Codes and Emergency Situations Flashcards
Code Red
fire
Code Blue
cardiac arrest
medical emergency
Code White
violence or aggressive behaviour
Code Yellow
missing patient or resident
Code Green
evacuation
Code Orange
mass casualty or disaster
Code Black
bomb threat
Code Brown
hazardous spill
Code Grey
system failure
Code Pink
Obstetric or Neonatal emergency
Code Amber
missing or abducted infant/child
Who can activate a code red?
Anyone discovering smoke or fire
Who can activate a code blue?
Anyone who finds a person in an immediate medical emergency
Who can activate a code white?
Anyone who witnesses violent or aggressive behaviour
Who can activate a code yellow?
Charge nurse or Designate
Who can activate a code green?
Administrator In-Charge or Designate
Who can activate a code orange?
Administrator In-Charge or Designate
Who can activate a code black?
Administrator In-Charge or Designate
Who can activate a code brown?
Supervisor or Designate when spill/leak meets workplace health guidelines
Who can activate a code grey?
Administrator In-Charge or Designate
Who can activate a code pink?
Clinical staff in designated units
Who can activate a code amber?
Manager or Designate
Who responds to a code red?
- All staff
- Code Red response team
- Fire department
Who responds to a code blue?
Code Blue team
Who responds to a code white?
- Code White team
- Security
Who responds to a code yellow?
All staff
Who responds to a code green?
All staff
Who responds to a code orange?
All staff
Who responds to a code black?
- All staff
- Security
- Police
Who responds to a code brown?
Contracted Chemical Response team
Who responds to a code grey?
System specialists
Who responds to a code pink?
Code Pink team
Who responds to a code amber?
All staff
What are you supposed to do during a code red?
a) Dial code number for Switchboard
b) State “Code Red and location”
c) Follow R.A.C.E. protocol
R - Rescue/remove persons from immediate danger
A - Activate the fire alarm
C - Control the spread of smoke and flame by closing all doors and windows in the area
E - Extinguish the fire only if safe to do so
d) Take directions from overhead announcements, fire department personnel or runners
e) Do not attempt to use elevators
f) The “Code Red all clear” announcement indicates the facility may resume normal activities
What are you supposed to do during a code blue?
a) Dial code for Switchboard
- State “Code Blue and location”
- Some units have a code alert button in the unit and the individual patient rooms
b) Direct the code arrest team to the patient’s room
- Interchangeable with step c
c) Ensure the access route is clear and without obstacles
- Interchangeable with step b
d) Have the patient’s chart ready for any team members that will require it
e) Notify all Physicians connected with the patient’s care as directed by the RN
f) Pull up patient’s electronic record in order to process all STAT orders including blood work, ECG, x-ray
g) For a successful code, follow the procedure for a transfer to another unit, if instructed to do so
h) For an unsuccessful code, follow the procedure for postmortem care
What are you supposed to do during a code white?
Assist as trained to do so or as directed
What are you supposed to do during a code yellow?
Refer to missing patient/resident description, search area
What are you supposed to do during a code green?
Prepare to assist with evacuation and/or receive patients in your work area
What are you supposed to do during a code orange?
Activate functional area or departmental plan as directed
What are you supposed to do during a code black?
Give assistance as directed, conduct a visual search of your area for unusual objects
What are you supposed to do during a code brown?
Keep yourself and others away from spill
What are you supposed to do during a code grey?
Give assistance as directed, refer to downtime and code procedures
What are you supposed to do during a code pink?
Make way for Code Pink team
What are you supposed to do during a code amber?
Refer to missing or abducted infant/child description, search area
What is the NUC’s responsibility in an emergency situation?
- Remain calm
- Initiate swift action
- Facilitate good communications between the unit coordinator and any members of an emergency team
Why is it important to know your unit and hospital floor plan?
- In case of emergencies
- Code Red
- Code Blue
- Code Green
- To direct visitors
- To washrooms
- To patients’ rooms
- To visitor’s lounge
- To Cafeteria
- To pay phone
- Misc. jobs
- Picking up or delivering items to other departments
- Collecting mail from mail room for the unit
- Directing flower deliveries
- Bringing portable phone to patients
