Code Management Flashcards
Why are hospital color codes used?
- notify staff of various emergency situations
- convey essential info quickly with minimum misunderstandings
- minimize stress/ prevent panic among pts/ visitors
are the code colours used in hospitals the same around the world?
yes
What does code pink mean?
pediatric emergency
what does code blue mean?
cardiac arrest
what does code yellow mean?
missing resident/ patient
what does code amber mean?
miss/ abducted child/ infant
what does code white mean?
aggression/ violence
what does code red mean?
fire
what does code grey mean?
system failure
what does code green mean?
evacuation
what does code brown mean?
hazardous spills
what does code black mean?
bomb threat
what does code orange mean?
mass casualty/ disaster
what does code purple mean?
- over capacity
- no longer used
What does code silver mean?
- new code
- active attacker
what does active attacker mean?
1 or more people actively engaged in seriously harming, killing, or attempting to kill people in populated area using weapon
what does code silver refer to?
mass-harm incident where the goal of perpetrator(s) is to cause as many casualties as possible
what does code silver outline?
- run
- hide
- fight
What does CPR stand for?
cardio-pulomanry resuscitation
how many compressions should you perform per minute of CPR?
100-120
what is the depth you need to compress to for CPR for adults and children/ infants?
adults - 2 inches
children - 1/3 of the diameter of the chest
do you allow full recoil after each compression ?
yes
How many breaths do you give after 30 compressions?
2
if there is an advanced airway in place how many breaths should you give over much time?
1 breath every 6 seconds (10 breaths/ min)