What Code Would You Call?

You encounter an infant or child with compromised cardiac or respiratory status?

• Code Red

• Code Amber

• Code Pink

• Code Blue

 You feel threatened, or an individual is threatening others?

• Code Yellow

• Code White

• Code Black

• Code Amber

A threat is made to detonate an explosive, or a suspicious package is found?

• Code Yellow

• Code Pink

• Code Black

• Code Brown

The water purification system has gone down?

• Code Brown

• Code Pink

• Code Grey

• Code Red

A fire has started in one of the units?

• Code Black

• Code Red

• Code White

• Code Green

 What do you NOT do during a code green?

• Print census of evacuated patients and visitors.

• Collect patient records, medications & patient valuables in pillow cases

• Your shift has ended so you can clockout

• Help count all patients, staff & visitors in your unit.

What should you NOT do during a code Amber, even though it’s in another unit?

• Generate census in order to assist with count.Call 2222 & state CODE AMBER & Location.

• Monitor exits to the area & do not allow anyone to leave.

• Support patients, making phones available for outside calls to family.

• Take a Smoke break

You Identified a hazardous spill, which is NOT a following protocol  

• Dial 2222 & state Code Brown and location

• Contact HouseKeeping

• Notify Nurses on your unit

• Investigate the spill

You encounter a patient that has collapsed and is unresponsive?

• Code Blue

• Code Black

• Code Yellow

• Code Pink