The Canadian television film Shocktrauma is based on the book Franklin co-wrote with Alan Doelp.
The screenplay by Stephen Kandel is based on the book by Jon Franklin and Alan Doelp, which details the true story of the first trauma center in America, founded in Baltimore, Maryland.
The life story of Dr. R Adams Cowley is portrayed by William Conrad in the 1982 made-for-TV film Shocktrauma.