Codes and Emergency Situations

Question 1

Code Red

Answer 1

fire

Question 2

Code Blue

Answer 2

cardiac arrest

medical emergency

Question 3

Code White

Answer 3

violence or aggressive behaviour

Question 4

Code Yellow

Answer 4

missing patient or resident

Question 5

Code Green

Answer 5

evacuation

Question 6

Code Orange

Answer 6

mass casualty or disaster

Question 7

Code Black

Answer 7

bomb threat

Question 8

Code Brown

Answer 8

hazardous spill

Question 9

Code Grey

Answer 9

system failure

Question 10

Code Pink

Answer 10

Obstetric or Neonatal emergency

Question 11

Code Amber

Answer 11

missing or abducted infant/child

Question 12

Who can activate a code red?

Answer 12

Anyone discovering smoke or fire

Question 13

Who can activate a code blue?

Answer 13

Anyone who finds a person in an immediate medical emergency

Question 14

Who can activate a code white?

Answer 14

Anyone who witnesses violent or aggressive behaviour

Question 15

Who can activate a code yellow?

Answer 15

Charge nurse or Designate

Question 16

Who can activate a code green?

Answer 16

Administrator In-Charge or Designate

Question 17

Who can activate a code orange?

Answer 17

Administrator In-Charge or Designate

Question 18

Who can activate a code black?

Answer 18

Administrator In-Charge or Designate

Question 19

Who can activate a code brown?

Answer 19

Supervisor or Designate when spill/leak meets workplace health guidelines

Question 20

Who can activate a code grey?

Answer 20

Administrator In-Charge or Designate

Question 21

Who can activate a code pink?

Answer 21

Clinical staff in designated units

Question 22

Who can activate a code amber?

Answer 22

Manager or Designate

Question 23

Who responds to a code red?

Answer 23

• All staff
• Code Red response team
• Fire department

Question 24

Who responds to a code blue?

Answer 24

Code Blue team

Question 25

Who responds to a code white?

Answer 25

- Code White team | - Security

Question 26

Who responds to a code yellow?

Answer 26

All staff

Question 27

Who responds to a code green?

Answer 27

All staff

Question 28

Who responds to a code orange?

Answer 28

All staff

Question 29

Who responds to a code black?

Answer 29

- All staff - Security - Police

Question 30

Who responds to a code brown?

Answer 30

Contracted Chemical Response team

Question 31

Who responds to a code grey?

Answer 31

System specialists

Question 32

Who responds to a code pink?

Answer 32

Code Pink team

Question 33

Who responds to a code amber?

Answer 33

All staff

Question 34

What are you supposed to do during a code red?

Answer 34

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

Question 35

What are you supposed to do during a code blue?

Answer 35

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

Question 36

What are you supposed to do during a code white?

Answer 36

Assist as trained to do so or as directed

Question 37

What are you supposed to do during a code yellow?

Answer 37

Refer to missing patient/resident description, search area

Question 38

What are you supposed to do during a code green?

Answer 38

Prepare to assist with evacuation and/or receive patients in your work area

Question 39

What are you supposed to do during a code orange?

Answer 39

Activate functional area or departmental plan as directed

Question 40

What are you supposed to do during a code black?

Answer 40

Give assistance as directed, conduct a visual search of your area for unusual objects

Question 41

What are you supposed to do during a code brown?

Answer 41

Keep yourself and others away from spill

Question 42

What are you supposed to do during a code grey?

Answer 42

Give assistance as directed, refer to downtime and code procedures

Question 43

What are you supposed to do during a code pink?

Answer 43

Make way for Code Pink team

Question 44

What are you supposed to do during a code amber?

Answer 44

Refer to missing or abducted infant/child description, search area

Question 45

What is the NUC's responsibility in an emergency situation?

Answer 45

- Remain calm - Initiate swift action - Facilitate good communications between the unit coordinator and any members of an emergency team

Question 46

Why is it important to know your unit and hospital floor plan?

Answer 46

- 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