Hospital Disaster

Question 1

Code: smoke, fire, fumes

Answer 1

RED

Question 2

Code:
Pediatric/neonatal cardiac arrest or infant/child abduction

Answer 2

PINK

Question 3

Code: cardiac arrest/medical emergency

Answer 3

BLUE

Question 4

Code: Violent person or evacuation

Answer 4

WHITE

Question 5

Code: facility evacuation or emergency activation

Answer 5

GREEN

Question 6

Code: bomb threat/suspicious package

Answer 6

BLACK

Question 7

Code: mass casualty/external disaster or hazardous materials/spill

Answer 7

ORANGE

Question 8

Code: loss of utilities/ infrastructure loss

Answer 8

GREY

Question 9

Code: violent/combative individual

Answer 9

VIOLET

Question 10

Code: pending emergency or disaster

Answer 10

YELLOW

Question 11

Code:
hazardous materials spill/leak or severe weather

Answer 11

BROWN

Question 12

Code: shooter/ hostage situation

Answer 12

SILVER

Question 13

disasters refer to incidents that disrupt the everyday, routine services of a medical facility and may or may not occur simultaneously with an external event.

Answer 13

Internal

Question 14

Hazardous materials can harm individual if they:

Answer 14

• Touch the skin
• Splash into the eyes
• Get into the airways or lungs when breathe
• Cause fires or explosions

Question 15

AHRQ 4 levels of medical standards

Answer 15

1. NORMAL
2. NEAR NORMAL
3. KEY LIFESAVING CARE
4. TOTAL SYSTEM STANDARD ALTERATION