charges.

This is expected to cause a stir.

As it is a case of public interest, some predict that the outcome of the trial

may affect the appointment of candidates.

Defendant. Please rise.

I will announce the sentence.

It is recognized that the defendant Park Ki-tae

neglected his duty of care

to his patient as a doctor.

Accordingly, the court acknowledges

that the defendant Park Ki-tae caused the death of the young victim

due to professional negligence...

Thus, the court sentences him to two years...

Defendant.

Defendant. Are you all right?

Defendant! Please check on him immediately.

Mr. Park Ki-tae. Can you hear me?

Defendant! Mr. Park Ki-tae!

There is no heartbeat.

What in the world...

- AED! Please bring a defibrillator now. - Yes, Your Honor.

Breaking news by Reporter Ban Soo-hee.

Dr. Park, who was on trial,

collapsed due to breathing difficulties during sentencing

and is in cardiac arrest.

Cardiac arrest?

The court officer performed CPR on Dr. Park immediately,

but it seems that he has not yet regained consciousness.

The cause of his breathing difficulties is still unknown.

The trial against him has been suspended.

- Quickly. - Yes, sir.

Please step back.

What's going on? Why isn't it working?

Dang.

- What about the ambulance? - I called for it already.

- Who is that? - What?

Han Yi-han.

What on earth are you doing here?

What are you doing?

You're not a doctor anymore.

Then, should I just leave him to die?

Please step aside.

- Who are you? - I'm his lawyer.

Pardon?

He is breathing!

What's happening to him?

COUNSEL

Anaphylaxis. It's obstructing his airway.

What's the matter with him?

Please hold this.

Please pour the alcohol.

Hold his head and legs down.

Please hold him down tighter. He'll die if he moves.

The courtroom is like an operating room.

It may end a life,

or provide a fresh start.

FIVE YEARS AGO

SURGERY IN PROGRESS

All good with the vital signs, right? Let's stop the pump.

- Clamp. - Okay.

One, two, three.

Anesthesiologist, please check the valve.

Valve leaflets are working fine,

and there is no paravalvular leak.

Well done.

I see that the aorta is a bit thin.

It may bleed, so press it down well.

Gauze.

One, two, three.

Let's wrap up. Wiring.

Army Navy retractor.

What are you doing?

Focus.

Gosh, you're so awesome.

How do your fingers move as fast as Usain Bolt?

That surgery would take four hours at least. How can you finish in two hours?

The longer it takes, it puts the patient under extra strain.

Hey man, others don't take longer on purpose.

You modest, annoying punk.

You must be a god. The rest of us are mere human doctors.

He's not just quick. He's also precise.

Yi-han, you're off now, right?

Yes. But I'll still be here,

- so call me if any emergency arises. - Okay.

To the patient, the long-term outcome is more important than the surgery duration.

- Please check his condition often. - Yes, I will.

He is handsome and is always right, so I can't even complain.

He's going to see Seok-ju now, right?

Yes.

Gosh, he has amazing stamina.

He performed three surgeries back to back today.

But it's an important day for Seok-ju.

Oh, right. It's an important day.

- Dang. - Life isn't fair. We have to work hard.

Let's go.

What are you doing? Good hygiene is a must here.

GEUM SEOK-JU

MATHEMATICS

The second period has ended.

Submit your answer sheet.

How is your condition? Are you okay?

Of course. I am totally fine.

Don't overexert yourself.

Let me know right away if you feel shortness of breath or pain.

Of course.

By the way, where is my sister?

She said she would take half a day off. She isn't here yet?

You are right. She is late.

She must be here.

Where are you?

AMBULANCE

Yi-han, I need you to operate.

There is someone we need to save.

He got stabbed in the chest.

He is on his way to Banseok University Medical Center.

Stabbed?

Switch to video call and show me the wound.

Okay.

Paramedic, please tell me about the patient's condition.

He has lost a lot of blood and his vital signs are very low.

So that his blood pressure won't drop, we found the vein...

and are injecting IV fluids.

Is there a cardiac stimulant?

Yes. We have epinephrine.

We can't let his heart stop.

Please administer one ampule through the IV line.

This video is being recorded and I will take full responsibility.

Okay.

Good job.

Please come to the entrance of the main building. I will be there.

Not the emergency center, but the main building?

Yes. I will check up on the patient and operate myself.

Understood.

Seok-ju.

Go ahead. I am okay.

Call the medical staff if you feel the slightest pain, okay?

Don't worry.

I know my heart better than you.

Okay. I will be back.

Good luck.

BANSEOK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER

AMBULANCE

Yi-han.

Lift on the count of three. One, two, three.

What happened?

He was supposed to be summoned for an investigation.

When I went to him, he hurt himself with a knife.

Call his guardian. We will operate now.

- Okay. - Yi-han.

Yo-sub, check his blood and call the operating room.

Okay.

Blood pressure, 80 over 45. Heart rate, 145bpm.

Oxygen saturation level, 85%.

- Maintain blood volume. - Yes, doctor.

Let's make a bypass first.

If it can't keep up with the blood flow,

we will open up his chest and add a cannula to the aorta.

Okay.

Doctor, the blood bank has two bags of Blood Type A left.

We won't have enough blood.

Even with a blood transfusion, the BP will fall below 50.

He is in terrible condition.

Yi-han, will he be able to survive this surgery?

Don't say that when the patient is still breathing.