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Life or Death is Episode 1-8 of Trauma Center: Under the Knife and Second Opinion.

Story[]

Derek arrives at Hope and is greeted by a desperate, panicking Angie. With no one else to assist her, Derek gets to work on saving one of the accident victims. As the operation takes an unexpected turn, he awakens to a new power that lets him save the patient's life.

Conference[]

Briefing - UtK
What's the situation?
...After the ambulance brought him here......his heart isn't beating...I've tried reviving him, but--
Angie!
What do I do...!? I need help! I... I...
Angie!
...D-Dr. Stiles...
The only person here who needs help is the patient....And we're the ones who are going to help him. It's up to us, and only us. We're going to save him. I can't do this without you, Angie. I want to save his life. Pretend this is a normal procedure. Calm down, think things though.
...F-First, we need a pulse... We have to get a pulse.
Understood!
Let's begin the operation!
Briefing - SO
What's the situation?
...The ambulance brought him here as soon as they could.....his heart isn't beating...I tried reviving him, but--
Angie!
What do I do...!? I need help! I... I...
Angie!
...D-Dr. Stiles...
The only person here who needs help is the patient....And we're the ones who are going to help him. It's up to us, and only us. We're going to save him. I can't do this without you, Angie. I want to save his life. Pretend this is a normal procedure. Calm down; think things through.
...F-First, we need a pulse... We have to get a pulse.
Understood!
Let's begin the operation!

Operation[]

The patient begins flatlining, so follow the game's instructions to get a pulse. Cardiac arrest treatment procedures differ between UtK and SO.

Treat the external wounds, then perform a lobectomy to get a closer view on the patient's heart. Extract the glass shards, fixing up any wounds on the way. You have less room for error in UtK so it's preferable to gel up each wound after each extraction.

The patient flatlines again - resuscitate him, and then extract the last glass shard. This wound is too large for the gel, so suture it like a laceration. One last laceration will appear, which is where the game previews the Healing Touch. Suture it well, and the patient will become stable enough to complete the operation.

Special Bonuses[]

UtK[]

  • No mistakes
  • Total remaining time of two heart massages more than 90 seconds
  • Completed with 210 left
  • 3 COOL's earned

SO[]

  • No mistakes: 1000
  • Completed with [200/225/240] left: 300
  • [5/8/10] COOL's earned: 700

Operation Rank[]

UtK[]

  • S:5750~

SO[]

  • C:~4899
  • B:4900~5299
  • A:5300~5799
  • S:5800~5999
  • XS:6000~

Getting XS in SO[]

Between the lacerations and foreign body extractions, you have a total of 16 opportunities to score COOLs. If you get COOLs on all seven shard extractions, the XS should not be too difficult.


Miscellaneous Dialogue[]

Failure - UtK
...I made it just in time! Derek, I can handle this!
Failure - SO
...I made it just in time! Derek, you need to get out of my way!
Trauma Center: Under the Knife and Trauma Center: Second Opinion
Characters
Caduceus Derek StilesAngela ThompsonRobert HoffmanSidney KasalTyler ChaseVictor NiguelCybil MyersStephen ClarksLeslie Sears
Delphi AdamKenneth BlackwellNozomi WeaverNavelOwen
Patients Linda ReidAmy ChaseSinners
Others Greg KasalMary FultonRichard AndersonLangston Miller
For minor characters, see: Minor Characters
Episodes
Chapter 1: Dr. Stiles PrologueStandard ProcedureStandard Procedure 2/Learning the RopesA FarewellNurse AngieSinging the BluesA Real DoctorDownpourLife or Death
Chapter 2: The Healing Touch Dormant AbilityMaster SurgeryStriving for AsclepiusAwakeningPaying the PriceJust Let Me DieReasons WhyReconciliationPlease Let Me LiveCaduceusFor Everyone's Sake/For the Greater Good
Chapter 3: Caduceus New BeginningsGUILTThe Darkness WithinSomething PreciousInternational ConferenceAn Explosive PatientFootfalls of TerrorMiracle at 9,800ft/Caduceus on a PlaneDeserted VillageForbidden Knowledge/Pandora's Box
Chapter 4: Bio Terror Hope Under AttackRace for the CureNothing to Do but WaitStepping UpForeboding CluesTaking a First Step/The First StepMedical ResearchThe Next StepNew Laser Technology/ProgressDoctors' Struggle/Prolonged StruggleIncurable Disease
Chapter 5: It Never Ends Caduceus in ActionUnder the KnifeShifting GUILTGUILT EvolvesInfiltrationInfectionDelphiDevil/A DevilDeath Awaits All
Chapter 6: Original Sin (UtK) Delphi HQFirst SinSecond SinThird SinFourth SinFifth SinSixth SinFinal SinAdamEpilogue
Chapter 6: Dark Gospel (SO) An InvitationCaduceus EuropeRelapseSecond OpinionOriginal SinThe Future of GUILTFallen HeroesVulnerabilityEpilogue
Z-Episodes (SO) From OverseasMiraclePursuitTransplantSayonara
X missions X-1: KyriakiX-2: DefteraX-3: TritiX-4: TetartiX-5: PemptiX-6: ParaskeviX-7: Savato