Emergency Codes Emergency Number 83-5555

FIRE R Rescue anyone out of immediate danger

Code Red
A Activate the Fire Alarm
C Contain the Fire
E Extinguish the Fire

MEDICAL
Code Blue EMERGENCY
Code Blue Responders Respond.
Perform treatment if trained.

ACTIVE SHOOTER EVACUATE Evacuate from immediate danger.

Code Silver ARMED INTRUDER HIDE OUT Hide in a secure room.
TAKE ACTION Defend yourself as last resort.

INFANT-CHILD Monitor all exits and corridors near

Code Pink ABDUCTION department.

COMBATIVE Keep yourself safe and wait for Public

Code White INDIVIDUAL Safety.

UTILITY For power failure ensure all essential equipment

Code Green FAILURE is plugged into Red outlets.
Other failures, follow directions per policy.

EVACUATION Await further directions.

Code Purple If emergent, evacuate Horizontal or Vertical.

EXTERNAL Decontamination Team responds

Code Orange HAZARDOUS to the Emergency Department.
MATERIALS
TORNADO Close all corridor, fire/smoke doors.
Code Black WARNING Clinical areas move patients to corridors.
Ambulatory patients/visitors to corridors or
interior room.
.
TORNADO
Tornado Think of actions to be taken/precautions if a Code
WATCH Black Tornado Warning is announced.
Watch PCC’s to print current Census in their departments.
BOMB
Code Zodiac
If receive Bomb Threat, call 83-5555.
THREAT Quick search of area for suspicious objects.

MASS
Code Triage
Designated departments respond to ED or labor pool
CASULATY as directed by policy..

MASS
Code MTP
Designated departments respond to announced
TRANSFUSION
department.
PROTOCOL
Code Trauma LEVEL 1 Designated departments respond to announced ED
TRAUMA PATIENT room.
Level 1

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HEART ATTACK Designated Code Cardiac Team responds

Code Cardiac STEMI

STROKE
Stroke Alert
Designated Stroke Alert Team responds

OB EMERGENT
Code OB
Code OB Rapid Response Team responds
SITUATION

IMMEDIATE
Code R
Code R Response Team responds
MEDICAL
ASSISTANCE
CARE Rapid Response Team responds
Code H CONCERNS Unit Leadership and Service Excellence responds

UNEXPECTED Status 0 – system available but in degraded state.

IS Status 1 – System is expected ti be down less than 1
DOWNTIME hour.
Status 2 – System is expected to be down for 1-2
HIS Status hours.
Status 3 – System is expected to be down for 2-4
hours.
Status 4 – System expected to be down longer than 4
hours.
Status All Clear – System id functioning normally

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